Tuesday , 3 November 2026

FC Porto vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2026-27
FC Porto
3 – 1
Full Time
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Sun 20 Sep 2026 · 19:30 UTC Estadio Do Dragao HT 45' · FT 45'
Gabriel Veiga 31' 1–0
1–1 51' Alexander Bah
Victor Froholdt 54' 2–1
In-beom Hwang 60' 3–1
Gabriel Veiga 5' Y
Y 25' Clement Lenglet
Y 34' Gianluca Prestianni
YR 35' Clement Lenglet
In-beom Hwang 80' Y
Oskar Pietuszewski 90' Y
Y 90' Alexander Bah
Y 90' Tomas Araujo

Overview

Match Preview

FC Porto vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga at Estadio Do Dragao.

Match Details

  • Referee Miguel Nogueira
  • Assistant 1 Paulo Bras (Portugal)
  • Assistant 2 Nuno Pires (Portugal)
7 games this season 🟨 4.6/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 10 30
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 10 25
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 10 21
4 CD Santa Clara 10 21
5 FC Arouca 10 20
6 Academico de Viseu FC 10 20
7 Gil Vicente FC 10 15
8 Sporting Clube de Braga 10 14
9 Moreirense FC 10 14
10 FC Alverca 10 11
11 FC Famalicao 10 10
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 10 10
13 Vitoria SC 10 9
14 CS Maritimo 10 8
15 Rio Ave FC 10 7
16 Casa Pia AC 10 7
17 CD Nacional 10 7
18 GD Estoril Praia 10 2

Head-to-Head

7
4
6
FC Porto 17 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-20 FC Porto 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2026-03-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 FC Porto 2025-10-05 FC Porto 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2025-04-06 FC Porto 1–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2024-11-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 FC Porto

Recent Form

FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 3–1 W
12 Sep Casa Pia AC A 4–1 W
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
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep FC Porto A 1–3 L
16 Sep AC Milan A 2–0 W
13 Sep Gil Vicente FC H 3–1 W
09 Sep Moreirense FC A 4–0 W
05 Sep CS Maritimo A 3–0 W
31 Aug GD Estoril Praia H 2–1 W

Season Stats

FC Porto Sport Lisboa e Benfica
#1 Position #2
30 Points 25
10 Played 10
10 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 8 / 1 / 1
25 Scored 27
4 Conceded 8
+21 GD +19
3.00 PPG 2.50
100% Win % 80%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
50% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

FC Porto are 1st (30 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Porto
0-15
4/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
6/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
6/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
4/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
9/3
61-75
6/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Porto
Gabriel Veiga 5 G 4 A
Borja Sainz 5 G 1 A
Andre Silva 4 G 2 A
Victor Froholdt 3 G
William da Silva 2 G 2 A
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Vangelis Pavlidis 10 G 3 A
Gianluca Prestianni 6 G 4 A
Leandro Barreiro Martins 2 G 1 A
Rafa Silva 1 G 2 A
Jhon Duran 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Estadio Do Dragao. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' FC Porto receives a card for a hard tackle on 5.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' Souffian El Karouani has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a card on 25.
  • 30' Tomas Araujo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 477 appearances.
  • 31' GOAL! Gabriel Veiga scores on 31.
  • 34' Sport Lisboa e Benfica player sees a card in front of him.
  • 35' It’s gonna be a card for Clement Lenglet.
  • 38' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alessandro Circati is hanging Heorhii Sudakov on the field on 38 minute.
  • 43' A quiet spell here at Estadio Do Dragao. Sport Lisboa e Benfica seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 48' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rafa Silva made 477 appearances and scored 92 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 51' The Denmark Alexander Bah breaks the deadlock on 51 minutes. 1-1!
  • 54' What a strike from Victor Froholdt! The score is 2-1.
  • 59' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 60' Goal! In-beom Hwang scores his 6 goal in 215 matches.
  • 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
  • 69' A change in the FC Porto ranks — Martim Fernandes exits the field as Moura enters on 69.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Fredrik Aursnes as he leaves the pitch. Leandro Barreiro Martins steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 79' That is a card for FC Porto. In-beom Hwang will be fuming at that decision.
  • 80' FC Porto player sees a card in front of him.
  • 85' Time for substitution for FC Porto. Pepe is replaced by Oskar Pietuszewski.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Oskar Pietuszewski. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Porto take all three points.

Lineups

FC Porto Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Francesco Farioli

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Silva

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vangelis Pavlidis 3
Mehdi Taremi 3
Angel di Maria 3
Rafa Silva 3
Mateus Uribe 2
Galeno 2
Pepe 2
Fabio Vieira 2

Head to Head

2026-09-20 FC Porto 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2026-03-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 FC Porto 2025-10-05 FC Porto 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2025-04-06 FC Porto 1–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2024-11-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 FC Porto

FC Porto Form

2026-09-20 FC Porto 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2026-09-12 Casa Pia AC 1–4 FC Porto W 2026-09-08 FC Porto 0–2 Manchester City FC L 2026-09-04 FC Porto 2–1 Moreirense FC W 2026-08-29 Academico de Viseu FC 0–3 FC Porto W 2026-08-23 FC Porto 2–0 FC Arouca W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2026-09-20 FC Porto 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2026-09-16 AC Milan 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2026-09-13 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–1 Gil Vicente FC W 2026-09-09 Moreirense FC 0–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2026-09-05 CS Maritimo 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2026-08-31 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 GD Estoril Praia W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.59 FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: FC Porto or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto44% Draw26% Sport Lisboa e Benfica30%
Actual: FC Porto win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.96
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
70%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
56%
FC Porto or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Porto31% Draw45% Sport Lisboa e Benfica24%
Actual: FC Porto win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 0
7%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Porto

Handicap FC Porto covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Porto keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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