Benfica vs FC Porto match stats & report

2–2 Full time

Primeira Liga · Portugal · Regular Season - 25 · Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon · Ref J. Pinheiro

Benfica stats & fixtures · FC Porto stats & fixtures

Benfica drew with FC Porto 2–2 in the Primeira Liga on 8 March 2026. Expected goals finished 1.30–2.14. Benfica had 59% of the ball.

Benfica vs FC Porto match statistics

BenficaFC Porto

59% Ball possession 41%
1.30 Expected goals (xG) 2.14
20 Total shots 14
6 Shots on target 6
5 Shots off target 4
9 Blocked shots 4
12 Shots inside the box 7
8 Corners 2
11 Fouls 17
0 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 6
442 Passes 314
82% Pass accuracy 75%
4 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

10' Goal V. Froholdt FC Porto
26' Yellow card Pepê Aquino FC Porto
35' Yellow card N. Otamendi Benfica
35' Yellow card Gabri Veiga FC Porto
40' Goal O. Pietuszewski (assist Gabri Veiga) FC Porto
45+5' Yellow card Diogo Costa FC Porto
58' Yellow card Martim Fernandes FC Porto
69' Goal A. Schjelderup Benfica
78' Yellow card Alberto Baio FC Porto
81' Yellow card William Gomes FC Porto
88' Goal L. Barreiro (assist F. Ivanović) Benfica
90+7' Yellow card António Silva Benfica

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Benfica

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Jose Mourinho

1 A. Trubin

26 S. Dahl 30 N. Otamendi 44 Tomás Araújo 17 A. Dedic

5 E. Barrenechea 20 R. Rios

21 A. Schjelderup 27 Rafa 25 G. Prestianni

14 V. Pavlidis

Bench Samuel Soares , L. Barreiro , F. Ivanović , Manu , A. Cabral , D. Lukebakio , A. Bah , H. Sudakov , António Silva

FC Porto

Confirmed 4-3-3 Francesco Farioli

99 Diogo Costa

52 Martim Fernandes 4 J. Kiwior 5 J. Bednarek 20 Alberto Baio

10 Gabri Veiga 22 A. Varela 8 V. Froholdt

77 O. Pietuszewski 27 Deniz Gül 11 Pepê Aquino

Bench Cláudio Ramos , Thiago Silva , S. Fofana , P. Rosario , Francisco Moura , T. Moffi , Borja Sainz , Rodrigo Mora , William Gomes

Form guide

Benfica at home

9–1–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 3.4 per game
Conceded: 0.8 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 9.9 per game
Shots on target: 8.6 per game

21% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

FC Porto away

6–0–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.9 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.8 per game
Shots on target: 4.6 per game

21% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Benfica vs FC Porto head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
5 Oct 25	FC Porto v Benfica	0–0
6 Apr 25	FC Porto v Benfica	1–4
10 Nov 24	Benfica v FC Porto	4–1
3 Mar 24	FC Porto v Benfica	5–0
29 Sep 23	Benfica v FC Porto	1–0
7 Apr 23	Benfica v FC Porto	1–2

The full Benfica vs FC Porto head-to-head record