Sporting vs Club Brugge Prediction 27 November 2025

🔊 Will Club Brugge snatch points in Lisbon? On Wednesday, the Belgian side travels to face Sporting in the fifth round of the Champions League. Both teams are currently in the playoff zone, but they are eager to enhance their standings and solidify their place among the leaders. Bookmakers have pegged the Lisbon club as the favorite for this clash! However, can the hosts truly demonstrate their superiority on the field? You can find the prediction for this match below.

Head-to-Head

📊 Sporting and Club Brugge have faced each other only once at the official level, which was in last season's Champions League. In that encounter, the Belgian club secured a home victory with a 2-1 scoreline.

Sporting Lisbon Team Overview

🟢 Sporting have been impressive in this season's Champions League campaign. From the early rounds, the Lisbon club have positioned themselves among the group leaders, currently sitting 13th with seven points from four matches. In their latest Champions League outing, Sporting traveled to face Juventus and secured a hard-fought draw (1-1). Notably, the "Greens" played defensively in that encounter but managed to claim a valuable point.

⚪ In the Portuguese league, Sporting are performing well, holding second place and trailing leaders Porto by three points. It's worth highlighting Sporting's extended unbeaten streak — they have gone a month and a half without defeat, playing nine matches across various competitions during this period.

Club Brugge Team Overview

🔵 Club Brugge kicked off their Champions League campaign with a commanding 4-1 victory at home against Monaco. They then suffered two defeats before managing a draw in their latest outing against Barcelona (3-3). In the clash with the Catalans, the Belgians led three times, only to be pegged back by their opponents each time. In the Champions League standings, Nicky Hayen's side sit in 22nd place, which keeps their playoff hopes alive.

⚫ In their domestic league, Club Brugge are currently second, trailing Union Saint-Gilloise by four points. In their most recent Belgian league match, Nicky Hayen's squad secured a narrow 1-0 win over Charleroi. It's worth noting Club Brugge's impressive scoring ability both in the national competition and on the European stage, where they have been even more prolific.

Latest news

Sporting Lisbon

🎙 Sporting's head coach Rui Borges commented on the recovery of injured players: "Zeno Debast is in the expected recovery phase. It might take some time, and I don't think he'll be available for the next few games. I believe and hope that Joao Simoes will be ready for the match against Brugge. He was held out of the Portuguese Cup mainly as a precaution."

❌ In Sporting's injury list, besides the players mentioned by Rui Borges, are also Nuno Santos, Fotis Ioannidis, and Daniel Braganca. The coaching staff cannot count on these guys for now as they are still in recovery.

Club Brugge

❌ Club Brugge are dealing with some forced absences, including Lynnt Audoor (muscle injury), Simon Mignolet (groin injury), Ludovit Reis (shoulder injury), and Bjorn Meijer (muscle injury). These players are not expected to feature in official matches anytime soon.

🟨 Referee and Yellow Cards

🟨 Referee and Yellow Cards

The upcoming match will be officiated by Tobias Stieler from Germany. On average, over a span of 100 matches, he issues 3.62 yellow cards per game, with 22 fouls committed. In the Champions League, the yellow card stats for the teams are as follows: Sporting averages 2.4 per game, while Club Brugge averages 1.5. Sporting tend to receive more cautions than their opponents in the Champions League, so we suggest betting on Sporting to win the yellow card battle.

⚽️ Goal Prediction

Sporting's average individual total in the Champions League is 2 goals per match, while Club Brugge's is 1.4. The goal-scoring average in matches involving these teams is 2.9 for the hosts and 3.1 for the visitors. Considering this data, we recommend betting on the total match goals to be over 2.5.

🚩 Corner Prediction

In their last four Champions League matches, Sporting averages 6.6 corners per game, while Club Brugge averages 5.4 in the same period. Both teams exploit the flanks for their attacks and frequently test the goalkeeper, resulting in numerous corner kicks. We suggest betting on over 8.5 total corners.

In the upcoming match, Sporting are the bookmakers' favorites, and it's no surprise—they are unbeaten in their last nine games. Considering they will be playing at home, we anticipate a 2-1 victory for them. Both teams have been showing excellent scoring form in the Champions League, so we're backing over 2.5 goals.