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Bayern Munich and Sporting CP will square off in a UEFA Champions League early kick-off clash on Tuesday (December 9th). The game will take place at Allianz Arena.
The hosts will be looking to build on the 5-0 thrashing they handed away to Stuttgart in the Bundesliga over the weekend. They went into the break in the lead thanks to Konrad Laimer's 11th-minute strike. Harry Kane stepped off the bench on the hour mark and proceeded to score a hat-trick, while Josip Stanisic scored one goal.
Sporting, meanwhile, shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw away to city rivals Benfica in the Primeira Liga. Both goals were scored in the first half, with Pedro Goncalves putting the visitors ahead in the 12th minute while Georgiv Sudakoc equalized in the 27th.
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The Lions will shift attention to the continent, where their last game saw them claim a 3-0 home win over Club Brugge. Bayern fell to a 3-1 defeat away to Arsenal.
The loss saw the Bavarians fall to third spot in the standings with 12 points from five games. Sporting are eighth on 10 points.
Bayern Munich vs Sporting CP Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Bayern have won three of the four head-to-head games in the 21st century (one draw).
- Their last meeting came in March 2009 when Bayern secured a 7-1 home thrashing in the second leg of their round-of-16 tie to advance with a 12-1 aggregate victory.
- Bayern are unbeaten in 36 home games in the UEFA Champions League group/league phase since December 2013 (24 wins).
- Sporting are unbeaten in their last 12 games across all competitions (nine wins).
- Bayern have scored 12 first-half goals in the UCL so far this season - the highest to this point.
- Sporting have won just one of 17 away games against German sides (14 losses).
Bayern Munich vs Sporting CP Prediction
Bayern's loss to Arsenal has been the sole blot in what has been an otherwise stellar campaign for Vincent Kompany's side. Die Roten have a good record against Portuguese opposition, having lost just twice in 31 games against teams from Portugal (20 wins).
Sporting Lisbon occupy the final spot in the top eight on goal difference and have been in fine form. Scoring goals on the continent has not been a problem for them, as they have scored first in four of their five UCL games this term and they have also found the back of the net across their last 21 European encounters.
Bayern would provisionally go top with a victory here. We expect them to claim maximum points with a multi-goal victory.
Prediction: Bayern Munich 3-1 Sporting CP
Bayern Munich vs Sporting CP Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Bayern Munich to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
