Primeira Liga match information and numbers: Sporting CP fight Porto

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sun 12.September
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade (50044 seats)

Sporting CP fight Porto for fame and sporting success.

Insights:
  • Sporting CP have the most scored goals in the second half (6) in Primeira Liga
  • Porto have the most scored goals in the first half (6) in Primeira Liga

Both teams have had plenty of rest since their previous game. Let's have faith in that this will be an animated fixture!

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Sporting CP form and stats

Perfect Primeira Liga season at home so far for Sporting CP 2 wins from 2 appearances.

Sporting CP travelled for their previous game, a trip to Famalicão that ended 1-1. Sebastián Coates was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.62 out of 10. The defender Coates won 3 of 5 duels.

Before that, Sporting CP had a home game versus Belenenses which ended with a victory 2-0.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Champions League game versus Ajax in only four days. This game is also played here at Estádio José Alvalade.

Early season league goal statistics from Sporting CP's 2 home games: 5 goals, 0 conceded.

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Porto form and stats

Four points from two away games for Porto, meaning one draw and one victory in the Primeira Liga so far.

Porto had fun at their own home (Estádio José Alvalade) last time out, beating Arouca 3-0. Iván Marcano, Mateus Uribe and Mehdi Taremi scored. Mehdi Taremi, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.41. Taremi scored one goal and hit three key passes.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Marítimo.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Porto manager S. Marceneiro Conceição as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Atlético Madrid.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Porto has managed 3 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Head to head totals (for the previous ten meetings): Sporting CP won two games, five matches ended with a draw and Porto have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

Sporting CPP. Pereira Gonçalves
P. Pereira Gonçalves
3 goals
PortoA. Martínez López
A. Martínez López
3 goals
Sporting CPJ. Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves
J. Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves
2 goals

Sporting CP missing players

Porto missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting CP Porto
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 0 2 4
3 2 0 Won W 0 1 3
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
8 5 0 Scored S 0 3 8
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 2 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 50%
50% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6.8 6.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 4.5
3.2 2.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3 3.5
3 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14.5 20 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 13.5 15.8
5.2 6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 4
38% 42% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 50%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Porto have the most scored goals in the first half (6) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the most scored goals in the second half (6) in Primeira Liga
Sporting CP Last season Porto
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
26 13   Won W   11 24
7 4   Drew D   5 8
1 0   Lost L   1 2
65 34   Scored S   34 74
20 10   Conceded C   14 29
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 94%
76% 76%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   76% 79%
38% 41%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 56%
24% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 41%
6% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   24% 24%
41% 47%   BTTS BTTS   53% 53%
59% 53%   Clean Sheets C S   47% 47%
3% 0%   Failed to Score F T   6% 6%
 
5.9 6.4   Corners for (avg) C F   5.4 5.9
3.3 2.9   Corners against (avg) C A   3.6 3.3
2.6 2.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.8
3 0   Red cards R C   1 4
 
13.7 14.1   Shots (avg) S (   13.2 14.4
4.6 5.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.9 5.4
41% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   41% 40%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benfica 4 4 0 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 12
2 Porto 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 6 10
3 Sporting CP 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 6 10
4 Estoril 4 3 1 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 5 10
5 Boavista 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 7
6 Sporting Braga 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 7
7 Portimonense 4 2 0 2 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 6
8 Gil Vicente 4 2 0 2 4 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
9 Paços de Ferreira 4 2 0 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 6
10 Vitória SC 4 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 5
11 Marítimo 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 4
12 Santa Clara 4 1 1 2 3 7 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 -4 4
13 Vizela 4 1 1 2 3 9 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 7 -6 4
14 Tondela 4 1 0 3 5 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 3
15 Arouca 4 1 0 3 2 8 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 5 -6 3
16 Moreirense 4 0 2 2 6 8 2 0 0 2 3 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 -2 2
17 Famalicão 4 0 1 3 3 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 -4 1
18 Belenenses 4 0 1 3 2 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 -5 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting CP 34 26 7 1 65 20 17 13 4 0 34 10 17 13 3 1 31 10 45 85
2 Porto 34 24 8 2 74 29 17 13 3 1 40 15 17 11 5 1 34 14 45 80
3 Benfica 34 23 7 4 69 27 17 12 3 2 31 15 17 11 4 2 38 12 42 76
4 Sporting Braga 34 19 7 8 53 33 17 11 3 3 27 15 17 8 4 5 26 18 20 64
5 Paços de Ferreira 34 15 8 11 40 41 17 10 3 4 23 19 17 5 5 7 17 22 -1 53
6 Santa Clara 34 13 7 14 44 36 17 7 5 5 26 16 17 6 2 9 18 20 8 46
7 Vitória SC 34 12 7 15 37 44 17 7 1 9 21 27 17 5 6 6 16 17 -7 43
8 Moreirense 34 10 13 11 37 43 17 4 10 3 24 23 17 6 3 8 13 20 -6 43
9 Famalicão 34 10 10 14 40 48 17 4 7 6 19 24 17 6 3 8 21 24 -8 40
10 Belenenses 34 9 13 12 25 35 17 6 5 6 15 18 17 3 8 6 10 17 -10 40
11 Gil Vicente 34 11 6 17 33 42 17 4 4 9 13 20 17 7 2 8 20 22 -9 39
12 Tondela 34 10 6 18 36 57 17 8 2 7 18 21 17 2 4 11 18 36 -21 36
13 Boavista 34 8 12 14 39 49 17 5 4 8 17 22 17 3 8 6 22 27 -10 36
14 Portimonense 34 9 8 17 34 41 17 6 5 6 20 17 17 3 3 11 14 24 -7 35
15 Marítimo 34 10 5 19 27 47 17 5 3 9 10 21 17 5 2 10 17 26 -20 35
16 Rio Ave 34 7 13 14 25 40 17 4 6 7 12 18 17 3 7 7 13 22 -15 34
17 Farense 34 7 10 17 31 48 17 4 6 7 19 20 17 3 4 10 12 28 -17 31
18 Nacional 34 6 7 21 30 59 17 4 3 10 19 30 17 2 4 11 11 29 -29 25

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benfica 4 4 0 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 12
2 Porto 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 6 10
3 Sporting CP 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 6 10
4 Estoril 4 3 1 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 5 10
5 Boavista 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 7
6 Sporting Braga 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 7
7 Portimonense 4 2 0 2 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 6
8 Gil Vicente 4 2 0 2 4 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
9 Paços de Ferreira 4 2 0 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 6
10 Vitória SC 4 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 5
11 Marítimo 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 4
12 Santa Clara 4 1 1 2 3 7 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 -4 4
13 Vizela 4 1 1 2 3 9 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 7 -6 4
14 Tondela 4 1 0 3 5 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 3
15 Arouca 4 1 0 3 2 8 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 5 -6 3
16 Moreirense 4 0 2 2 6 8 2 0 0 2 3 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 -2 2
17 Famalicão 4 0 1 3 3 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 -4 1
18 Belenenses 4 0 1 3 2 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 -5 1

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The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.