FC Porto out despite dominant stats: wasteful, one goal sank them | OneFootball

FC Porto bowed out of the Europa League against Nottingham Forest in a tie marked by attacking wastefulness. After a 1-1 draw at the Estádio do Dragão in the first leg of the quarter-finals, the Dragons once again showed a lack of cutting edge in the decisive match in England.

The numbers help explain the elimination: Porto generated 3.22 expected goals, but scored only once against the English side. Terem Moffi stood out for the wrong reasons, amassing 0.88 xG without finding the net, in another particularly uninspired night for the striker.

In the first game, FC Porto had already shown superiority at various moments, but came away with only a draw. William Gomes put the blue-and-whites ahead after 11 minutes, before Martim Fernandes scored an own goal in the 13th minute to make it 1-1 in the first leg. In that match, Moffi had clear chances both early on and again before half-time, but both were denied by the opposing goalkeeper.

In the second leg, the pattern repeated itself: FC Porto once again created enough to fight for qualification, but lacked precision in the decisive moments, hitting the post twice. Moffi was eventually taken off during the match after an anonymous display, failing to help the team hold up play further forward, symbolising a tie in which the Dragons produced more than they converted.

Up against an efficient and resilient Nottingham Forest, FC Porto went out in the quarter-finals, punished above all for their inability to turn attacking output into goals.

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