FC Porto vs Liverpool FC, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Porto vs Liverpool FC — Champions League at Estadio Do Dragao.
- FC Porto 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Liverpool FC 8 games · 18 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Bastian Dankert
- Referee Maksim Gavrilin
- Referee Sergey Karasev
- Referee Igor Demeshko
- Referee Vladimir Moskalev
- Referee Vitaly Meshkov
17 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 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 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Sep Liverpool FC H 1–5 L 24 Sep Gil Vicente FC A 2–1 W 19 Sep Moreirense FC H 5–0 W 15 Sep Club Atletico de Madrid A 0–0 D 11 Sep Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–1 D 28 Aug FC Arouca H 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Sep FC Porto A 5–1 W 25 Sep Brentford FC A 3–3 D 18 Sep Crystal Palace FC H 3–0 W 15 Sep AC Milan H 3–2 W 12 Sep Leeds United FC A 3–0 W 28 Aug Chelsea FC H 1–1 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history42% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
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Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Estadio Do Dragao that hosts another battle between FC Porto and Liverpool FC.
- 5' FC Porto is showing some good football. However, FC Porto are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Liverpool FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 14' It is a substitution in FC Porto team. Otavio is replaced by Fabio Vieira on 14 minute.
- 18' What a strike from Mohamed Salah! The score is 0-1.
- 23' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Porto that had 480 games and scored 592 goals.
- 33' It looks surprising FC Porto does not make any changes. Curtis Jones has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sergio Oliveira made 480 appearances and scored 34 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 43' FC Porto is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 45' What a strike from Sadio Mane! The score is 0-2.
- 46' Marko Grujic is replacing Toni Martinez for the FC Porto side.
- 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
- 56' FC Porto manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Wendell is hanging Zaidu Sanusi on the field on 56 minute.
- 60' Mohamed Salah with the second goal in the match!
- 65' It looks like no one’s ball. Liverpool FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 66' Takumi Minamino has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sadio Mane on 66 minute.
- 67' The FC Porto manager makes a substitution. Sergio Oliveira departs to be replaced by Pepe.
- 72' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 73' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. Jordan Henderson is replaced by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 75' What a strike from Mehdi Taremi! The score is 1-3.
- 77' What a strike from Roberto Firmino! The score is 1-4.
- 82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 83' Roberto Firmino with the second goal in the match!
- 88' Another change for Liverpool FC made on 88 minute. Diogo Jota leaves to be changed by Divock Origi.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-5.
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Lineups
FC Porto Lineups
Starting XI
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Otavio ↓ Fabio Vieira 14'
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27
Sergio Oliveira ↓ Pepe 67'
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8
Mateus Uribe ↓ Vitor Ferreira 56'
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- 2
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29
Toni Martinez ↓ Marko Grujic 46'
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12
Zaidu Sanusi ↓ Wendell 56'
Bench
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11
Pepe ↑ 67'
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Wendell ↑ 56'
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Marko Grujic ↑ 46'
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- 31
- 18
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- 28
- 30
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Vitor Ferreira ↑ 56'
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Fabio Vieira ↑ 14'
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Coach Sergio ConceicaoLiverpool FC Lineups
Starting XI
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10
Sadio Mane ↓ Takumi Minamino 66'
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Mohamed Salah ↓ Roberto Firmino 66'
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James Milner ↓ Joe Gomez 66'
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20
Diogo Jota ↓ Divock Origi 88'
Bench
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9
Roberto Firmino ↑ 66'
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15
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ↑ 73'
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27
Divock Origi ↑ 88'
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Joe Gomez ↑ 66'
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Takumi Minamino ↑ 66'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Roberto Firmino 4 Mohamed Salah 4 Sadio Mane 3 Eder Militao 1 Mehdi Taremi 1 Thiago Alcantara 1 Naby Keita 1 Virgil van Dijk 1 Head to Head
FC Porto Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.46 FC Porto xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.24 Liverpool FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 68%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Liverpool FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.7Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 88% 12% ± 2.5 70% 30% ± 3.5 50% 50% ± 4.5 31% 69% Double Chance
FC Porto or Draw 50%Draw or Liverpool FC 74%FC Porto or Liverpool FC 76%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Liverpool FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 1–5 not predicted1 – 5Actual1 – 1 8.9%1 – 2 8.8%1 – 3 6.5%2 – 2 6.3%0 – 2 6.3%2 – 1 5.8%0 – 1 5.1%2 – 3 4.7%0 – 3 4.5%0 – 0 3.7%1 – 4 3.6%3 – 2 3.1%Asian Handicap — FC Porto
Handicap FC Porto covers Push Liverpool FC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 7% 89% -1.5 11% — 89% -1 11% 13% 76% -0.5 24% — 76% +0.5 46% — 54% +1 46% 20% 34% +1.5 66% — 34% +2 66% 16% 17% +2.5 83% — 17% Clean Sheet
FC Porto keeps clean sheet 12% ✓Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.