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FC Porto vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Champions League 2022-23 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2022-23
FC Porto
2 – 0
Full Time
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Tue 4 Oct 2022 · 19:00 UTC Estadio Do Dragao HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 40' Piero Hincapie
Y 41' Piero Hincapie
Joao Mario Lopes 50' Y
Y 53' Jeremie Frimpong
Y 57' Robert Andrich
Mateus Uribe 61' Y
R 88' Jeremie Frimpong
R 89' Jeremie Frimpong

Overview

Match Preview

FC Porto vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Champions League at Estadio Do Dragao.

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Lee Betts
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Fedayi San
5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game

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 Atlético 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

2
1
FC Porto 3 games · Avg 3.0 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-04 FC Porto 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2020-02-27 FC Porto 1–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 2–0 W
30 Sep Sporting Clube de Braga H 4–1 W
17 Sep GD Estoril Praia A 1–1 D
13 Sep Club Brugge KV H 0–4 L
10 Sep GD Chaves H 3–0 W
07 Sep Club Atlético de Madrid A 1–2 L
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct FC Porto A 0–2 L
30 Sep FC Bayern München A 0–4 L
17 Sep SV Werder Bremen H 1–1 D
13 Sep Club Atlético de Madrid H 2–0 W
10 Sep Hertha BSC A 2–2 D
07 Sep Club Brugge KV A 0–1 L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Porto launch into their encounter with Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Estadio Do Dragao. Bayer 04 Leverkusen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 16' Magnificent from Callum Hudson-Odoi! That is 28 goals in 414 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 21' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 26' With 4 assists to his name this season, Pepe is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Porto.
  • 31' Patrik Schick needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 36' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' Piero Hincapie picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 41' The referee has no hesitation. Piero Hincapie is booked for Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Yellow card on 41.
  • 42' A goal from the Iran international Mehdi Taremi! He fires home on 42 to make it 1-1!
  • 46' Otavio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bruno Costa at the 46 minute mark.
  • 50' FC Porto receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 50.
  • 53' Jeremie Frimpong is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
  • 57' Robert Andrich is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 61' FC Porto receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 61.
  • 63' The whistle greets Wendell as he departs to be replaced by Zaidu Sanusi.
  • 68' Angola international David Carmo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 69' The deadlock is broken! Zaidu Sanusi gets on the scoresheet on 69 minutes.
  • 71' Another change for FC Porto made on 71 minute. Evanilson leaves to be changed by Toni Martinez.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Kerem Demirbay. He replaces Robert Andrich on 72 minute.
  • 77' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Porto and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 79' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Charles Aranguiz departs to be replaced by Nadiem Amiri.
  • 83' FC Porto make a change. Mateus Uribe trudges off to be replaced by Marko Grujic on 83 minutes.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Timothy Fosu-Mensah. He replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi on 86 minute.
  • 87' Assisted by Mehdi Taremi with the perfectly-timed delivery and Wenderson Galeno makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 88' Jeremie Frimpong was booked on 88.
  • 89' The referee shows Bayer 04 Leverkusen player a Red card on 89.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Porto Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergio Conceicao

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Seoane

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mehdi Taremi 3
Wenderson Galeno 2
Callum Hudson-Odoi 1
Amine Adli 1
Moussa Marega 1
Lucas Alario 1
Kai Havertz 1
Kerem Demirbay 1

Head to Head

2022-10-04 FC Porto 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2020-02-27 FC Porto 1–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

FC Porto Form

2022-10-04 FC Porto 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2022-09-30 FC Porto 4–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2022-09-17 GD Estoril Praia 1–1 FC Porto D 2022-09-13 FC Porto 0–4 Club Brugge KV L 2022-09-10 FC Porto 3–0 GD Chaves W 2022-09-07 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–1 FC Porto L

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2022-10-04 FC Porto 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2022-09-30 FC Bayern München 4–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2022-09-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 SV Werder Bremen D 2022-09-13 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 Club Atlético de Madrid W 2022-09-10 Hertha BSC 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2022-09-07 Club Brugge KV 1–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.71 FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto52% Draw26% Bayer 04 Leverkusen22%
Actual: FC Porto win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

FC Porto or Draw
77%
Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
48%
FC Porto or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto36% Draw45% Bayer 04 Leverkusen19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Porto

Handicap FC Porto covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 23% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Porto keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.