Sporting CP will face Sturm Graz in the Europa League on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon. The home team has already secured qualification for the round of 16 but is in second place behind Atalanta. Sturm Graz, on the other hand, still has everything to play for as they are competing with Rakow Czestochowa for a spot in the Europa Conference League.

Let's analyze the most interesting statistics of the two teams:

Sporting CP:
- In the last game on December 9, 2023, they lost to Vitória SC with a score of 3-2.
- In the last 5 games, they won 2 times, lost 2 times, and drew once. They scored an average of 3 goals per game and conceded 1.4.
- In this Europa League season, they won 2 times, lost once, and drew twice. They scored an average of 1.4 goals per game and conceded 1.2.
- They have scored at least 1 goal in the last 28 games.
- In the last 17 games, more than 1.5 goals have been scored.
- In the last 14 games, at least 1 goal has been scored in the first half.
- They have conceded at least 1 goal in the last 8 Europa League games.
- In the last 6 home games, more than 2.5 goals have been scored.
- Both teams have scored in the last 6 Sporting CP Europa League games.
- They have scored at least 2 goals in the last 5 home games.

Sturm Graz:
- In the last game on December 10, 2023, they defeated Rheindorf Altach with a score of 1-0.
- In the last 5 games, they won 3 times, lost once, and drew once. They scored an average of 1.4 goals per game and conceded 0.4.
- In this Europa League season, they won once, lost 3 times, and drew once. They scored an average of 0.8 goals per game and conceded 1.2.
- In the last 4 games, less than 2.5 goals have been scored.
- They have scored at least 1 goal in 20 of the last 21 away games.
- In 8 of the last 9 away games, at least 1 goal has been scored in the first half.
- They have conceded at least 1 goal in 8 of the last 9 Europa League away games.
- At least one team has not scored in 5 of the last 6 Sturm Graz Europa League away games.

Head to head:
In the last direct clash on September 21, 2023, Sporting CP defeated Sturm Graz away with a score of 1-2.

PROBABLE LINEUPS
SPORTING CP
Israel; Eduardo Quaresma, Luis Neto, Matheus Reis; Ricardo Esgaio, Essugo, Hjulmand, Nuno Santos; Geny Catamo, Paulinho, Trincao
STURM GRAZ
Scherpen; Gazibegovic, Affengruber, Lavalee, Schnegg; Prass, Gorenc-Stankovic, Kiteishvili, Horvat; Sarkaria, Jatta



BetMines predicts that Sporting Lisbon will win the match.