Athletic Club vs Sporting Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 28 Jan 2026

Champions League Betting Preview: Athletic Club vs Sporting

Spanish La Liga team Athletic Club host Portuguese Primeira Liga side Sporting at San Mamés in the concluding round of the UCL league phase, with kick-off set for 16:00 on Wednesday 28 January.

Sporting +0.25 at -111 on the Asian Handicap could be the bet to have. We’re expecting the Lions to avoid defeat against Athletic Club, with our stake divided equally between 0 and +0.5 in the hope the away team can land a win.

Athletic Club sit 23rd in the Champions League standings and know victory would significantly boost their chances of reaching the knockout play-offs, while Sporting, currently 10th, are just outside the top eight on goal difference and pushing for direct qualification.

Athletic were beaten in their last game. That match ended in a 2–1 La Liga defeat away to Sevilla at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán. Ernesto Valverde's men had 50% of possession and three shots on target, with Robert Navarro being the goalscorer.

Sporting triumphed in their previous match. It was away from home in the Primeira Liga where Arouca were beaten 2-1 at Municipal de Arouca. The Lisbon outfit had four shots on goal and boasted 65% possession, with Luis Suarez netting twice.

In the last round of the Champions League, Athletic beat Atalanta 3-2 away, with Sporting getting a 2-1 win when hosting PSG.

Champions League		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
7	Sporting	8	5	1	2	17	11	6	17:11	16
29	Athletic Club	8	2	2	4	9	14	-5	9:14	8

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Athletic have 3 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.1 goals from 4.5 shots on goal and 12.4 attempts. Los Leones have averaged 46.3% possession, 377.7 passes and 5.1 corners per match, with their opponents getting 1.5 goals from 5.1 shots on goal, 11.7 attempts and 4.2 corners.

Top goalscorer Robert Navarro has found the net 3 times, with Gorka Guruzeta, Nico Williams and Alex Berenguer scoring 2 each. Robert Navarro is the leading assists maker with 3, while goalie Unai Simon has 3 clean sheets.

Sporting have 7 victories, 1 defeat and 2 draws, with an average of 5.6 shots on goal, 14.5 attempts and 2.8 goals. Rui Borges' side average 57.2% possession, 486.5 passes, 5.1 corners awarded and 4.0 corners against, while 0.8 goals have been conceded from 13.1 attempts and 4.6 shots on goal.

Luis Suarez is top of the team’s scoring charts with 12, while Geny Catamo and Maximiliano Araujo have 4. Trincao has been the top assist maker on 5, with Rui Silva notching 4 clean sheets in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Athletic Club confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Unai Simon (GK), Andoni Gorosabel, Aitor Paredes, Yuri Berchiche, Adama Boiro, Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Alejandro Rego, Unai Gomez, Oihan Sancet, Robert Navarro, Gorka Guruzeta.

Sporting confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Rui Silva (GK), Ivan Fresneda, Ousmane Diomande, Goncalo Inacio, Maximiliano Araujo, Morten Hjulmand, Joao Simoes, Geny Catamo, Daniel Braganca, Trincao, Luis Suarez.

Athletic Club vs Sporting Prediction & Betting Tips

Head into Athletic Club vs Sporting with expert betting insights, including our main match prediction, expected scoreline, top corners angle, key player props and a thoughtfully built bet builder.

Match Prediction

We’ll side with Sporting +0.25 for this Champions League clash, with an attractive -111 available. Our verdict is that they’ll perform strongly and the Asian Handicap line looks generous for this outcome.

Our football experts are keen to follow the latest form and understand any patterns that emerge. The same applies to injuries that could affect key players. Combined with the best Champions League stats, there is plenty of information to make a verdict.

Key Athletic Club vs Sporting Champions League & league stats:

• The +0.25 line has been covered by Sporting in 7 consecutive games.
• The +0.25 line has been covered by Sporting in 9 of their last 10 games.
• The +0.25 line has been covered by Sporting in 18 of their last 20 games.
• The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Athletic in 4 of their last 5 games.
• The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Athletic in 7 of their last 10 games.
• The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Athletic in 2 consecutive games at home.

