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FC Porto vs FC Schalke 04, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
3 1
Full Time
Wed 28 Nov 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Porto vs FC Schalke 04 — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Radu Petrescu
  • Referee Adrian Ghinguleac
  • Referee Ovidiu Hategan
  • Referee Octavian Sovre
  • Referee Sebastian Gheorghe
  • Referee Constantin Coltescu
4 games this season 🟨 1.3/game 3.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Nov FC Schalke 04 H 3–1 W
10 Nov Sporting Clube de Braga H 1–0 W
06 Nov FK Lokomotiv Moskva H 4–1 W
03 Nov CS Maritimo A 2–0 W
28 Oct CD Feirense H 2–0 W
24 Oct FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 3–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Nov FC Porto A 1–3 L
24 Nov 1. FC Nurnberg H 5–2 W
11 Nov Eintracht Frankfurt A 0–3 L
06 Nov Galatasaray SK H 2–0 W
03 Nov Hannover 96 H 3–1 W
31 Oct 1. FC Koln A 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: FC Schalke 04 gets underway.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Danilo Pereira suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Eder Militao needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' It looks surprising FC Porto does not make any changes. Hamza Mendyl has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 28' The referee calls foul for Omar Mascarell. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 33' Felipe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 38' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Maxi Pereira made 491 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' Another substitution for FC Schalke 04 to replace Steven Skrzybski by Amine Harit on 46 minute.
  • 51' FC Porto is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 52' What a strike from Eder Militao! The score is 1-0.
  • 55' Goal! Jesus Manuel Corona scores his 16 goal in 491 matches.
  • 60' 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.
  • 62' The FC Schalke 04 manager makes a substitution. Daniel Caligiuri departs to be replaced by Alessandro Schopf.
  • 67' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Schalke 04 is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 71' Sebastian Rudy is replacing Benjamin Stambouli for the FC Schalke 04 side.
  • 74' FC Porto manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adrian is hanging Yacine Brahimi on the field on 74 minute.
  • 78' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jesus Manuel Corona.
  • 79' The FC Porto manager makes a substitution. Jesus Manuel Corona departs to be replaced by Otavio.
  • 84' FC Porto started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 84.
  • 85' Hernani is replacing Hector Herrera for the FC Porto side.
  • 86' FC Schalke 04 receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
  • 89' What a strike from Nabil Bentaleb! The score is 2-1.
  • 90' What a strike from Moussa Marega! The score is 3-1.
  • The final score is 3-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.66 FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 FC Schalke 04 xG
I would bet for: FC Porto to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto56% Draw25% FC Schalke 0419%
Actual: FC Porto win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

FC Porto or Draw
81%
Draw or FC Schalke 04
44%
FC Porto or FC Schalke 04
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto38% Draw47% FC Schalke 0415%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
12.2%
2 – 0
10.6%
0 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 0
2.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Porto

Handicap FC Porto covers Push FC Schalke 04 covers
-2.5 13% 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% 70%
-1 30% 24% 46%
-0.5 54% 46%
+0.5 81% 19%
+1 81% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Porto keeps clean sheet
42%
FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
20%

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