LIVERPOOL. Liverpool overcomes Porto with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Alcantara (52′) and a goal from M. Salah (70′). Liverpool took advantage of its better ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Felix Zwayer with the support of Marco Achmüller and Mike Pickel. The 4th official was Sven Jablonski. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.8 degrees Celsius or 42.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 11 Total 9
- 5 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 8
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 108 Attack 105
- 58 Dangerous attack 45
- 88 Ball safe 91
- 14 Free Kicks 18
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 6 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Liverpool was in firm control of the ball 59% while Porto was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Liverpool was was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match.
Liverpool shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Porto shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Liverpool received 2 yellow cards (J. Milner and I. Konate). On the opposite side, Porto received 2 yellow cards (C. Mbemba and M. Uribe).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, Liverpool will have 15 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Porto will stay with 5 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Champions League, Liverpool will play away against Milan on the 7th of December with a 1-1 head to head record.
Porto will host Atlético Madrid on the 7th of December with a 2-2 head to head stats.
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool
63'
29'
52'
Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Alisson , Neco Williams , Joël Matip , Ibrahima Konaté , Konstantinos Tsimikas , Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain , Tyler Morton , Thiago Alcântara , Mohamed Salah , Takumi Minamino and Sadio Mané .
The home team had on the bench: Andrew Robertson , Nathaniel Phillips, Divock Origi , Diogo Jota, James Milner , Jordan Henderson , Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Caoimhin Kelleher, Fabinho and Adrián.
Substitutions
Liverpool made 5 changes: K. Tsimikas for A. Robertson (63′), T. Alcantara for J. Henderson (63′), M. Salah for Fabinho (71′), S. Mane for D. Origi (71′) and A. Oxlade-Chamberlain for J. Milner (82′).
Best player: Neco Williams
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Liverpool was Neco Williams even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 46 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.
Porto – Formation
Porto
Porto started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição played with: Diogo Costa , João Mário , Chancel Mbemba , Pepe , Zaidu Sanusi , Otávio , Sérgio Oliveira , Mateus Uribe , Luis Díaz , Evanilson and Mehdi Taremi .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Fábio Cardoso , Wendell, Jesús Corona, Francisco Conceição , Agustín Marchesín, Toni Martínez , Bruno Costa, Wilson Manafá, Pepê, Fábio Vieira, Marko Grujić and Vitinha .
Porto could not rely on the presence of F. Cardoso (injured).
Substitutions
Porto made 5 changes: Pepe for F. Cardoso (25′), M. Taremi for F. Conceicao (64′), Sergio Oliveira for Vitinha (64′), Evanilson for T. Martinez (77′) and M. Uribe for M. Grujic (77′).
Best player: Mateus Uribe
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Porto was Mateus Uribe.
His rating is with 19 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Sheriff – Real Madrid – 0-3
- Sporting CP – Borussia Dortmund – 3-1
- Inter – Shakhtar Donetsk – 2-0
- Beşiktaş – Ajax – 1-2
- Liverpool – Porto – 2-0
- Atlético Madrid – Milan – 0-1
- Club Brugge – RB Leipzig – 0-5
- Manchester City – Paris Saint Germain – 2-1
