FC Barcelona vs FC Porto, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
FC Barcelona vs FC Porto — Champions League at Olimpic Lluis Companys.
- FC Barcelona 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
- FC Porto 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Daniele Orsato
- Assistant 1 Ciro Carbone
- Assistant 2 Alessandro Giallatini
4 games this season
🟨 4.3/game
⚽ 15.5 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 8 | 24 |
| 2 | FC Bayern München | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Liverpool FC | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Barcelona | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | Chelsea FC | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | Manchester City FC | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | Real Madrid CF | 8 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Internazionale Milano | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 8 | 14 |
| 12 | Newcastle United FC | 8 | 14 |
| 13 | Juventus FC | 8 | 13 |
| 14 | Club Atletico de Madrid | 8 | 13 |
| 15 | Atalanta BC | 8 | 13 |
| 16 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 8 | 12 |
| 17 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 11 |
| 18 | PAE Olympiakos SFP | 8 | 11 |
| 19 | Club Brugge KV | 8 | 10 |
| 20 | Galatasaray SK | 8 | 10 |
| 21 | AS Monaco FC | 8 | 10 |
| 22 | Qarabag Agdam FK | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | FK Bodø/Glimt | 8 | 9 |
| 24 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 8 | 9 |
| 25 | Olympique de Marseille | 8 | 9 |
| 26 | Paphos FC | 8 | 9 |
| 27 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 9 |
| 28 | PSV | 8 | 8 |
| 29 | Athletic Club | 8 | 8 |
| 30 | SSC Napoli | 8 | 8 |
| 31 | FC København | 8 | 8 |
| 32 | AFC Ajax | 8 | 6 |
| 33 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 4 |
| 34 | SK Slavia Praha | 8 | 3 |
| 35 | Villarreal CF | 8 | 1 |
| 36 | FK Kairat | 8 | 1 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov | FC Porto | H | 2–1 | W |
| 25 Nov | Rayo Vallecano de Madrid | A | 1–1 | D |
| 12 Nov | Deportivo Alaves | H | 2–1 | W |
| 07 Nov | FK Shakhtar Donetsk | A | 0–1 | L |
| 04 Nov | Real Sociedad de Fútbol | A | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Oct | Real Madrid CF | H | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov | FC Barcelona | A | 1–2 | L |
| 11 Nov | Vitória SC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 07 Nov | Royal Antwerp FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 03 Nov | GD Estoril Praia | H | 0–1 | L |
| 29 Oct | FC Vizela | A | 2–0 | W |
| 25 Oct | Royal Antwerp FC | A | 4–1 | W |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season
FC Barcelona this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Barcelona
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Barcelona is hosting FC Porto for another epic battle.
- 5' Alan Varela needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 15' FC Barcelona seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 20' FC Barcelona is showing some good football. However, FC Barcelona are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' FC Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
- 30' GOAL! Pepe scores on 30.
- 32' GOAL! Joao Cancelo scores on 32.
- 36' FC Porto player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 37' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Frenkie de Jong.
- 42' Pedri has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 47' The travelling FC Porto supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 52' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Porto is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 57' Goal! Joao Felix scores his 75 goal in 467 matches.
- 57' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joao Mario Lopes.
- 59' Joao Felix is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
- 64' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 67' Another substitution for FC Porto to replace Joao Mario Lopes by Jorge Sanchez on 67 minute.
- 72' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 74' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Pepe.
- 75' Ferran Torres is replacing Joao Felix for the FC Barcelona side.
- 80' The FC Porto manager makes a substitution. Evanilson departs to be replaced by Francisco Conceicao.
- 82' Another substitution for FC Barcelona to replace Joao Cancelo by Alex Balde on 82 minute.
- 87' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 90' Lamine Yamal has so much to prove this time. He replaces Raphinha on 90 minute.
- Another three points for FC Barcelona.
Lineups
FC Barcelona Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 22
- 21
- 23
- 9
- 5
-
2
Joao Cancelo ↓ Alex Balde 82'
-
11
Raphinha ↓ Lamine Yamal 90'
-
14
Joao Felix ↓ Ferran Torres 75'
- 4
- 8
- 13
Bench
- 17
- 15
- 18
-
7
Ferran Torres ↑ 75'
- 20
-
3
Alex Balde ↑ 82'
- 30
-
27
Lamine Yamal ↑ 90'
- 26
- 32
- 31
Coach
Xavi Hernandez
FC Porto Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 11
-
13
Galeno ↓ Toni Martinez 90'
- 6
- 3
- 9
-
2
Fabio Cardoso ↓ Daniel Namaso 90'
- 99
- 12
-
30
Evanilson ↓ Francisco Conceicao 80'
- 23
- 22
Bench
-
19
Daniel Namaso ↑ 90'
- 8
- 17
- 14
-
29
Toni Martinez ↑ 90'
- 21
-
15
Jorge Sanchez ↑ 67'
- 28
-
10
Francisco Conceicao ↑ 80'
- 20
-
16
Nico Gonzalez ↑ 80'
- 70
Coach
Sergio Conceicao
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Ferran Torres | 1 |
| Joao Cancelo | 1 |
| Joao Felix | 1 |
| Pepe | 1 |
FC Barcelona Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.42
FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14
FC Porto xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Barcelona win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 2.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
| ± 3.5 | 26% |
|
74% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
FC Barcelona or Draw
73%
Draw or FC Porto
54%
FC Barcelona or FC Porto
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
9.9%
0 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.6%
Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona
| Handicap | FC Barcelona covers | Push | FC Porto covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 13% | 79% |
| -1.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -1 | 21% | 21% | 58% |
| -0.5 | 42% | — | 58% |
| +0.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +1 | 71% | 17% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 8% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
25%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

