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
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 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
, Gonçalo Inácio , Sebastián Coates , Matheus Reis , Héctor Bellerín , Manuel Ugarte , Pedro Gonçalves , Abdul Fatawu Issahaku , Marcus Edwards , Francisco Trincão and Youssef Chermiti .The home team had on the bench: Jeremiah St. Juste, Arthur Gomes
, Paulinho , Mateo Tanlongo, Ricardo Esgaio , Franco Israel, Ousmane Diomandé , Nuno Santos 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
with 73 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.Porto – Formation
Porto started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição played with: Diogo Costa
, João Mário , Pepe , Iván Marcano , Zaidu Sanusi , André Franco , Mateus Uribe , Marko Grujić , Wenderson Galeno , Mehdi Taremi and Pepê .The following players were sitting on the bench: Gonçalo Borges, Rodrigo Conceição, Bernardo Folha, Toni Martínez
, 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
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.
- Marítimo – Sporting Braga – 1-2
- Sporting CP – Porto – 1-2
- Famalicão – Gil Vicente – 0-1