GUIMARãES. Vitória SC prevailed over Sporting CP. Sporting CP was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (70%).​

The match was played at the Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques stadium in Guimarães on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was João Pedro Silva Pinheiro with the support of Bruno Miguel Alves Jesus and Luciano António Gomes Maia. The 4th official was José Bessa. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.64 degrees Celsius or 60.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Timeline

17'
Ricardo Esgaio- Yellow
Ricardo Mangas- Yellow
27'
41'
Gonçalo Inácio(goal)Hidemasa Morita
Tiago Silva(penalty)
45'
46'
Nuno Santos- sub ->Ricardo Esgaio
Manu- Yellow
90'
61'
Paulinho- sub ->Morten Hjulmand
61'
Trincão- sub ->Marcus Edwards
73'
77'
Nuno Santos(goal)Pedro Gonçalves
79'
Adrián Butzke- sub ->Jota Silva
79'
79'
80'
Zé Carlos- sub ->André Silva
85'
Zé Carlos- Yellow
90'
90'
Luís Neto- Yellow
Manu- sub ->Tomás Händel
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Sporting CP
87
33
Benfica
79
33
Porto
69
33
Sporting Braga
68
33
Vitória SC
60
33
Moreirense
52
33
Arouca
46
33
Famalicão
42
33
Farense
37
33
Rio Ave
36
33
Gil Vicente
36
33
Casa Pia
35
33
Estoril
33
33
Boavista
31
33
Estrela Amadora
30
33
Portimonense
29
33
Vizela
25
33
Chaves
23
33

After playing this match, Vitória SC has 25 points to hold in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Sporting CP will stays with 31 points like Porto to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Vitória SC will play away with Boavista on the 17th of December with a 12-5 head to head record in favor of Vitória SC (9 draws).

Sporting CP will host Porto on the 17th of December with a 20-8 head to head stats in favor of Porto (18 draws).

Vitória SC – Formation

Vitória SC
G
Bruno Varela 14.Portugal
7.0
D
Maga 2.Portugal
6.4
D
Tomás Ribeiro 4.Portugal
7.0
D
Ricardo Mangas 19.Portugal
7.5
27'
D
Toni Borevkovic 24.Croatia
7.0
D
Jorge Fernandes 44.Portugal
7.1
M
Tomás Händel 8.Portugal
7.8
90'
M
Jota Silva 11.Portugal
7.0
79'
M
João Mendes 17.Portugal
6.3
79'
M
Tiago Silva 10.Portugal
7.5
79' 45'
F
André Silva 7.Brazil
7.3
85' 73'
Substitutes
G
Charles 27.Brazil
D
Zé Carlos 28.Portugal
6.7
85' 90'
D
Afonso de Freitas 72.Portugal
M
Dani Silva 80.Portugal
7.3
79' 80'
M
Manu 6.Portugal
90' 90'
M
André André 21.Portugal
M
Nuno Santos 77.Portugal
F
Nélson da Luz 20.Angola
6.4
79'
F
Adrián Butzke 22.Spain
6.4
79'

Vitória SC started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Álvaro Adriano Teixeira Pacheco decided to play with the following team: Bruno Varela (7.0), Miguel Maga (6.4), Jorge Fernandes (7.1), Toni Borevković (7.0), Tomás Ribeiro (7.0), Ricardo Mangas (7.5), Jota Silva (7.0), Tiago Silva (7.5), Tomás Händel (7.8), João Mendes (6.3) and André Silva (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Daniel Silva (7.3), Manu, Nelson Luz (6.4), André André, Adrián Butzke (6.4), Charles, Zé Carlos (6.7), Afonso Freitas and Nuno Santos.

Substitutions

Vitória SC made 5 changes: João Mendes for Nelson Luz (79′), Tiago Silva for Daniel Silva (79′), Jota Silva for Adrián Butzke (80′), Tomás Händel for Manu (90′) and André Silva for Zé Carlos (85′).

Player of the match: Tomás Händel​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vitória SC was Tomás Händel even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.8 with 35 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Sporting CP – Formation

Sporting CP
G
Antonio Adán 1.Spain
6.3
D
Sebastián Coates 4.Uruguay
D
Gonçalo Inácio 25.Portugal
8.2
41'
D
Ousmane Diomande 26.Ivory Coast
7.0
D
Ricardo Esgaio 47.Portugal
6.6
46' 17'
M
Hidemasa Morita 5.Japan
7.0
M
Pedro Gonçalves 8.Portugal
7.9
M
Marcus Edwards 10.England
6.3
61'
M
Geny Catamo 21.Mozambique
7.1
M
Morten Hjulmand 42.Denmark
7.1
61'
M
Matheus Reis 2.Brazil
6.8
F
Viktor Gyökeres 9.Sweden
6.6
Substitutes
G
Franco Israel 12.Uruguay
G
Diogo Pinto 51.Portugal
D
Luís Neto 13.Portugal
90'
D
Eduardo Quaresma 72.Portugal
M
Nuno Santos 11.Portugal
7.3
46' 77'
M
Dário Essugo 14.Portugal
F
Trincão 17.Portugal
6.3
61'
F
Paulinho 20.Portugal
6.8
61'

Sporting CP started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim played with: Sebastián Coates, Antonio Adán (6.3), Ricardo Esgaio (6.6), Ousmane Diomande (7.0), Gonçalo Inácio (8.2), Geny Catamo  (7.1), Morten Hjulmand (7.1), Hidemasa Morita (7.0), Matheus Reis (6.8), Marcus Edwards (6.3) and Viktor Gyökeres (6.6), Pedro Gonçalves (7.9).

They had on the bench: Nuno Santos (7.3), Franco Israel, Luís Neto, Dário Essugo, Francisco Trincão (6.3), Paulinho (6.8), Diogo Pinto and Eduardo Quaresma.

Substitutions

Sporting CP made 3 changes: Morten Hjulmand for Paulinho (61′), Marcus Edwards for Francisco Trincão (61′) and Ricardo Esgaio for Nuno Santos (46′).

Player of the match: Gonçalo Inácio​

The most impressive player for Sporting CP was Gonçalo Inácio.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 135 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.​