Porto vs Nacional

13 September 2025 · Liga Portugal · 2025/26 · Referee Luís Godinho

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • S. Aghehowa 31’ (pen)

Match summary

Porto won 1-0 at home to Nacional. Porto led 1-0 at half-time.

S. Aghehowa put Porto ahead from the penalty spot in the 31st minute.

The chances backed that up: Porto created 2.18 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Nacional's 0.09 from 6.

Match stats

69% Possession 31%
11 Shots 6
5 Shots on target 1
5 Corners 5
528 Passes 236
83.3% Pass accuracy 60.2%
20 Tackles 23
6 Fouls 14
2 Yellow cards 4
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Porto Nacional
0’
T. MargaridoManagerArgument
Kick-off
B. SainzVAR: No penalty
29’
30’
J. AurélioFoul
S. AghehowaPenalty1-0 (Porto)
31’
B. SainzShot on target
35’
45’
C. LabidiShot on target
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
Z. SanusiF. Moura
56’
N. PérezA. Varela
56’
G. VeigaR. Mora
56’
S. EustaquioN. Pérez
60’
63’
WitiP. Messias Cardozo
70’
C. LabidiFoul
74’
F. SoaresLiziero
74’
J. SilvaC. Labidi
G. VeigaFoul
76’
S. AghehowaArgument
79’
84’
L. JoãoPaulinho Bóia
PepêShot on target
85’
D. GülS. Aghehowa
86’
G. VeigaShot on target
88’
90+1’
Zé VitorFoul
B. SainzShot on target
90+7’
90+9’
L. SantosFoul
Full-time1-0

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.18 0.09 31’ S. Aghehowa (Porto), 1-0 31’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.18 0.09 31’ S. Aghehowa (Porto), 1-0 Aghehowa 31’
Porto 2.18 xGNacional 0.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nacional attacking Porto attacking 
31’ S. Aghehowa (Porto), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 73’ Pepê (Porto), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 88’ G. Veiga (Porto), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 85’ Pepê (Porto), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 35’ B. Sainz (Porto), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+7’ B. Sainz (Porto), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 26’ B. Sainz (Porto), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ B. Sainz (Porto), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ R. Mora (Porto), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ C. Labidi (Nacional), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+4’ B. Sainz (Porto), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ B. Sainz (Porto), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+8’ L. Santos (Nacional), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 3’ Paulinho Bóia (Nacional), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Paulinho Bóia (Nacional), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Zé Vitor (Nacional), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 87’ J. Silva (Nacional), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 31’ S. Aghehowa (Porto), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 73’ Pepê (Porto), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 88’ G. Veiga (Porto), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 85’ Pepê (Porto), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 35’ B. Sainz (Porto), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+7’ B. Sainz (Porto), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 26’ B. Sainz (Porto), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ B. Sainz (Porto), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ R. Mora (Porto), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ C. Labidi (Nacional), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+4’ B. Sainz (Porto), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ B. Sainz (Porto), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 65’ Zé Vitor (Nacional), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 87’ J. Silva (Nacional), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+8’ L. Santos (Nacional), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 3’ Paulinho Bóia (Nacional), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Paulinho Bóia (Nacional), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Porto 4-3-3 Starting XI
Costa
Rosario
Bednarek
Kiwior
Moura 56’
Froholdt
Varela 56’
Mora 56’
Pepê
Aghehowa 86’
Sainz
Nacional 4-3-3 Starting XI
França
Aurélio
Santos
Vitor
Gomes
Liziero 74’
Dias
Labidi 74’
Pablo
Ramírez
Bóia 84’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
D. Costa
90′ 1 0 41 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
P. Rosario
90′ 3 – – 5 – 61 – – – –
J. Bednarek
90′ 1 – – 7 5 88 1 – – –
J. Kiwior
90′ 4 – – 5 1 93 – – – –
F. Moura Taken off
56′ 1 2 – 2 – 31 – – – –
Z. Sanusi Came on as a substitute
34′ – – – 2 1 17 – – – –
N. Pérez Came on as a substituteTaken off
34′ – 1 – – – – – – – –
Midfielders5 players
V. Froholdt
90′ – – 32 1 – 2 – 6 1 – –
A. Varela Taken off
56′ – – 32 1 – 1 – 2 1 – –
R. Mora Taken off
56′ – – 17 – – 1 1 5 – 2 –
G. Veiga Came on as a substitute
34′ – – 8 – – 1 – 1 1 – –
S. Eustaquio Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 20 1 – 2 – 4 – – –
Forwards4 players
Pepê
90′ – – 2 1 0.70 – – 16 5 40 –
S. Aghehowa Taken off
86′ 1 – 1 1 0.79 – – 3 – 11 –
B. Sainz
90′ – – 6 2 0.25 – 1 5 2 32 –
D. Gül Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – 2 2 – 5 –
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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Porto win 78% Avg odds 1.20
Draw 15% Avg odds 6.28
Nacional win 7% Avg odds 12.83

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

Form going into the game

Porto WWWWW
Nacional LLDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Porto 3-0 Nacional, 17 May 25 Next meeting: Nacional 0-1 Porto, 15 Feb 26  All Porto vs Nacional meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.