FC Porto vs Benfica

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🕒 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 20:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio Do Dragão 🧑‍⚖️ Joao Pedro Pinheiro 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

FC Porto 3 · Benfica 2

Referee Stats

Joao Pedro Pinheiro

16 matches · 4.88 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.88
Reds avg	0.19
Penalties avg	0.94
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	31%
Draws	19%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-14).
FC Porto controlled possession (61%).
Benfica had the sharper finishing (3-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

FC Porto (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-3-1

Goals For / Against

39 / 11

Avg: 2.29 / 0.65

Points

Avg: 2.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Benfica (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-3-3

Goals For / Against

32 / 16

Avg: 1.88 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 2.12

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.47

PPG

2.12

2.29

1.88

0.65

0.94

59%

O2.5

53%

47%

BTTS

53%

71%

Score 1st

65%

League-position context

FC Porto rank3rd

Benfica rank2nd

FC Porto points71

Benfica points80

FC Porto: #3 · 71 pts · GD +35

9 pts off the top 2. 26 pts above the play-off edge. 42 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Benfica: #2 · 80 pts · GD +56

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 35 pts above the play-off edge. 51 pts clear of the relegation zone.

9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

FC Porto last 5 home

W W W L W

Points12/15

Weighted index87

Goals11-6

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Benfica last 5 away

D W W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index78

Goals13-3

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

FC Porto trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 6%

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

FC Porto score at home100%

FC Porto clean sheet at home53%

Benfica score away88%

Benfica clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

FC Porto score first71%

FC Porto win after scoring first100%

Benfica score first65%

Benfica win after scoring first82%

Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Porto 80% · Benfica 67%

Avg first goal minute: FC Porto 23.3' · Benfica 22.1'

Vs league average

FC Porto score at home2.29 vs 1.40

FC Porto concede at home0.65 vs 1.17

Benfica score away1.88 vs 1.17

Benfica concede away0.94 vs 1.40

FC Porto score 64% above league average, while Benfica score 61% above league average.

Defensive side: FC Porto are 45% below league average at home, and Benfica are 33% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

FC Porto goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 12

76-90+ 10

16-30 7

61-75 6

0-15 4

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

61-75 1

16-30 0

Benfica goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

76-90+ 7

16-30 5

46-60 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

476

304

Passes Accurate

413

229

Passes %

87%

75%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

1' ⚽

⚽

1' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

V. Pavlidis

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Aktürkoğlu

2' ⚽

⚽

2' ⚽ VAR

V. Pavlidis

Goal confirmed

16'

16' N. Pérez

23'

23' Álvaro Fernández

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

V. Pavlidis

Normal Goal · Assist: Florentino

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Tomás Araújo

1st substitution · For: S. Dahl

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Pepê Aquino

1st substitution · For: Gonçalo Borges

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ S. Eustáquio

2nd substitution · For: Martim Fernandes

69' ⚽

⚽

69' ⚽ Goal · 0-4

V. Pavlidis

Normal Goal · Assist: Á. Di María

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Á. Di María

2nd substitution · For: A. Schjelderup

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ V. Pavlidis

3rd substitution · For: A. Belotti

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Rodrigo Mora

3rd substitution · For: D. Namaso

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ João Mário

4th substitution · For: Zé Pedro

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 1-4

Samu

Normal Goal

82'

82' Gonçalo Borges

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Francisco Moura

5th substitution · For: William

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ K. Aktürkoğlu

4th substitution · For: L. Barreiro

90+3'

90+3' Martim Fernandes

90+4' ⚽

⚽

90+4' ⚽ Goal · 1-5

N. Otamendi

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Kökçü

FC Porto vs Benfica 1-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Benfica beat FC Porto 4-1 on Sunday, 06 April 2025 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Joao Pedro Pinheiro. It was played at Estádio Do Dragão.

First half: Benfica took an early lead at 1' when V. Pavlidis scored, with the assist credited to K. Aktürkoğlu, making the score 0-1. VAR intervened at 2' for Benfica (Goal confirmed). N. Pérez received a yellow card for FC Porto at 16'. Álvaro Fernández received a yellow card for Benfica at 23'. Benfica extended the lead at 42' when V. Pavlidis scored, with the assist credited to Florentino, making the score 0-3.

Second half: Benfica made their 1st substitution at 62', with Tomás Araújo replacing S. Dahl. FC Porto made their 1st substitution at 64', with Pepê Aquino replacing Gonçalo Borges. FC Porto made their 2nd substitution at 64', with S. Eustáquio replacing Martim Fernandes. Benfica extended the lead at 69' when V. Pavlidis scored, with the assist credited to Á. Di María, making the score 0-4. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 73', with Á. Di María replacing A. Schjelderup. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 73', with V. Pavlidis replacing A. Belotti. FC Porto made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Rodrigo Mora replacing D. Namaso. FC Porto made their 4th substitution at 77', with João Mário replacing Zé Pedro. FC Porto reduced the deficit at 81' when Samu scored, making the score 1-4. Gonçalo Borges received a yellow card for FC Porto at 82'. FC Porto made their 5th substitution at 84', with Francisco Moura replacing William. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with K. Aktürkoğlu replacing L. Barreiro. Martim Fernandes received a yellow card for FC Porto at 90+3'. Benfica added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+4' when N. Otamendi scored, with the assist credited to O. Kökçü, making the score 1-5.

FC Porto used 5 substitutions while Benfica used 4 substitutions. FC Porto got 3 yellow cards, while Benfica got 1 yellow card.