LISBOA. Sporting CP prevails over Tondela with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Sarabia (10′) and a goal from P. (50′). Sporting CP was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (62%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estádio José Alvalade stadium in Lisboa on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. In front of 34,058 spectators. The referee was Hugo Filipe Ferreira de Campos Moreira Miguel assisted by Ricardo Jorge Ferreira Santos and Hugo André Pires Ribeiro. The 4th official was José Dinis Lopes Nunes Godinho Gorjão. The weather was drizzle. The temperature was cold at 13.1 degrees Celsius or 55.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 14 Total 5
- 8 On Target 1
- 2 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 146 Attack 67
- 47 Dangerous attack 22
- 126 Ball safe 102
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 4
- 4 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 16 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Sporting CP had a strong ball possession 62% while Tondela was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sporting CP was was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting CP won the match.
Sporting CP shot 14 times, 8 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Tondela shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Sporting CP received 3 yellow cards (P. Sarabia, M. Ugarte and T. Tomas). Talking about the opposition, Tondela received 3 yellow cards (R. Barbosa, Pedro Augusto and M. Sagnan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Sporting CP will have 32 points like Porto to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Tondela will stay with 12 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primeira Liga, Sporting CP will play away with Benfica on the 3rd of December with a 16-8 head to head statistic in favor of Benfica (13 draws).
Tondela will host Moreirense on the 4th of December with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Tondela (4 draws).
Sporting CP – Formation
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, Luís Neto, Sebastián Coates, Gonçalo Inácio, Ricardo Esgaio, Matheus Nunes, João Palhinha, Nuno Santos, Pedro Gonçalves, Paulinho and Pablo Sarabia.
The home team had on the bench: Daniel Bragança, Tiago Tomás, Matheus Reis, Zouhair Feddal, Flávio Nazinho, Manuel Ugarte, Pedro Porro, João Virgínia and Bruno Tabata.
Substitutions
Sporting CP made 5 changes: Matheus for D. Braganca (55′), Pedro Goncalves for T. Tomas (67′), N. Santos for F. Nazinho (67′), J. Palhinha for M. Ugarte (67′) and Paulinho for Tabata (84′).
Tondela – Formation
Tondela started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Francisco Martín Ayestarán Barandiarán played with: Pedro Trigueira, Tiago Almeida, Modibo Sagnan, Pedro Augusto, Naoufel Khacef, Iker Undabarrena, Tiago Dantas, Jhon Murillo, João Pedro, Rafael Barbosa and Renat Dadaşov.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Bebeto, Telmo Arcanjo, Rúben Fonseca, Philip Tear, Daniel dos Anjos, Juan Manuel Boselli and Neto Borges.
Substitutions
Tondela made 4 changes: R. Dadashov for D. Dos Anjos (61′), J. Murillo for J. Boselli (61′), M. N. Khacef for N. Borges (83′) and J. Pedro for T. Arcanjo (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga.
- Sporting CP – Tondela – 2-0
- Porto – Vitória SC – 2-1
- Marítimo – Paços de Ferreira – 2-0