PORTO. Vitória SC bested Porto to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Vitória SC to strike first with an own goal of Galeno at the 12′. Then Jota Silva scored again for Vitória SC in the 33′ minute. Eventually, Galeno reduced the distance for Porto (44′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Porto was surely superior in terms of ball possession (71%).
Pepe received a red card (69′). This red card was one of the reason why Porto lost the match.
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 Fábio José Costa Veríssimo with the support of Pedro Nuno de Sá Martins and Hugo Marques. The 4th official was Sérgio José dos Santos Guelho. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.6 degrees Celsius or 60.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 15 Total 4
- 5 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 158 Attack 46
- 71 Dangerous attack 20
- 89 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 24
- 2 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Porto was in firm control of the ball 71% while Vitória SC was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Porto was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Vitória SC was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Porto shot 15 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Vitória SC shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Porto received 2 yellow cards (João Mário and Wendell). On the opposite side, Vitória SC received 7 yellow cards (João Mendes, Tomás Ribeiro, Manu, Nélson Oliveira, Afonso de Freitas, Afonso de Freitas and Bruno Varela ).
(Porto) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (69′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Porto stays with 58 points to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Vitória SC will has 56 points like Sporting Braga to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Porto will host Famalicão on the 14th of April with a 9-2 head to head statistic in favor of Porto (0 draws).
Vitória SC will host Farense on the 14th of April with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Vitória SC (2 draws).
Porto – Formation
Porto
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69'
37'
44'
Porto started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição decided to play with the following team: Diogo Costa , J. Sánchez , Pepe , Fábio Cardoso , Wendell , Alan Varela , Nico González , Francisco Conceição , Pepê , Galeno and D. Namaso .
The home team had on the bench: Mehdi Taremi , João Mário , Marko Grujic, Cláudio Ramos, Iván Jaime , Romário Baró, Toni Martínez , Gonçalo Borges and Zé Pedro .
Substitutions
Porto made 5 changes: Alan Varela for Iván Jaime (56′), J. Sánchez for João Mário (56′), Fábio Cardoso for Zé Pedro (46′), D. Namaso for Toni Martínez (80′) and Pepê for Mehdi Taremi (67′).
Player of the match: Francisco Conceição
The player that probably impressed the most for Porto was Francisco Conceição.
His rating is with 34 passes (68% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 17. He performed 14 crosses.
Vitória SC – Formation
Vitória SC
Vitória SC started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Álvaro Adriano Teixeira Pacheco played with: Bruno Varela , Jorge Fernandes , Toni Borevkovic , Manu , Bruno Gaspar , Tomás Händel , João Mendes , Tiago Silva , Afonso de Freitas , Jota Silva and Kaio César .
These were the players on the bench: Tomás Ribeiro , Ricardo Mangas , Nélson Oliveira , Maga , André André, Adrián Butzke, Charles, Zé Carlos and Nuno Santos .
Vitória SC could not rely on the presence of Maga (injured).
Substitutions
Vitória SC made 5 changes: Tomás Händel for Ricardo Mangas (46′), Afonso de Freitas for Tomás Ribeiro (46′), Kaio César for Nélson Oliveira (61′), Ricardo Mangas for Maga (55′) and João Mendes for Nuno Santos (77′).
Player of the match: Bruno Varela
The player that probably impressed the most for Vitória SC was the goalkeeper: Bruno Varela . His rating is 7.34. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
- Porto – Vitória SC – 1-2
- Moreirense – Estrela Amadora – 2-2
- Chaves – Portimonense – 2-3
