Sporting CP have never beaten Arsenal in seven attempts (D4 L3), including a 5-1 home loss in last season’s UEFA Champions League. However, they did eliminate Arsenal from the 2022-23 UEFA Europa League via penalty shootout.

Arsenal have never won away against Portuguese opposition in the knockout stages of a major European competition before (D4 L2), most recently a 1-0 loss at FC Porto in the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League last 16.