Tuesday 30/09/2014, 20:45, Champions League Groups, Sporting Lisbon vs Chelsea

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Sporting Lisbon is not the kind of team easily to defeat, but draws have been plaguing the Portuguese side over the course of time. The season doesn't seem to be any different and the fact that they only managed to win one match over the last month is worrisome on many levels. Tonight they will play against Chelsea and surprising enough, the hosts will gladly settle for a point, given the fact that they are credited with the second chance by or bookmakers.

Sporting Lisbon vs Chelsea Odds

At Totepool

Sporting Lisbon 5.60, Draw 3.80, Chelsea 1.70

Sporting Lisbon vs Chelsea Tips

Sporting Lisbon sits in the seventh place after six rounds, which is hardly a surprise given their inability to score goals both on the road and in front of their fans. They also had to settle for just one point in the opening match against Maribor, a team that has serious problems in adjusting to the intense level of Champions League games.

Not winning against these rookies doesn't bode well for a team that has high expectations and another defeat would more or less ruin their chances of making it out of the group stage. The only good news is that they are showing some signs of improvement and they played quite well over the weekend that these archrivals Porto. The game ended undecided, which is not exactly a bad result given the circumstances.

The fact that the Portuguese side has no fewer than eight strikers sounds impressive, but the truth is that just one of them is actually scoring goals. Carrillo is very likely to be the only one playing tonight, with his potential partner being Algerian Slimani who scored twice in four games.

Chelsea is leading the domestic league with 16 points, but their campaign didn't start exactly smoothly and only recently they started to accumulate points. Drawing games has been a problem for them as well, but it looks like they are all behind them, as the last two games were won in front of their fans.

Key Facts

• The two teams haven't faced each other before, so the head to head record is virtually nonexistent.
• Chelsea lost no game over the last 10 rounds, but drew twice against the toughest opponents.

Sporting Lisbon vs Chelsea Prediction

There is simply no point in backing Chelsea on the road, because the odds are so low that there is no value at all. Sporting Lisbon didn't won too many games lately, but they managed to earn at least one point in all of them, therefore the wager for tonight should be pretty obvious. Take the odds of 2.15 with Totepool for the hosts to win or draw, just place the bets, before the odds eventually drop.

Bet: Sporting Lisbon or Draw @ 2.15 with Totepool