Sporting CP overcomes Estrela Amadora after recovering from a 1-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

ALCOCHETE. Sporting CP succeeded in turn the tables against Estrela Amadora.

November 6, 2023

ALCOCHETE. Sporting CP succeeded in turn the tables against Estrela Amadora. Sporting CP was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the CGD Stadium Aurélio Pereira stadium in Alcochete on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 38,408 spectators. The referee was André Filipe Domingues Narciso who had the assistance of Vasco Marques and . The 4th official was Anzhony Francisco Gonçalves Rodrigues. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.35 degrees Celsius or 63.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.

Match Statistics

Sporting CP

3 - 2

Estrela Amadora

! 65 Ball Possession 35

Shots

25 Total 6
8 On Target 4
10 Off Target 2
7 Shots blocked 0

160 Attack 50
61 Dangerous attack 14
71 Ball safe 49

0 Penalties 1
6 Corners 1
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

3 Total 1
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sporting CP had a strong ball possession 65% while Estrela Amadora was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sporting CP was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting CP won the match.

Sporting CP shot 25 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Estrela Amadora shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Sporting CP received 1 yellow card (Pedro Gonçalves). Talking about the opposition, Estrela Amadora received 1 yellow card (Kikas).

Match Timeline

Daniel Bragança(goal)Viktor Gyökeres

33'

46'

Kikas- sub ->Mansur

50'

Léo Jabá(penalty)

55'

Kikas(goal)Léo Jabá

Gonçalo Inácio- sub ->Sebastián Coates

59'

Jerry St. Juste- sub ->Matheus Reis

59'

Trincão- sub ->Ricardo Esgaio

59'

Paulinho- sub ->Daniel Bragança

65'

Erivaldo Almeida- sub ->Miguel Lopes

66'

Kikas- Yellow

Marcus Edwards (goal)Viktor Gyökeres

71'

74'

Vitó- sub ->Léo Cordeiro

74'

André Luiz- sub ->Ronald

Pedro Gonçalves - Yellow

76'

Paulinho(goal)Marcus Edwards

79'

82'

Ronaldo Tavares- sub ->Léo Jabá

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Sporting CP will have 28 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Estrela Amadora will stay with 11 points like Portimonense to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Sporting CP will host Chaves on the 19th of May with a 6-2 head to head in favor of Sporting CP (1 draw).

Estrela Amadora will host Gil Vicente on the 19th of May with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Estrela Amadora (1 draw).

Sporting CP – Formation

Sporting CP

Antonio Adán 1.Spain

6.6

Matheus Reis 2.Brazil

6.7

59'

Sebastián Coates 4.Uruguay

6.6

59'

Ousmane Diomande 26.Ivory Coast

7.0

Nuno Santos 11.Portugal

7.5

Daniel Bragança 23.Portugal

7.5

65'

33'

Morten Hjulmand 42.Denmark

7.9

Ricardo Esgaio 47.Portugal

6.8

59'

Marcus Edwards 10.England

9.5

71'

Pedro Gonçalves 8.Portugal

7.9

76'

Viktor Gyökeres 9.Sweden

8.4

Substitutes

Franco Israel 12.Uruguay

Jerry St. Juste 3.Netherlands

7.0

59'

Luís Neto 13.Portugal

Iván Fresneda 22.Spain

Gonçalo Inácio 25.Portugal

6.7

59'

Dário Essugo 14.Portugal

Trincão 17.Portugal

6.8

59'

Paulinho 20.Portugal

7.3

65'

79'

Sporting CP adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim decided to play with the following team: Antonio Adán (6.6), Ousmane Diomande (7.0), Sebastián Coates (6.6), Matheus Reis (6.7), Ricardo Esgaio (6.8), Morten Hjulmand (7.9), Daniel Bragança (7.5), Nuno Santos (7.5), Marcus Edwards (9.5), Viktor Gyökeres (8.4) and Pedro Gonçalves (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Paulinho (7.3), Gonçalo Inácio (6.7), Jeremiah St. Juste (7.0), Franco Israel, Luís Neto, Dário Essugo, Francisco Trincão (6.8), Iván Fresneda and Geovany Quenda.

Substitutions

Sporting CP made 4 changes: Sebastián Coates for Gonçalo Inácio (59′), Ricardo Esgaio for Francisco Trincão (59′), Matheus Reis for Jeremiah St. Juste (59′) and Daniel Bragança for Paulinho (65′).

Best player: Marcus Edwards

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting CP was Marcus Edwards.

His rating is (9.5) with 1 goal, 52 passes (69% accurate) and 9 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.

Estrela Amadora – Formation

Estrela Amadora

António Filipe 1.Portugal

7.1

Omurwa 2.Kenya

7.0

Kialonda Gaspar 4.Angola

7.1

Miguel Lopes 13.Portugal

7.1

65'

Mansur 70.Brazil

6.6

46'

Aloísio 6.Brazil

6.4

Jean Felipe 12.Brazil

6.7

João Reis 17.Portugal

6.6

Léo Cordeiro 22.Brazil

6.6

74'

Ronald 90.Brazil

6.8

74'

Léo Jabá 8.Brazil

7.5

82'

50'

Substitutes

Dida 98.Brazil

Erivaldo Almeida 14.Brazil

6.1

65'

Shinga 25.South Africa

Hevertton 27.Brazil

Vitó 18.Portugal

6.3

74'

Manuel Keliano 23.Angola

André Luiz 10.Brazil

6.4

74'

Kikas 29.Portugal

7.3

46'

66'

55'

Ronaldo Tavares 9.Portugal

6.3

82'

Also Estrela Amadora adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Sergio Agostinho de Oliveira Vieira played with: António Filipe (7.1), Omorwa (7.0), Miguel Lopes (7.1), Kialonda Gaspar (7.1), Jean Felipe (6.7), Léo Cordeiro (6.6), Aloisio (6.4), Mansur (6.6), Ronald (6.8), João Reis (6.6) and Léo Jabá (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Ronaldo Tavares (6.3), André Luiz (6.4), Erivaldo Almeida (6.1), Vitó (6.3), Manuel Keliano, Nkanyiso Shinga, Hevertton Santos, Kikas (7.3) and Wagner.

Substitutions

Estrela Amadora made 5 changes: Mansur for Kikas (46′), Ronald for André Luiz (74′), Léo Cordeiro for Vitó (74′), Miguel Lopes for Erivaldo Almeida (65′) and Léo Jabá for Ronaldo Tavares (82′).