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

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pre-match analysis

Sporting CP Sporting CP Rating: 82.0
H
30%
20 Jan 2027
Champions League
D
26%
FC Barcelona Barcelona Rating: 90.9
A
44%
Sporting CP
Ranking: #28 overall, #2 in Portugal

82.0 → 82.0 (0.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-0 16 May Gil Vicente (H) 82.2 +0.2
2-2 08 Aug Estrela (A) 82.4 +0.2
3-2 14 Aug Vitória (H) 81.7 -0.7
3-1 22 Aug Alverca (H) 81.9 +0.2
0-4 28 Aug Rio Ave (A) 82.0 +0.1
FC Barcelona
Ranking: #5 overall, #1 in Spain

91.6 → 90.9 (-0.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-0 13 May Alavés (A) 91.1 -0.4
3-1 17 May Betis (H) 90.6 -0.5
3-1 23 May Valencia (A) 90.1 -0.5
0-5 23 Aug Elche (A) 90.6 +0.5
2-0 27 Aug Athletic Club (H) 90.9 +0.3

Sporting CP vs FC Barcelona: by the numbers

There are 23 places between these two in our European rankings, with FC Barcelona the higher.

Sporting CP arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +0.0 rating points over their last 10 matches against FC Barcelona's -0.7.

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

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

FC Barcelona first climbed to #4 in our European rankings on 17 Apr 2019.