Match Report
15 points for Sporting CP (3rd), 5 for Vitória Guimarães (14th): a 10-point gap. Against a league average of 1.37 goals per team per game, Sporting CP ran at 2.43 scored and 1.14 conceded, Vitória Guimarães at 0.71 and 1.14.
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. 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




