FC Porto vs Sporting CP: result 2-1 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 25Kick-off on March 2, 2018 at 08:30 PM (UTC)Estádio Do Dragão, Porto
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What was the result of FC Porto vs Sporting CP?
FC Porto won 2-1 on March 2, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 28′Iván MarcanoFC Porto
- 45′Rafael LeãoSporting CP
- 49′Y. BrahimiFC Porto
Official lineup for FC Porto vs Sporting CP
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
FC Porto
4-2-3-1- 11M. Marega
- 14Gonçalo Paciência
- 8Y. Brahimi
- 25Otávio
- 27Sérgio Oliveira
- 16H. Herrera
- 30Diogo Dalot
- 28Felipe
- 5Iván Marcano
- 2M. Pereira
- 1Iker Casillas Fernández
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1- 9M. Acuña
- 20Bryan Jafet Ruiz González
- 88Seydou Doumbia
- 8Bruno Fernandes
- 14William Carvalho
- 16R. Battaglia
- 13S. Ristovski
- 4S. Coates
- 5Fábio Coentrão
- 22J. Mathieu
- 1Rui Patrício
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, FC Porto have 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat; Sporting CP have 10, 3 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2018 | Portimonense(away) | 5-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 21, 2018 | Estoril(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 18, 2018 | Rio Ave(home) | 5-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 14, 2018 | Liverpool(home) | 0-5 | UEFA Champions League |
| Feb 11, 2018 | Chaves(away) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2018 | Moreirense(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 22, 2018 | FC Astana(home) | 3-3 | UEFA Europa League |
| Feb 19, 2018 | Tondela(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 15, 2018 | FC Astana(away) | 3-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Feb 11, 2018 | Feirense(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 FC Porto wins, 1 draw, 3 Sporting CP wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2018 | FC Porto 1-0 Sporting CP | Taça de Portugal |
| Oct 1, 2017 | Sporting CP 0-0 FC Porto | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 4, 2017 | FC Porto 2-1 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 28, 2016 | Sporting CP 2-1 FC Porto | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 30, 2016 | FC Porto 1-3 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 2, 2016 | Sporting CP 2-0 FC Porto | Primeira Liga |
Last archived meeting: FC Porto vs Sporting CP on Feb 7, 2018
How many goals should we expect?
FC Porto score 2.8 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting CP score 2.0 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Porto | 2.8 | 0.9 | 7 | 7/15 | 12/15 |
| Sporting CP | 2.0 | 0.7 | 7 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
FC Porto sit 1st in Primeira Liga (24 points from 8 matches) and Sporting CP sit 3rd (18 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 18 |
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