Champions League Matchday 4: Juventus vs Sporting CP facts
Thursday, October 30, 2025
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Previous meetings, club facts and key stats ahead of the UEFA Champions League Matchday 4 game.
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Juventus have ground to make up in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League as Sporting CP come to Turin on Matchday 4.
Last match
Juventus are unbeaten in the teams' four matches (W2 D2), winning both in Turin.
The Bianconeri were 2-1 victors at home before a 1-1 draw in Lisbon in the 2017/18 group stage and prevailed 2-1 on aggregate in the 2022/23 UEFA Europa League quarter-finals (1-0 h, 1-1 a), Federico Gatti scoring the only goal of the first leg.
Juventus have won seven of their 11 home matches against Portuguese visitors (D1 L3) although they did lose the most recent, 0-2 to Benfica on Matchday 8 last season.
The Italian side have only two victories in their last eight games with Portuguese teams (D2 L4).
Sporting are without a win in 11 matches against Italian teams (D5 L6), since a 2-1 home victory against Lazio in the Europa League group stage in September 2011.
The Lions have never won in Italy, losing 14 of their 18 away games against Serie A sides.
Juventus are making their 25th appearance in the Champions League proper – extending their Italian record.
The Bianconeri were 20th in last season's league phase (W3 D3 L2), losing to PSV Eindhoven in the knockout phase play-offs (2-1 h, 1-3 a aet).
Juve parted company with coach Igor Tudor on 27 October.
The Lions are making their 12th appearance in the Champions League proper, and a fourth in five seasons.
Sporting were 23rd in last season's league phase (W3 D2 L3), bowing out against Borussia Dortmund in the knockout phase play-offs (0-3 h, 0-0 a).
Key stats
Juventus have scored 497 European Cup goals.
The Turin team have drawn five of their last eight league phase matches in the Champions League (W1 L2) and won only three of the last 14 (D5 L6).
Juventus have won only five of their last 21 Champions League matches, losing ten including 0-1 at Real Madrid on Matchday 3.
At home it is two defeats in Juve's last ten European games (W5 D3) – although home and away, Juve have managed only two victories in their last 11 matches (D5 L4).
A 2-1 home win against Marseille on Matchday 3 was only Sporting's second in nine Champions League games (D2 L5).
Sporting have lost their last three away matches in the league phase 1-2, including at Napoli on Matchday 2.
The Lisbon club have scored in their last 19 European group stage/league phase games.