PORTO. Porto had a surprising win over Estrela Amadora with a 2-0 win with a goal from W. Galeno (35′) and a goal from J. Mário (56′). Porto was surely better in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estádio Do Dragão stadium in Porto on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 30,613 spectators. The referee was Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins with the assistance of Bruno Miguel Alves Jesus and José Manuel Graça Mira. The 4th official was Pedro Miguel Torres Ramalho. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.94 degrees Celsius or 60.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 18 Total 8
- 5 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 118 Attack 60
- 65 Dangerous attack 30
- 48 Ball safe 57
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 6
Fouls
- 12 Total 13
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Porto had a superior ball possession 69% while Estrela Amadora was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Porto was putting more pressure with 65 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Porto won the match.
Porto shot 18 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Estrela Amadora shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Porto didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Estrela Amadora received 3 yellow cards (Sergio de Oliveira Vieira, Aloisio and Kialonda Gaspar).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Porto has 48 points to hold in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Estrela Amadora will stays with 21 points like Estoril and Rio Ave to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Porto will play away with Gil Vicente on the 25th of February with a 19-3 head to head record in favor of Porto (2 draws).
Estrela Amadora will host Chaves on the 25th of February with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Porto – Formation
Porto
32'
56'
Porto started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição decided to play with the following team: Stephen Eustáquio, Diogo Costa , João Mário , Pepe , O. Ataide da Silva , Zaidu Sanusi , Alan Varela , Nicolás González , Francisco Conceição , Pepê , Wenderson Galeno and Evanilson .
The home team had on the bench: Marko Grujić, Mehdi Taremi, Cláudio Ramos, Jorge Sánchez , Iván Jaime , André Franco , Toni Martínez , Gonçalo Borges and Zé Pedro.
Porto could not rely on the presence of Jorge Sánchez (injured).
Substitutions
Porto made 5 changes: Zaidu Sanusi for Jorge Sánchez (32′), Francisco Conceição for Gonçalo Borges (70′), Wenderson Galeno for Iván Jaime (70′), Evanilson for Toni Martínez (87′) and Nicolás González for André Franco (87′).
Player of the match: Wenderson Galeno
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Porto was Wenderson Galeno.
His rating is with 1 goal, 33 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Estrela Amadora – Formation
Estrela Amadora
17'
Estrela Amadora started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Sergio Agostinho de Oliveira Vieira played with: Regis Ndo, Rodrigo Pinho, Bruno Brígido , Kialonda Gaspar , Pedro Mendes , Rúben Lima , Hevertton Santos , Aloisio , Léo Cordeiro , Nilton Varela , André Luiz and Léo Jabá , Ronaldo Tavares .
The following players were sitting on the bench: António Filipe, Jean Felipe , Pedro Sá, Nkanyiso Shinga, Leonel Bucca , Kikas , Nanu , Lucas Rafael Goncalves da Silva and Tashan Oakley-Boothe .
Substitutions
Estrela Amadora made 5 changes: Aloisio for Leonel Bucca (66′), Hevertton Santos for Kikas (72′), Nilton Varela for Tashan Oakley-Boothe (66′), André Luiz for Nanu (66′) and Ronaldo Tavares for Jean Felipe (76′).
Player of the match: Léo Jabá
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Estrela Amadora was Léo Jabá.
His rating is with 13 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
- Porto – Estrela Amadora – 2-0
- Portimonense – Vitória SC – 1-1
- Chaves – Boavista – 2-1
