LISBOA. Sporting CP beats Arouca 2-0 after I. Slimani scores 2 goals.
The match was played at the Estádio José Alvalade stadium in Lisboa on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 25,254 spectators. The referee was António Emanuel Carvalho Nobre assisted by Hugo André Pires Ribeiro and Nélson Filipe Vila Pereira. The 4th official was Flávio Dinis Lima. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.4 degrees Celsius or 50.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 17 Total 5
- 6 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 136 Attack 96
- 51 Dangerous attack 29
- 132 Ball safe 106
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 1
- 9 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sporting CP had a strong ball possession 63% while Arouca was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sporting CP was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting CP won the match.
Sporting CP shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Arouca shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Sporting CP received 2 yellow cards (D. Essugo and S. Coates). On the opposite side, Arouca received 4 yellow cards (T. Esgaio, D. Simao, N. Galovic and A. Ruiz).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sporting CP will have 61 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Arouca will stay with 22 points to hold in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Primeira Liga, Sporting CP will play away against Moreirense on the 14th of March with a 12-0 head to head stats in favor of Sporting CP (6 draws).
Arouca will host Paços de Ferreira on the 12th of March with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Paços de Ferreira (6 draws).
Sporting CP – Formation
Sporting CP
36'
63'
46', 52'
Sporting CP started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim decided to play with the following team: Antonio Adán , Gonçalo Inácio , Sebastián Coates , Matheus Reis , Ricardo Esgaio , Dário Essugo , Matheus Nunes , Rúben Vinagre , Pablo Sarabia , Nuno Santos and Islam Slimani .
The home team had on the bench: Pedro Porro , Marcus Edwards, Bruno Tabata , Manuel Ugarte , Luís Neto , Zouhair Feddal, André Paulo, Paulinho and João Virgínia.
Substitutions
Sporting CP made 5 changes: D. Essugo for Paulinho (46′), R. Esgaio for P. Porro (46′), R. Vinagre for M. Ugarte (46′), G. Inacio for Neto (63′) and P. Sarabia for Tabata (80′).
Best player: Islam Slimani
The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting CP was Islam Slimani.
His rating is with 2 goals, 35 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Arouca – Formation
Arouca
Arouca started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Armando Evangelista Macedo Freitas played with: Victor Braga , Tiago Esgaio , João Basso , Nino Galović , Mateus Quaresma , Pedro Moreira , Leandro Silva , David Simão , André Bukia , André Silva and Antony Alves .
These were the players on the bench: Pité, Arsénio Nunes , Marco Soares, Thales, Bruno Marques , Alan Ruiz , Tiago Araújo , Emilijus Zubas and Abdoulaye Ba .
Substitutions
Arouca made 5 changes: A. Alves Santos for Bruno Marques (55′), A. Bukia for Arsenio (55′), Quaresma for T. Araujo (65′), J. Basso for A. Ba (71′) and D. Simao for A. Ruiz (71′).
Best player: André Silva
The player that probably impressed the most for Arouca was André Silva.
His rating is with 28 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga.
- Portimonense – Benfica – 1-2
- Boavista – Sporting Braga – 1-1
- Sporting CP – Arouca – 2-0
