How to watch today's Sporting vs Porto Portugues League Cup game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

Sporting and Porto will battle for a spot in the Portuguese League Cup final when they clash at Estadio Dr. Magalhaes Pessoa on Tuesday.

The last two times the two sides faced each other in cup competitions, Porto clinched the 2024 Portuguese Super Cup with a 4-3 win after extra time and defeated Sporting in the 2024 Taca de Portugal final 2-1 after extra time.

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

How to watch Sporting vs Porto online - TV channels & live streams

The Portuguese League Cup match between Sporting and Porto will not be telecast live in the United Kingdom (UK) and in the United States (U.S.).

DirecTV Stream will show the game across various South American regions, while fans in Portugal can catch the live action on Sport TV Multiscreen, Sport TV1, SIC and Sport TV+.

Check out GOAL's Live Match Centre for updates.

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Sporting vs Porto kick-off time

League Cup - League Cup

The Portuguese League Cup match between Sporting and Porto will be played at Estadio Dr. Magalhaes Pessoa in Leiria, Portugal.

It will kick off at 11:45 am PT / 2:45 pm ET / 7:45 pm GMT on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.

Team news & squads

Sporting CP vs FC Porto lineups

Sporting CP

4-4-2

Formation

4-2-3-1

POR

1

F. Israel

3

J. St. Juste

22

I. Fresneda

2

Matheus

26

O. Diomande

42

M. Hjulmand

5

H. Morita

20

M. Araujo

21

G. Catamo

17

Trincao

9

V. Gyoekeres

14

C. Ramos

13

W. Galeno

24

N. Perez

52

M. Fernandes

4

Otavio

86

R. Mora

11

Pepe

6

S. Eustaquio

20

A. Franco

16

N. Gonzalez

9

S. Aghehowa

4-2-3-1

POR

SCP

-Line up

• 1

  F. Israel

• 3

  J. St. Juste

• 22

  I. Fresneda

  89’

• 2

  Matheus

  14’

• 26

  O. Diomande

• 42

  M. Hjulmand

  77’

• 5

  H. Morita

  63’

  70’

• 20

  M. Araujo

• 21

  G. Catamo

• 17

  Trincao

  89’

• 9

  V. Gyoekeres

  57’

Substitutes

• 13

  V. Kovacevic

• 72

  E. Quaresma

  89’

• 6

  Z. Debast

• 57

  G. Quenda

  14’

  57’

• 47

  R. Esgaio

• 19

  C. Harder

  89’

• 52

  J. Simoes

  70’

  73’

• 25

  G. Inacio

• 50

  A. Brito

Manager

• Rui Borges

POR

-Line up

• 14

  C. Ramos

• 13

  W. Galeno

• 24

  N. Perez

• 52

  M. Fernandes

  74’

• 4

  Otavio

• 86

  R. Mora

  74’

• 11

  Pepe

  61’

• 6

  S. Eustaquio

  72’

  83’

• 20

  A. Franco

  61’

• 16

  N. Gonzalez

  90’ + 3’

• 9

  S. Aghehowa

Substitutes

• 99

  D. Costa

• 22

  A. Varela

• 12

  Z. Sanusi

  61’

• 27

  D. Guel

  83’

• 10

  F. Vieira

  61’

  66’

• 17

  I. Jaime

  74’

• 97

  Ze Pedro

• 23

  Joao Mario

  74’

• 19

  D. Loader

Manager

• Vitor Bruno

Sporting team news

Viktor Gyokeres should be the focal point in attack, alongside Francisco Trincao.

The hosts will be without Pedro Goncalves, Daniel Braganca and Nuno Santos on account of their respective setbacks, while Goncalo Inacio also remains a doubt having missed the last six matches with a muscle problem.

Porto team news

As for Porto, the defensive duo of Wendell and Marcano are ruled out with muscle and ACL injuries respectively, while midfielder Marko Grujic remains sidelined due to a muscle problem.

Spanish forward Samu Aghehowa will be supported by Nico Gonzalez and Rodrigo Mora through the middle.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

SCP

Last 5 matches

POR

2

Wins

1

Draw

2

Wins

• Sporting CP

  2

  -

  0

  FC Porto

• Sporting CP

  3

  -

  4

  FC Porto

• FC Porto

  2

  -

  1

  Sporting CP

• FC Porto

  2

  -

  2

  Sporting CP

• Sporting CP

  2

  -

  0

  FC Porto

6

Goals scored

4

Games over 2.5 goals

1/5

Both teams scored

1/5

Standings

Useful links

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