Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Porto vs FC Barcelona, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2023-24
FC Porto
0 – 1
Full Time
FC Barcelona
Wed 4 Oct 2023 · 19:00 UTC Estadio Do Dragao HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 45+1' Ferran Torres
Y 13' Joao Cancelo
Fabio Cardoso 28' Y
Y 28' Ronald Araujo
Y 29' Xavi Hernandez
Y 36' Pablo Gavira
Y 48' Jules Kounde
Y 51' Joao Felix
Y 86' Sergi Roberto
YR 90' Pablo Gavira

Overview

Match Preview

FC Porto vs FC Barcelona — Champions League at Estadio Do Dragao.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
  • Assistant 2 Adam Nunn
19 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 8.9 goals/game 🟥 5 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

2
FC Porto 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals FC Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-04 FC Porto 0–1 FC Barcelona

Recent Form

FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct FC Barcelona H 0–1 L
29 Sep Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–1 L
23 Sep Gil Vicente FC H 2–1 W
19 Sep FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 3–1 W
15 Sep CF Estrela da Amadora A 1–0 W
03 Sep FC Arouca H 1–1 D
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct FC Porto A 1–0 W
29 Sep Sevilla FC H 1–0 W
26 Sep RCD Mallorca A 2–2 D
23 Sep RC Celta de Vigo H 3–2 W
19 Sep Royal Antwerp FC H 5–0 W
16 Sep Real Betis Balompie H 5–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Porto to score. At the same time, FC Barcelona does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' It looks surprising FC Porto does not make any changes. Alan Varela has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 13' The referee calls foul for Joao Cancelo. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 18' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 23' Romario Baro has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 28' FC Porto receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 28.
  • 29' Xavi Hernandez was booked on 29.
  • 34' The supporters are chanting for Ferran Torres. He replaces Robert Lewandowski on 34 minute.
  • 36' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Pablo Gavira.
  • 41' The travelling FC Barcelona supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' GOAL! Ferran Torres scores on 45.
  • 48' Jules Kounde is having his name booked by the referee on 48.
  • 51' FC Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 51.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' FC Porto 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.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Evanilson. He replaces Romario Baro on 64 minute.
  • 69' Another change for FC Barcelona made on 69 minute. Joao Felix leaves to be changed by Fermin Lopez.
  • 74' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Porto is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 79' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Barcelona needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 81' It is a substitution in FC Barcelona team. Lamine Yamal is replaced by Marcos Alonso on 81 minute.
  • 85' Francisco Conceicao has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alan Varela on 85 minute.
  • 86' Sergi Roberto was booked on 86.
  • 90' FC Barcelona receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Another three points for FC Barcelona.

Lineups

FC Porto Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergio Conceicao

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xavi Hernandez

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.93 FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: FC Barcelona or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto30% Draw32% FC Barcelona38%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

FC Porto or Draw
62%
Draw or FC Barcelona
70%
FC Porto or FC Barcelona
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Porto20% Draw54% FC Barcelona26%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.4%
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.7%
0 – 2
7.7%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 3
2.8%
1 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
1.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Porto

Handicap FC Porto covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 18% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 22% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Porto keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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