Sporting CP v Arsenal result

Full-time · Sporting CP 0–1 Arsenal

UEFA Europa League · Thu, 25 Oct 2018 17:55 BST

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Sporting CP 0–1 Arsenal — Arsenal won this UEFA Europa League match.

Next for Sporting CP: Sporting CP v LASK, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Arsenal: Bayern München v Arsenal, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sporting CP 0–1 Arsenal · UEFA Europa League
Referee: Damir Skomina, Slovenia
Recent form: Sporting CP 3W 0D 2L · Arsenal 5W 0D 0L

Sporting CP 0–1 Arsenal (UEFA Europa League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 3

Goals

against 1 / 0.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

9 / 4.86

Corners

against 0.67 / 5.71 · 0 of the last 1 over 9.5

over 3 matches

7.33 / 4.43

Shots on target

against 1.67 / 3.71 · 0 of the last 1 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1.67 / 1

Cards

against 2.67 / 1.29 · 0 of the last 1 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 October 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 October 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sporting CP for / against	Line	Arsenal for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	3 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	9 for · 0.67 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	4.86 for · 5.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	18.33 for · 5 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	12.43 for · 10.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	7.33 for · 1.67 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	4.43 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	16.67 for · 15.33 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	11.71 for · 11.43 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.67 for · 2.67 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 1.29 against n 7 Last 5

Sporting CP

Sporting CP — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Jovane Cabral n 4	19.5	5.8 2/1	3.5 2/1	—
L. Castaignos n 7	50.7	4.1 6/5	1 3/1	—
R. Petrović n 5	19	2.8 1/1	1.9 1/1	—
M. Acuna n 8	88	2.6 6/6	1.5 6/4	—
R. Battaglia n 8	61	2.6 5/4	1.7 3/3	G. Xhaka

Sporting CP — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Jovane Cabral n 4	19.5	5.8 4/1	4.6 3/1
F. Montero n 8	67.5	4.2 8/6	1.8 7/4
Raphinha n 8	76.6	2.5 7/4	1 5/1
Bruno Fernandes n 8	87.3	2.4 8/6	0.8 4/2
N. Gudelj n 8	90	2.3 6/6	0.6 4/1

Sporting CP — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Jovane Cabral n 4	19.5	3.5 3/0	1.2 1/0
Nani n 7	74.9	0.3 1/1	0.2 1/0
F. Montero n 8	67.5	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
Raphinha n 8	76.6	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Jefferson n 8	87	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Sporting CP — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Petrović n 5	19	1.9 2/0
N. Gudelj n 8	90	1.4 5/3
Raphinha n 8	76.6	1.3 4/2
M. Acuna n 8	88	1.2 3/2
R. Battaglia n 8	61	1.1 3/2

Sporting CP — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Salin n 4	90	1.5 3/0

Arsenal

Arsenal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
G. Xhaka n 8	84.4	2.1 7/4	1.7 7/6	R. Battaglia
A. Lacazette n 8	74.3	2.1 7/4	2.3 7/5	—
L. Torreira n 8	65.9	1.9 7/3	3.1 7/5	—
A. Ramsey n 8	57.3	1.4 6/1	1 4/1	—
Shkodran Mustafi n 8	90	1.3 5/3	0.3 2/0	—

Arsenal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Lacazette n 8	74.3	3.3 8/6	1.4 5/3
P. Aubameyang n 8	61.6	3.1 7/7	1.6 6/3
H. Mkhitaryan n 8	66.6	2.7 7/6	0.7 4/0
D. Welbeck n 8	37	2.7 5/3	1.2 3/1
A. Ramsey n 8	57.3	1.6 5/3	1.2 5/1

Arsenal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Aubameyang n 8	61.6	1.5 5/3	0.2 1/0
A. Lacazette n 8	74.3	0.6 3/1	0.5 3/0
D. Welbeck n 8	37	0.6 2/0	0.3 1/0
M. Özil n 8	70	0.6 4/0	0.2 1/0
A. Iwobi n 8	58.3	0.2 1/0	0.6 3/0

Arsenal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Guendouzi n 8	52.9	2.6 6/3
S. Kolašinac n 8	84	2 5/4
L. Torreira n 8	65.9	2 6/4
Nacho Monreal n 8	84.4	1.7 6/3
H. Mkhitaryan n 8	66.6	1.7 4/2

Arsenal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
P. Čech n 8	84.4	4.7 6/5
B. Leno n 5	81	2.9 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sporting CP		Arsenal
33%	Possession	67%
15	Shots	14
0	Shots on target	7
7	Shots off target	1
8	Blocked shots	6
6	Shots inside the box	5
11	Corners	11
1	Offsides	1
13	Fouls	12
4	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
6	Saves	0
256	Passes	544
68%	Pass accuracy	88%

Sporting CP player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Renan Ribeiro	90	0	0	0	0	7.6
Sebastián Coates	90	0	0	0	Y	5.7
André Pinto	90	0	0	1	0	6.9
M. Acuna	90	0	0	4	Y	7.3
R. Battaglia	90	1	2	0	Y	6.7
R. Petrović	90	1	0	0	0	6.7
F. Montero	90	2	3	0	0	6.5
Bruno Fernandes	90	3	2	0	0	7
Nani	87	3	2	0	0	6.7
N. Gudelj	71	1	0	2	0	7
S. Ristovski	45	0	0	2	0	6.6
Bruno Gaspar sub	45	1	0	1	0	6.6
Jovane Cabral sub	19	3	1	0	Y	6.7
A. Diaby sub	3	0	0	0	0	6.5

Arsenal player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Leno	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
S. Lichtsteiner	90	0	2	0	0	1	0	7
S. Papastathopoulos	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.4
R. Holding	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7.1
G. Xhaka	90	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.3
A. Ramsey	90	0	1	0	3	2	0	7.2
M. Guendouzi	90	0	1	1	2	0	0	7.3
H. Mkhitaryan	90	0	1	1	2	0	Y	7
P. Aubameyang	86	0	5	3	0	1	0	7
D. Welbeck	81	1	3	1	1	1	0	6.9
Mohamed Elneny	58	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
L. Torreira	32	0	1	1	0	0	0	7
A. Lacazette	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Iwobi	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Sporting CP v Arsenal — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sporting CPLWWLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

ArsenalWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 3.2 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sporting CP#2 pos13 pts6 pl+10 GD

Arsenal#1 pos16 pts6 pl+10 GD

Goals per game

Sporting CP scored2.17

Arsenal scored2

Sporting CP conceded0.5

Arsenal conceded0.33

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