Porto defeated Paços de Ferreira with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

PAçOS DE FERREIRA. Porto had a surprising win over Paços de Ferreira with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by M. Taremi (66') and a goal from T. Martínez (83').

By
John Ross
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Porto defeated Paços de Ferreira with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

PAçOS DE FERREIRA. Porto had a surprising win over Paços de Ferreira with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by M. Taremi (66′) and a goal from T. Martínez (83′). Porto was truly better in terms of ball possession (74%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estádio da Capital do Móvel stadium in Paços de Ferreira on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Fábio José Costa Veríssimo with the support of Pedro Nuno de Sá Martins and Hugo Marques. The 4th official was Carlos André Fernandes Macedo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14 degrees Celsius or 57.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Paços de Ferreira

0 - 2

Team 1

Porto

  • ! 30 Ball Possession 70
Shots
  • 8 Total 10
  • 0 On Target 4
  • 3 Off Target 3
  • 5 Shots blocked 3
  • 74 Attack 143
  • 24 Dangerous attack 78
  • 88 Ball safe 85
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 18 Total 14
  • 5 Yellow Cards 1
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Porto had a superior ball possession 74% while Paços de Ferreira was struggling with a 26% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Porto was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Porto won the match.​

Paços de Ferreira shot 8 times, 0 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Porto shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Paços de Ferreira received 4 yellow cards (Nuno Lima, Rui Pires, Juan Delgado and Jordan Holsgrove). Regarding the opposition, Porto received 1 yellow card (Iván Marcano).

Jordan Holsgrove (Paços de Ferreira) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (45′).

Match Timeline

35'
Pepê(var)
38'
40'
45'
45'
45'
46'
Tiago Ribeiro- sub ->Luíz Carlos 
58'
58'
61'
André Franco- sub ->Wilson Manafá
63'
André Franco(var)
66'
Mehdi Taremi(penalty)
68'
Iván Marcano - Yellow
76'
76'
77'
Toni Martínez- sub ->Evanilson 
77'
D. Namaso- sub ->Mehdi Taremi
83'
Toni Martínez(goal)Danny Namaso
86'
Marko Grujic- sub ->Mateus Uribe
86'
Stephen Eustaquio - sub ->Otávio

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Benfica
87
34
Porto
85
34
Sporting Braga
78
34
Sporting CP
74
34
Arouca
54
34
Vitória SC
53
34
Chaves
46
34
Famalicão
44
34
Boavista
44
34
Casa Pia
41
34
Vizela
40
34
Rio Ave
40
34
Gil Vicente
37
34
Estoril
35
34
Portimonense
34
34
Marítimo
26
34
Paços de Ferreira
23
34
Santa Clara
22
34

After playing this contest, Paços de Ferreira will stay with 17 points to remain in the 17th place. On the other side, Porto will have 70 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Paços de Ferreira will play away against Vizela on the 29th of April with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Paços de Ferreira (1 draw).

Porto will host Boavista on the 30th of April with a 19-1 head to head record in favor of Porto (4 draws).

Paços de Ferreira – Formation

Paços de Ferreira
G
Igor Vekic 98.Slovenia
6.4
D
Antunes 5.Portugal
6.7
D
Erick Ferigra 23.Ecuador
6.8
D
Nuno Lima 3.Portugal
6.4
38'
D
Juan Delgado  15.Chile
7.3
45'
M
Luíz Carlos 22.Brazil
6.6
58'
M
Rui Pires 26.Portugal
6.6
76' 40'
M
Jordan Holsgrove  6.Scotland
6.2
45'
F
Nicolás Gaitán 10.Argentina
6.9
46'
F
Alexandre Guedes 30.Portugal
6.7
76'
F
Uilton 9.Brazil
6.6
Substitutes
G
Zé Oliveira 24.Portugal
D
Luís Bastos 20.Portugal
D
Pedro Ganchas 4.Portugal
D
Jorge Silva 21.Portugal
6.6
58'
M
Paulo Bernardo 55.Portugal
7.0
46'
M
Tiago Ribeiro 18.Portugal
5.9
58'
F
Fábio Gomes 11.Brazil
6.8
76'
F
Mauro Meireles Couto 41.Portugal
F
Nigel Thomas 7.Curaçao
6.0
76'

Paços de Ferreira started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Paulo César da Silva Peixoto decided to play with the following team: Igor Vekić (6.4), Juan Delgado (7.3), Erick Ferigra (6.8), Nuno Lima (6.4), Vitorino Antunes (6.7), Luiz Carlos (6.6), Rui Pires (6.6), Jordan Holsgrove (6.2), Nicolás Gaitán (6.9), Alexandre Guedes (6.7) and Uilton Silva (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Ze Oliveira, Paulo Bernardo (7.0), Luís Bastos, Pedro Ganchas, Fábio Gomes (6.8), Mauro Couto, Jorge Silva (6.6), Tiago Ribeiro (5.9) and Nigel Thomas (6.0).

Substitutions

Paços de Ferreira made 5 changes: Nicolás Gaitán for Paulo Bernardo (46′), Luíz Carlos  for Tiago Ribeiro (58′), Luíz Carlos  for Jorge Silva (58′), Alexandre Guedes for Fábio (76′) and Rui Pires for Nigel Thomas (76′).

Best player: Juan Delgado​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Paços de Ferreira was Juan Delgado.

His rating is (7.3) with 21 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

Porto – Formation

Porto
G
Diogo Costa  99.Portugal
6.5
D
Pepe 3.Portugal
8.0
D
Iván Marcano  5.Spain
7.0
68'
D
Wendell 22.Brazil
6.7
D
Wilson Manafá 18.Portugal
6.8
61'
M
M. Uribe 8.Colombia
7.1
86'
M
Otávio 25.Portugal
8.0
86'
M
Galeno 13.Brazil
6.2
M
Pepê 11.Brazil
6.5
F
Mehdi Taremi 9.Iran
7.5
77' Goals66'
F
Evanilson 30.Brazil
7.6
77'
Substitutes
G
Cláudio Ramos 14.Portugal
D
Fábio Cardoso 2.Portugal
D
Zaidu  12.Nigeria
M
Marko Grujic 16.Serbia
86'
M
Stephen Eustaquio  46.Canada
86'
F
André Franco 20.Portugal
7.1
61'
F
D. Namaso 19.England
7.3
77'
F
Gabriel Veron 7.Brazil
F
Toni Martínez 29.Spain
7.3
77' Goals83'

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

Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição played with: Diogo Costa (6.5), Wilson Manafá (6.8), Pepe (8.0), Iván Marcano (7.0), Wendell (6.7), Pepê (6.5), Otávio (8.0), Mateus Uribe (7.1), Wenderson Galeno (6.2), Evanilson (7.6) and Mehdi Taremi (7.5).

They had on the bench: Cláudio Ramos, Fábio Cardoso, Marko Grujić, André Franco (7.1), Danny Namaso (7.3), Stephen Eustaquio, Gabriel Veron, Toni Martínez (7.3) and Zaidu Sanusi.

Substitutions

Porto made 5 changes: Wilson Manafá for André Franco (61′), Evanilson  for Toni Martínez (77′), Mehdi Taremi for Daniel Loader (77′), Mateus Uribe for Marko Grujić (86′) and Otávio for Stephen Eustáquio (86′).

Best player: Pepe​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Porto was Pepe even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 91 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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