Porto
Napoli
Match summary
Porto won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Napoli. It was 1-1 at half-time.
In the first half, Jan Bednarek put Porto ahead with a header in the 11th minute and Scott McTominay equalised in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Gabri Veiga put Porto back in front in the 71st minute, Jakub Kiwior made it 3-1 with a header in the 80th minute, and Samu Aghehowa made it 4-1 from the penalty spot in the 90th minute.
The chances backed that up: Porto created 2.71 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Napoli's 1.37 from 11. Napoli had a player sent off.
Porto dominated the Champions League fixture against Napoli, recording 52 percent possession and outshooting their opponents 19 to 11. The hosts registered 8 shots on target compared to the visitors' 6, while generating an expected goals total of 2.71 against 1.37. Porto completed 518 passes with an accuracy of 86.1 percent, winning the disciplinary count comfortably as they conceded 8 fouls and received 1 yellow card. Napoli struggled with their discipline, accumulating 4 yellow cards, 1 red card, and committing 11 fouls over the course of the 90 minutes.
The match began with an early yellow card for Antonio Vergara in the 1st minute before Jan Bednarek opened the scoring for Porto in the 11th minute. Napoli collected 3 further yellow cards in the first half before Scott McTominay equalised in the 43rd minute, leaving the score 1-1 at half-time. Porto pulled ahead in the second half through goals from Gabri Veiga in the 71st minute and Jakub Kiwior in the 80th minute. Rafa Marín received a red card for a professional foul in the 88th minute, allowing Samu Aghehowa to score a penalty in the 90th minute to seal the 4-1 victory.
