Portuguese Primeira Liga

FC Porto vs Benfica, 2026-27 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
FC Porto
  • 31': Gabri Veiga
  • 54': Victor Froholdt
  • 60': Hwang In-Beom
FT
3 - 1
Benfica
  • Red Card 35': Clément Lenglet
  • 51': Alexander Bah

About

FC Porto are hosting Benfica at Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Alberto Costa (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Heorhiy Sudakov (Benfica).
  • 4': Foul by William Gomes (FC Porto).
  • 4': João Palhinha (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Gabri Veiga (FC Porto).
  • 5': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Gabri Veiga (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 6': Delay in match because of an injury Alexander Bah (Benfica).
  • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Heorhiy Sudakov (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 11': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Clément Lenglet (Benfica) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Heorhiy Sudakov with a cross.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Rafa with a cross.
  • 14': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by João Palhinha.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Pepê (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Rosario.
  • 17': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by William Gomes.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Alexander Bah (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Palhinha.
  • 18': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pablo Rosario.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': William Gomes (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by João Palhinha (Benfica).
  • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica).
  • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Martim Fernandes (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 23': Martim Fernandes (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
  • 25': Victor Froholdt (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Benfica).
  • 25': Clément Lenglet (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Gabri Veiga (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 27': Foul by Victor Froholdt (FC Porto).
  • 27': João Palhinha (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. André Silva (FC Porto) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pepê.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Gabri Veiga (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Heorhiy Sudakov.
  • 29': Gabri Veiga (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 30': Foul by Alberto Costa (FC Porto).
  • 30': João Palhinha (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Gabri Veiga (FC Porto) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 31': Goal! FC Porto 1, Benfica 0. Gabri Veiga (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pepê with a through ball.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Alberto Costa (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Costa.
  • 34': Foul by William Gomes (FC Porto).
  • 34': Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  • 35': André Silva (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Benfica).
  • 35': Second yellow card to Clément Lenglet (Benfica) for a bad foul.
  • 38': Substitution, FC Porto. Hwang In-Beom replaces Gabri Veiga.
  • 38': Substitution, Benfica. Alessandro Circati replaces Heorhiy Sudakov.
  • 39': Attempt missed. André Silva (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pepê.
  • 40': Foul by Pablo Rosario (FC Porto).
  • 40': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Attempt saved. William Gomes (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Samuel Soares (Benfica).
  • 41': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Gianluca Prestianni.
  • 42': Foul by Victor Froholdt (FC Porto).
  • 42': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafa.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (FC Porto).
  • 45'+1': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+3': Foul by William Gomes (FC Porto).
  • 45'+3': Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, FC Porto 1, Benfica 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Porto 1, Benfica 0.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. André Silva (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alberto Costa.
  • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Pablo Rosario (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Samuel Soares (Benfica). Assisted by Alberto Costa.
  • 50': Offside, FC Porto. William Gomes is caught offside.
  • 51': Goal! FC Porto 1, Benfica 1. Alexander Bah (Benfica) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni with a through ball.
  • 53': Foul by Pablo Rosario (FC Porto).
  • 53': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Goal! FC Porto 2, Benfica 1. Victor Froholdt (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by André Silva.
  • 58': Foul by Victor Froholdt (FC Porto).
  • 58': Alessandro Circati (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Hwang In-Beom (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
  • 60': Goal! FC Porto 3, Benfica 1. Hwang In-Beom (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by André Silva.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 63': Hwang In-Beom (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
  • 64': Attempt saved. André Silva (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Samuel Soares (Benfica). Assisted by Victor Froholdt with a cross.
  • 64': Attempt missed. André Silva (FC Porto) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Martim Fernandes (FC Porto).
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Substitution, FC Porto. Francisco Moura replaces Martim Fernandes because of an injury.
  • 69': Substitution, FC Porto. Borja Sainz replaces William Gomes.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Pablo Rosario (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hwang In-Beom.
  • 71': Foul by Francisco Moura (FC Porto).
  • 71': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Pepê (FC Porto) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Samuel Soares (Benfica). Assisted by Victor Froholdt.
  • 72': Foul by Pepê (FC Porto).
  • 72': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 74': Substitution, Benfica. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Rafa.
  • 74': Substitution, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup replaces Gianluca Prestianni.
  • 76': Borja Sainz (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Victor Froholdt (FC Porto) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Silva.
  • 78': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Jan Bednarek (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hwang In-Beom with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Foul by Hwang In-Beom (FC Porto).
  • 79': Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Hwang In-Beom (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Diogo Costa (FC Porto). Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 84': Offside, FC Porto. Borja Sainz is caught offside.
  • 85': Substitution, FC Porto. Oskar Pietuszewski replaces Pepê.
  • 85': Substitution, FC Porto. Samu Aghehowa replaces André Silva.
  • 85': Substitution, Benfica. Souffian El Karouani replaces Samuel Dahl.
  • 85': Foul by Samu Aghehowa (FC Porto).
  • 85': Tomás Araújo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Oskar Pietuszewski (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
  • 88': Pablo Rosario (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
  • 89': Foul by Borja Sainz (FC Porto).
  • 89': Souffian El Karouani (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Alberto Costa (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Oskar Pietuszewski (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Tomás Araújo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Alexander Bah (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Victor Froholdt (FC Porto).
  • 90'+4': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Tomás Araújo (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Porto 3, Benfica 1.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Porto 3, Benfica 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 17
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 1
55 Possession 45
12 SHOTS 20
3 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
360 Accurate Passes 310
425 Passes 343
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 2
9 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.2
50 Long Balls 20
30 Accurate Long Balls 8
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 6
9 Effective Tackles 8
19 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
4 Interceptions 15
15 Effective Clearances 15
15 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal

Liga Portugal Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 FC Porto 7 +15 21
2 Benfica 7 +15 16
3 Sporting CP 7 +9 15
4 Santa Clara 7 +7 15
Full Standings

Line-Ups

FCP FC Porto (4-3-3)

No. Name
99 Diogo Costa (GK)
4 Jakub Kiwior
5 Jan Bednarek
52 Martim Fernandes
20 Alberto Costa
13 Pablo Rosario
10 Gabri Veiga Yellow Card
8 Victor Froholdt
19 André Silva
11 Pepê
7 William Gomes
FC Porto Substitutes:
Gabriel Mec, Souza, Oskar Pietuszewski, Cláudio Ramos, Dominik Prpic, Borja Sainz, Santiago Gimenez, Alan Varela, Hwang In-Beom, Moura, Samu Aghehowa, Luís Gomes.

SLB Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
24 Samuel Soares (GK)
2 Clément Lenglet Yellow Card
44 Tomás Araújo Yellow Card
26 Samuel Dahl
6 Alexander Bah
10 Georgiy Sudakov
36 João Palhinha
8 Fredrik Aursnes
14 Vangelis Pavlidis
25 Gianluca Prestianni Yellow Card
27 Rafa Silva
Benfica Substitutes:
Anísio Cabral, Anatoliy Trubin, Alessandro Circati, Andreas Schjelderup, Souffian El Karouani, Dodi Lukébakio, Jhon Durán, Jakub Kaminski, Leandro Barreiro, Manu Silva, Daniel Banjaqui, Claudio Echeverri.

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