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FC Porto vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2018-19
Sat 18 May 2019 · 17:30 UTC Estadio Do Dragao HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Porto vs Sporting Clube de Portugal — Primeira Liga at Estadio Do Dragao.

Match Details

  • Referee Paulo Soares
  • Referee Fabio Costa
  • Referee Gustavo Correia
  • Referee Luis Ferreira
  • Referee Pedro Martins

Head-to-Head

6
8
2
FC Porto 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Sporting Clube de Portugal

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May Sporting Clube de Portugal H 2–1 W
12 May CD Nacional A 4–0 W
04 May CD Aves H 4–0 W
26 Apr Rio Ave FC A 2–2 D
20 Apr CD Santa Clara H 1–0 W
17 Apr Liverpool FC H 1–4 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May FC Porto A 1–2 L
11 May CD Tondela H 1–1 D
05 May Os Belenenses Futebol A 8–1 W
27 Apr Vitória SC H 2–0 W
19 Apr CD Nacional A 1–0 W
13 Apr CD Aves A 3–1 W

Season Stats

FC Porto Sporting Clube de Portugal
#1 Position #3
21 Points 15
7 Played 7
7 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 0
18 Scored 17
3 Conceded 8
+15 GD +9
3.00 PPG 2.14
100% Win % 57%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
57% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
29% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

FC Porto are 1st (21 pts). Sporting Clube de Portugal are 3rd (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Porto
Gabriel Veiga 4 G 3 A
Andre Silva 3 G 2 A
Borja Sainz 3 G
William da Silva 2 G 2 A
Nehuen Perez 1 G
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Luis Suarez 6 G 1 A
Flavio Goncalves 3 G 1 A
Fotis Ioannidis 2 G 2 A
Rodrigo Zalazar 1 G 1 A
Maximiliano Araujo 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Porto and Sporting Clube de Portugal has kicked off!
  • 5' FC Porto are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Clube de Portugal's shape.
  • 10' Sporting Clube de Portugal come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 17' Sporting Clube de Portugal player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 19' That is a Red card for Sporting Clube de Portugal. Cristian Borja will be fuming at that decision.
  • 24' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Porto and Sporting Clube de Portugal are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 29' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Clube de Portugal is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
  • 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Clube de Portugal that had 510 games and scored 689 goals.
  • 43' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Clube de Portugal. Nemanja Gudelj will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' FC Porto make a change. Pepe trudges off to be replaced by Wilson Manafa on 46 minutes.
  • 49' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Moussa Marega on 49 minutes.
  • 54' Jeremy Mathieu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 59' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Otavio made 496 appearances and scored 23 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 61' Luiz Phellype doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 65' Bruno Gaspar makes way for Tiago Ilori at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Clube de Portugal.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Luiz Phellype as he leaves the pitch. Bas Dost steps in for Sporting Clube de Portugal.
  • 72' Sporting Clube de Portugal fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 74' A moment of madness from Felipe on 74 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Porto will be frustrated.
  • 76' The whistle greets Alex Telles as he departs to be replaced by Vincent Aboubakar.
  • 78' Danilo Pereira is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 83' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 86' Danilo Pereira was booked on 86.
  • 87' A goal from the Mexico international Hector Herrera! He fires home on 87 to make it 2-1!
  • 89' The referee shows FC Porto player a Yellow card on 89.
  • 89' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal to replace Bruno Fernandes by Wendel on 89 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Marcos Acuna. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.97 FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto55% Draw24% Sporting Clube de Portugal21%
Actual: FC Porto win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

FC Porto or Draw
78%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal
45%
FC Porto or Sporting Clube de Portugal
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto40% Draw42% Sporting Clube de Portugal18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.5%
1 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
6.2%
0 – 0
6.1%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
3.6%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Porto

Handicap FC Porto covers Push Sporting Clube de Portugal covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 22% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Porto keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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