Porto tops Vitória SC 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

PORTO. Porto was after all too good for Vitória SC.

May 28, 2023

PORTO. Porto was eventually too much to handle for Vitória SC with the goal of Mehdi Taremi (8′), Otávio (32′) and Evanilson (39′). Porto was definitely better in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Estádio Do Dragão stadium in Porto on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias with the collaboration of Paulo Alexandre Santos Soares and Pedro Miguel Ribeiro. The 4th official was João Pedro Costa Teixeira Afonso. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.7 degrees Celsius or 63.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.

Match Statistics

Porto

3 - 0

Vitória SC

! 71 Ball Possession 29

Shots

21 Total 5
10 On Target 0
14 Off Target 5
4 Shots blocked 1

187 Attack 59
103 Dangerous attack 8
64 Ball safe 82

0 Penalties 0
8 Corners 2

Fouls

14 Total 14
2 Yellow Cards 6
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Porto had a superior ball possession 71% while Vitória SC was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Porto had a more offensive attitude with 103 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Porto won the match.

Porto shot 21 times, 10 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Vitória SC shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Porto received 2 yellow cards (Otávio and Mateus Uribe). On the opposite side, Vitória SC received 7 yellow cards (Dani Silva, Afonso Freitas, Mamadou Tounkara, Tiago Silva, Hélder Sá, Matheus Índio and Matheus Índio).

Also, Vitória SC didn’t end the match with 11 players after Tomás Händel (Vitória SC) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (2′).

Match Timeline

Tomás Händel- Red

Mehdi Taremi(goal)Pepê

Pepê(var)

12'

22'

Zé Carlos- sub ->Mikey Johnston

22'

Tiago Silva- sub ->Jota Silva

32'

Evanilson(goal)

39'

40'

44'

Afonso de Freitas- Yellow

46'

59'

62'

M. Tounkara- Yellow

63'

Toni Martínez- sub ->Evanilson

63'

71'

Tiago Silva- Yellow

72'

André Franco- sub ->Otávio

74'

75'

D. Namaso- sub ->Wendell

82'

88'

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Porto will have 85 points to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Vitória SC will stay with 53 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

Porto – Formation

Porto

Diogo Costa 99.Portugal

6.6

Pepe 3.Portugal

7.0

63'

Iván Marcano 5.Spain

6.8

Wendell 22.Brazil

7.2

82'

Pepê 11.Brazil

7.1

M. Uribe 8.Colombia

8.1

88'

Otávio 25.Portugal

8.4

74'

72'

32'

Stephen Eustaquio 46.Canada

7.3

Galeno 13.Brazil

7.6

63'

Mehdi Taremi 9.Iran

7.2

Evanilson 30.Brazil

7.1

63'

39'

Substitutes

Cláudio Ramos 14.Portugal

Zaidu 12.Nigeria

Rodrigo Conceição 17.Portugal

7.7

63'

Fábio Cardoso 2.Portugal

Marko Grujic 16.Serbia

D. Namaso 19.England

82'

Toni Martínez 29.Spain

6.4

63'

André Franco 20.Portugal

6.6

74'

Gabriel Veron 7.Brazil

6.8

63'

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

The manager Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição decided to play with the following team: Diogo Costa (6.6), Pepê (7.1), Pepe (7.0), Iván Marcano (6.8), Wendell (7.2), Otávio (8.4), Stephen Eustaquio (7.3), Mateus Uribe (8.1), Wenderson Galeno (7.6), Evanilson (7.1) and Mehdi Taremi (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Danny Namaso, Toni Martínez (6.4), André Franco (6.6), Marko Grujić, Zaidu Sanusi, Gabriel Veron (6.8), Cláudio Ramos, Rodrigo Conceição (7.7) and Fábio Cardoso.

Substitutions

Porto made 5 changes: Pepe for Rodrigo Conceição (63′), Galeno for Gabriel Veron (63′), Evanilson for Toni Martínez (63′), Otávio for André Franco (74′) and Wendell for Daniel Loader (82′).

Best player: Otávio

The player that probably impressed the most for Porto was Otávio.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 43 passes (72% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Vitória SC – Formation

Vitória SC

Bruno Varela 14.Portugal

7.1

M. Tounkara 83.France

5.9

62'

André Amaro 13.Portugal

6.7

I. Bamba 22.Italy

7.2

Afonso de Freitas 72.Portugal

6.4

46'

44'

Maga 2.Portugal

6.4

Dani Silva 80.Portugal

6.1

59'

40'

Tomás Händel 8.Portugal

Mikey Johnston 90.Scotland

6.2

22'

Jota Silva 11.Portugal

6.6

22'

André Silva 17.Brazil

7.1

75'

Substitutes

Rafa 53.Portugal

Hélder Sá 5.Portugal

7.2

46'

72'

Jorge Fernandes 44.Portugal

Zé Carlos 28.Portugal

6.5

22'

Tiago Silva 10.Portugal

6.7

22'

71'

Matheus Índio 23.Brazil

6.6

59'

89'

Anderson Silva 33.Brazil

6.6

75'

Nélson da Luz 20.Angola

Safira 9.Brazil

Vitória SC started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira played with: Bruno Varela (7.1), Mamadou Tounkara (5.9), Ibrahima Bamba (7.2), André Amaro (6.7), Miguel Maga (6.4), Tomás Händel, Daniel Silva (6.1), Afonso Freitas (6.4), Jota Silva (6.6), André Silva (7.1) and Michael Johnston (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Zé Carlos (6.5), Anderson Silva (6.6), Tiago Silva (6.7), Helder Sá (7.2), Pedro Rafael Oliveira, Nelson Luz, Jorge Fernandes, Allison Safira and Indio (6.6).

Substitutions

Vitória SC made 5 changes: Mikey Johnston for José Carlos Natário Ferreira (22′), Jota Silva for Tiago Silva (22′), Afonso Freitas for Hélder José Oliveira Sá (46′), Dani Silva for Matheus Salgueiro (59′) and André Silva for Anderson Silva (75′).