PORTO. Porto overcomes Portimonense 1-0 after Evanilson scored just 1 goal (9′). Porto was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estádio Do Dragão stadium in Porto on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. In front of 43,230 spectators. The referee was Nuno Miguel Serrano Almeida with the help of André Campos and . The 4th official was Hélder Carvalho. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 26.08 degrees Celsius or 78.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 37%.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 18 Total 5
- 8 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 1
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 143 Attack 63
- 75 Dangerous attack 27
- 49 Ball safe 45
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 5
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Porto had a superior ball possession 70% while Portimonense was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Porto was putting more pressure with 75 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Porto won the match.
Porto shot 18 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Portimonense shot 5 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Porto received 3 yellow cards (Nicolás González, David Carmo and Alan Varela). On the other side, Portimonense received 7 yellow cards (Carlinhos, Filipe Relvas, Paulo Bento Brito, Guga, Dener, Rildo and Tornich).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Porto will have 19 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Portimonense will stay with 8 points like Estrela Amadora to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Porto will host Sporting CP on the 28th of April with a 20-8 head to head stats in favor of Porto (18 draws).
Portimonense will play away agasint Sporting CP on the 5th of May with a 14-2 head to head stats in favor of Sporting CP (1 draw).
Porto – Formation
Porto started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
The manager Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição decided to play with the following team: Diogo Costa , João Mário , Zé Pedro , David Carmo , Wendell , Alan Varela , Nicolás González , Romário Baró , Mehdi Taremi , Pepê and Evanilson .
The home team had on the bench: Stephen Eustáquio , Wenderson Galeno , André Franco, Francisco Conceição , Cláudio Ramos, Jorge Sánchez , Iván Jaime , Danny Namaso and Toni Martínez .
Substitutions
Porto made 5 changes: Alan Varela for Stephen Eustáquio (46′), Mehdi Taremi for Iván Jaime (64′), Romário Baró for Wenderson Galeno (64′), Evanilson for Toni Martínez (76′) and Nicolás González for Jorge Sánchez (85′).
Best player: Evanilson
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Porto was Evanilson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.
Portimonense – Formation
Portimonense started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Paulo Sérgio Bento Brito played with: Gonçalo Costa, Guga, Vinícius , Pedrão , Tornich , Filipe Relvas , Guga , Dener , Carlinhos , Moustapha Seck and Sylvester Jasper , Ronie Carrillo , Hélio Varela .
These were the players on the bench: José Ricardo Gomes Sousa, Paulinho , Lucas Ventura , Yong-hak Kim, Igor Formiga , Rildo , Rafael Alcobia, João and Zinho .
Substitutions
Portimonense made 5 changes: Guga for Igor Formiga (67′), Sylvester Jasper for Lucas Ventura (67′), Ronie Carrillo for Zinho (67′), Hélio Varela for Rildo (81′) and Moustapha Seck for Paulinho (76′).
Best player: Tornich
The most impressive player for Portimonense was Tornich.
His rating is with 25 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 16.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
- Famalicão – Vitória SC – 1-3
- Casa Pia – Estrela Amadora – 0-1
- Sporting CP – Arouca – 2-1
- Porto – Portimonense – 1-0