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LISBOA. Sporting CP was eventually too strong for Paços de Ferreira with the goal of Pedro Porro (3′), Nuno Santos (22′) and Paulinho (45′). Sporting CP made the most of its better ball possession (58%).
Sporting CP remained in 10 after Dário Essugo received a red card in the 82′. Anyway, Sporting CP still succeeded in win this encounter competing only in 10.
The match was played at the Estádio José Alvalade stadium in Lisboa on Thursday and it started at 9:15 pm local time. The referee was António Emanuel Carvalho Nobre who had the assistance of Pedro Ribeiro and Nélson Filipe Vila Pereira. The 4th official was Diogo Rosa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.4 degrees Celsius or 61.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 16 Total 6
- 5 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 111 Attack 102
- 42 Dangerous attack 31
- 89 Ball safe 72
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 18 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sporting CP had a superior ball possession 58% while Paços de Ferreira was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sporting CP was putting more pressure with 42 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting CP won the match.
Sporting CP shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Paços de Ferreira shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Sporting CP received 1 yellow card (Pedro Gonçalves). On the opposite side, Paços de Ferreira received 4 yellow cards (Erick Ferigra, Nicolás Gaitán, Matchoi Djaló and Jordan Holsgrove).
(Sporting CP) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (82′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sporting CP will have 28 points like Sporting Braga to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Paços de Ferreira will stay with 2 points to remain in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Sporting CP will play away with Benfica on the 15th of January with a 17-9 head to head stats in favor of Benfica (13 draws).
Paços de Ferreira will play away agasint Rio Ave on the 14th of January with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Rio Ave (13 draws).
Sporting CP – Formation
Sporting CP
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Sporting CP adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim decided to play with the following team: Antonio Adán , Gonçalo Inácio , Sebastián Coates , Matheus Reis , Pedro Porro , Pedro Gonçalves , Dário Essugo , Nuno Santos , Francisco Trincão , Marcus Edwards and Paulinho .
The home team had on the bench: Sotiris Alexandropoulos, José Marsà, Jovane Cabral , Franco Israel, Arthur Gomes , Mateus Fernandes , Rochinha, Rodrigo Ribeiro and Ricardo Esgaio.
Substitutions
Sporting CP made 5 changes: Marcus Edwards for Jovane Cabral (71′), Nuno Santos for Arthur Gomes (72′), Paulinho for Rodrigo Ribeiro (79′), Pedro Gonçalves for Mateus Fernandes (79′) and Francisco Trincão for Sotiris Alexandropoulos (85′).
Best player: Nuno Santos
The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting CP was Nuno Santos.
His rating is with 1 goal, 44 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.
Paços de Ferreira – Formation
Paços de Ferreira
Also Paços de Ferreira adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
José Albano Ferreira da Mota played with: Jordi , Nuno Lima , Flávio Ramos , Erick Ferigra , Juan Delgado , Rui Pires , Jordan Holsgrove , Vitorino Antunes , Nigel Thomas , Matchoi Djaló and Nicolás Gaitán .
These were the players on the bench: Adrián Butzke , Bastien Toma, Arthur Sales , Uilton Silva , Pedro Ganchas, Mauro Couto, Igor Vekić, Fernando Fonseca and Jorge Silva.
Substitutions
Paços de Ferreira made 5 changes: Rui Pires for Adrián Butzke (63′), Nigel Thomas for Arthur Sales (75′), Vitorino Antunes for Uilton (75′), Matchoi Djaló for Jorge Silva (85′) and Nicolás Gaitán for Bastien Toma (85′).
Best player: Jordan Holsgrove
The player that probably impressed the most for Paços de Ferreira was Jordan Holsgrove.
His rating is with 55 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
