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FC Porto vs Benfica — live score & stats

FC Porto against Benfica in the Primeira Liga (Portugal) on 20th September 2026. Both sides' Elo ratings and recent form, the lineups, the head-to-head record and the best prices on the match are all on this page, refreshing live through the game.

Live score, Elo ratings, form and every key stat from this Primeira Liga clash.

Full time3:1HT 1–0

Match Timeline

5'
Gabri Veiga🟨
Yellow Card
25'
Clément Lenglet🟨
Yellow Card
31'
Gabri Veiga⚽
Normal Goal → Eduardo Gabriel Aquino Cossa
34'
Gianluca Prestianni🟨
Yellow Card
35'
Clément Lenglet🟥
Red Card
38'
Gabri Veiga🔄
Substitution 1 → Hwang In-Beom
38'
Heorhii Sudakov🔄
Substitution 1 → Alessandro Circati
51'
Alexander Bah⚽
Normal Goal → Gianluca Prestianni
54'
Victor Froholdt⚽
Normal Goal → André Silva
60'
Hwang In-Beom⚽
Normal Goal → André Silva
69'
Martim Fernandes🔄
Substitution 2 → Francisco Moura
69'
William Gomes🔄
Substitution 3 → Borja Sainz
74'
Fredrik Aursnes🔄
Substitution 2 → Leandro Barreiro
74'
Rafa Silva🔄
Substitution 3 → Dodi Lukebakio
74'
Gianluca Prestianni🔄
Substitution 4 → Andreas Schjelderup
80'
Hwang In-Beom🟨
Yellow Card
85'
Eduardo Gabriel Aquino Cossa🔄
Substitution 4 → Oskar Pietuszewski
85'
André Silva🔄
Substitution 5 → Samuel Aghehowa
85'
Samuel Dahl🔄
Substitution 5 → Souffian El Karouani
90+2'
Oskar Pietuszewski🟨
Yellow Card
90+3'
Tomás Araújo🟨
Yellow Card
90+3'
Alexander Bah🟨
Yellow Card

Match Statistics

310Passes accurate360
12Shots insidebox8
8Shots outsidebox4
6Blocked Shots4
12Free Kicks17
7Shots on Goal3
1Goalkeeper Saves4
7Shots off Goal5
2Offsides0
343Total passes425
20Total Shots12
3Yellow Cards3
3Corner Kicks3
0Red Cards1
17Fouls12
45Ball Possession55

Form & key stats

Last 10 matches, all competitions

FC Porto

7W 2D 1L2.30 pts/game

Benfica

8W 2D 0L2.60 pts/game

Per game

FC Porto at home vs Benfica away

The stronger figure on each row is highlighted. Both teams to score is a shared stat, so neither side takes the highlight.

Elo ratings

Before the match · within Primeira Liga

Overall edge
+1FC Porto
Venue edge
+46FC Porto
Rating period
Match snapshot
FC Porto versus Benfica: long term Elo, before the match
FC PortoHomeRatingBenficaAway
Strength
1,880Overall1,879
1,879Match venue1,833
1,879At home1,839
1,790Away1,833
Attack & defence
1,660Attack1,749
1,741Defence1,695
1,654Home attack1,743
1,639Away attack1,698
1,756Home defence1,679
1,691Away defence1,707
Match profile
1,952Goal environment2,382
1,865Home goals2,162
1,587Away goals1,720
1,523Possession1,546
Specialist ratings
1,584Set-piece attack1,639
1,583Set-piece defence1,636
1,777Close games1,725
1,908Winning margin1,926

The venue row sets FC Porto at home against Benfica on the road, which is the most telling comparison for this exact game. The higher number on each row is highlighted.

Match profile rows describe how the game is likely to flow, not who is stronger. A high goal environment points to an open, high-scoring contest; possession shows who tends to keep the ball.

Starting Lineups

FC PortoFC Porto1:1

Starting XI

99Diogo CostaG
52Martim FernandesD
10Gabri VeigaM
11Pepê AquinoF
4J. KiwiorD
13P. RosarioM
19André SilvaF
5J. BednarekD
8Victor Mow FroholdtM
7WilliamF
20Alberto BaioD

BenficaBenfica1:1

Starting XI

24Samuel SoaresG
26S. DahlD
36João PalhinhaM
25G. PrestianniM
14V. PavlidisF
2C. LengletD
8F. AursnesM
10H. SudakovM
44Tomás AraújoD
27RafaM
6A. BahD