Sporting CP vs LASK match
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The gist
Sporting CP, sixth in the table, host 33rd-placed LASK Linz at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon.
LASK are chasing a first league-phase point after a 6-3 loss to Liverpool.
Background
Sporting CP are the Portuguese club managed by Rui Borges, hosting this Champions League league-phase match at Lisbon's Estádio José Alvalade. LASK Linz, the Austrian side nicknamed the Black-Whites and managed by Dietmar Kuehbauer, are playing their first UCL league-phase campaign. The two clubs have met five times competitively before, with two wins each and one draw, and every one of those games produced over 2.5 goals. The match is round 3 of the 2026/27 league stage.
How it unfolded
- Oct 9, 2026Sporting CP beat Sporting Braga 3-1 away.
- Oct 11, 2026LASK lost 2-0 to Rapid Wien.
- Oct 13, 2026Sporting CP beat Lens 2-0 away in the Champions League.
- Oct 14, 2026LASK lost 6-3 to Liverpool in the Champions League.
- Oct 17, 2026LASK beat Austria Lustenau 4-0 in the Austrian Bundesliga, ending a run of five games without a win.
- Oct 21, 2026Sporting CP vs LASK Linz in round 3 of the UEFA Champions League league stage at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon, with kick-off listed as 20:00 UK time.
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- Goal.com's preview calls it a must-improve outing for Dietmar Kuehbauer's squad, with Sporting sixth in the standings and LASK 33rd.
- Caution
- Flashscore notes LASK are struggling at the wrong end of the table and have lost nine successive away games in European football, failing to score in seven of them.
- Support
- Goal.com reports LASK have no injuries or suspensions ahead of the trip to Lisbon.
Still unverified
The venue is given as the Estádio José Alvalade in one article's text but as the Estádio da Luz in its match-details box; Moses Usor is listed as a doubt for LASK, and Zeno Debast and Rodrigo Zalazar were reported missing for Sporting last week.