Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Porto vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2023-24
FC Porto
5 – 3
Full Time
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
Wed 13 Dec 2023 · 20:00 UTC Estadio Do Dragao HT 45' · FT 45'
Galeno 9' 1–0
1–1 29' Danylo Sikan
Galeno 43' 2–1
Mehdi Taremi 62' 3–1
3–2 72' Stephen Eustaquio og
Pepe 76' 4–2
Francisco Conceicao 82' 5–2
5–3 88' Eguinaldo
Sergio Conceicao 30' Y
Claudio Ramos 30' Y
Y 54' Heorhii Sudakov
Y 90' Valerii Bondar

Overview

Match Preview

FC Porto vs FK Shakhtar Donetsk — Champions League at Estadio Do Dragao.

Match Details

  • Referee Istvan Kovacs
  • Assistant 1 Vasile Marinescu
  • Assistant 2 Mihai Artene
15 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 12.0 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 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 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/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 Kobenhavn 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

5
1
2
FC Porto 8 games · Avg 3.0 goals FK Shakhtar Donetsk
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-13 FC Porto 5–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2023-09-19 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–3 FC Porto 2018-03-03 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0–3 FC Porto 2017-10-28 FC Porto 0–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2017-03-18 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 3–2 FC Porto

Recent Form

FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
FK Shakhtar Donetsk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Porto and FK Shakhtar Donetsk is underway.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yaroslav Rakitskiy suffering a number of foals already.
  • 9' Galeno has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 9 minutes.
  • 14' Over 14 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 19' 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.
  • 24' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 29' Danylo Sikan is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 30' The referee calls foul for Sergio Conceicao. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 35' FK Shakhtar Donetsk have won 100 goals from 203 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Porto in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past FK Shakhtar Donetsk's compact 4-1-4-1.
  • 43' Magnificent from Galeno! That is 45 goals in 324 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 48' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 54' Heorhii Sudakov was booked on 54.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Newerton. He replaces Dmytro Kryskiv on 59 minute.
  • 62' The deadlock is broken! Mehdi Taremi gets on the scoresheet on 62 minutes.
  • 67' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 72' Brilliant from the ! Fabio Cardoso makes it 4-1 with a superb finish on 72.
  • 73' FK Shakhtar Donetsk manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kevin Kelsy is hanging Yaroslav Rakitskiy on the field on 73 minute.
  • 76' Joao Mario Lopes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jorge Sanchez at the 76 minute mark.
  • 76' Pepe adds to his 0 season tally! FC Porto lead 5-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 81' Pepe makes way for Francisco Conceicao at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Porto.
  • 82' A goal from the Portugal international Francisco Conceicao! He fires home on 82 to make it 6-1!
  • 82' A change in the FC Porto ranks — Evanilson exits the field as Fran Navarro enters on 82.
  • 87' The FK Shakhtar Donetsk bench stirs into life. Artem Bondarenko is withdrawn and Eguinaldo gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Magnificent from Eguinaldo! That is 2 goals in 288 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 88' A tactical swap from FC Porto — Ivan Jaime Pajuelo on, Galeno off on 88 minutes.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Valerii Bondar.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Porto take all three points.

Lineups

FC Porto Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergio Conceicao

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marino Pusic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Galeno 4
Mehdi Taremi 2
Pepe 1
Francisco Conceicao 1
Danylo Sikan 1
Eguinaldo 1
Kevin Kelsy 1

Head to Head

2023-12-13 FC Porto 5–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2023-09-19 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–3 FC Porto 2018-03-03 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0–3 FC Porto 2017-10-28 FC Porto 0–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2017-03-18 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 3–2 FC Porto

FC Porto Form

2023-12-13 FC Porto 5–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2023-12-09 FC Porto 3–1 Casa Pia AC W 2023-12-02 FC Famalicão 0–3 FC Porto W 2023-11-28 FC Barcelona 2–1 FC Porto L 2023-11-11 Vitória SC 1–2 FC Porto W 2023-11-07 FC Porto 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC W

FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form

2023-12-13 FC Porto 5–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2023-11-28 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC W 2023-11-07 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 FC Barcelona W 2023-10-25 FC Barcelona 2–1 FK Shakhtar Donetsk L 2023-10-04 Royal Antwerp FC 2–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2023-09-19 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–3 FC Porto L

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

✓ Correct
FC Porto57% Draw21% FK Shakhtar Donetsk22%
Actual: FC Porto win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
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

✓ Correct
FC Porto41% Draw38% FK Shakhtar Donetsk21%
Actual: FC Porto win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–3 not predicted
5 – 3
Actual
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.