Match Summary · Colorado Rapids · Major League Soccer · Football · Portugal · Liga Portugal · Sporting · Vitoria SC Guimaraes · Flavio Goncalves · Fotis Ioannidis · Geny Catamo
| Metric | Sporting | Vitoria SC Guimaraes |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 53% | 47% |
| Shots | 5 | 11 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 3 |
| Shots off target | 0 | 7 |
| Corners | 5 | 1 |
| Fouls | 12 | 21 |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 2 | 0 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 1 | 0 |
Sporting struck first at 8'41'', when Flavio Goncalves finished from Ioannidis' assist, and VAR confirmed the goal at 10'14''. Ioannidis then doubled the lead at 21'39'' from Geny Catamo's pass. A burst of bookings followed, with Altimira cautioned for Sporting and Thiago Balieiro Lourenco De Carvalho plus Oscar Rivas Viondi booked for the visitors, before Altimira added the third at 40'21'' from another Ioannidis assist. That goal was also checked and confirmed.
Guimaraes tried to change the flow with three substitutions at the break, introducing Lohann Doucet, Miguel Nogueira and Tony Strata. The visitors found a route back at 65'05'' when Samu scored from Nogueira's assist, and Ndoye cut the score to 3-2 at 67'59'' after Tony Strata set him up.
Cards for Geny Catamo, Miguel Nogueira, Quaresma and Gustavo Silva followed in a tense closing spell, while Jesse Derry and Ivan Fresneda were among Sporting's later changes. The highlights, stats and summary all point to a wild second half, but the result stayed with Sporting.
Our pre-match analysis called this one correctly. These picks were backed before kick-off and landed after the final result.
1X2: Home @1.26
Pre-match pick: Sporting are the clear pick with the market and score call both on their side.
Away To Score 2+ Goals in a Row: Yes @7.71
Pre-match pick: Away To Score 2+ Goals in a Row: Yes at 7.71 is the standout value angle in this match.