Porto seizes a 2-1 win against Sporting CP. HIGHLIGHTS

LISBOA. Porto beat Sporting CP to win 2-1. A goal from Y. Chermiti was decisive in the 90min.

Porto seizes a 2-1 win against Sporting CP. HIGHLIGHTS

LISBOA. Porto defeated Sporting CP to win 2-1. A goal from Y. Chermiti was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Porto to strike first with a goal of Mateus Uribe at the 61′. Then Pepê scored again for Porto in the 90′ minute. Eventually, Youssef Chermiti reduced the distance for Sporting CP (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Sporting CP lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Estádio José Alvalade stadium in Lisboa on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias who was helped by Paulo Alexandre Santos Soares and Pedro Ribeiro. The 4th official was Nuno Miguel Serrano Almeida. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.2 degrees Celsius or 55.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 16 Total 10
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 10 Off Target 7
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 118 Attack 92
  • 63 Dangerous attack 45
  • 83 Ball safe 70
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 12
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sporting CP had a strong ball possession 56% while Porto was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sporting CP was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Porto was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Sporting CP shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Porto shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Sporting CP received 4 yellow cards (Matheus Reis, M. Ugarte, Marcus Edwards and Antonio Adán). On the opposite side, Porto received 1 yellow card (Galeno).

Match Timeline

Paulinho- sub ->Francisco Trincão
35'
Matheus Reis- Yellow
42'
44'
Wenderson Galeno- Yellow
Nuno Santos- sub ->Issahaku Fatawu
46'
Ricardo Esgaio- sub ->Héctor Bellerín
55'
61'
68'
Ousmane Diomande- sub ->Matheus Reis
70'
70'
75'
Toni Martínez- sub ->Galeno
Marcus Edwards- Yellow
78'
84'
84'
Stephen Eustáquio- sub ->André Franco
89'
90'
Pepê(goal)Toni Martínez
90'
90'
Antonio Adán- Yellow
90'
90'

Standings

After playing this contest, Sporting CP will stay with 38 points to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Porto will have 48 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Sporting CP will play away against Chaves on the 20th of February with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Sporting CP (1 draw).

Porto will host Rio Ave on the 18th of February with a 24-1 head to head in favor of Porto (7 draws).

Sporting CP – Formation

Sporting CP
G
Antonio Adán 1.Spain
6.7
90'
D
Sebastián Coates 4.Uruguay
6.9
D
Matheus Reis 2.Brazil
7.1
70' 42'
D
Gonçalo Inácio 25.Portugal
7.3
M
6.5
55'
M
Manuel Ugarte 15.Uruguay
7.1
68'
M
Pedro Gonçalves 28.Portugal
6.2
M
A. Fatawu 18.Ghana
6.1
46'
F
Marcus Edwards 10.England
6.9
78'
F
Francisco Trincão 17.Portugal
6.5
35'
F
Youssef Chermiti 79.Portugal
6.3
Goals90', 90'
Substitutes
G
Franco Israel 12.Uruguay
D
Ousmane Diomande 26.Ivory Coast
6.7
70'
D
Jeremiah St. Juste 3.Netherlands
D
Ricardo Esgaio 47.Portugal
6.3
55'
M
Mateus Fernandes 82.Portugal
M
Arthur Gomes 33.Brazil
6.3
70'
M
Mateo Tanlongo 32.Argentina
F
Nuno Santos 11.Portugal
7.1
46'
F
Paulinho 20.Portugal
6.8
35'

Sporting CP started with a 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 (6.7), Gonçalo Inácio (7.3), Sebastián Coates (6.9), Matheus Reis (7.1), Héctor Bellerín (6.5), Manuel Ugarte (7.1), Pedro Gonçalves (6.2), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (6.1), Marcus Edwards (6.9), Francisco Trincão (6.5) and Youssef Chermiti (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jeremiah St. Juste, Arthur Gomes (6.3), Paulinho (6.8), Mateo Tanlongo, Ricardo Esgaio (6.3), Franco Israel, Ousmane Diomandé (6.7), Nuno Santos (7.1) and Mateus Fernandes.

Sporting CP could not rely on the presence of Paulinho (injured) and Arthur (injured).

Substitutions

Sporting CP made 5 changes: Francisco Trincão for Paulinho (35′), Issahaku Fatawu for Nuno Santos (46′), Héctor Bellerín for Ricardo Esgaio (55′), Matheus Reis for Ousmane Diomande (70′) and Ricardo Esgaio for Arthur Gomes (70′).

Best player: Gonçalo Inácio​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting CP was Gonçalo Inácio.

His rating is (7.3) with 73 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.

Porto – Formation

Porto
G
Diogo Costa  99.Portugal
7.2
D
Pepe 3.Portugal
6.8
D
Iván Marcano 5.Spain
7.0
D
Zaidu  12.Nigeria
6.6
D
João Mário 23.Portugal
7.4
89'
M
Mateus Uribe 8.Colombia
8.0
Goals61'
M
Marko Grujić 16.Serbia
7.2
M
Wenderson Galeno 13.Brazil
7.2
75' 44'
M
André Franco 20.Portugal
6.9
84'
F
Mehdi Taremi 9.Iran
6.4
84'
F
Pepê 11.Brazil
7.0
Goals90'
Substitutes
G
Cláudio Ramos 14.Portugal
D
Rodrigo Conceição 17.Portugal
D
David Carmo 4.Portugal
89'
D
Wilson Manafá 18.Portugal
84'
M
Bernardo Folha 87.Portugal
M
Stephen Eustáquio 46.Canada
84'
F
Gonçalo Borges 70.Portugal
F
Toni Martínez 29.Spain
6.6
75'
F
Danny Namaso 19.England

Porto started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição played with: Diogo Costa (7.2), João Mário (7.4), Pepe (6.8), Iván Marcano (7.0), Zaidu Sanusi (6.6), André Franco (6.9), Mateus Uribe (8.0), Marko Grujić (7.2), Wenderson Galeno (7.2), Mehdi Taremi (6.4) and Pepê (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Gonçalo Borges, Rodrigo Conceição, Bernardo Folha, Toni Martínez (6.6), Cláudio Ramos, Stephen Eustaquio, David Carmo, Danny Namaso and Wilson Manafá.

Substitutions

Porto made 4 changes: Galeno for Toni Martínez (75′), Mehdi Taremi for Wilson Manafá (84′), André Franco for Stephen Eustáquio (84′) and João Mário for David Carmo (89′).

Best player: Mateus Uribe​

The most impressive player for Porto was Mateus Uribe.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 43 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.​