Sporting CP prevails over Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

FRANKFURT AM MAIN. Sporting CP was finally too strong for Eintracht Frankfurt.

By
Mark Hall
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Sporting CP prevails over Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

FRANKFURT AM MAIN. Sporting CP was in the end too good for Eintracht Frankfurt with the goal of M. Edwards (65′), Trincao (67′) and N. Santos (82′). Sporting CP made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt am Main) stadium in Frankfurt am Main on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Orel Grinfeeld with the support of Roei Hassan and Idan Yarkoni. The 4th official was Gal Laibuvitz. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.4 degrees Celsius or 74.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Eintracht Frankfurt

0 - 3

Team 1

Sporting CP

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 11 Total 8
  • 2 On Target 5
  • 9 Off Target 3
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 119 Attack 107
  • 38 Dangerous attack 24
  • 84 Ball safe 95
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Sporting CP had a superior ball possession 56% while Eintracht Frankfurt was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Eintracht Frankfurt was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Sporting CP managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Eintracht Frankfurt shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Sporting CP shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Eintracht Frankfurt received 2 yellow cards (E. Ndicka and K. Jakic). Regarding the opposition, Sporting CP received 1 yellow card (H. Morita).

Match Timeline

6'
Hidemasa Morita- Yellow
38'
46'
52'
Luís Neto- sub ->J. St. Juste
55'
65'
Marcus Edwards (goal)H. Morita
66'
67'
Trincão(goal)M. Edwards
73'
74'
79'
Nuno Santos- sub ->Pedro Goncalves
79'
Paulinho- sub ->Trincao
82'
Nuno Santos(goal)P. Porro
Ansgar Knauff- sub ->K. Jakic
83'
Makoto Hasebe- sub ->D. Kamada
83'

Standings

Standings

Group A

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Napoli
15
6
Liverpool
15
6
Ajax
6
6
Rangers
0
6

Group B

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Porto
12
6
Club Brugge
11
6
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
5
6
Atlético Madrid
5
6

Group C

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
18
6
Inter
10
6
FC Barcelona
7
6
Viktoria Plzeň
0
6

Group D

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Tottenham Hotspur
11
6
Eintracht Frankfurt
10
6
Sporting CP
7
6
Olympique Marseille
6
6

Group E

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Chelsea
13
6
Milan
10
6
Salzburg
6
6
Dinamo Zagreb
4
6

Group F

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
13
6
RB Leipzig
12
6
Shakhtar Donetsk
6
6
Celtic
2
6

Group G

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
14
6
Borussia Dortmund
9
6
Sevilla
5
6
FC Copenhagen
3
6

Group H

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Benfica
14
6
Paris Saint Germain
14
6
Juventus
3
6
Maccabi Haifa
3
6

After this contest, Eintracht Frankfurt stays with 0 points to occupy the 4th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Sporting CP has 3 points (1st).

Next matches

In the next match in the Champions League, Eintracht Frankfurt will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 4th of October with a 0-0 head to head record.

Sporting CP will play away agasint Tottenham Hotspur on the 26th of October with a 0-0 head to head record.

Eintracht Frankfurt – Formation

Eintracht Frankfurt
G
Kevin Trapp 1.Germany
6.2
D
Kristijan Jakic 6.Croatia
6.4
83' 55'
D
Christopher Lenz 25.Germany
6.8
46'
D
Evan Ndicka 2.France
6.2
38'
D
Tuta 35.Brazil
6.8
M
Mario Götze 27.Germany
6.3
M
Djibril Sow 8.Switzerland
7.1
M
Daichi Kamada 15.Japan
6.2
83'
M
Junior Dina Ebimbe 26.France
6.4
66'
M
Jesper Lindstrøm 29.Denmark
6.5
74'
F
Randal Kolo Muani 9.France
7.0
Substitutes
G
Diant Ramaj 40.Germany
G
Jens Grahl 31.Germany
D
Hrvoje Smolcic 5.Croatia
D
Luca Pellegrini   33.Italy
6.4
46'
D
Jérôme Onguéné 4.Cameroon
D
Makoto Hasebe 20.Japan
7.0
83'
D
Timothy Chandler 22.United States
F
Faride Alidou 11.Germany
F
Lucas Alario 21.Argentina
6.1
74'
F
Ansgar Knauff 36.Germany
6.6
83'
F
R. Borré 19.Colombia
6.2
66'

