Sporting's 27 shots not enough as Viseu win 2-1 at Alvalade

Sporting took most of the ball and most of the chances at home, but Academico Viseu came away with the points after a late second goal.

Sporting had 27 shots and 71% of the ball at José Alvalade, and still lost 2-1 to Academico Viseu. The moment most likely to be talked about came on 45 minutes, when a Sporting penalty was cancelled after a VAR review, and the sides went in with Viseu a goal up from their 24th-minute strike.

For a home side, 27 shots is a lot. Sporting usually have 10.8 in a home match, so this was well over double their normal output, and 21 of them were taken from inside the penalty area, where most goals are scored. Expected goals, a measure that adds up how good each chance was, came to 1.8, against a home average of 1.27. Only four of the 27 shots were on target, though, and the home side scored once, where they usually score 2.5.

Luis Suárez was the one who made the difference for Sporting, scoring on 62 minutes after eight shots in the match. His goal was the only one the home side managed, and it came from a position that the chances had been building towards for some time. Sporting conceded two goals, against a home average of 1.1, so the equaliser was not enough to stop them trailing again.

Viseu had 29% of the ball, against an away average of 47.1%, and they took nine shots against an away average of 8.9. Their expected goals figure was 0.86, against an away average of 0.85, so the chances they created were ordinary by their own standards. They still scored twice, against an away average of 1.4, and João Guilherme was responsible for both goals, which is why his rating of 8.9 is the highest in the match.

Viseu's goalkeeper made three saves, while Sporting's made none, which tells you how often the visitors were forced to defend their goal. No player was sent off in the match. Viseu picked up four yellow cards to Sporting's two, and the visitors' bookings came early, with two players cautioned before the 12th minute.

Nestory Irankunda came on in the 85th minute and produced six key passes, the most of anyone on either side's list of players. His introduction was one of several substitutions in the last ten minutes, and the match turned on what happened after that. The visitors added their second goal with 16 minutes still to play, and Sporting did not find a way back.

Sporting sit third in the table with 18 points from eight games, while Viseu are sixth on 14 points from the same number of matches. Viseu's away record over those eight games reads four wins, two draws and two defeats.

Player of the matchJoão Guilherme2 goals8.8

L. Suárez1 goal7.8

S. Messeguem1 assist7.4

Gonçalo Inácio2 chances created7.2