Sporting CP vs 21.10.26 19:002 – 3Full Time
Lask Linz — UEFA Champions League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Lask Linz stun Sporting CP with three-goal burst in Champions League
Lask Linz won 3-2 away to Sporting CP at Estádio José Alvalade in a UEFA Champions League league-stage matchday 3 fixture, ending the hosts' run of 10 games unbeaten. Luis Suárez gave Sporting the lead from the penalty spot in the fifth minute, but the visitors had equalised before the quarter-hour was up.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Christoph Lang levelled in the 15th minute, converting an assist from Kasper Jørgensen, and the sides went in at 1-1. The decisive spell came after the break. Saša Kalajdzic put Lask 2-1 ahead in the 63rd minute from Robert Ljubičić's pass, and Kryštof Daněk made it 3-1 five minutes later, set up by Samuel Adeniran.
Suárez pulled a goal back in the 89th minute to make it 3-2, but Lask held on. Sporting had the greater share of the ball, 62 per cent to 38, and led the shot count 16 to 11, yet Lask's seven efforts on target outnumbered the hosts' four. Oddsivio's pre-match forecast had given Lask Linz a 7% chance of winning. Sporting visit Academico Viseu in the Primeira Liga on Sunday, while Lask host Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League on Tuesday 3 November.
Luis Suárez scored twice, from the penalty spot in the fifth minute and again in the 89th, and earned the top rating of the match, 8.2, even in defeat.
Lask Linz put seven shots on target to Sporting's four despite having only 38 per cent of possession.
Lask Linz won 3–2 away against Sporting CP (half-time 1–1).
Sporting CP met Lask Linz in the UEFA Champions League (League Stage - 3). Kick-off was Wednesday, 21 October 2026, 19:00 UTC at Estádio José Alvalade. Referee: Nick Walsh.
Team pages: Sporting CP · Lask Linz · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 5' Goal (penalty): Luis Suárez — 1–0 · Watch Luis Suárez's goal video (5')
- 15' Goal: Christoph Lang (assist: Kasper Jørgensen) — 1–1 · Watch Christoph Lang's goal video (15')
- 63' Goal: Saša Kalajdzic (assist: Robert Ljubičić) — 1–2
- 68' Goal: Kryštof Daněk (assist: Samuel Adeniran) — 1–3 · Watch Kryštof Daněk's goal video (68')
- 89' Goal: Luis Suárez — 2–3 · Watch Luis Suárez's goal video (89')
Starting line-ups
Sporting CP (4-3-3)
Lask Linz (3-4-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Sporting CP 82%, the draw 11%, Lask Linz 7%. It finished Sporting CP 2–3 Lask Linz.
A big strength gap makes Sporting CP clear favourites — Sporting CP sit 326 points higher on our strength rating, 1854 to 1528, and with the usual home advantage on top we give them 82%. The draw starts near 12%, the usual rate for a gap this size, and drops to 11% because both teams' own recent games average 3.5 goals.
Why Sporting CP at 82%?
Sporting CP sit 326 points higher on our strength rating — 1854 to 1528. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge at home won 79.3% of 5,576 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 81–12–7.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 82% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 11% and Lask Linz at 7%.
Why is the draw only 11%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 12.3%. These teams' recent games average 3.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 17,071. The goals environment takes 1.1 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Sporting CP have averaged 6 percentage points more possession than Lask Linz in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Out: Rodrigo Zalazar, an important player. This does not change our forecast yet: we are still measuring how much missing players like these cost a team. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the Sporting CP vs Lask Linz final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Champions League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Luis Suárez's goal against Lask Linz (5').
- Watch Christoph Lang's goal against Sporting CP (15').
- Watch Kryštof Daněk's goal against Sporting CP (68').
- Watch Luis Suárez's goal against Lask Linz (89').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Sporting CP 2–3 Lask Linz. Explore more on the Sporting CP and Lask Linz team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.