Sporting CP 3-1 Galatasaray: a comeback built on better shots
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- xG 1.75 v 1.23: Sporting had the better chances
- 38% possession, yet a 3-1 win
- 57' penalty worth +1.0 FN xPts
Sporting recover from an early own goal
Galatasaray went ahead in the fifth minute through a Gonçalo Inácio own goal, but Sporting CP turned it around with three goals between the 27th and 63rd minutes. The visitors led for only about 22 minutes. It was a winning start to the league phase for Rui Borges' side.
Catamo's equaliser undid the damage
The early own goal cost Sporting −0.7 FN xPts, and Geny Catamo's equaliser won back +0.8. Galatasaray went on to take more of their shots inside the box than Sporting did, but Rui Silva made three saves and there was no second goal for the visitors.
Better shots outweighed territory
Galatasaray had the ball for longer and took more of their shots from inside the box, but Sporting's shots were better, at 0.22 xG per shot against 0.12. Sporting also outperformed their xG by 1.25, while a smaller share of Galatasaray's efforts hit the target.
Suárez's penalty gave Sporting the lead
Luis Javier Suárez won and scored the penalty in the 57th minute, moving Sporting from level to ahead, and the goal was worth +1.0 FN xPts. Ismail Jakobs conceded the penalty. Rodrigo Zalazar added a third in the 63rd minute, and Suárez completed every dribble he attempted.
Player of the match
Eduardo Quaresma 7.5Strong
He won 8 of 10 duels and made four tackles.
Quaresma earned most of his FN Score in defence, with four tackles, two interceptions and eight of ten duels won. He also completed 42 of 46 passes. Galatasaray did not score again after the fifth-minute own goal, while Sporting equalised in the 27th minute and added goals in the 57th and 63rd.
Game state
0-11-12-13-1
Sporting CP ahead 33 min · level 35 min · Galatasaray ahead 22 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
5'
Gonçalo Inácio
Own goal
−0.7
27'
Geny Catamo
Goal
+0.8
57'
Luis Javier Suárez
Pen goal
+1.0
63'
Rodrigo Zalazar
Goal
+0.4
Sporting CP
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 1.6Own moments +1.5Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3
Galatasaray
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 1.2Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.2Time effect 0.0→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
Sporting CPGalatasaray
1.75Expected goals (xG)1.23
Timeline
- 5'
Goal
Gonçalo Inácio (OG) assist Lucas Torreira
- 22'
Yellow
Sergi Altimira
- 27'
Goal
Geny Catamo competition goal #1
- 43'
Yellow
Luis Javier Suárez
- 52'
Yellow
Eren Elmalı
- 57'
Goal
Luis Javier Suárez (pen) competition goal #1
- 58'
Sub
Leroy Sané → Rafael Leão
- 63'
Goal
Rodrigo Zalazar competition goal #1
- 65'
Sub
Aleksey Batrakov → Deniz Gül
- 66'
Sub
Rodrigo Zalazar → Flávio Gonçalves
- 74'
Sub
Issa Doumbia → Silas Andersen
- 74'
Sub
Luis Javier Suárez → Fotis Ioannidis
- 80'
Yellow
Deniz Gül
- 85'
Sub
Eduardo Quaresma → Zeno Debast
- 85'
Sub
Georgios Vagiannidis → Iván Fresneda
- 85'
Sub
Yunus Akgün → İlkay Gündoğan
- 85'
Sub
Lucas Torreira → Lesley Ugochukwu
- 85'
Sub
Gabriel Sara → Renato Nhaga
- 90+5'
Yellow
Ismail Jakobs
Category leaders
- Key passesRodrigo Zalazar2
- Duels wonEduardo Quaresma8/10
- DribblesLuis Javier Suárez3/3
- Defensive actionsSergi Altimira7
- ShotsLuis Javier Suárez3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonBarış Alper Yılmaz3
#Sporting CP#Galatasaray#Champions League#Eduardo Quaresma#Geny Catamo#Luis Javier Suárez
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.