FC Porto vs Sporting 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 45'+1': Victor Froholdt (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, FC Porto. Deniz Gül replaces Samu Aghehowa because of an injury.
- 63': Substitution, FC Porto. Seko Fofana replaces Gabri Veiga.
- 63': Substitution, FC Porto. Rodrigo Mora replaces Borja Sainz.
- 63': Substitution, FC Porto. Thiago Silva replaces Jakub Kiwior because of an injury.
- 74': Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Goal! FC Porto 1, Sporting Lisbon 0. Seko Fofana (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 79': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Luis Guilherme replaces Hidemasa Morita.
- 84': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Souleymane Faye replaces Pote.
- 84': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Daniel Bragança replaces Geny Catamo.
- 84': Francisco Moura (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Substitution, FC Porto. Francisco Moura replaces Martim Fernandes because of an injury.
- 86': Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +35 | FC Porto | 20 | 55 | 1 |
| +43 | Sporting CP | 20 | 51 | 1 |
| +32 | Benfica | 21 | 49 | 0 |
| +26 | Braga | 21 | 39 | 4 |
Statistics
 SCP |
FCP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 54.1 | POSSESSION | 45.9 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 376 | Accurate Passes | 323 |
| 436 | Passes | 376 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 17 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 24 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 12 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 15 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 20 | Clearances | 18 |
FC Porto (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Diogo Costa (GK) |
| 4 | Jakub Kiwior |
| 5 | Jan Bednarek |
| 52 | Martim Fernandes |
| 20 | Alberto Costa |
| 22 | Alan Varela |
| 10 | Gabri Veiga |
| 8 | Victor Froholdt  |
| 9 | Samu Aghehowa |
| 17 | Borja Sainz |
| 11 | Pepê |
Sporting CP (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Silva (GK) |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inacio |
| 26 | Ousmane Diomande |
| 20 | Maximiliano Araújo |
| 22 | Iván Fresneda |
| 8 | Pedro Gonçalves |
| 5 | Hidemasa Morita |
| 42 | Morten Hjulmand |
| 97 | Luis Suárez |
| 17 | Francisco Trincão |
| 10 | Geny Catamo |
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