FC Porto vs AC Milan, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Porto vs AC Milan — Champions League at Estadio Do Dragao.
Match Details
- Referee Chris Kavanagh
- Referee Stefan Lupp
- Referee Felix Brych
- Referee Mark Borsch
- Referee Marco Fritz
- Referee Daniel Schlager
38 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Oct AC Milan H 1–0 W 02 Oct FC Pacos de Ferreira H 2–1 W 28 Sep Liverpool FC H 1–5 L 24 Sep Gil Vicente FC A 2–1 W 19 Sep Moreirense FC H 5–0 W 15 Sep Club Atletico de Madrid A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Oct FC Porto A 0–1 L 16 Oct Hellas Verona FC H 3–2 W 03 Oct Atalanta BC A 3–2 W 28 Sep Club Atletico de Madrid H 1–2 L 25 Sep Spezia Calcio A 2–1 W 22 Sep Venezia FC H 2–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: FC Porto gets underway.
- 3' Sergio Oliveira was booked on 3.
- 4' The referee calls foul for Sergio Oliveira. He receives a Yellow card.
- 9' FC Porto started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 9.
- 14' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Olivier Giroud made 395 appearances and scored 92 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 16' AC Milan player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 20' Olivier Giroud is having his name booked by the referee on 20.
- 21' AC Milan player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 26' It looks surprising FC Porto does not make any changes. Davide Calabria has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 31' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
- 38' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mateus Uribe.
- 43' It’s high time Sergio Conceicao made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 46' Time for substitution for FC Porto. Wendell is replaced by Zaidu Sanusi.
- 51' Chancel Mbemba has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 46 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 56' FC Porto is showing some good football. However, FC Porto are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 58' The whistle greets Fode Ballo-Toure as he departs to be replaced by Pierre Kalulu.
- 59' AC Milan manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alessio Romagnoli is hanging Fikayo Tomori on the field on 59 minute.
- 64' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 65' Goal! Luis Diaz scores his 63 goal in 83 matches.
- 67' It is a substitution in AC Milan team. Sandro Tonali is replaced by Tiemoue Bakayoko on 67 minute.
- 72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Porto needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 77' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Porto is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 82' The referee calls foul for Pierre Kalulu. He receives a Yellow card.
- 83' Daniel Maldini is replacing Rade Krunic for the AC Milan side.
- 84' Toni Martinez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mehdi Taremi on 84 minute.
- 87' The referee shows AC Milan player a Yellow card on 87.
- 89' AC Milan player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 90' The whistle greets Otavio as he departs to be replaced by Marko Grujic.
- Another three points for FC Porto.
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Lineups
FC Porto Lineups
Starting XI
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Wendell ↓ Zaidu Sanusi 46'
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Otavio ↓ Marko Grujic 90'
- 27
- 3
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9
Mehdi Taremi ↓ Toni Martinez 84'
- 8
- 7
- 99
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30
Evanilson ↓ Jesus Manuel Corona 67'
- 23
Bench
- 11
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16
Marko Grujic ↑ 90'
- 5
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Jesus Manuel Corona ↑ 67'
- 18
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29
Toni Martinez ↑ 84'
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- 28
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12
Zaidu Sanusi ↑ 46'
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20
Vitor Ferreira ↑ 67'
- 50
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Coach Sergio ConceicaoAC Milan Lineups
Starting XI
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- 23
- 5
- 17
- 1
- 24
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- 8
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Rade Krunic ↓ Daniel Maldini 83'
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- 56
Bench
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Alessio Romagnoli ↑ 59'
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Tiemoue Bakayoko ↑ 67'
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic ↑ 58'
- 46
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Pierre Kalulu ↑ 58'
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Daniel Maldini ↑ 83'
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H2H
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.37 FC Porto xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.99 AC Milan xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Porto winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.36Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 69% 31% ± 2.5 42% 58% ± 3.5 22% 78% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
FC Porto or Draw 75%Draw or AC Milan 53%FC Porto or AC Milan 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.7%1 – 0 Actual0 – 0 11.6%2 – 0 8.6%2 – 1 8.5%0 – 1 8.1%1 – 2 6.1%0 – 2 4.4%2 – 2 4.3%3 – 1 3.9%3 – 0 3.9%3 – 2 2.1%Asian Handicap — FC Porto
Handicap FC Porto covers Push AC Milan covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 13% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 23% 56% -0.5 44% — 56% +0.5 74% — 26% +1 74% 16% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
FC Porto keeps clean sheet 38% ✗AC Milan keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.