LISBOA. Sporting CP was finally too much to handle for Rio Ave with the goal of P. Goncalves was the star player of the match after he scored in the 36th and 75th minute. Pedro Goncalves (36′), M. Nunes (67′) and Pedro Goncalves (75′). Sporting CP was truly superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estádio José Alvalade stadium in Lisboa on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Manuel Mota with the collaboration of Nuno Eiras and Jorge António Alves Fernandes. The 4th official was Anzhony Francisco Gonçalves Rodrigues. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.9 degrees Celsius or 67.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 23 Total 3
- 8 On Target 1
- 15 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 170 Attack 58
- 71 Dangerous attack 15
- 79 Ball safe 69
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sporting CP had a superior ball possession 67% while Rio Ave was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sporting CP was putting more pressure with 71 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting CP won the match.
Sporting CP shot 23 times, 8 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rio Ave shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Sporting CP received 1 yellow card (M. Ugarte). Talking about the opposition, Rio Ave received 2 yellow cards (J. Ferreira and A. Oudrhiri).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sporting CP has 1 points to occupy the 8th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Rio Ave stays with 0 points (15th).
Next matches
Sporting CP – Formation
Sporting CP
72'
61'
67'
Sporting CP started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim decided to play with the following team: Antonio Adán , Luís Neto , Sebastián Coates , Gonçalo Inácio , Pedro Porro , Manuel Ugarte , Matheus Nunes , Matheus Reis , Francisco Trincão , Marcus Edwards and Pedro Gonçalves .
The home team had on the bench: Jeremiah St. Juste , Rochinha , Nuno Santos, Hidemasa Morita , Ricardo Esgaio , Franco Israel, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku , Flávio Nazinho and Rodrigo Ribeiro.
Substitutions
Sporting CP made 5 changes: M. Ugarte for H. Morita (65′), Neto for J. St. Juste (72′), M. Edwards for Rochinha (72′), Trincao for A. Fatawu (80′) and P. Porro for R. Esgaio (80′).
Best player: Pedro Gonçalves
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting CP was Pedro Gonçalves.
His rating is with 2 goals, 49 passes (89% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Rio Ave – Formation
Rio Ave
Rio Ave started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Luís Carlos Batalha Freire played with: Jhonatan , Costinha , Renato Pantalon , Aderllan Santos , Pedro Amaral , Paulo Vitor , Joca , Vítor Gomes , Gonçalo Rodrigues , Fábio Ronaldo and Aziz .
These were the players on the bench: Leonardo Ruiz , João Graça , João Ferreira , Ukra, Zé Manuel, Amine Oudrhiri , Miguel Nóbrega, André Pereira and Magrão.
Substitutions
Rio Ave made 5 changes: Joca for Andre Pereira (61′), V. Gomes for J. Graca (62′), Costinha for J. Ferreira (62′), Aziz for L. Ruiz (73′) and Guga for A. Oudrhiri (80′).
Best player: Costinha
The player that probably impressed the most for Rio Ave was Costinha.
His rating is with 27 passes (59% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga.
