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AS Roma vs FC Porto, 2018-19 ROUND OF 16

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
2 – 1
Full Time
Tue 12 Feb 2019 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

AS Roma vs FC Porto — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Jochem Kamphuis
  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Kevin Blom
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb FC Porto H 2–1 W
08 Feb AC Chievo Verona A 3–0 W
03 Feb AC Milan H 1–1 D
27 Jan Atalanta BC A 3–3 D
19 Jan Torino FC H 3–2 W
29 Dec Parma Calcio 1913 A 2–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb AS Roma A 1–2 L
08 Feb Moreirense FC A 1–1 D
03 Feb Vitória SC A 0–0 D
30 Jan Os Belenenses Futebol H 3–0 W
18 Jan GD Chaves A 4–1 W
12 Jan Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–0 D

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AS Roma this season
0% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AS Roma
0-15
1/–
16-30
3/1
31-45
2/–
46-60
4/2
61-75
–/–
76+
–/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Porto
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Roma
Donyell Malen 4 G 2 A
Bryan Cristante 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for AS Roma and FC Porto.
  • 5' Spain international Iker Casillas has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' AS Roma are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Porto backline.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' FC Porto fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' It’s high time Eusebio Di Francesco made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. AS Roma must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' FC Porto come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' AS Roma currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 65' Yacine Brahimi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AS Roma tonight.
  • 68' Another substitution for FC Porto to replace Yacine Brahimi by Adrian on 68 minute.
  • 70' Assisted by Edin Dzeko with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nicolo Zaniolo makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 74' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hector Herrera.
  • 76' The deadlock is broken! Nicolo Zaniolo gets on the scoresheet on 76 minutes.
  • 76' A change in the FC Porto ranks — Fernando exits the field as Andre Pereira enters on 76.
  • 79' Adrian is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 83' Lorenzo Pellegrini makes way for Steven N'Zonzi at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from AS Roma.
  • 84' It is a substitution in FC Porto team. Otavio is replaced by Hernani on 84 minute.
  • 87' The whistle greets Nicolo Zaniolo as he departs to be replaced by Davide Santon.
  • 88' That is a Yellow card for AS Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' AS Roma ring the changes. Stephan El Shaarawy has done his job and it is now time for Justin Kluivert to step up.
  • Another three points for AS Roma.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.27 AS Roma xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 FC Porto xG
I would bet for: AS Roma or FC Porto 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Roma42% Draw29% FC Porto29%
Actual: AS Roma win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

AS Roma or Draw
71%
Draw or FC Porto
58%
AS Roma or FC Porto
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AS Roma27% Draw50% FC Porto23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
11.1%
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
2.9%
1 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — AS Roma

Handicap AS Roma covers Push FC Porto covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 21% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

AS Roma keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.