Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Porto vs Royal Antwerp FC, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2023-24
FC Porto
2 – 0
Full Time
Royal Antwerp FC
Tue 7 Nov 2023 · 20:00 UTC Estadio Do Dragao HT 45' · FT 45'
Evanilson pen 32' 1–0
Pepe 90+1' 2–0
Y 20' Alhassan Yusuf
Y 45' Arthur Vermeeren
R 52' Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
David Carmo 58' Y
Y 62' Owen Wijndal
Francisco Conceicao 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Porto vs Royal Antwerp FC — Champions League at Estadio Do Dragao.

Match Details

  • Referee Maurizio Mariani
  • Assistant 1 Daniele Bindoni
  • Assistant 2 Alberto Tegoni
14 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 4.4 goals/game 🟥 2 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 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 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 3.5 goals Royal Antwerp FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-07 FC Porto 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC 2023-10-25 Royal Antwerp FC 1–4 FC Porto

Recent Form

FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov Royal Antwerp FC H 2–0 W
03 Nov GD Estoril Praia H 0–1 L
29 Oct FC Vizela A 2–0 W
25 Oct Royal Antwerp FC A 4–1 W
08 Oct Portimonense SC H 1–0 W
04 Oct FC Barcelona H 0–1 L
Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov FC Porto A 0–2 L
04 Nov KRC Genk H 3–2 W
29 Oct Club Brugge KV A 1–2 L
25 Oct FC Porto H 1–4 L
21 Oct Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 2–3 L
08 Oct KAS Eupen H 4–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Porto is hosting Royal Antwerp FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Royal Antwerp FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Royal Antwerp FC 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.
  • 20' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alhassan Yusuf.
  • 25' It looks surprising FC Porto does not make any changes. Stephen Eustaquio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' It’s high time Sergio Conceicao made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 32' What a strike from Evanilson! The score is 1-0.
  • 37' Michel-Ange Balikwisha has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 42' 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 Mehdi Taremi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Arthur Vermeeren. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' The Royal Antwerp FC manager makes a substitution. Ritchie De Laet departs to be replaced by Jelle Bataille.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Zeno Van Den Bosch, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Do Dragao with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 52' Royal Antwerp FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 57' Royal Antwerp FC is showing some good football. However, Royal Antwerp FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 58' A meaty challenge results in booking for David Carmo on 58.
  • 62' Owen Wijndal was booked on 62.
  • 67' 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.
  • 68' It is a substitution in FC Porto team. Mehdi Taremi is replaced by Francisco Conceicao on 68 minute.
  • 69' Another change for Royal Antwerp FC made on 69 minute. Michel-Ange Balikwisha leaves to be changed by Arbnor Muja.
  • 74' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 74 minutes.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Royal Antwerp FC. George Ilenikhena is replaced by Vincent Janssen.
  • 80' 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.
  • 82' FC Porto manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Loader is hanging Andre Franco on the field on 82 minute.
  • 83' Another change for FC Porto made on 83 minute. Zaidu Sanusi leaves to be changed by Jorge Sanchez.
  • 84' FC Porto receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
  • 89' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Porto is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Porto players.

Lineups

FC Porto Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergio Conceicao

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark van Bommel

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.75 FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Royal Antwerp FC xG
I would bet for: FC Porto to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto60% Draw24% Royal Antwerp FC16%
Actual: FC Porto win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

FC Porto or Draw
84%
Draw or Royal Antwerp FC
40%
FC Porto or Royal Antwerp FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Porto40% Draw46% Royal Antwerp FC14%
Actual: FC Porto win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.5%
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
3.9%
4 – 0
2.8%
0 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Porto

Handicap FC Porto covers Push Royal Antwerp FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 24% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Porto keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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