LISBOA. Sporting CP defeats Famalicão 1-0 after H. Morita scored just 1 goal (18′). Sporting CP made the most of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Estádio José Alvalade stadium in Lisboa on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Manuel António Rodrigues Oliveira who was helped by Carlos Campos and Hugo Daniel Tavares dos Santos. The 4th official was José Bessa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.5 degrees Celsius or 63.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Sporting CP

2 - 1

Famalicão

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 13 Total 10
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 115 Attack 102
  • 57 Dangerous attack 32
  • 80 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 13 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sporting CP had a strong ball possession 59% while Famalicão was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sporting CP had a more offensive attitude with 31 dangerous attacks and 2 shots of which 0 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting CP won the match​.

Sporting CP shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Famalicão shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Sporting CP received 1 yellow card (M. Ugarte). Regarding the opposition, Famalicão received 1 yellow card (Gustavo Sá).

Match Timeline

Hidemasa Morita(goal)Marcus Edwards
18'
45'
45'
Gustavo Sá- Yellow
46'
Z. Youssouf- sub ->S. Colombatto
56'
Matheus Reis- sub ->Ousmane Diomande
56'
58'
J. Cádiz- sub ->Denílson
58'
59'
Francisco Moura- sub ->Rúben Lima
Ricardo Esgaio(goal)
60'
61'
Riccieli- Yellow
Sebastián Coates (own-goal)
69'
73'
78'
Gustavo Assunção- Yellow
82'
82'
85'
A. Dobre- sub ->Gustavo Sá
90'

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 this encounter, Sporting CP will have 61 points to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Famalicão will stay with 42 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Sporting CP will play away with Paços de Ferreira on the 7th of May with a 23-6 head to head record in favor of Sporting CP (6 draws).

Famalicão will host Porto on the 20th of May with a 7-1 head to head statistic in favor of Porto (0 draws).

Sporting CP – Formation

Sporting CP
G
Antonio Adán 1.Spain
7.3
D
Sebastián Coates 4.Uruguay
6.5
D
Gonçalo Inácio 25.Portugal
6.8
D
Ousmane Diomande 26.Ivory Coast
6.6
56'
M
Ricardo Esgaio 47.Portugal
7.8
82' 60'
M
Nuno Santos 11.Portugal
7.7
M
Manuel Ugarte 15.Uruguay
6.4
73' 45'
M
Hidemasa Morita 5.Japan
7.1
18'
F
Pedro Gonçalves 28.Portugal
6.4
56'
F
Marcus Edwards 10.England
8.0
F
Trincão 17.Portugal
7.0
82'
Substitutes
G
Franco Israel 12.Uruguay
D
Matheus Reis 2.Brazil
6.2
56'
D
Héctor Bellerín 19.Spain
6.8
82'
D
Luís Neto 13.Portugal
M
Arthur Gomes 33.Brazil
6.2
82'
M
Sotiris Alexandropoulos 6.Greece
M
M. Tanlongo 32.Argentina
6.4
73'
F
Rochinha 16.Portugal
F
Youssef Chermiti 79.Portugal
6.1
56' 90'

Sporting CP started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim decided to play with the following team: Antonio Adán (7.3), Ousmane Diomande (6.8), Sebastián Coates (6.5), Gonçalo Inácio (6.8), Ricardo Esgaio (7.6), Manuel Ugarte (6.1), Hidemasa Morita (7.1), Nuno Santos (7.7), Marcus Edwards (8.0), Francisco Trincão (7.0) and Pedro Gonçalves (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Arthur Gomes, Rochinha, Matheus Reis, Sotiris Alexandropoulos, Héctor Bellerín, Luís Neto, Franco Israel, Youssef Chermiti and Mateo Tanlongo.

Substitutions

Sporting CP decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.

Best player: Marcus Edwards​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting CP was Marcus Edwards even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 32 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Famalicão – Formation

Famalicão
G
Luíz Júnior 31.Brazil
6.3
D
Rúben Lima 5.Portugal
7.1
59'
D
Riccieli 15.Brazil
6.4
61'
D
Martín Aguirregabiria 32.Spain
6.4
D
Otávio 13.Brazil
7.0
M
Santiago Colombatto 97.Argentina
6.6
46'
M
Gustavo Assunção 12.Brazil
6.4
78'
M
Gustavo Sá 20.Portugal
6.6
85' 45'
F
Pablo Felipe 77.Portugal
6.5
58'
F
Denilson Junior 70.Brazil
6.2
58'
F
Leandro Sanca 9.Guinea-Bissau
7.1
Substitutes
G
I. Zlobin 1.Russia
D
Francisco Moura 74.Portugal
6.4
59'
D
Enea Mihaj 4.Albania
M
Z. Youssouf 28.France
7.1
46'
M
Iván Jaime 10.Spain
6.5
58'
M
David Tavares 18.Cape Verde
F
A. Dobre 23.Romania
6.4
85'
F
J. Cádiz 29.Venezuela
6.9
58'
F
Rui Fonte 17.Portugal

Famalicão started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

João Pedro Borges de Sousa played with: Luiz Júnior (6.3), Martín Aguirregabiria (6.4), Riccieli (6.4), Otávio Ataíde da Silva (7.0), Rúben Lima (7.1), Gustavo Sá (6.2), Gustavo Assunção (6.4), Santiago Colombatto (6.6), Pablo Felipe (6.8), Denílson (6.2) and Leandro Sanca (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Francisco Moura, Zaydou Youssouf, Mihai Alexandru Dobre, Enea Mihaj, Iván Jaime, Jhonder Cádiz, David Tavares, Rui Fonte and Ivan Zlobin.

Substitutions

Famalicão decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.

Best player: Rúben Lima​

The player that probably impressed the most for Famalicão was Rúben Lima.

His rating is (7.1) with 26 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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