Both Sporting Clube de Portugal and Galatasaray A.Ş. have a foundation upon which to build a successful campaign in the UEFA Champions League this year as they look to make further progress after reaching the playoff stage last season.
Sporting Clube de Portugal reached the quarter-finals where they fell to runners-up Arsenal and they will be encouraged by the way they have started the season, dropping just two points from their opening five encounters in the Primeira Liga.
Galatasaray lost to Liverpool in the last 16, which was no disgrace, but the Turkish outfit know they have to improve on the road if they are to improve upon their fortunes in European football’s top club competition.
Sporting Clube de Portugal v Galatasaray A.Ş. Tips Summary
Best Bet - Sporting Clube de Portugal to win @ 8/11
Alternative Bet - Luis Suarez to score at any time @ 20/21
Bet Builder - Over 3 goals, Flavio Goncalves to have a shot on target & Under 3 Galatasaray cards @ 6/1
Sporting Clube de Portugal v Galatasaray A.Ş. Prediction
Best Bet: Sporting Clube de Portugal to win @ 8/11
Both of these teams look to have realistic hopes of making it to the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League, but it would be a surprise if Sporting Clube de Portugal did not get off to a winning start.
Last season’s quarter-finalists have won their last four league matches and they look to have the upper hand over Galatasaray, who are poor travellers on the European stage.
The Turkish side lost five of their six UEFA Champions League away matches last season and their 4-0 last-16 defeat at Liverpool meant they conceded 15 goals on those travel assignments.
Their defence may not be able to cope with an anticipated onslaught from their Portuguese hosts, who look a strong bet to claim three points.
Alternative Bet: Luis Suarez to score at any time @ 20/21
If Galatasaray are to win their opening UEFA Champions League game of the season, they will have to keep a close check on Sporting Clube de Portugal striker Luis Suarez and that may not be an easy task.
The Colombian looks a good bet to get on the scoresheet after netting five times in the competition last season as well as on 28 occasions when he was in Primeira Liga action.
He has scored four times in his three most recent games and his confidence should be sky high for his team’s first league-stage assignment.
Sporting Clube de Portugal v Galatasaray A.Ş. Bet Builder Tip
Over 3 goals
Flavio Goncalves to have a shot on target
Under 3 Galatasaray cards
Pays 6/1
There looks a strong chance that this encounter will be full of goals as there have been 18 in Galatasaray’s opening four games of their Super Lig season, while over 3.5 goals has been a winning bet in four of Sporting Clube de Portugal’s last five outings.
Teenager Flavio Goncalves is making himself a fixture in the Sporting Clube de Portugal midfield and has had a strong start to the campaign.
He has scored three league goals already and could announce himself on the European stage in the next few weeks.
Goncalves has had a shot on target in each of his five appearances and he can repeat that on Wednesday.
Galatasaray picked up 24 yellow cards in their 12 UEFA Champions League games last season, but only three came in their four away league-stage matches, so they may not be guilty of that many indiscretions.
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Key Match Stats
Sporting Clube de Portugal have won their last four league matches
Four of Sporting Clube de Portugal's last five games have featured more than three goals
Galatasaray have lost three of their last UEFA Champions League away matches without scoring
There have been 18 goals in Galatasaray’s first four Super Lig matches
Sporting Clube de Portugal scored 89 goals in 34 Primeira Liga assignments last season
Galatasaray conceded 15 goals in their six UEFA Champions League away games last season
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