The best betting sites make it a 52.6% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. After careful examination, our tipsters calculate this probability to be closer to 60%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this wager.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Athletic 1 - 2 Sporting

A 2-1 win in favor of Sporting can be backed at odds of +750. We like placing a bet on correct score due to the fun element and the big potential return.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Geny Catamo Over 0.5 Shots On Target +175

Geny Catamo (Sporting) has finished with one or more shots on goal in four straight games. In our opinion, there is value when it comes to him covering the Shots on Target line, with betting odds of +175 now available.

Latest Geny Catamo Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+500

First

+1300

Shots On Target

Over 0.5

+175

Under 0.5

-345

Shots

Over 1.5

+112

Under 1.5

-

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Ricardo Mangas To Score +850

Ricardo Mangas (Sporting) can be wagered to find the net at +850. It’s worth a gamble on him to be Anytime Goalscorer as there’s plenty of juice in these betting odds.

Latest Ricardo Mangas Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+800

First

+2000

Shots On Target

Over 0.5

+290

Under 0.5

-769

Shots

Over 0.5

+117

Under 0.5

-

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Corners Prediction

Over 9.5 Corners -102

Each of the past five Athletic home games have involved the 9.5 Total Corners line being covered, with the previous four Sporting matches having the same outcome. There’s a chance to go over the Total Corners line and we’re confident this will happen, with odds of -102 available.

Champions League & League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Athletic

Total

9.30 5.10 4.20

Home

9.50 5.50 4.00

Away

8.20 4.80 3.40

Sporting

Total

9.10 5.10 4.00

Home

8.50 5.10 3.40

Away

9.70 5.60 4.10

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-110

Under 9.5

-128

Athletic Corners

Over 4.5

-152

Under 4.5

+107

Sporting Corners

Over 4.5

+115

Under 4.5

-164

Most Corners

1

-139

X

+650

2

+143

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Athletic Club vs Sporting Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

The bookies have priced up the draw at +235 on the Full-Time Result, with Sporting CP available to back at betting odds of +155. Athletic Club are +175 to win this Champions League clash.

There’s the option to get some insurance on your bet by going down the Draw No Bet route. This allows you to back Sporting at -130 with a safety net or alternatively opt for Athletic at -111.

Under and Over 2.5 Goals bettors are able to get odds which are similar for the Total Goals market. If you think both teams will score, then you can back BTTS Yes at -161.

The leading football betting sites provide hundreds of markets for the latest Champions League games. Be sure to peruse all of the available options before going ahead with your preferred wager.

Full-Time Result

1

+175

X

+235

2

+155

Half-Time Result

1

+210

X

+125

2

+210

Double Chance

1X

-200

12

-313

X2

-227

Draw No Bet

1

-111

2

-130

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp +0.25

-147

2 Hcp -0.25

+116

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-102

Over 2.5

-120

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-161

No

+125

There is +120 available that Luis Javier Suárez finds the net anytime. If you’re interested in the favourite to score the first goal, then you are able to secure +330.

Luis Javier Suárez (Sporting)

First

+120

Anytime

+330

Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic)

First

+230

Anytime

+550

Nico Williams (Athletic)

First

+280

Anytime

+700

Pedro Goncalves (Sporting)

First

+300

Anytime

+750

Iñaki Williams (Athletic)

First

+300

Anytime

+850

Robert Navarro (Athletic)

First

+310

Anytime

+800

Oihan Sancet (Athletic)

First

+320

Anytime

+800

Maroan Sannadi (Athletic)

First

+330

Anytime

+800

Urko Izeta (Athletic)

First

+330

Anytime

+850

Fotis Ioannidis (Sporting)

First

+330

Anytime

+850

Francisco Trincão (Sporting)

First

+340

Anytime

+850

Nico Serrano (Athletic)

First

+350

Anytime

+950

Unai Gomez (Athletic)

First

+350

Anytime

+750

Alex Berenguer (Athletic)

