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Benfica and FC Porto bring a Primeira Liga rivalry with a narrow broader edge for Porto and plenty of resistance from Benfica. The teams drew 2–2 at Benfica on 8 March 2026 and 0–0 at Porto on 5 October 2025, while Benfica won 4–1 away on 6 April 2025. Those results underline how quickly this heavyweight contest can move between parity and separation.
Past matches, Benfica vs FC Porto
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes FC Porto
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37F
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64D
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29F
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16M
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9F
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77F
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14G
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21D
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17F
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74D
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22M
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33D
Benfica Substitutes
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D
3
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F
22
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M
30
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D
34
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F
72
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D
58
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F
13
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F
11
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F
21
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M
16
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G
1
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M
18
Match events
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5'Gabri Veiga Yellow Card
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25'Clément Lenglet Yellow Card
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31'⚽Gabri Veiga Normal Goal (Asst: Eduardo Gabriel Aquino Cossa)
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34'Gianluca Prestianni Yellow Card
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35'Clément Lenglet Red Card
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38'Hwang In-Beom Gabri Veiga
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38'Alessandro Circati Heorhii Sudakov
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51'⚽Alexander Bah Normal Goal (Asst: Gianluca Prestianni)
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54'⚽Victor Froholdt Normal Goal (Asst: André Silva)
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60'⚽Hwang In-Beom Normal Goal (Asst: André Silva)
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69'Francisco Moura Martim Fernandes
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69'Borja Sainz William Gomes
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74'Leandro Barreiro Fredrik Aursnes
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74'Dodi Lukebakio Rafa Silva
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74'Andreas Schjelderup Gianluca Prestianni
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80'Hwang In-Beom Yellow Card
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85'Oskar Pietuszewski Eduardo Gabriel Aquino Cossa
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85'Samuel Aghehowa André Silva
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85'Souffian El Karouani Samuel Dahl
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90' +2Oskar Pietuszewski Yellow Card
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90' +3Tomás Araújo Yellow Card
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90' +3Alexander Bah Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Benfica VS FC Porto
FC Porto hold the wider balance
FC Porto have the stronger overall position, but the most useful evidence is not one-sided. Porto hosted the 0–0 league draw on 5 October 2025, while Benfica won 4–1 at Porto on 6 April 2025. The results across that venue therefore point in different directions, leaving Porto with a broader edge rather than an unchallenged hierarchy.
Benfica keep the contest level
The 2–2 draw at Benfica on 8 March 2026 adds another counterpoint and shows both clubs capable of sharing the points in a high-profile meeting. Benfica’s away victory and the two draws keep the pairing finely poised despite Porto’s greater overall weight. The fixture remains defined by the possibility of a narrow swing rather than a guaranteed script. That keeps the balance alive. Nothing is settled by venue alone. Future meetings will ask whether Porto can turn their edge into separation or Benfica can shift the balance again.
Past head to head stats
Benfica VS FC Porto
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games
Benfica VS FC Porto
Head-to-Head History
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