LISBOA. Sporting CP defeats Paços de Ferreira with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by P. Sarabia (20′) and a goal from N. Santos (72′).

The match was played at the Estádio José Alvalade stadium in Lisboa on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 28,788 spectators.​ The referee was Vitor Jorge Fernandes Ferreira with the collaboration of Nélson Cunha and Luís Carlos Lopes da Costa. The 4th official was João Pedro Costa Teixeira Afonso. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.8 degrees Celsius or 53.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Sporting CP

2 - 0

Paços de Ferreira

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 15 Total 2
  • 4 On Target 1
  • 11 Off Target 1
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 124 Attack 86
  • 41 Dangerous attack 24
  • 110 Ball safe 124
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 2
  • 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 20 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Sporting CP was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Paços de Ferreira that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sporting CP was more pushing with 41 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting CP won the match​.

Sporting CP shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Paços de Ferreira shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Sporting CP received 2 yellow cards (J. Palhinha and P. Sarabia). Talking about the opposition, Paços de Ferreira received 4 yellow cards (A. Ferreira, M. Baixinho, V. Antunes and J. Delgado).

Match Timeline

18'
20'
40'
Matchoi Djaló- sub ->N. Gaitan
45'
53'
56'
Antunes- Yellow
57'
Marcus Edwards - sub ->Pedro Goncalves
57'
58'
64'
Nuno Santos(goal)M. Ugarte
72'
75'
Ricardo Esgaio- sub ->P. Porro
75'
79'
Edmilson Mendes- sub ->A. Butzke
79'
Daniel Bragança- sub ->M. Nunes
84'
87'

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 playing this match, Sporting CP will have 70 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Paços de Ferreira will stay with 33 points like Marítimo to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Primeira Liga, Sporting CP will play away with Tondela on the 9th of April with a 8-2 head to head stats in favor of Sporting CP (3 draws).

Paços de Ferreira will host Marítimo on the 9th of April with a 11-10 head to head statistic in favor of Paços de Ferreira (11 draws).

Sporting CP – Formation

Sporting CP
G
Antonio Adán 1.Spain
6.8
D
Sebastián Coates 4.Uruguay
7.4
D
Matheus Reis 2.Brazil
7.1
D
Gonçalo Inácio 25.Portugal
7.3
M
Nuno Santos 11.Portugal
8.3
72'
M
Matheus Nunes 8.Portugal
6.6
84'
M
Pedro Porro 24.Spain
6.6
75'
M
João Palhinha 6.Portugal
6.9
57' 45'
F
Pedro Gonçalves 28.Portugal
6.8
57'
F
Paulinho 21.Portugal
7.2
75'
F
Pablo Sarabia 17.Spain
7.6
58' 20'
Substitutes
G
João Virgínia 31.Portugal
D
Luís Neto 13.Portugal
D
Ricardo Esgaio 47.Portugal
6.6
75'
D
Zouhair Feddal 3.Morocco
M
Manuel Ugarte 15.Uruguay
7.7
57'
M
Daniel Bragança 68.Portugal
6.7
84'
F
Tabata 7.Brazil
F
Marcus Edwards 23.England
6.4
57'
F
Islam Slimani 9.Algeria
6.6
75'

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: .

Substitutions

Sporting CP made 5 changes: J. Palhinha for M. Ugarte (57′), Pedro Goncalves for M. Edwards (57′), Paulinho for I. Slimani (75′), P. Porro for R. Esgaio (75′) and M. Nunes for D. Braganca (84′).

Paços de Ferreira – Formation

Paços de Ferreira
G
André Ferreira 13.Portugal
6.4
18'
D
Antunes 5.Portugal
6.8
56'
D
Marco Baixinho 2.Portugal
7.0
53'
D
Nuno Lima 3.Portugal
6.7
D
Juan Delgado 15.Chile
7.1
87'
D
Uilton 9.Brazil
6.8
M
Nicolás Gaitán 28.Argentina
6.4
40'
M
Rui Pires 26.Portugal
6.1
79'
M
Nuno Santos 77.Portugal
6.1
M
Hélder Ferreira 7.Portugal
6.3
64'
F
Adrián Butzke 17.Spain
6.2
79'
Substitutes
G
Igor Vekic 98.Slovenia
D
Maracás 6.Brazil
D
Pedro Ganchas 4.Portugal
D
Fernando Fonseca 29.Portugal
D
Luís Bastos 20.Portugal
M
Momo Diaby 24.France
7.1
79'
M
Matchoi Djaló 16.Portugal
6.6
40'
M
Edmilson Mendes 35.Guinea-Bissau
6.4
79'
F
Lucas Silva 23.Brazil
6.4
64'

Paços de Ferreira started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Paulo César da Silva Peixoto played with: .

Paços de Ferreira could not rely on the presence of M. Djalo (injured).

Substitutions

Paços de Ferreira made 4 changes: N. Gaitan for M. Djalo (40′), H. Ferreira for Lucas Silva (64′), A. Butzke for E. Mendes (79′) and R. Pires for M. Diaby (79′).

Results of the day

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