FC Porto vs Sporting 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Introduction
FC Porto are hosting Sporting CP
at Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 16': Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Luís Neto (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Goal! FC Porto 1, Sporting Lisbon 0. Evanilson (FC Porto) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Porto 1, Sporting Lisbon 0.
- 70': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Nuno Santos replaces Hidemasa Morita.
- 70': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Rochinha replaces Luís Neto.
- 72': Substitution, FC Porto. Stephen Eustáquio replaces Bruno Costa.
- 72': Substitution, FC Porto. Galeno replaces Mehdi Taremi.
- 75': Pedro Porro (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the red card.
- 76': Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Goal! FC Porto 2, Sporting Lisbon 0. Mateus Uribe (FC Porto) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 79': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Jeremiah St. Juste replaces Matheus Reis.
- 79': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Issahaku Fatawu replaces Marcus Edwards.
- 86': Goal! FC Porto 3, Sporting Lisbon 0. Galeno (FC Porto) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 87': Substitution, FC Porto. Gabriel Veron replaces Pepê.
- 88': Substitution, FC Porto. Toni Martínez replaces Evanilson.
- 88': Substitution, FC Porto. Wendell replaces Zaidu Sanusi.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Ricardo Esgaio replaces Manuel Ugarte because of an injury.
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 49,430
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 49,430
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +60 | Sporting CP | 30 | 80 | 2 |
| +44 | Benfica | 30 | 73 | 3 |
| +31 | FC Porto | 30 | 62 | 6 |
| +22 | Braga | 30 | 62 | 6 |
Statistics
 SCP |
POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 23 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 61.5 | Possession | 38.5 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 412 | Accurate Passes | 225 |
| 480 | Passes | 299 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 15 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 17 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 18 | Clearances | 17 |
FC Porto (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Diogo Costa (GK) |
| 5 | Iván Marcano |
| 3 | Pepe |
| 12 | Zaidu Sanusi  |
| 23 | João Mário |
| 9 | Mehdi Taremi |
| 8 | Mateus Uribe |
| 11 | Pepê |
| 25 | Otávio |
| 28 | Bruno Costa |
| 30 | Evanilson |
Sporting CP (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Adán (GK) |
| 4 | Sebastián Coates |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inacio |
| 13 | Luís Neto |
| 5 | Hidemasa Morita |
| 15 | Manuel Ugarte |
| 2 | Matheus Reis |
| 24 | Pedro Porro  |
| 10 | Marcus Edwards |
| 28 | Pedro Gonçalves |
| 17 | Francisco Trincão |
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