Over half of FC Porto’s league wins have been by a single goal | OneFootball

FC Porto achieved their 11th victory in 12 rounds of the I Liga last Sunday by defeating Estoril 1-0 at the Estádio do Dragão, thanks to an early goal from Brazilian William Gomes.

The Dragons remain isolated and unbeaten at the top of the standings, with 34 points, three more than Sporting and six more than Benfica. However, the victories – especially the most recent ones – have been far from comfortable.

The triumph over Estoril was the sixth achieved by the minimum margin, with just a one-goal difference, joining the victories against Sporting (2-1), Nacional (1-0), Moreirense (2-1), SC Braga (2-1), and Famalicão (1-0).

This means that FC Porto's last four victories in the championship were all by a single goal. Since the draw with Benfica (the only game the Dragons have not won in the I Liga), Farioli's team has not recorded a comfortable win by more than one goal. Before that, they registered more comfortable victories over Vitória SC (3-0), Gil Vicente (2-0), Casa Pia (4-0), and Arouca (4-0).

Wider margins, since the goalless draw with Benfica, have only appeared in the Portuguese Cup (4-0 against Celoricense and 3-0 against Sintrense) and in the Europa League against Nice (3-0).

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