PORTO. Porto conquers Famalicão 3-1. Porto was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Otavio (25′), L. Diaz (37′) and M. Taremi (78′). Famalicão reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 1′) by Riccieli, but there was not much to do for them. Porto was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Porto remained with 10 players after M. Uribe received a red card in the 85′.
The match was played at the Estádio Do Dragão stadium in Porto on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Rui Manuel Gomes Costa with the collaboration of Nuno Manso and João Alexandre Bessa Silva. The 4th official was Cláudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Porto had a superior ball possession 64% while Famalicão was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Famalicão was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Porto succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Porto shot 20 times, 11 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Famalicão shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Porto didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Famalicão received 4 yellow cards (Riccieli, Rodrigues Pepe, H. De La Fuente and Amarildo).
(Porto) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (85′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Porto will have 53 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Famalicão will stay with 16 points like Moreirense to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primeira Liga, Porto will host Marítimo on the 30th of January with a 22-4 head to head statistic in favor of Porto (8 draws).
Famalicão will host Arouca on the 31st of January with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Arouca (0 draws).
Porto – Formation
Porto
79'
37'
85'
Porto started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição decided to play with the following team: Diogo Costa , Bruno Costa , Chancel Mbemba , Fábio Cardoso , Wendell , Otávio , Mateus Uribe , Vitinha , Luis Díaz , Fábio Vieira and Evanilson .
The home team had on the bench: Mehdi Taremi , Agustín Marchesín, João Marcelo, João Mendes, Marko Grujić, Francisco Conceição , Gonçalo Borges, Pepê and Toni Martínez.
Substitutions
Porto made 4 changes: F. Vieira for M. Taremi (70′), L. Diaz for Pepe (79′), Evanilson for F. Conceicao (79′) and Vitinha for M. Grujic (89′).
Best player: Fábio Vieira
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Porto was Fábio Vieira even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 42 passes (92% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 8. He performed 9 crosses.
Famalicão – Formation
Famalicão
38'
Famalicão started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Rui Pedro Silva Costa played with: Luiz Júnior , Hernán de la Fuente , Alex Nascimento , Riccieli , Charles Pickel , Ivo Rodrigues , Pedro Marques , Pêpê , Iván Jaime , Bruno Rodrigues and Marcos Paulo .
These were the players on the bench: Bernardo Silva, Amarildo, Pedro Brazao and Ivan Zlobin.
Substitutions
Famalicão made 3 changes: Marcos Paulo for P. Brazao (79′), C. Pickel for B. Silva (90′) and Riccieli for Amarildo (90′).
Best player: Riccieli
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Famalicão was Riccieli.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga.
- Porto – Famalicão – 3-1
- Marítimo – Belenenses – 1-1
- Gil Vicente – Portimonense – 1-0
- Vitória SC – Estoril – 3-1
