Friday , 23 October 2026

FC Porto vs Manchester City FC, Champions League 2026-27 LEAGUE STAGE

Tue 8 Sep 2026 · 19:00 UTC Estadio Do Dragao 49,106 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 47' Erling Haaland
0–2 90+1' Erling Haaland

Overview

Match Preview

FC Porto vs Manchester City FC — Champions League at Estadio Do Dragao.

Match Details

  • Referee Szymon Marciniak
  • Assistant 1 Tomasz Listkiewicz
  • Assistant 2
10 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 7.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Sep Manchester City FC H 0–2 L
04 Sep Moreirense FC H 2–1 W
29 Aug Academico de Viseu FC A 3–0 W
23 Aug FC Arouca H 2–0 W
15 Aug Rio Ave FC A 2–0 W
09 Aug FC Alverca H 2–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Sep FC Porto A 2–0 W
05 Sep Coventry City FC H 1–0 W
28 Aug Crystal Palace FC A 4–1 W
23 Aug AFC Bournemouth H 2–1 W
24 May Aston Villa FC H 1–2 L
19 May AFC Bournemouth A 1–1 D

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
33% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Porto
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Manchester City FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland 4 G
Phil Foden 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Estadio Do Dragao will turn into a battlefield for FC Porto and Manchester City FC.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Porto is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Manchester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andre Silva, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Do Dragao with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 20' With 4 assists to his name this season, Pepe is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Porto.
  • 25' Manchester City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' Manchester City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 37' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Josko Gvardiol.
  • 42' A quiet spell here at Estadio Do Dragao. FC Porto seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 47' The Norway Erling Haaland breaks the deadlock on 47 minutes. 0-1!
  • 48' The Manchester City FC bench stirs into life. Josko Gvardiol is withdrawn and Abdukodir Khusanov gets his opportunity.
  • 49' Poor challenge from Gianluigi Donnarumma. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 54' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 59' Netherlands international Pablo Rosario has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 62' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Antoine Semenyo departs to be replaced by Iliman Ndiaye.
  • 67' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 68' A change in the FC Porto ranks — Alan Varela exits the field as In-beom Hwang enters on 68.
  • 73' The FC Porto bench stirs into life. Martim Fernandes is withdrawn and Moura gets his opportunity.
  • 75' Fresh legs for Manchester City FC! Mateo Kovacic comes on to replace Ayyoub Bouaddi.
  • 80' Rayan Cherki has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 83' It is a substitution in FC Porto team. Gabriel Veiga is replaced by Seko Fofana on 83 minute.
  • 86' The referee calls foul for Francesco Farioli. He receives a card.
  • 88' It’s gonna be a card for Francesco Farioli.
  • 90' The referee shows FC Porto player a card on 90.
  • It finishes all square. FC Porto and Manchester City FC share the spoils 0-2.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.01 FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto28% Draw30% Manchester City FC42%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

FC Porto or Draw
58%
Draw or Manchester City FC
72%
FC Porto or Manchester City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto20% Draw49% Manchester City FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
11.4%
0 – 0
11%
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
4.5%
2 – 0
4.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 3
3.9%
2 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Porto

Handicap FC Porto covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 16% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 23% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 14% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

FC Porto keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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