Sporting CP 2-3 LASK: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How LASK won it

Sporting CP struck first through Luis Suárez from the penalty spot in the 5th minute. LASK levelled at 1-1 in the 15th minute through Christoph Lang, set up by Kasper Jørgensen. LASK turned it round: Sasa Kalajdzic made it 1-2 in the 63rd minute, set up by Robert Ljubicic. Krystof Danek made it 1-3 to LASK in the 68th minute, set up by Samuel Adeniran. Luis Suárez made it 2-3 to Sporting CP in the 89th minute, set up by Jesse Derry.

It was 1-1 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

Luis Suárez scored twice.

The lead changed hands once.

The referee, N. Walsh, showed 7 yellow cards: 2 to Sporting CP and 5 to LASK.

Sporting CP: R. Gomes Borges, 4-3-3 · LASK: D. Kühbauer, 3-4-3.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball's Match Board pick, Over 3.50, was right: 2-3 bears it out.

The estimate's most likely result was a Sporting CP win at 78%; a LASK win, at 8%, is what happened. Its single most likely score was 2-0 (10%).

The match had far more goals than expected: the estimate was about 3.8 goals and there were 5.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 71%; with 5 goals the over came in, as the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 55%; both did, in line with the estimate.

The pre-match consensus had a Sporting CP win at 75%, the same lean as Moneyball.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-21, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

Sporting CP had 4 shots on target, LASK 7.

Sporting CP had 62% of the ball, but LASK took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Sporting CP came into it with 4 Champions League matches played, scoring 2.0 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 1.82 expected goals for and – against, and had won 75% of their matches.

LASK came into it with 4 Champions League matches played, scoring 2.5 and conceding 2.3 a match, with 2.26 expected goals for and – against, and had won 50% of their matches.

Sporting CP vs LASK: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Luis Suárez (Sporting CP), rated 8.8 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals.

Sporting CP

• Luis Suárez 8.8 2 goals
• Nestory Irankunda 7.4
• Luís Guilherme 7.2
• Gonçalo Inácio 7.0
• Flávio Gonçalves 7.0

LASK

• Sasa Kalajdzic 7.4 1 goal
• Christoph Lang 7.1 1 goal
• Xavier Mbuyamba 7.1
• Krystof Danek 7.1 1 goal
• Robert Ljubicic 7.1 1 assist

The lowest-rated starter was Issa Doumbia at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Sporting CP: Sporting CP vs Manchester United Wednesday 25 November 2026 · Champions League
• LASK: Bodø / Glimt vs LASK Tuesday 24 November 2026 · Champions League

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Sporting CP vs LASK

What was the score in Sporting CP vs LASK?

Sporting CP 2-3 LASK (half-time 1-1), Champions League, Wednesday 21 October 2026.

Who scored in Sporting CP vs LASK?

Luis Suárez 5', Christoph Lang 15', Sasa Kalajdzic 63', Krystof Danek 68', Luis Suárez 89'.

Did Moneyball predict Sporting CP vs LASK correctly?

Moneyball's Match Board pick, Over 3.50, was right: 2-3 bears it out.

Who was man of the match in Sporting CP vs LASK?

Luis Suárez, rated 8.8 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Sporting CP vs LASK?

N. Walsh.