Champions League. Matchday 5. Porto – Dynamo. Preview

Champions League. Matchday 5. Porto – Dynamo. Preview

The game will start at 21:45 at the Estádio do Dragão.

FC Porto

Domestic league current position: 2nd (6 wins, 3 draws, goal difference – 18:4).

Champions League group stage current position: 1st (3 wins, 1 draw, goal difference – 9:4).

Irreplaceable in the Champions League group stage: Iker Casillas, Vincent Aboubakar, Bruno Martins Indi, Maxi Pereira – 360 minutes played.

Most enduring (players that covered the longest distance in four matches): Ruben Neves (43 326 m), Maxi Pereira (41 416 m), Andre Andre (41 128 m).

Goalkeeper #1: Iker Casillas – 4 appearances (4 goals conceded)

Best Champions League group stage striker: Vincent Aboubakar – 3 goals.

The way Champions League group stage goals were scored: 8 – from inside the box, 1 – from outside the box, 4 – kicks, 4 – headers.

Leader in number of shots on goal: Vincent Aboubakar (19 shots, 6 – on goal)

Leader in number of passes: Ruben Neves (231)

Leader in number of straight passes: Ruben Neves (205, 89%)

Best percentage of straight passes: Bruno Martins Indi (98%, 181 straight passes)

Leader in number of low crosses: Ruben Neves (24)

Leader in number of well-placed low crosses: Ruben Neves (9)

Roughest players: Andre Andre (7 fouls), Maxi Pereira (6), Ruben Neves (5)

Free kicks earned: Andre Andre (12), Vincent Aboubakar (9), Yacine Brahimi (6)

One step from suspension: Danilo, Maxi Pereira

Injured: Maicon (hip)

FC Dynamo Kyiv

Domestic league current position: 2nd (12 wins, 1 draw, 1 draw, 1 defeat, goal difference – 29:5).

Champions League group stage current position: 3rd (1 win, 2 draws, 1 defeat, goal difference – 5:4).

Irreplaceable in the Champions League group stage: Aleksandar Dragovic, Yevhen Khacheridi, Serhiy Rybalka, – 360 minutes played.

Most enduring (players that covered the longest distance in four matches): Serhiy Rybalka (43 010 m), Aleksandar Dragovic (39 718 m), Yevhen Khacheridi (38 837 m).

Goalkeeper #1: Olexandr Shovkovskyi – 3 appearances (2 goals conceded)

Champions League group stage strikers: Vitaliy Buialskyi, Oleh Husiev, Junior Moraes, Andriy Yarmolenko, Aleksandar Dragovic – 1 goal each.

The way Champions League group stage goals were scored: 5 – from inside the box, 4 – kicks, 1 – header.

Leader in number of shots on goal: Junior Moraes (10 shots, 5 – on goal)

Leader in number of passes: Aleksandar Dragovic (247)

Leader in number of straight passes: Aleksandar Dragovic (219, 89%)

Best percentage of straight passes: Yevhen Khacheridi (92%, 218 straight passes)

Leader in number of low crosses: Andriy Yarmolenko (21)

Leader in number of well-placed low crosses: Andriy Yarmolenko (2)

Roughest players: Serhiy Rybalka (9 fouls), Junior Moraes (8), Derlis Gonzalez (8)

Free kicks earned: Vitaliy Buialskyi (10), Andriy Yarmolenko (10), Derlis Gonzalez (8)

One step from suspension: Vitorino Antunes, Vitaliy Buialskyi

Injured: Domagoj Vida

Interesting peculiarity

If Chelsea FC don’t lose against Maccabi Tel Aviv FC the White-Blues will have to defeat FC Porto to qualify for the Champions League knock-out stage.

Last time Porto lost the official fixture on April 21 2015 – against Bayern Munich (1:6).

Teams’ statistics after Champions League group stage four matchdays

Porto

 

Dynamo

51

Possession (%)

53

64

Shots

49

22

Shots on goal

18

23

Shots wide

16

19

Blocked shots

15

3

Posts/bars

0

33

Corners

25

1862/1599

Passes (total/straight)

1770/1505

86%

Straight passes percentage

85%

66/18

Low crosses (total/straight)

68/6

48/50

Fouls (committed/suffered)

74/53

10/0

Yellow cards/red cards

10/0

 

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