PORTO. Porto crushes Tondela 4-0 with goals of M. Taremi (45′ pen), Galeno (73′), F. Vieira (76′) and F. Conceicao (79′). Porto was much superior in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estádio Do Dragão stadium in Porto on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Gustavo Fernandes Correia with the assistance of Inácio Pereira and Luís Carlos Lopes da Costa. The 4th official was Bruno José Ribeiro Pires Costa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.5 degrees Celsius or 50.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Porto

4 - 0

Tondela

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 15 Total 9
  • 8 On Target 1
  • 7 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 132 Attack 84
  • 54 Dangerous attack 27
  • 128 Ball safe 86
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 20 Total 16
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Porto was in firm control of the ball 68% while Tondela was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Porto was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Porto won the match​.

Porto shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Tondela shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Porto received 1 yellow card (Wendell). Talking about the opposition, Tondela received 2 yellow cards (N. Borges and J. Hernando).

Also, Tondela didn’t end the match with 11 players after J. Hernando (Tondela) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (66′).

Match Timeline

3'
33'
Wendell- Yellow
36'
Mehdi Taremi(penalty)
45'
61'
Francisco Conceição- sub ->Joao Mario
61'
66'
Zaidu - sub ->Wendell
70'
Galeno- sub ->Vitinha
70'
Galeno(goal)Otavio
73'
74'
74'
76'
77'
Toni Martínez- sub ->M. Taremi
77'
Francisco Conceição(goal)Zaidu
79'
84'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Porto
91
34
Sporting CP
85
34
Benfica
74
34
Sporting Braga
65
34
Gil Vicente
51
34
Vitória SC
48
34
Santa Clara
40
34
Famalicão
39
34
Estoril
39
34
Marítimo
38
34
Boavista
38
34
Portimonense
38
34
Paços de Ferreira
38
34
Vizela
33
34
Arouca
31
34
Moreirense
29
34
Tondela
28
34
Belenenses
26
34

After this match, Porto will have 70 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Tondela will stay with 21 points to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Primeira Liga, Porto will play away with Boavista on the 20th of March with a 17-1 head to head stats in favor of Porto (4 draws).

Tondela will host Arouca on the 19th of March with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Arouca (1 draw).

Porto – Formation

Porto
G
Diogo Costa 99.Portugal
7.3
D
Wendell 22.Brazil
7.1
70' 36'
D
Chancel Mbemba 19.DR Congo
7.1
D
Fábio Cardoso 2.Portugal
7.1
D
João Mário 23.Portugal
6.5
61'
M
M. Uribe 8.Colombia
7.1
M
Otávio 25.Portugal
7.8
M
Vitinha 20.Portugal
7.4
70'
M
Pepê 11.Brazil
6.7
F
Mehdi Taremi 9.Iran
7.3
77' 45'
F
Evanilson 30.Brazil
6.9
61'
Substitutes
G
A. Marchesín 1.Argentina
D
Rúben Semedo 35.Portugal
D
Zaidu 12.Nigeria
6.4
70'
M
Marko Grujic 16.Serbia
M
Galeno 13.Brazil
7.8
70' 73'
M
Stephen Eustaquio 46.Canada
M
Fábio Vieira 50.Portugal
7.8
61' 76'
F
Toni Martínez 29.Spain
6.6
77'
F
Francisco Conceição 10.Portugal
7.6
61' 79'

Porto started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição decided to play with the following team: Diogo Costa (7.3), João Mário (6.5), Chancel Mbemba (7.1), Fábio Cardoso (7.1), Wendell (7.1), Otávio (7.8), Vitinha (7.4), Mateus Uribe (7.1), Pepê (6.7), Evanilson (6.9) and Mehdi Taremi (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Toni Martínez (6.6), Marko Grujić, Agustín Marchesín, Francisco Conceição (7.6), Rúben Semedo, Wenderson Galeno (7.8), Zaidu Sanusi (6.4), Stephen Eustáquio and Fábio Vieira (7.8).

Substitutions

Porto made 5 changes: Evanilson for F. Vieira (61′), Joao Mario for F. Conceicao (61′), Wendell for Zaidu (70′), Vitinha for Galeno (70′) and M. Taremi for T. Martinez (77′).

Best player: Otávio​

The most impressive player for Porto was Otávio even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 62 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Tondela – Formation

Tondela
G
Pedro Trigueira 88.Portugal
6.4
D
Manu Hernando 15.Spain
5.9
66'
D
Modibo Sagnan 5.France
5.8
D
Marcelo Alves 33.Brazil
6.3
84'
M
Neto Borges 3.Brazil
6.7
3'
M
Tiago Almeida 19.Portugal
6.6
M
Iker Undabarrena 21.Spain
6.5
74'
M
Sessi D'Almeida 20.Benin
6.6
M
Pedro Augusto 6.Brazil
6.5
77'
F
Daniel dos Anjos 29.Brazil
7.0
F
Renat Dadashov 17.Azerbaijan
6.6
74'
Substitutes
G
Babacar Niasse 99.Mauritania
D
Bebeto 23.Brazil
D
Eduardo Quaresma 72.Portugal
6.2
84'
M
João Pedro 8.Portugal
M
Telmo Arcanjo 80.Cape Verde
M
Rafael Barbosa 70.Portugal
6.4
74'
M
Juan Manuel Boselli 11.Uruguay
6.2
77'
M
Tiago Dantas 28.Portugal
6.4
74'
F
Javier Avilés 10.Spain

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

Francisco Martín Ayestarán Barandiarán played with: Pedro Trigueira (6.4), Manu (5.9), Marcelo Alves (6.3), Modibo Sagnan (5.8), Tiago Almeida (6.6), Iker Undabarrena (6.5), Sessi D’Almeida (6.6), Pedro Augusto (6.5), Neto Borges (6.7), Renat Dadaşov (6.6) and Daniel dos Anjos (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: João Pedro, Javier Avilés, Telmo Arcanjo, Rafael Barbosa (6.4), Juan Manuel Boselli (6.2), Bebeto, Tiago Dantas (6.4), Babacar Niasse and Eduardo Quaresma (6.2).

Substitutions

Tondela made 4 changes: I. Undabarrena for T. Dantas (74′), R. Dadashov for R. Barbosa (74′), Pedro Augusto for J. Boselli (77′) and M. Alves for E. Quaresma (84′).

Best player: Daniel dos Anjos​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tondela was Daniel dos Anjos.

His rating is (7.0) with 24 passes (58% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 23. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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