Benfica vs FC Porto 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 10': Goal! Benfica 0, FC Porto 1. Victor Froholdt (FC Porto) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
- 26': Pepê (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Gabri Veiga (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Goal! Benfica 0, FC Porto 2. Oskar Pietuszewski (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gabri Veiga following a fast break.
- 45'+5': Diogo Costa (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Substitution, FC Porto. William Gomes replaces Pepê.
- 45': Substitution, FC Porto. Seko Fofana replaces Gabri Veiga.
- 58': Martim Fernandes (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Substitution, FC Porto. Francisco Moura replaces Martim Fernandes.
- 64': Substitution, FC Porto. Borja Sainz replaces Oskar Pietuszewski.
- 65': Substitution, Benfica. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Gianluca Prestianni.
- 65': Substitution, Benfica. Franjo Ivanovic replaces Rafa.
- 69': Goal! Benfica 1, FC Porto 2. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 75': Substitution, Benfica. António Silva replaces Nicolás Otamendi because of an injury.
- 75': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Enzo Barrenechea.
- 78': Substitution, FC Porto. Terem Moffi replaces Deniz Gül.
- 78': Alberto Costa (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': William Gomes (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Benfica. Alexander Bah replaces Amar Dedic.
- 88': Goal! Benfica 2, FC Porto 2. Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Franjo Ivanovic with a cross.
- 90'+7': António Silva (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +39 | FC Porto | 25 | 66 | 1 |
| +50 | Sporting CP | 25 | 62 | 1 |
| +37 | Benfica | 25 | 59 | 0 |
| +27 | Braga | 25 | 46 | 5 |
Statistics
FCP |
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|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 40.6 | Possession | 59.4 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 235 | Accurate Passes | 363 |
| 314 | Passes | 442 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 7 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 23 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 44 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 44 | Clearances | 10 |
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoliy Trubin (GK) |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 44 | Tomás Araújo |
| 26 | Samuel Dahl |
| 17 | Amar Dedic |
| 27 | Rafa Silva |
| 5 | Enzo Barrenechea |
| 20 | Richard Ríos |
| 14 | Vangelis Pavlidis |
| 21 | Andreas Schjelderup |
| 25 | Gianluca Prestianni |
FC Porto (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Diogo Costa (GK) |
| 4 | Jakub Kiwior |
| 5 | Jan Bednarek |
| 52 | Martim Fernandes |
| 20 | Alberto Costa |
| 22 | Alan Varela |
| 10 | Gabri Veiga |
| 8 | Victor Froholdt |
| 27 | Deniz Gül |
| 77 | Oskar Pietuszewski |
| 11 | Pepê |
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