Sporting CP vs Marseille Preview, prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds | UEFA Champions League 2025-26

Les Phoceens emerged victorious when they last faced the Leões.

Sporting CP will take on Marseille for their Round 3 league phase fixture of the UEFA Champions League 2025-26 season. This is going to be an interesting matchup and will take place at the Estadio Jose Alvalade.

The Leões kicked off their 2025-26 UCL campaign with a win against Kairat Almaty, but in their very next match, they fell prey to Napoli. It was a close game, but it was not enough for Sporting CP to get those three points. For their upcoming fixture, the Liga Portugal club will be at home and will put up a strong fight.

After losing to Real Madrid in their opening UEFA Champions League game of this season, Marseille secured a dominating win against Ajax in their second game of the European competition. Les Phoceens are also doing well in the Ligue 1 and will be looking to continue their form going forward.

Kick-off:

• Location: Lisbon, Portugal
• Stadium: Estadio Jose Alvalade
• Date: Thursday, October 23
• Kick-off Time: 12:30 a.m. IST (Wednesday, Oct 22; 07:00 p.m. GMT/ 03:00 p.m. ET/ 12:00 p.m. PT)
• Referee: Rade Obrenović
• VAR: In use

Form:

Sporting CP: W-W-L-D-W

Marseille: W-W-W-W-W

Players to Watch

Francisco Trincão (Sporting CP)

In two matches of the ongoing UEFA Champions League campaign, the Portuguese forward has scored two goals and will play an important role in the attacking front for the Leões. Francisco Trincão must come up with a top performance so that he can help his side stand a chance against the upcoming challenge.

Mason Greenwood (Marseille)

Mason Greenwood scored four goals in a single league game for Marseille. He helped is side secure a 6-2 win against Le Havre in their last fixture. The Englishman looked in good touch and will be keen to continue his goal-scoring run now. He has performed decently in the ongoing campaign of UCL as well.

Mason 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗥-wood ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️😍✨The first Marseille player to score 4⃣ in a Ligue 1 game since 1991.#OMHAC | 4⃣ – 1⃣ | ⚪️🔵 pic.twitter.com/42tKUcHcmU

— Olympique de Marseille 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 (@OM_English) October 18, 2025

Match Facts

• The Leões have never bagged a win against Marseille.
• Les Phoceens are on a five-match winning streak.
• Olympique Marseille have secured three clean sheets in their last five attempts.

Sporting CP vs Marseille: Betting Tips and Odds

• Marseille to win @9/4 Paddy Power 
• Mason Greenwood to score @13/2 Unibet
• Goals  over 3.5 @13/8 bet365

Injury and Team News

Sporting CP might miss out on the services of Daniel Bragança and Nuno Santos as they are injured.

Facundo Medina, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Amine Gouiri and Hamed Traore are injured, hence keeping them out of action for Marseille.

Head-to-Head

Total matches: 4

Sporting CP won: 0

Marseille won: 3

Draws: 1

Predicted Lineups

Sporting CP predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Silva (GK); Vagiannidis, Debast, Inácio, Araújo; Hjulmand, Morita; Quenda, Trinção, Gonçalves; Suárez

Marseille predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

De Lange (GK); Pavard, Balerdi, Aguerd, Emerson; O’Riley, Hojburg; Greenwood, Gomes, Paixao; Aubameyang

Match Prediction

These clubs are going to come up with an intense contest here, but Marseille are likely to secure a win against Sporting CP in their next UEFA Champions League clash.

Prediction: Sporting CP 2-3 Marseille

Telecast Details

India: SonyLIV, Sony Sports Network

UK: TNT Sports, Amazon Prime, BBC

US: Paramount+, TUDN

Nigeria: DAZN

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