FC Porto vs VfB Stuttgart match stats & report

2–0 Full time

UEFA Europa League · Round of 16 · Ref Anthony Taylor, England

FC Porto stats & fixtures · VfB Stuttgart stats & fixtures

FC Porto beat VfB Stuttgart 2–0 in the UEFA Europa League (Round of 16) on 19 March 2026. Expected goals finished 1.50–1.71. VfB Stuttgart had 64% of the ball.

FC Porto vs VfB Stuttgart match statistics

FC PortoVfB Stuttgart

36% Ball possession 64%
1.50 Expected goals (xG) 1.71
10 Total shots 20
4 Shots on target 6
5 Shots off target 8
1 Blocked shots 6
7 Shots inside the box 13
4 Corners 11
6 Fouls 16
1 Offsides 0
3 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 1
282 Passes 486
73% Pass accuracy 81%
6 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

7' Yellow card P. Rosario FC Porto
21' Goal William Gomes (assist Borja Sainz) FC Porto
23' Yellow card Zaidu FC Porto
25' Yellow card Rodrigo Mora FC Porto
35' Yellow card E. Demirović VfB Stuttgart
63' Yellow card L. Jaquez VfB Stuttgart
72' Goal V. Froholdt FC Porto
76' Yellow card N. Nartey VfB Stuttgart
77' Yellow card N. Nartey VfB Stuttgart
77' Red card N. Nartey VfB Stuttgart
89' Yellow card L. Assignon VfB Stuttgart

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

FC Porto

Confirmed 4-3-3 Francesco Farioli

99 Diogo Costa

12 Zaidu 5 J. Bednarek 3 Thiago Silva 20 Alberto Baio

86 Rodrigo Mora 13 P. Rosario 42 S. Fofana

17 Borja Sainz 29 T. Moffi 7 William Gomes

Bench Cláudio Ramos , João Costa , J. Kiwior , Martim Fernandes , D. Prpic , Gonçalo Sousa , Deniz Gül , Pepê Aquino , Francisco Moura , Gabri Veiga , A. Varela , V. Froholdt

VfB Stuttgart

Confirmed 3-4-1-2 Sebastian Hoeness

33 A. Nübel

3 R. Hendriks 24 J. Chabot 14 L. Jaquez

10 C. Fuhrich 6 A. Stiller 16 A. Karazor 7 M. Mittelstadt

11 B. El Khannouss

26 D. Undav 9 E. Demirović

Bench F. Bredlow , Florian Hellstern , N. Nartey , A. Al Dakhil , B. Bouanani , Chema Andrés , J. Vagnoman , T. Tomas , L. Assignon , Finn Jeltsch , M. Catovic

Form guide

FC Porto at home

8–1–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 6.6 per game
Shots on target: 6.0 per game

6% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

VfB Stuttgart away

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.9 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 6.3 per game
Shots on target: 6.2 per game

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

FC Porto vs VfB Stuttgart head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
12 Mar 26	VfB Stuttgart v FC Porto	1–2

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full FC Porto vs VfB Stuttgart head-to-head record