Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Porto vs SC Farense, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2023-24
FC Porto
2 – 1
Full Time
SC Farense
Sun 20 Aug 2023 · 17:00 UTC Estadio Do Dragao 48,129 HT 45' · FT 45'
Toni Martinez 13' 1–0
1–1 45+1' Rui Costa
Marcano 90+11' 2–1
Pepe 45' Y
Y 61' Claudio Falcao
Y 74' David Pastor
Y 78' Marco Matias
Marcano 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Porto vs SC Farense — Primeira Liga at Estadio Do Dragao.

Match Details

  • Assistant 1 Andre Almeida (Portugal)
  • Assistant 2 Sergio Jesus

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 34 88
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 34 82
3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 80
4 Sporting Clube de Braga 34 59
5 FC Famalicão 34 56
6 Gil Vicente FC 34 50
7 Moreirense FC 34 43
8 FC Arouca 34 42
9 Vitória SC 34 42
10 GD Estoril Praia 34 39
11 FC Alverca 34 39
12 Rio Ave FC 34 36
13 CD Santa Clara 34 36
14 CD Nacional 34 34
15 CF Estrela da Amadora 34 30
16 Casa Pia AC 34 30
17 CD Tondela 34 28
18 AVS 34 21

Head-to-Head

6
FC Porto 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals SC Farense
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-20 FC Porto 2–1 SC Farense 2021-05-10 FC Porto 5–1 SC Farense 2021-01-25 SC Farense 0–1 FC Porto

Recent Form

FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug SC Farense H 2–1 W
14 Aug Moreirense FC A 2–1 W
27 May Vitória SC H 3–0 W
20 May FC Famalicão A 4–2 W
14 May Casa Pia AC H 2–1 W
08 May FC Arouca A 1–0 W
SC Farense
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug FC Porto A 1–2 L
12 Aug Casa Pia AC H 0–3 L
19 May CD Santa Clara A 0–4 L
15 May CD Tondela H 1–0 W
10 May FC Porto A 1–5 L
06 May Vitória SC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
62% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Porto
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/–
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Porto and SC Farense get this one started.
  • 5' SC Farense are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' 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.
  • 13' FC Porto is taking the lead after the goal scored by Toni Martinez on 13.
  • 18' 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 Marcano suffering a number of foals already.
  • 23' FC Porto currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 28' FC Porto have won 697 goals from 491 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 33' FC Porto is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' It looks surprising FC Porto does not make any changes. Stephen Eustaquio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Pepe.
  • 46' A goal from the Portugal international Rui Costa! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-1!
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joao Mario Lopes, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Do Dragao with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 61' SC Farense receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 61.
  • 64' Time for substitution for SC Farense. Rui Costa is replaced by Bruno Duarte.
  • 68' Time for substitution for FC Porto. Zaidu Sanusi is replaced by Goncalo Borges.
  • 73' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Porto and SC Farense are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 74' SC Farense player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 75' SC Farense ring the changes. David Pastor has done his job and it is now time for Fran Delgado to step up.
  • 76' FC Porto manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fran Navarro is hanging Mehdi Taremi on the field on 76 minute.
  • 78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Marco Matias.
  • 83' Mohamed Belloumi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 102 appearances.
  • 86' A change in the FC Porto ranks — Joao Mario Lopes exits the field as Danny Loader enters on 86.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Marcano on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Porto will be frustrated.
  • 90' Another change for SC Farense made on 90 minute. Fabricio Isidoro leaves to be changed by Rafael Barbosa.
  • SC Farense will have plenty to reflect on. FC Porto were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FC Porto Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergio Conceicao

SC Farense Lineups

4-5-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jose Mota

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.09 FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 SC Farense xG
I would bet for: FC Porto to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto66% Draw21% SC Farense13%
Actual: FC Porto win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

FC Porto or Draw
87%
Draw or SC Farense
34%
FC Porto or SC Farense
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Porto46% Draw42% SC Farense12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.1%
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
7.5%
0 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.9%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Porto

Handicap FC Porto covers Push SC Farense covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 20% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 23% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Porto keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
SC Farense keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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