Porto vs Benfica

20 September 2026 · Liga Portugal · 2026/27 · Referee Miguel Nogueira

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

Gabri Veiga 31’
Victor Froholdt 54’
Hwang In-beom 60’

Alexander Bah 51’

Match summary

Porto beat Benfica 3-1. Porto led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Gabri Veiga put Porto ahead in the 31st minute. In the second half, Alexander Bah equalised with a header in the 51st minute, Victor Froholdt put Porto back in front in the 54th minute, and Hwang In-beom made it 3-1 in the 60th minute.

The chances backed that up: Porto created 1.31 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Benfica's 0.84 from 12. Benfica had a player sent off.

Match stats

45% Possession 55%

20 Shots 12

7 Shots on target 3

3 Corners 3

61 Attacks 71

40 Dangerous attacks 34

343 Passes 425

90.4% Pass accuracy 84.7%

15 Tackles 19

17 Fouls 12

3 Yellow cards 5

0 Red cards 1

2 Offsides 0

Key events

Porto Benfica

Kick-off

Gabri VeigaFoul

5’

25’

Clément LengletFoul

Gabri VeigaRight foot shot

1-0

31’

34’

Gianluca PrestianniArgument

35’

Clément LengletSecond yellowFoul

38’

Alessandro CircatiGeorgiy Sudakov

Hwang In-beomGabri Veiga

38’

William GomesShot on target

41’

Half-time1-0

Pablo RosarioShot on target

49’

Second half underway

51’

Alexander BahHeader

1-1

Victor FroholdtLeft foot shot

2-1

54’

Hwang In-beomRight foot shot

3-1

60’

André SilvaShot on target

64’

Borja SainzWilliam Gomes

69’

Francisco MouraMartim Fernandes

69’

PepêShot on target

71’

74’

Andreas SchjelderupGianluca Prestianni

74’

Dodi LukebakioRafa Silva

74’

Leandro BarreiroFredrik Aursnes

Hwang In-beomFoul

80’

83’

Vangelis PavlidisShot on target

85’

Souffian El KarouaniSamuel Dahl

Samu AghehowaAndré Silva

85’

Oskar PietuszewskiPepê

85’

Oskar PietuszewskiArgument

90+2’

90+3’

Alexander BahArgument

90+3’

Tomás AraújoArgument

Full-time3-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Porto 1.31 xGBenfica 0.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Benfica attacking Porto attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Diogo Costa	95′	1	1	22	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Alberto Costa	95′	–	2	1	4	–	25	1	–	–	–
Jan Bednarek	95′	1	3	1	2	1	75	–	–	–	–
Jakub Kiwior	95′	1	–	–	1	–	68	1	–	–	–
Martim Fernandes Taken off	69′	–	1	–	2	1	12	–	–	–	–
Francisco Moura Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	–	–	–	8	1	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Victor Froholdt	95′	1	–	14	2	–	3	3	4	4	1	–
Pablo Rosario	95′	–	–	36	1	–	3	2	4	2	1	–
Gabri Veiga Taken off	38′	1	–	9	–	–	2	1	3	1	1
William Gomes Taken off	69′	–	–	16	–	–	1	1	2	3	1	–
Pepê Taken off	85′	–	1	11	3	–	2	1	2	1	–	–
Hwang In-beom Came on as a substitute	57′	1	–	23	2	–	2	1	4	1	2

Forwards4 players


André Silva Taken off	85′	–	2	5	1	0.29	–	3	1	1	14	–
Borja Sainz Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	6	–
Samu Aghehowa Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–
Oskar Pietuszewski Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	1

Goalkeeper1 player


Samuel Soares	95′	4	3	23	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Alexander Bah	95′	1	1	1	5	–	38	1	1	–
Tomás Araújo	95′	2	2	3	4	1	62	–	–	–
Clément Lenglet Sent off	35′	1	–	1	3	2	31	2	–	–
Samuel Dahl Taken off	85′	1	1	–	2	1	49	–	–	–	–
Alessandro Circati Came on as a substitute	57′	–	–	–	3	2	46	–	–	–	–
Souffian El Karouani Came on as a substitute	10′	1	–	–	2	–	2	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Fredrik Aursnes Taken off	74′	–	–	30	1	–	2	–	3	1	–	–
João Palhinha	95′	–	–	46	1	–	5	–	9	1	3	–
Rafa Silva Taken off	74′	–	–	13	2	–	1	–	3	–	1	–
Georgiy Sudakov Taken off	38′	–	–	10	2	–	1	–	1	1	–	–
Gianluca Prestianni Taken off	74′	–	1	30	1	–	1	–	5	–	2
Dodi Lukebakio Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Andreas Schjelderup Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	10	1	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
Leandro Barreiro Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–

Forwards1 player


Vangelis Pavlidis	95′	–	–	2	1	0.12	–	2	8	3	24	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Porto win 34% Avg odds 2.73

Draw 29% Avg odds 3.26

Benfica win 37% Avg odds 2.48

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Porto W W W W W

Benfica W W W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Benfica 2-2 Porto, 08 Mar 26 Next meeting: Benfica vs Porto, 28 Feb 27 (upcoming) All Porto vs Benfica meetings

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