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

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
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Full Time
Tue 18 Sep 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Schalke 04 vs FC Porto — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Jose Luis Munuera
  • Referee Diego Barbero
  • Referee Jesus Gil
  • Referee Angel Nevado
  • Referee Javier Martinez
  • Referee Ricardo de Burgos

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep FC Porto H 1–1 D
15 Sep Borussia Monchengladbach A 1–2 L
02 Sep Hertha BSC H 0–2 L
25 Aug VfL Wolfsburg A 1–2 L
17 Aug 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 A 2–0 W
05 May Hebburn Town FC A 2–2 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep FC Schalke 04 A 1–1 D
02 Sep Moreirense FC H 3–0 W
25 Aug Vitória SC H 2–3 L
19 Aug Os Belenenses Futebol A 3–2 W
11 Aug GD Chaves H 5–0 W
05 May FC Bayern München A 0–2 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Schalke 04 is hosting FC Porto for another epic battle.
  • 5' It looks surprising FC Schalke 04 does not make any changes. Maxi Pereira has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' 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 Felipe suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Alex Telles needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 27' FC Schalke 04 player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 32' FC Schalke 04 is showing some good football. However, FC Schalke 04 are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 37' FC Schalke 04 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
  • 42' It’s high time Domenico Tedesco made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 47' 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.
  • 52' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 52 minutes.
  • 53' It’s a booking for FC Schalke 04 player. Mark Uth gets a Yellow card.
  • 58' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Schalke 04 that had 406 games and scored 311 goals.
  • 60' Jesus Manuel Corona is replacing Vincent Aboubakar for the FC Porto side.
  • 64' What a strike from Breel Embolo! The score is 1-0.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Yevhen Konoplyanka. He replaces Mark Uth on 65 minute.
  • 70' 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.
  • 72' The FC Schalke 04 manager makes a substitution. Breel Embolo departs to be replaced by Guido Burgstaller.
  • 75' What an equalizer from Otavio!
  • 78' FC Porto receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 78.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Sergio Oliveira. He replaces Yacine Brahimi on 82 minute.
  • 84' FC Schalke 04 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Amine Harit is hanging Suat Serdar on the field on 84 minute.
  • 86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hector Herrera on 86.
  • 90' The whistle greets Otavio as he departs to be replaced by Hernani.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.22 FC Schalke 04 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 FC Porto xG
I would bet for: FC Schalke 04 or FC Porto 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Schalke 0438% Draw30% FC Porto32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw
68%
Draw or FC Porto
62%
FC Schalke 04 or FC Porto
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Schalke 0426% Draw50% FC Porto24%
Actual: FC Porto win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.2%
1 – 0
9.9%
0 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
3.2%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap FC Schalke 04 covers Push FC Porto covers
-2.5 5% 95%
-2 5% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% 84%
-1 16% 20% 64%
-0.5 36% 64%
+0.5 67% 33%
+1 67% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
32%
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
30%

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