First

+370

Anytime

+850

Rafael Nel (Sporting)

First

+390

Anytime

+950

Geny Catamo (Sporting)

First

+500

Anytime

+1300

Maximiliano Araujo (Sporting)

First

+525

Anytime

+1300

Luis Guilherme Lira dos Santos (Sporting)

First

+600

Anytime

+1300

Geovany Quenda (Sporting)

First

+700

Anytime

+1700

Giorgi Kochorashvili (Sporting)

First

+700

Anytime

+1800

Aitor Paredes (Athletic)

First

+750

Anytime

+2000

Morten Hjulmand (Sporting)

First

+750

Anytime

+2000

João António Nascimento Muniz (Sporting)

First

+800

Anytime

+1900

Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic)

First

+800

Anytime

+2000

Ricardo Mangas (Sporting)

First

+800

Anytime

+2000

Mikel Vesga (Athletic)

First

+850

Anytime

+2000

Daniel Bragança (Sporting)

First

+850

Anytime

+2200

Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic)

Over 0.5

-167

Under 0.5

-105

Nico Williams (Athletic)

Over 0.5

-156

Under 0.5

-111

Maroan Sannadi (Athletic)

Over 0.5

-122

Under 0.5

-143

Oihan Sancet (Athletic)

Over 0.5

-120

Under 0.5

-143

Urko Izeta (Athletic)

Over 0.5

-120

Under 0.5

-143

Robert Navarro (Athletic)

Over 0.5

-111

Under 0.5

-154

Nico Serrano (Athletic)

Over 0.5

-111

Under 0.5

-154

Pedro Goncalves (Sporting)

Over 0.5

-110

Under 0.5

-159

Iñaki Williams (Athletic)

Over 0.5

-110

Under 0.5

-159

Alex Berenguer (Athletic)

Over 0.5

-103

Under 0.5

-172

Fotis Ioannidis (Sporting)

Over 0.5

+102

Under 0.5

-179

Francisco Trincão (Sporting)

Over 0.5

+108

Under 0.5

-192

Rafael Nel (Sporting)

Over 0.5

+112

Under 0.5

-200

Luis Javier Suárez (Sporting)

Over 1.5

+115

Under 1.5

-200

Unai Gomez (Athletic)

Over 0.5

+165

Under 0.5

-313

Geny Catamo (Sporting)

Over 0.5

+175

Under 0.5

-345

Maximiliano Araujo (Sporting)

Over 0.5

+175

Under 0.5

-345

Luis Guilherme Lira dos Santos (Sporting)

Over 0.5

+195

Under 0.5

-400

Geovany Quenda (Sporting)

Over 0.5

+215

Under 0.5

-455

Giorgi Kochorashvili (Sporting)

Over 0.5

+250

Under 0.5

-588

Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic)

Over 0.5

+250

Under 0.5

-556

Aitor Paredes (Athletic)

Over 0.5

+270

Under 0.5

-625

João António Nascimento Muniz (Sporting)

Over 0.5

+270

Under 0.5

-667

Mikel Vesga (Athletic)

Over 0.5

+280

Under 0.5

-714

Ricardo Mangas (Sporting)

Over 0.5

+290

Under 0.5

-769

Daniel Bragança (Sporting)

Over 0.5

+290

Under 0.5

-714

Morten Hjulmand (Sporting)

Over 0.5

+300

Under 0.5

-769

Luis Javier Suárez (Sporting)

Over 3.5

-127

Under 3.5

-

Francisco Trincão (Sporting)

Over 2.5

+135

Under 2.5

-

Nico Williams (Athletic)

Over 2.5

+110

Under 2.5

-

Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic)

Over 2.5

-115

Under 2.5

-

Oihan Sancet (Athletic)

Over 2.5

+140

Under 2.5

-

Geny Catamo (Sporting)

Over 1.5

+112

Under 1.5

-

Rafael Nel (Sporting)

Over 1.5

+130

Under 1.5

-

Unai Gomez (Athletic)

Over 1.5

-182

Under 1.5

-

Nico Serrano (Athletic)

