Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

UEFA Champions League · 2023-24
Royal Antwerp FC
1 – 4
Full Time
FC Porto
Wed 25 Oct 2023 · 19:00 UTC Bosuil HT 45' · FT 45'
Alhassan Yusuf 37' 1–0
1–1 46' Evanilson
1–2 54' Stephen Eustaquio
1–3 69' Evanilson
1–4 84' Evanilson
Y 14' Stephen Eustaquio
Y 45' David Carmo
Y 62' Pepe
Arbnor Muja 73' Y
Toby Alderweireld 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Royal Antwerp FC vs FC Porto — Champions League at Bosuil.

Match Details

  • Referee Benoit Bastien
  • Assistant 1 Aurelien Berthomieu
  • Assistant 2 Aurelien Drouet
5 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

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 Atlético 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 Qarabağ Ağdam 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

2
Royal Antwerp FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals FC Porto
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-25 Royal Antwerp FC 1–4 FC Porto

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
04 Oct FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 2–3 L
30 Sep KV Mechelen A 0–0 D
27 Sep KAA Gent H 0–0 D
FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
29 Sep Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–1 L
23 Sep Gil Vicente FC H 2–1 W
19 Sep FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 3–1 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Royal Antwerp FC get us underway at Bosuil.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Royal Antwerp FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Royal Antwerp FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 14' Stephen Eustaquio picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 19' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royal Antwerp FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 24' Diogo Costa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 29' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 34' A quiet spell here at Bosuil. Royal Antwerp FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 37' Alhassan Yusuf is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marko Grujic made 464 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 44' Time for substitution for FC Porto. Wendell is replaced by Evanilson.
  • 45' It’s a booking for FC Porto player. David Carmo gets a Yellow card.
  • 46' A goal from the Brazil international Evanilson! He fires home on 46 to make it 1-1!
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 54' Stephen Eustaquio is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 55' GOAL! Stephen Eustaquio fires home to make it 1-3!
  • 60' A change in the Royal Antwerp FC ranks — Ritchie De Laet exits the field as Owen Wijndal enters on 60.
  • 62' Pepe has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 62.
  • 66' Jorge Sanchez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andre Franco at the 66 minute mark.
  • 69' A goal from the Brazil international Evanilson! He fires home on 69 to make it 1-4!
  • 70' Arbnor Muja has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 70.
  • 73' Royal Antwerp FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
  • 77' The whistle greets Michel-Ange Balikwisha as he departs to be replaced by Anthony Valencia.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for George Ilenikhena. He replaces Vincent Janssen on 78 minute.
  • 82' FC Porto manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marko Grujic is hanging Stephen Eustaquio on the field on 82 minute.
  • 83' Time for substitution for FC Porto. Alan Varela is replaced by Nico Gonzalez.
  • 84' GOAL! Evanilson fires home to make it 1-5!
  • 89' 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.
  • 90' Toby Alderweireld catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Royal Antwerp FC! Gyrano Kerk comes on to replace Anthony Valencia.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Porto players.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark van Bommel

FC Porto Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergio Conceicao

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.3 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.11 FC Porto xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC25% Draw25% FC Porto50%
Actual: FC Porto win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
50%
Draw or FC Porto
75%
Royal Antwerp FC or FC Porto
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Antwerp FC19% Draw40% FC Porto41%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
7.3%
1 – 3
6.4%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6%
2 – 1
5.7%
0 – 3
5%
0 – 0
4.7%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
3.7%
1 – 4
Actual

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push FC Porto covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 13% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 21% 34%
+1.5 66% — 34%
+2 66% 17% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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