Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Manchester City vs Sporting CP stats tab covers Champions League (Europe), Round of 16 on 9 Mar 2022. It compares 7 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Manchester City 4, Sporting CP 3; Shots off target: Manchester City 4, Sporting CP 3; Possession: Manchester City 69%, Sporting CP 31%; Corner kicks: Manchester City 7, Sporting CP 2; Fouls: Manchester City 9, Sporting CP 12; Yellow cards: Manchester City 1, Sporting CP 2. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Manchester City led shots on target, 4 to 3 over Sporting CP, Manchester City had more possession, 69% to 31% over Sporting CP, and Manchester City led corner kicks, 7 to 2 over Sporting CP. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
Sporting CP committed more fouls, 12 to 9 over Manchester City and Sporting CP had more yellow cards, 2 to 1 over Manchester City. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.
