FC Porto 1-4 Benfica
Updated
Benfica won: FC Porto 1-4 Benfica in the Liga Portugal (Round 28) on Sun, 6 Apr 2025 at Estádio Do Dragão, Porto. FC Porto goals: Samuel Aghehowa 81'. Benfica goals: Vangelis Pavlidis 1', Vangelis Pavlidis 43', Vangelis Pavlidis 69', Nicolás Otamendi 90'+4. Expected goals: 1.17-2.71. Possession: 61-39. Player of the match: Vangelis Pavlidis (9.7).
Match report
Benfica rout FC Porto 4-1
Benfica swept aside FC Porto 4-1 away from home at Estádio Do Dragão on Sunday 6 April in Liga Portugal.
Vangelis Pavlidis put Benfica ahead on 1' (0-1), added another on 43' (0-2), added another on 69' (0-3), Samuel Aghehowa pulled one back for FC Porto on 81' (1-3) and Nicolás Otamendi made it 1-4 on 90+4'.
FC Porto had 61% of the ball, shots were 14-14 (3-5 on target) and expected goals finished 1.17-2.71. Benfica were the better side on chances, too.
Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) was player of the match with a 9.7 rating.
Attendance: 49,193. Referee: João Pedro Silva Pinheiro.
Match stats
| FC Porto | Benfica | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 61 | 39 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.17 | 2.71 |
| Total shots | 14 | 14 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 5 |
| Touches in opposition box | 28 | 31 |
| Big chances | 3 | 6 |
| Big chances missed | 2 | 2 |
| Accurate passes | 413 (87%) | 229 (75%) |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 1 |
| Corners | 2 | 6 |
| Total shots | 14 | 14 |
| Shots off target | 6 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 5 |
| Blocked shots | 5 | 5 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 2 |
| Shots inside box | 9 | 12 |
Lineups
FC Porto (3-4-3): Diogo Costa, Nehuén Pérez, Stephen Eustaquio, Ivan Marcano, Joao Mario, Alan Varela, Fabio Vieira, Francisco Moura, Pepe, Samuel Aghehowa, Rodrigo Mora
Benfica (4-3-3): Anatoliy Trubin, Tomas Araujo, Antonio Silva, Nicolás Otamendi, Alvaro Carreras, Fredrik Aursnes, Florentino, Orkun Kökcü, Ángel Di Maria, Vangelis Pavlidis, Kerem Akturkoglu
Key events
- 1' · Goal · Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica)
- 16' · Yellow card · Nehuén Pérez (FC Porto)
- 23' · Yellow card · Alvaro Carreras (Benfica)
- 43' · Goal · Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica)
- 55' · Yellow card · Martin Anselmi (FC Porto)
- 62' · Substitution · Samuel Dahl for Tomas Araujo (Benfica)
- 64' · Substitution · Goncalo Borges for Pepe (FC Porto)
- 64' · Substitution · Martim Fernandes for Stephen Eustaquio (FC Porto)
- 69' · Goal · Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica)
- 72' · Substitution · Andreas Schjelderup for Ángel Di Maria (Benfica)
- 72' · Substitution · Andrea Belotti for Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica)
- 77' · Substitution · Danny Namaso for Rodrigo Mora (FC Porto)
- 77' · Substitution · Ze Pedro for Joao Mario (FC Porto)
- 81' · Goal · Samuel Aghehowa (FC Porto)
- 82' · Yellow card · Goncalo Borges (FC Porto)
- 84' · Substitution · William Gomes for Francisco Moura (FC Porto)
- 90'+1 · Substitution · Leandro Barreiro for Kerem Akturkoglu (Benfica)
- 90'+3 · Yellow card · Martim Fernandes (FC Porto)
- 90'+4 · Goal · Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica)
All-time head-to-head
65 league meetings since 1994: FC Porto 32, draws 18, Benfica 15.
Questions
Who won FC Porto vs Benfica?
Benfica won, 1-4 (Liga Portugal) on Sun, 6 Apr 2025.
When and where is FC Porto vs Benfica?
Sun, 6 Apr 2025, 19:30 UTC at Estádio Do Dragão, Porto, Liga Portugal.
What is the head-to-head record between FC Porto and Benfica?
In 65 league meetings since 1994: FC Porto 32 wins, 18 draws, Benfica 15 wins (goals 96-67).