Porto v Benfica

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Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:30:00 UTCEstádio do DragãoMatchday 7

Post-game report— full article

Porto Seizes Control of Primeira Liga with 3-1 Victory Over 10-Man Benfica

FC Porto ended Benfica's 56-match unbeaten streak in Liga Portugal, capitalizing on a first-half red card to open a five-point lead at the top of the table.

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Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Porto 44%Draw 19%Benfica 36%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

PortoBenfica

45Possession55

20Shots12

7Shots on target3

7Shots off target5

6Blocked shots4

12Shots inside box8

8Shots outside box4

3Corners3

2Offsides0

17Fouls12

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards1

1Saves4

343Passes425

310Accurate passes360

Match events

5′Gabri Veiga
25′Clément Lenglet
31′Gabri Veiga (assist Pepê)
34′Gianluca Prestianni
35′Clément Lenglet
38′Gabri Veiga → In-beom Hwang
38′Georgiy Sudakov ← Alessandro Circati
51′Alexander Bah (assist Gianluca Prestianni)
54′Victor Froholdt (assist André Silva)
60′In-beom Hwang (assist André Silva)
69′Martim Fernandes → Francisco Moura
69′William Gomes → Borja Sainz
74′Fredrik Aursnes ← Leandro Barreiro
74′Rafa Silva ← Dodi Lukébakio
74′Gianluca Prestianni ← Andreas Schjelderup
80′In-beom Hwang
85′Pepê → Oskar Pietuszewski
85′André Silva → Samu Omorodion
85′Samuel Dahl ← Souffian Karouani
90′Oskar Pietuszewski
90′Tomás Araújo
90′Alexander Bah

Porto · Benfica

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Porto4-3-3

56.8Bednarek

198.3↓85'Silva

136.8Rosario

107.5↓38'Veiga

996.8Costa

117.5↓85'Pepê

46.8Kiwior

87.8Froholdt

526.8↓69'Fernandes

76.8↓69'Gomes

206.8Costa

Benfica4-4-2

366.3Palhinha

24.4Lenglet

276.3↓74'Silva

146.3Pavlidis

86.3↓74'Aursnes

67.0Bah

106.3↓38'Sudakov

256.8↓74'Prestianni

245.9Soares

446.0Araújo

266.3↓85'Dahl

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Porto

5Jan Bednarek6.8
19André Silva8.3
13Pablo Rosario6.8
10Gabri Veiga7.5
99Diogo Costa6.8
11Pepê7.5
4Jakub Kiwior6.8
8Victor Froholdt7.8
52Martim Fernandes6.8
7William Gomes6.8
20Alberto Costa6.8

Benfica

36João Palhinha6.3
2Clément Lenglet4.4
27Rafa Silva6.3
14Vangelis Pavlidis6.3
8Fredrik Aursnes6.3
6Alexander Bah7.0
10Georgiy Sudakov6.3
25Gianluca Prestianni6.8
24Samuel Jumpe Soares5.9
44Tomás Araújo6.0
26Samuel Dahl6.3

PortoTale of the tapeBenfica

4-3-3Formation4-4-2

24 ptsTable19 pts

+16Goal difference+17

WWWWWFormWWWWW

0Head-to-head wins0

44%Win chance36%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Porto 0W2D0W Benfica

Goals 2–2

2026-03-08Benfica2–2FC Porto
2025-10-05FC Porto0–0Benfica

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Porto

WWWWW

@Casa Pia4-1
vsMoreirense2-1
@Académico de Viseu3-0
vsArouca2-0
@Rio Ave2-0

Benfica

WWWWW

vsGil Vicente3-1
@Moreirense4-0
@Marítimo3-0
vsEstoril Praia2-1
@Casa Pia7-0

This season — other meeting

BenficavPorto

Where they stand — In a 18-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Porto	8	8	0	0	+16	24
Benfica	8	6	1	1	+17	19