Over 1.5

-156

Under 1.5

-

Alex Berenguer (Athletic)

Over 1.5

-128

Under 1.5

-

Fotis Ioannidis (Sporting)

Over 1.5

+125

Under 1.5

-

Urko Izeta (Athletic)

Over 1.5

-172

Under 1.5

-

Maroan Sannadi (Athletic)

Over 1.5

-179

Under 1.5

-

Robert Navarro (Athletic)

Over 1.5

-152

Under 1.5

-

Iñaki Williams (Athletic)

Over 1.5

-128

Under 1.5

-

Pedro Goncalves (Sporting)

Over 1.5

+112

Under 1.5

-

Maximiliano Araujo (Sporting)

Over 0.5

-159

Under 0.5

-

Luis Guilherme Lira dos Santos (Sporting)

Over 0.5

-143

Under 0.5

-

Geovany Quenda (Sporting)

Over 0.5

-135

Under 0.5

-

Giorgi Kochorashvili (Sporting)

Over 0.5

-100

Under 0.5

-

Aitor Paredes (Athletic)

Over 0.5

-116

Under 0.5

-

João António Nascimento Muniz (Sporting)

Over 0.5

+117

Under 0.5

-

Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic)

Over 0.5

-154

Under 0.5

-

Ricardo Mangas (Sporting)

Over 0.5

+117

Under 0.5

-

Mikel Vesga (Athletic)

Over 0.5

-114

Under 0.5

-

Daniel Bragança (Sporting)

Over 0.5

-100

Under 0.5

-

Latest Champions League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Athletic Club Stats

Sporting Stats

Full-Time Result

• 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
• 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches

Full-Time Result

• 7 wins, 1 defeat and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
• 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches

Goals

• An average of 1.10 goals scored and 1.50 conceded in the previous 10 matches
• An average of 0.90 goals scored and 1.10 conceded in the previous 10 home matches
• An average of 2.60 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
• An average of 2.00 goals per game in the previous 10 home matches
• BTTS Yes in 5 of the previous 10 matches
• BTTS Yes in 4 of the previous 10 home matches
• Over 2.5 Goals in 5 of the previous 10 matches
• Over 2.5 Goals in 4 of the previous 10 home matches

Goals

• An average of 2.80 goals scored and 0.80 conceded in the previous 10 matches
• An average of 1.70 goals scored and 1.10 conceded in the previous 10 away matches
• An average of 3.60 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
• An average of 2.80 goals per game in the previous 10 away matches
• BTTS Yes in 6 of the previous 10 matches
• BTTS Yes in 8 of the previous 10 away matches
• Over 2.5 Goals in 8 of the previous 10 matches
• Over 2.5 Goals in 6 of the previous 10 away matches

Corners

• An average of 5.10 corners awarded and 4.20 corners conceded in the last 10 matches
• An average of 5.50 corners awarded and 4.00 corners against in the last 10 home matches
• An average of 9.30 corners awarded in the last 10 matches
• An average of 9.50 corners awarded in the last 10 home matches
• Had the most corners in 4 and least corners in 5 of the last 10 matches
• Had the most corners in 5 and least corners in 4 of the last 10 home matches

Corners

• An average of 5.10 corners awarded and 4.00 corners conceded in the last 10 matches
• An average of 5.60 corners awarded and 4.10 corners against in the last 10 away matches
• An average of 9.10 corners awarded in the last 10 matches
• An average of 9.70 corners awarded in the last 10 away matches
• Had the most corners in 5 and least corners in 5 of the last 10 matches
• Had the most corners in 5 and least corners in 5 of the last 10 away matches

Possession

• An average of 46.30% possession in the last 10 matches
• An average of 50.20% possession in the last 10 home matches
• Most possession in 3 of the last 10 matches
• Most possession in 5 of the last 10 home matches

Possession

• An average of 57.20% possession in the last 10 matches
• An average of 58.90% possession in the last 10 away matches
• Most possession in 8 of the last 10 matches
• Most possession in 7 of the last 10 away matches

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