Match Report
The table read 2nd (Porto, 12 pts) against 3rd (Shakhtar Donetsk, 9 pts), 3 points apart. Porto ranked just 9th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Per game in the league, Porto were scoring 2.5 and conceding 1.33, Shakhtar Donetsk 1.67 and 2, against a competition average of 1.54 goals per team per game.
Shakhtar Donetsk entered with three wins in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Porto wins, 0 for Shakhtar Donetsk, 2 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. Only 20% of these meetings ended in a home win. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match was played at Estádio Do Dragão (capacity 50,033). On the scoreboard, Porto led 2-1 at the break; 5 second-half goals set the final 5-3.
Goal scorers
Porto: Wenderson Galeno (9'), Wenderson Galeno (43'), Mehdi Taremi (62'), Pepe (75'), Francisco Conceição (82') · Shakhtar Donetsk: Danylo Sikan (29'), Stephen Eustáquio (72' og), Eguinaldo (88')
Key stats
Possession: Porto 49% · Shakhtar Donetsk 51% · Total shots: 20-9 · On target: 9-6 · Corners: 5-1