Eintracht Frankfurt started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Oliver Glasner decided to play with the following team: Kevin Trapp (6.2), Kristijan Jakić (6.4), Tuta (6.8), Evan Ndicka (6.2), Christopher Lenz (6.8), Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe (6.4), Djibril Sow (7.1), Jesper Lindstrøm (6.5), Mario Götze (6.3), Daichi Kamada (6.2) and Randal Kolo Muani (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: F. Alidou, H. Smolčić, Luca Pellegrini (6.4), D. Ramaj, J. Onguéné, Lucas Alario (6.1), Ansgar Knauff (6.6), Rafael Santos Borré (6.2), Makoto Hasebe (7.0), T. Chandler and J. Grahl.

Substitutions

Eintracht Frankfurt made 5 changes: C. Lenz for L. Pellegrini (46′), J. Dina Ebimbe for R. Borre (66′), J. Lindstrom for L. Alario (74′), K. Jakic for A. Knauff (83′) and D. Kamada for M. Hasebe (83′).

Best player: Djibril Sow​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Eintracht Frankfurt was Djibril Sow.

His rating is (7.1) with 51 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 3.

Sporting CP – Formation

Sporting CP
G
Antonio Adán  1.Spain
7.4
D
Sebastián Coates  4.Uruguay
6.9
D
Jerry St. Juste 3.Netherlands
7.0
52'
D
Gonçalo Inácio 25.Portugal
7.0
M
Matheus Reis 2.Brazil
6.8
M
Pedro Porro 24.Spain
7.6
M
Manuel Ugarte 15.Uruguay
7.8
M
Hidemasa Morita 5.Japan
6.8
6'
F
Pedro Gonçalves  28.Portugal
6.4
79'
F
Marcus Edwards  10.England
8.2
73' Goals65'
F
Trincão 17.Portugal
7.1
79' Goals67'
Substitutes
G
Franco Israel 12.Uruguay
G
André Paulo 22.Portugal
D
Luís Neto 13.Portugal
7.1
52'
D
José Marsà 63.Spain
D
Ricardo Esgaio 47.Portugal
M
Sotiris Alexandropoulos  6.Greece
F
A. Fatawu 18.Ghana
F
Paulinho 20.Portugal
6.2
79'
F
Arthur Gomes 33.Brazil
F
Nuno Santos 11.Portugal
7.6
79' Goals82'
F
Rochinha 16.Portugal
6.8
73'

Sporting CP started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim played with: Antonio Adán (7.4), Jeremiah St. Juste (7.0), Sebastián Coates (6.9), Gonçalo Inácio (7.0), Pedro Porro (7.6), Manuel Ugarte (7.8), Hidemasa Morita (6.8), Matheus Reis (6.8), Francisco Trincão (7.1), Pedro Gonçalves (6.4) and Marcus Edwards (8.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: I. Fatawu, F. Israel, Paulinho (6.2), Arthur Gomes, Luís Neto (7.1), José Martínez, André Paulo, Ricardo Esgaio, Nuno Santos (7.6), Rochinha (6.8) and S. Alexandropoulos.

Sporting CP could not rely on the presence of Neto (injured).

Substitutions

Sporting CP made 4 changes: J. St. Juste for Neto (52′), M. Edwards for Rochinha (73′), Pedro Goncalves for N. Santos (79′) and Trincao for Paulinho (79′).

Best player: Marcus Edwards​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting CP was Marcus Edwards.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 26 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Champions League.​