Sporting CP vs Galatasaray — Tips & Analysis

Over 2.75: Galatasaray do not play quiet games. Twelve of their last 15 had 3 or more goals in them, and their games average more than 3 goals in total. They also do not tie on the road. Eight away trips this season have brought four wins and four losses, with no ties at all. They score almost 2 goals a trip and let in almost 2. Sporting are the better team here and should lead by the hour. They have won their last four games, they score 2 goals a game, and they score more than 2 a game at home. Galatasaray are without Victor Osimhen, who has an adductor strain after scoring six goals in four league games. Singo and Lemina are missing too, so the away side is short of its best. These clubs have never met before, so there is no history to lean on. A Galatasaray side that has to chase the game will leave gaps at the back, and Sporting punish that. Our read is a 2-1 Sporting win, and a third goal is where this starts paying. The honest worry is the home defense. Sporting have let in less than a goal a game, and with Osimhen out a 1-0 or 2-0 win for them is very live. We still want the goals, because Galatasaray keep coming forward even when it costs them.