Porto 1-0 Sporting Braga: prevails over 1-0 with a goal scored by L. Diaz
PORTO. Porto beats Sporting Braga 1-0 after L. Diaz scored just 1 goal (22').
PORTO. Porto prevails over Sporting Braga 1-0 after L. Diaz scored just 1 goal (22′).
The match was played at the Estádio Do Dragão stadium in Porto on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In the presence of 22,307 spectators. The referee was António Emanuel Carvalho Nobre with the assistance of Pedro Ribeiro and Nélson Filipe Vila Pereira. The 4th official was João António Ferreira Gonçalves. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.44 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 85%.
Match Statistics
Porto was in firm control of the ball 55% while Sporting Braga was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Porto was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Porto won the contest.
Porto shot 18 times, 3 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Sporting Braga shot 7 times, 0 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Porto received 4 yellow cards (Joao Mario, S. Conceicao, Otavio and Vitinha). On the other side, Sporting Braga received 5 yellow cards (P. Oliveira, Fabiano Silva, B. Rodrigues, L. Piazon and F. Moura).
After this match, Porto will have 35 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Sporting Braga will stay with 25 points to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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19'19'
Joao Mario
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22'22'
L. Diaz
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29'29'
F. Cardoso
Pepe
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38'38'
P. Oliveira
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45'45'
S. Conceicao
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45'45'
Fabiano Silva
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46'46'
Z. Sanusi
Wendell
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46'46'
Y. Couto
Fabiano Silva
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46'46'
S. Guilherme
P. Oliveira
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56'56'
V. Oliveira
A. Ruiz
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64'64'
Otavio
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69'69'
M. Taremi
Evanilson
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69'69'
Sergio Oliveira
M. Grujic
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69'69'
J. Gorby
A. Horta
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70'70'
Chiquinho
Al Musrati
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77'77'
B. Rodrigues
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79'79'
L. Piazon
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86'86'
F. Moura
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89'89'
Vitinha
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90'90'
J. Corona
Otavio
Next match
In the upcoming Primeira Liga match, Porto will play away with Vizela on the 19th of December with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Sporting Braga will host Belenenses on the 19th of December with a 16-6 head to head stats in favor of Sporting Braga (4 draws).
Porto: Formation and Lineups
Porto started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição chose to play with the following team: Diogo Costa , João Mário , Chancel Mbemba , Pepe , Wendell , Marko Grujić , Mateus Uribe , Vitinha , Otávio , Luis Díaz and Evanilson .
Substitutes
Porto made 5 changes: Pepe for F. Cardoso (29′), Wendell for Z. Sanusi (46′), Evanilson for M. Taremi (69′), M. Grujic for Sergio Oliveira (69′) and Otavio for J. Corona (90′).
Top player: Vitinha
Probably the most impressive player in Porto was Vitinha even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 39 passes (94% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
Sporting Braga: Formation and Lineups
Sporting Braga started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the other side, Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal played with: Matheus , Paulo Oliveira , Bruno Rodrigues , Vítor Tormena , Fabiano Silva , André Horta , Mutassim Al Musrati , Francisco Moura , Lucas Piazón , Ricardo Horta and Abel Ruíz .
Substitutes
Sporting Braga made 5 changes: Fabiano Silva for Y. Couto (46′), P. Oliveira for S. Guilherme (46′), A. Ruiz for V. Oliveira (56′), R. Horta for J. Gorby (70′) and Al Musrati for Chiquinho (70′).
Best player: Matheus
The player that probably impressed the most for Sporting Braga was the goalkeeper: Matheus. His rating is 7.41. He performed 3 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga
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