FC Porto vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
FC Porto vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk — Champions League at Estadio Do Dragao.
- FC Porto 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Istvan Kovacs
- Assistant 1 Vasile Marinescu
- Assistant 2 Mihai Artene
6 games this season
🟨 7.0/game
⚽ 24.5 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec | FK Shakhtar Donetsk | H | 5–3 | W |
| 09 Dec | Casa Pia AC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 02 Dec | FC Famalicão | A | 3–0 | W |
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec | FC Porto | A | 3–5 | L |
| 28 Nov | Royal Antwerp FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 07 Nov | FC Barcelona | H | 1–0 | W |
| 25 Oct | FC Barcelona | A | 1–2 | L |
| 04 Oct | Royal Antwerp FC | A | 3–2 | W |
| 19 Sep | FC Porto | H | 1–3 | L |
Key Stats
38%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
H2H (8 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
FC Porto this season
0%
Clean Sheets
FK Shakhtar Donetsk this season
FK Shakhtar Donetsk this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
| Gleiker Mendoza | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Porto welcome FK Shakhtar Donetsk for this crunch clash at Estadio Do Dragao.
- 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sergio Conceicao will be considering his options from the bench.
- 9' Galeno is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 14' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-1-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 19' The travelling FK Shakhtar Donetsk supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 24' It’s high time Sergio Conceicao made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 29' Brilliant from the ! Danylo Sikan makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 29.
- 30' A moment of madness from Sergio Conceicao on 30 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Porto will be frustrated.
- 35' Newerton has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 40' FK Shakhtar Donetsk have won 101 goals from 204 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 43' Galeno puts FC Porto on the lead.
- 48' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 53' FK Shakhtar Donetsk is showing some good football. However, FK Shakhtar Donetsk are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 54' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Heorhii Sudakov.
- 59' FK Shakhtar Donetsk ring the changes. Dmytro Kryskiv has done his job and it is now time for Newerton to step up.
- 62' Mehdi Taremi doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 67' With 0 assists to his name this season, Artem Bondarenko is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Shakhtar Donetsk.
- 72' Fabio Cardoso makes no mistake. The score reads 4-1 and FC Porto are in front.
- 73' Kevin Kelsy is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yaroslav Rakitskiy at the 73 minute mark.
- 76' Joao Mario Lopes gets the nod from FC Porto. He replaces Jorge Sanchez and will look to change the dynamic.
- 76' Goal! Pepe scores his 18 goal in 125 matches.
- 81' It is a substitution in FC Porto team. Pepe is replaced by Francisco Conceicao on 81 minute.
- 82' GOAL! Francisco Conceicao fires home to make it 6-1!
- 82' Fran Navarro gets the nod from FC Porto. He replaces Evanilson and will look to change the dynamic.
- 87' The whistle greets Artem Bondarenko as he departs to be replaced by Eguinaldo.
- 88' Against the run of play, Eguinaldo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 88' FC Porto make a change. Galeno trudges off to be replaced by Ivan Jaime Pajuelo on 88 minutes.
- 90' Valerii Bondar catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
- Game over. The scoreline of 5-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
FC Porto Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
-
11
Pepe ↓ Francisco Conceicao 81'
-
13
Galeno ↓ Ivan Jaime Pajuelo 88'
- 6
- 3
- 9
- 2
- 15
- 99
- 12
-
30
Evanilson ↓ Andre Franco 82'
- 22
Bench
- 19
- 18
-
8
Marko Grujic ↑ 81'
-
17
Ivan Jaime Pajuelo ↑ 88'
- 14
-
21
Fran Navarro ↑ 82'
- 4
-
23
Joao Mario Lopes ↑ 76'
-
10
Francisco Conceicao ↑ 81'
-
20
Andre Franco ↑ 82'
- 70
- 87
Coach
Sergio Conceicao
FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 6
- 11
- 31
- 5
- 14
-
21
Artem Bondarenko ↓ Eguinaldo 87'
- 13
- 10
- 44
-
8
Dmytro Kryskiv ↓ Newerton 59'
- 22
Bench
- 1
- 9
- 16
- 23
- 32
-
18
Kevin Kelsy ↑ 73'
- 25
-
7
Eguinaldo ↑ 87'
- 3
-
29
Yegor Nazaryna ↑ 87'
- 4
-
39
Newerton ↑ 59'
Coach
Marino Pusic
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Galeno | 4 |
| Mehdi Taremi | 2 |
| Danylo Sikan | 1 |
| Eguinaldo | 1 |
| Kevin Kelsy | 1 |
| Pepe | 1 |
| Francisco Conceicao | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Porto Form
FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.29
FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5
FK Shakhtar Donetsk xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 69%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Porto win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.79
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 2.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 3.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 4.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
Double Chance
FC Porto or Draw
78%
Draw or FK Shakhtar Donetsk
43%
FC Porto or FK Shakhtar Donetsk
79%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Porto win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 5–3 not predicted5 – 3Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 1
8.6%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.7%
3 – 0
4.5%
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 0
3.5%
2 – 3
3.2%
Asian Handicap — FC Porto
| Handicap | FC Porto covers | Push | FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -2 | 18% | 16% | 66% |
| -1.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| -1 | 34% | 20% | 46% |
| -0.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| +0.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +1 | 76% | 13% | 11% |
| +1.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +2 | 89% | 7% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet
11%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

