FC Porto coach Sergio Conceição was furious at the end of the match against Rio Ave – a 1-3 loss to the Dragons – because he realized they were playing too short. Remember what I said:
“In the second half there was no match. There were some attacks from us, five or six occasions, but it could have been 10 or 11 if the time had been different, but that’s Portuguese football. Don’t invite me to further federation meetings to discuss this. I will watch the second part, and I am very happy to know how useful the match was in the second part. It was awkward.”
Well, after league data confirmed that Rio Ave-FC Porto was a game of dragons, this season, with more time, as well as today’s game, until yesterday (there are two more games today) with more useful time, A BOLA now reveals About the data that refers to the second part, to which he had access. And the numbers contradict once again Sergio Conceicao.
Well, the first half of Rio Ave-FC Porto took 54% of the playing time, while the second half took 61%. A very big difference of seven percent for the second half, which Sergio Conceicao classified as “shameful”.
It should be noted that data collection is done in real time and then certified. The results shown may be subject to changes up to 48 hours after the end of each game, at which time they are approved. This means that the data provided by A BOLA is provisional, and there may be some difference, but not enough to overturn the conclusion that Vila do Conde was played more time in the second half than in the first half.
Explanation
What time is play?
It is the total ball possession time during play, resulting from the total ball possession times of each team. It translates and reflects the time when the ball is actually in play, and is calculated when the ball is or may be able to move within the field of play, where it is attributed to one of the teams.
At the end of the game, in short, four periods are taken (in absolute minutes and percentage):
– Total playing time (includes compensation times for each part);
Possession of the ball for the home team.
Possession of the ball by the visiting team.
– Useful time – the time of possession of the ball for the home team + time of possession of the ball for the visiting team;
