FC Porto vs Sporting CP: result 2-0 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 6Kick-off on October 7, 2012 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Estádio Do Dragão, Porto
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What was the result of FC Porto vs Sporting CP?
FC Porto won 2-0 on October 7, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 9′J. MartínezFC Porto
- 83′J. RodríguezFC Porto (pen.)
Official lineup for FC Porto vs Sporting CP
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
FC Porto
- 9J. Martínez
- 17Silvestre Varela
- 3L. González
- 8João Moutinho
- 10J. Rodríguez
- 25Fernando
- 2Danilo
- 4Maicon
- 26Alex Sandro
- 30N. Otamendi
- 1Helton da Silva Arruda
Sporting CP
- 9R. van Wolfswinkel
- 18A. Carrillo
- 8S. Schaars
- 10Marat Izmailov
- 30Danijel Pranjić
- 77Elias
- 6K. Boulahrouz
- 15M. Rojo
- 41Cédric Soares
- 48E. Insúa
- 1Rui Patrício
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, FC Porto have 12 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats; Sporting CP have 8, 3 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2012 | Paris Saint Germain(home) | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 29, 2012 | Rio Ave(away) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 22, 2012 | Beira-Mar(home) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 18, 2012 | Dinamo Zagreb(away) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 1, 2012 | Olhanense(away) | 3-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2012 | Estoril(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 24, 2012 | GIL Vicente(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 16, 2012 | Maritimo(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 27, 2012 | Rio Ave(home) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 19, 2012 | Guimaraes(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 2 FC Porto wins, 2 draws, 0 Sporting CP wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2012 | FC Porto 2-0 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 7, 2012 | Sporting CP 0-0 FC Porto | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 17, 2011 | FC Porto 3-2 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 27, 2010 | Sporting CP 1-1 FC Porto | Primeira Liga |
Last archived meeting: FC Porto vs Sporting CP on May 5, 2012
How many goals should we expect?
FC Porto score 2.3 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting CP score 1.4 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Porto | 2.3 | 0.5 | 11 | 4/15 | 6/15 |
| Sporting CP | 1.4 | 1.0 | 5 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
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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