PORTO. Porto tops Sporting Braga 1-0 after L. Diaz scored just 1 goal (22′).
The match was played at the Estádio Do Dragão stadium in Porto on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 22,307 spectators. The referee was António Emanuel Carvalho Nobre with the support of Pedro Ribeiro and Nélson Filipe Vila Pereira. The 4th official was João António Ferreira Gonçalves. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 18 Total 7
- 3 On Target 0
- 15 Off Target 7
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 127 Attack 92
- 60 Dangerous attack 27
- 63 Ball safe 79
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Porto was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Sporting Braga that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Porto was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Porto won the match.
Porto shot 18 times, 3 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sporting Braga shot 7 times, 0 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Porto received 4 yellow cards (Joao Mario, S. Conceicao, Otavio and Vitinha). On the other side, Sporting Braga received 5 yellow cards (P. Oliveira, Fabiano Silva, B. Rodrigues, L. Piazon and F. Moura).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Porto will have 38 points like Sporting CP to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Sporting Braga will stay with 25 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primeira Liga, Porto will play away against Vizela on the 19th of December with a 0-0 head to head record.
Sporting Braga will host Belenenses on the 19th of December with a 17-6 head to head in favor of Sporting Braga (5 draws).
Porto – Formation
Porto
29'
19'
22'
Porto started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição decided to play with the following team: Diogo Costa , João Mário , Chancel Mbemba , Pepe , Wendell , Marko Grujić , Mateus Uribe , Vitinha , Otávio , Evanilson and Luis Díaz .
The home team had on the bench: Fábio Vieira, Sérgio Oliveira , Francisco Conceição, Toni Martínez, Jesús Corona, Fábio Cardoso , Zaidu Sanusi , Mehdi Taremi and Agustín Marchesín.
Porto could not rely on the presence of F. Cardoso (injured).
Substitutions
Porto made 5 changes: Pepe for F. Cardoso (29′), Wendell for Z. Sanusi (46′), Evanilson for M. Taremi (69′), M. Grujic for Sergio Oliveira (69′) and Otavio for J. Corona (90′).
Best player: Luis Díaz
The player that probably impressed the most for Porto was Luis Díaz.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.
Sporting Braga – Formation
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal played with: Matheus , Paulo Oliveira , Bruno Rodrigues , Vítor Tormena , Fabiano Silva , André Horta , Mutassim Al Musrati , Francisco Moura , Lucas Piazón , Ricardo Horta and Abel Ruíz .
They had on the bench: Yan Couto , Tiago Sá, Jean-Baptiste Gorby, Chiquinho , Iuri Medeiros, Guilherme , Vítor Oliveira , Roger Fernandes and Mario González.
Substitutions
Sporting Braga made 5 changes: Fabiano Silva for Y. Couto (46′), P. Oliveira for S. Guilherme (46′), A. Ruiz for V. Oliveira (56′), A. Horta for J. Gorby (69′) and Al Musrati for Chiquinho (69′).
Best player: Matheus
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Braga was the goalkeeper: Matheus. His rating is 7.25. He performed 3 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga.
- Porto – Sporting Braga – 1-0
- Moreirense – Portimonense – 0-1
- Famalicão – Benfica – 1-4
- Belenenses – Estoril – 0-1
