Match Report
10 points for Sporting CP (2nd), 3 for Vitória Guimarães (12th): a 7-point gap. Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, Sporting CP ran at 3 scored and 1.25 conceded, Vitória Guimarães at 0.75 and 1.25.
Defeat had not touched Sporting CP in 6 games, having scored in 12 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 35 games: 21 Sporting CP wins, 5 for Vitória Guimarães, 9 draws, at 3.11 goals per meeting. 4.8 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 3.11.
Estádio José Alvalade staged the fixture, a ground that holds 52,095. The referee was D. Oliveira Silva, with 62 matches in our database and 2.5 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sporting CP led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Sporting CP: Flávio Gonçalves (9'), Fotis Ioannidis (22'), Sergi Altimira (41') · Vitória Guimarães: Samu (66'), A. Ndoye (68')
Key stats
Possession: Sporting CP 56% · Vitória Guimarães 44% · Total shots: 5-12 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 5-1