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PORTO. Porto was finally too much to handle for Sporting CP with the goal of Evanilson (42′), M. Uribe (78′ pen) and Galeno (86′ pen). Sporting CP was surely superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Estádio Do Dragão stadium in Porto on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Nuno Miguel Serrano Almeida who had the assistance of André Campos and Pedro Felisberto. The 4th official was Vitor Jorge Fernandes Ferreira. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21 degrees Celsius or 69.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 12 Total 7
- 5 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 95 Attack 97
- 36 Dangerous attack 31
- 71 Ball safe 91
- 2 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
Fouls
- 23 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Sporting CP had a superior ball possession 62% while Porto was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Porto was more aggressive with 36 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Porto won the match.
Porto shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sporting CP shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Porto received 1 yellow card (Zaidu). Regarding the opposition, Sporting CP received 4 yellow cards (M. Ugarte, Neto, H. Morita and M. Reis).
Also, Sporting CP didn’t finish the match with 11 players after P. Porro (Sporting CP) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (75′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Porto has 9 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Sporting CP stays with 4 points (10th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Primeira Liga, Porto will play away with Rio Ave on the 28th of August with a 24-0 head to head in favor of Porto (7 draws).
Sporting CP will host Chaves on the 27th of August with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Sporting CP (1 draw).
Porto – Formation
Porto
87'
41'
78'
Porto started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição decided to play with the following team: Diogo Costa , João Mário , Pepe , Iván Marcano , Zaidu Sanusi , Bruno Costa , Mateus Uribe , Otávio , Pepê , Evanilson and Mehdi Taremi .
The home team had on the bench: André Franco, Wenderson Galeno , Gabriel Veron, Wendell, Cláudio Ramos, Stephen Eustáquio , David Carmo, Toni Martínez and Danny Namaso.
Substitutions
Porto made 5 changes: M. Taremi for Galeno (72′), B. Costa for S. Eustaquio (72′), Evanilson for T. Martinez (87′), Zaidu for Wendell (87′) and Pepe for Gabriel Veron (87′).
Best player: Diogo Costa
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Porto was the goalkeeper: Diogo Costa. His rating is 7.91. He performed 5 saves.
Sporting CP – Formation
Sporting CP
75'
Sporting CP started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim played with: Antonio Adán , Luís Neto , Sebastián Coates , Gonçalo Inácio , Pedro Porro , Manuel Ugarte , Hidemasa Morita , Matheus Reis , Francisco Trincão , Marcus Edwards and Pedro Gonçalves .
They had on the bench: Nuno Santos , Flávio Nazinho, Mateus Fernandes, Ricardo Esgaio, Rodrigo Ribeiro, Jeremiah St. Juste , Abdul Fatawu Issahaku , Franco Israel and Rochinha .
Sporting CP could not rely on the presence of R. Esgaio (injured).
Substitutions
Sporting CP made 5 changes: H. Morita for N. Santos (70′), Neto for Rochinha (70′), M. Reis for J. St. Juste (78′), M. Edwards for A. Fatawu (79′) and M. Ugarte for R. Esgaio (90′).
Best player: Francisco Trincão
The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting CP was Francisco Trincão.
His rating is with 25 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga.
- Chaves – Vizela – 1-1
- Porto – Sporting CP – 3-0
- Santa Clara – Arouca – 1-2
