UEFA Champions League · 2025Tue, 7 Apr 2026, 19:00 UTCFull timeJosé AlvaladeFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricSportingArsenal
Shots11 shots/match8 shots/match
Shots on target5 shots/match4 shots/match
Expected goals0.71 xG/match1.33 xG/match
Possession44%56%
Corners3 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls11 fouls/match10 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Gabriel Martinelli · Arsenal · 85′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMaximiliano Araújo · Sporting · 8′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGeny Catamo · Sporting · 10′ · 0.02 xG · on targetOusmane Diomande · Sporting · 39′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLeandro Trossard · Arsenal · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGeny Catamo · Sporting · 78′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMartin Ødegaard · Arsenal · 15′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMartin Ødegaard · Arsenal · 43′ · 0.03 xG · on targetLeandro Trossard · Arsenal · 49′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedViktor Gyökeres · Arsenal · 67′ · 0.03 xG · on targetFrancisco Trincão · Sporting · 57′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGeny Catamo · Sporting · 83′ · 0.05 xG · on targetFrancisco Trincão · Sporting · 8′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedGeny Catamo · Sporting · 87′ · 0.06 xG · on targetDaniel Bragança · Sporting · 90′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMaximiliano Araújo · Sporting · 6′ · 0.12 xG · on targetLuis Javier Suárez · Sporting · 87′ · 0.39 xG · on targetKai Havertz · Arsenal · 90′ · 0.64 xG · goal
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Sporting: 11 shots, 5 on target, 0.87 xG. Arsenal: 7 shots, 4 on target, 0.79 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.510′HT90′Kai Havertz · Arsenal · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Sporting 0.87 xG · Arsenal 0.79 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Sporting's home-only shot average is above their full-season average. A second useful context is: Arsenal's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Sporting have a visible home split

moderate

Sporting's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

18.8 shots/matchShotsHome only · Season13.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots18.8 shots/match13.4 shots/match13.5 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Arsenal's recent record differs from the season

weak

Arsenal's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season2.45 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2 goals/match2.45 goals/match1.5 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Sporting favored in 0 of 14 directional metrics · Arsenal in 11 · 3 too close

1.82 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 11/112.45 goals/match
1.36 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 11/110.45 goals/match
1.44 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 11/112.25 xG/match
1.16 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 11/110.75 xG/match
13.4 shots/matchShotsseason · 11/1115.4 shots/match
13.1 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 11/1110.8 shots/match
5.45 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 11/117.36 shots/match
4.45 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 11/112.91 shots/match
50%Possessionseason · 11/1153.6%
4.73 corners/matchCornersseason · 11/115.55 corners/match
4.91 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 11/113.09 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.7 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 11/1111.2 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
18%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 11/1164%
82%Scoring frequencyseason · 11/11100%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Sporting53.6
Arsenal75
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Sporting58.9
Arsenal84.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Sporting61
Arsenal91.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Sporting51.2
Arsenal56
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Sporting42.9
Arsenal51.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Sporting53.6
Arsenal71.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Sporting52.1
Arsenal71.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/52 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.8 goals/match
1.38 xG/matchExpected goals5/52.18 xG/match
15.4 shots/matchShots5/515.4 shots/match
6.2 shots/matchShots on target5/57 shots/match
50.2%Possession5/553.6%
6.6 corners/matchCorners5/57 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.4 fouls/matchFouls5/511 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored10/102.5 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed10/100.5 goals/match
1.16 xG/matchExpected goals10/102.35 xG/match
12.6 shots/matchShots10/1015.8 shots/match
5.2 shots/matchShots on target10/107.5 shots/match
48.6%Possession10/1052.8%
4.4 corners/matchCorners10/105.9 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.4 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.8 fouls/match

Window

Season

11 / 11 matches
1.82 goals/matchGoals scored11/112.45 goals/match
1.36 goals/matchGoals allowed11/110.45 goals/match
1.44 xG/matchExpected goals11/112.25 xG/match
13.4 shots/matchShots11/1115.4 shots/match
5.45 shots/matchShots on target11/117.36 shots/match
50%Possession11/1153.6%
4.73 corners/matchCorners11/115.55 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.7 fouls/matchFouls11/1111.2 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

6 / 6 matches
2.33 goals/matchGoals scored6/62.17 goals/match
0.67 goals/matchGoals allowed6/60.33 goals/match
2 xG/matchExpected goals6/61.86 xG/match
18.8 shots/matchShots6/612.7 shots/match
7.83 shots/matchShots on target6/66.17 shots/match
49.5%Possession6/655%
5.83 corners/matchCorners6/64.67 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.8 fouls/matchFouls6/610.2 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

21.1 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/121 days
0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples11 / 11home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 7 Apr 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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