Athletic Club vs Sporting CP match stats & report

2–3 Full time

UEFA Champions League · League Stage - 8 · San Mamés, Bilbao · Ref F. Zwayer

Athletic Club stats & fixtures · Sporting CP stats & fixtures

Athletic Club lost to Sporting CP 2–3 in the UEFA Champions League (League Stage - 8) on 28 January 2026. Expected goals finished 0.57–1.76. Sporting CP had 65% of the ball.

Athletic Club vs Sporting CP match statistics

Athletic ClubSporting CP

35% Ball possession 65%
0.57 Expected goals (xG) 1.76
9 Total shots 9
2 Shots on target 6
4 Shots off target 2
3 Blocked shots 1
5 Shots inside the box 7
6 Corners 7
22 Fouls 8
0 Offsides 3
4 Yellow cards 5
306 Passes 590
74% Pass accuracy 87%
3 Goalkeeper saves 0

Goals and cards

3' Goal O. Sancet Athletic Club
12' Goal O. Diomande (assist M. Araújo) Sporting CP
28' Goal G. Guruzeta Athletic Club
29' Yellow card Matheus Reis Sporting CP
34' Yellow card Unai Gómez Athletic Club
39' Yellow card M. Araújo Sporting CP
44' Yellow card G. Guruzeta Athletic Club
49' Yellow card J. Simoes Sporting CP
55' Yellow card Pote Sporting CP
62' Goal Trincão Sporting CP
75' Yellow card Aitor Paredes Athletic Club
82' Yellow card Mikel Vesga Athletic Club
86' Yellow card Eduardo Quaresma Sporting CP
90' Goal Alisson Santos Sporting CP

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Athletic Club

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Ernesto Valverde

1 Unai Simón

19 A. Boiro 17 Yuri 4 Aitor Paredes 2 A. Gorosabel

30 Alejandro Rego 16 Ruíz de Galarreta

23 Robert Navarro 8 O. Sancet 20 Unai Gómez

11 G. Guruzeta

Bench Álex Padilla , Mikel Vesga , Álex Berenguer , Jesús Areso , Íñigo Lekue , N. Serrano , A. Hierro , J. De Luis , Ibon Sánchez , E. Gift , S. Sanchez

Sporting CP

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Rui Borges

1 Rui Silva

20 M. Araújo 25 Gonçalo Inácio 26 O. Diomande 22 Iván Fresneda

52 J. Simoes 42 M. Hjulmand

17 Trincão 23 Daniel Bragança 10 Geny Catamo

97 L. Suárez

Bench João Virgínia , Francisco Silva , Matheus Reis , H. Morita , Pote , G. Vagiannidis , G. Kochorashvili , Alisson Santos , Flávio Gonçalves , Eduardo Quaresma , Rafael Ferreira Nel , Ricardo Mangas

Form guide

Athletic Club at home

3–4–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 7.7 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sporting CP away

6–4–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.2 per game
Conceded: 0.7 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 4.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Athletic Club vs Sporting CP head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
27 Jul 24	Sporting CP v Athletic Club	3–0

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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