Sporting CP vs FC Barcelona prediction | 20 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


Sporting CP
Ranking: #32 overall, #2 in Portugal

82.4 → 81.0 (-1.4 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-1 09 Sep Galatasaray (H) 82.1 -0.1
1-1 13 Sep Famalicão (A) 82.6 +0.5
2-2 19 Sep Arouca (H) 81.4 -1.2
1-3 09 Oct Braga (A) 80.6 -0.8
0-2 13 Oct Lens (A) 81.0 +0.4
FC Barcelona
Ranking: #3 overall, #1 in Spain

90.6 → 92.6 (+2.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-4 13 Sep Levante (A) 91.6 -0.3
7-2 16 Sep Racing Sant (H) 91.7 +0.1
1-3 19 Sep Sevilla (A) 92.1 +0.4
3-0 10 Oct Getafe (H) 92.2 +0.1
1-4 13 Oct Galatasaray (A) 92.6 +0.4

Sporting CP vs FC Barcelona: by the numbers

There are 29 places between these two in our European rankings, with FC Barcelona the higher.

FC Barcelona arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +2.0 rating points over their last 10 matches against Sporting CP's -1.4.

Last time these teams played, on 5 December 2017, Sporting CP gained 0.5 rating points.

Sporting CP first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 85.8 on 5 November 2024.

FC Barcelona first climbed to #3 in our European rankings on 14 October 2026.