FC Porto vs Benfica 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga
27': Stephen EustáquioIntroduction
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': First Half begins.
- 6': João Mário (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Alexander Bah (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Stephen Eustáquio (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Second yellow card to Stephen Eustáquio (FC Porto) for a bad foul.
- 37': Enzo Fernández (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Cláudio Ramos (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Benfica. Gilberto replaces Alexander Bah.
- 45': Substitution, Benfica. David Neres replaces João Mário.
- 45': Substitution, Benfica. Julian Draxler replaces Enzo Fernández.
- 61': David Neres (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Julian Draxler because of an injury.
- 64': Fábio Cardoso (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, FC Porto. Gabriel Veron replaces Evanilson.
- 72': Goal! FC Porto 0, Benfica 1. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Neres.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 74': Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Substitution, FC Porto. Toni Martínez replaces Galeno.
- 78': Substitution, FC Porto. Wendell replaces Zaidu Sanusi.
- 80': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, FC Porto. Rodrigo Conceição replaces Fábio Cardoso.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Benfica. Mihailo Ristic replaces Rafa.
- 90'+5': Gilberto (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 49,500
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 49,500
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +57 | Sporting CP | 29 | 77 | 2 |
| +42 | Benfica | 29 | 70 | 3 |
| +30 | FC Porto | 29 | 59 | 6 |
| +21 | Braga | 29 | 59 | 6 |
Statistics
 BEN |
POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 14 |
| 7 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 70.1 | Possession | 29.9 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 453 | Accurate Passes | 135 |
| 536 | Passes | 219 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 16 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 15 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 17 | Clearances | 13 |
FC Porto (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Diogo Costa (GK) |
| 4 | David Carmo |
| 2 | Fábio Cardoso  |
| 12 | Zaidu Sanusi |
| 11 | Pepê |
| 46 | Stephen Eustáquio |
| 8 | Mateus Uribe |
| 13 | Galeno |
| 25 | Otávio |
| 9 | Mehdi Taremi |
| 30 | Evanilson |
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 66 | António Silva |
| 3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 6 | Alexander Bah |
| 27 | Rafa Silva |
| 13 | Enzo Fernández |
| 61 | Florentino Luís |
| 88 | Goncalo Ramos |
| 8 | Fredrik Aursnes |
| 20 | João Mário |
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