Wednesday , 30 September 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
11 games this season 🟨 3.9/game ⚽ 9.5 goals/game 🟥 4 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 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
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 Balompié 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 Porto this season
0% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Barcelona
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona
Raphinha 2 G
Lamine Yamal 1 G 2 A
Gabriel Jesus 1 G
Karim Adeyemi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Estadio Do Dragao. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Porto and FC Barcelona.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Barcelona that had 521 games and scored 801 goals.
  • 13' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joao Cancelo.
  • 18' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 23' Over 23 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 28' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Fabio Cardoso.
  • 29' FC Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 29.
  • 34' Ferran Torres gets the nod from FC Barcelona. He replaces Robert Lewandowski and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 36' Pablo Gavira was booked on 36.
  • 41' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Barcelona is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' Ferran Torres doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 48' The referee calls foul for Jules Kounde. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 51' Joao Felix catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 51.
  • 56' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Porto and FC Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 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' FC Porto make a change. Romario Baro trudges off to be replaced by Evanilson on 64 minutes.
  • 69' Another change for FC Barcelona made on 69 minute. Joao Felix leaves to be changed by Fermin Lopez.
  • 74' 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.
  • 79' It looks surprising FC Barcelona does not make any changes. Joao Cancelo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 81' Lamine Yamal makes way for Marcos Alonso at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Barcelona.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Francisco Conceicao. He replaces Alan Varela on 85 minute.
  • 86' Sergi Roberto has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 86.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pablo Gavira on 90.
  • The final score is 0-1.

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.