FC Porto 0-2 Manchester City: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 1

FC Porto

0 : 2

Manchester City

47', 90'E. Haaland

Estádio do DragãoSzymon MarciniakTue, 8 Sept 202621:00

FC Porto4-3-3

Line ups

4-2-3-1Manchester City Manchester City crest

Assistant

Lucho González

Assistant

Pepijn Lijnders

Assistant

Lucho González

Substitutions

68'
226.6
A. Varela
166.2
Hwang In-Beom
68'
76.3
William Gomes
176.7
B. Sainz
73'
526.3
M. Fernandes
746.5
F. Moura
73'
196.9
Andre Silva
296.9
S. Gimenez
83'
106.9
G. Veiga
426.5
S. Fofana

Unused

Assistant

Pepijn Lijnders

Substitutions

48'
247.2
J. Gvardiol
456.9
A. Khusanov
62'
106.9
R. Cherki
57.2
E. Anderson
62'
426.7
A. Semenyo
76.6
I. Ndiaye
75'
476.9
P. Foden
216.9A
R. Ait-Nouri
75'
327.0
A. Bouaddi
87.0
M. Kovacic

Unused

Home

J. Bednarek
Red Card
Out
V. Froholdt
Concussion
Out
Gabriel Mec
Off the roster
Out
O. Pietuszewski
Muscle Injury
Out
D. Prpic
Off the roster
Out
Samu
Knee Injury
Out
V. Sousa
Leg Injury
Out
Zaidu
Muscle Injury
Out

Away

J. Doku
Calf Injury
Out
N. O'Reilly
Back Injury
Out

Player of the match

Diogo Meireles da Costa

Goalkeeper · FC Porto

9.3

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists0

Build-up

Passes48

Pass accuracy81%

Goalkeeping

Saves8

Goals conceded2

Penalties saved0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Diogo CostaG	8	2	3,75	+1,75	39/48	13/22
Gianluigi DonnarummaG	0	0	0,00	0,00	33/38	11/15

Live stats

Possession & Passing

36%Possession64%

353Total passes635

81%Pass accuracy93%

2Corners5

Attack

5Shots20

0On target10

4Off target6

1Blocked shots4

Box & Quality

3Shots in box13

2Shots out box7

0.2xG2.6

Defense & Discipline

8Goalkeeper saves0

7Offsides1

10Fouls17

1Yellow cards3

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,00xG1,25

0Shots6

0On target5

0Big chances3

31%Possession69%

0Corners1

Second half

0,22xG1,04

5Shots14

0On target5

0Big chances3

41%Possession59%

2Corners4

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

FC Porto

0.225136%

95% open play5% set piece

Manchester City

2.55201464%

89% open play11% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

25 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

FC Porto0,22 xG · 0 scored

Manchester City2,55 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

FC Porto10

Open play 9Set piece 1

Manchester City37

Open play 32Set piece 2Foul won 1Rebound 2

Momentum

20 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

FC Porto13% pressure

Manchester City87% pressure

Match replay

91'

0-2

0%Draw 0%100%

0.22xG2.55

5Shots20

1On target14

Momentum

90' Saved Enzo Fernández 0.03 xG · Fast break · Left foot

Shot map

5 v 20

FC Porto shoot right, Manchester City left. Bigger dot = better chance.

PORFC PortoMCManchester Citygoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

15 on target · 2 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

FC PortoManchester Citygoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

FC PortoDefensive line 37%

Manchester CityDefensive line 50%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

FC PortoUntil 68'

Most-connected pair: Kiwior and Costa, 17 passes between them.

Manchester CityUntil 48'

Most-connected pairs: Dias and Gvardiol; Guéhi and Nunes. 24 passes each.

Tactical battle

24control76

Erling Haaland

7 touches in box

In possession

23,9%Field tilt76,1%

4Passes into box12

21Progressive passes27

7Carries into final third13

5Chances created15

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

20,00Press intensity (PPDA)8,14

10High turnovers11

6Regains within 5s11

29,6sBall recovery time19,8s

7Interceptions16

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

95Carries146

1302mCarry distance1721m

13Progressive carries20

764mProgressive carry distance1091m

2Carries into the box4

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

2Take-ons won3

14Take-ons attempted11

389mProgressive pass distance412m

2Through balls0

2Switches of play5

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,49Expected threat (xT)1,60

0,23Action value (VAEP)2,24

10Shot-creating actions37

0Goal-creating actions4

0,22Expected assisted goals2,05

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,1Passes per attack5,5

13,4sAttack duration16,9s

2,01 m/sAttack directness1,68 m/s

1Build-up attacks8

5Direct attacks14

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

8Touches in box29

39Final third entries67

0Big chances6

0,00xG on target3,39

0Big chances missed4

Passing

2/6 (33%)Crosses7/19 (37%)

25/47 (53%)Long balls19/33 (58%)

12Throw-ins13

17Free kicks10

7Goal kicks8

Duels

53Total47

37/69 (54%)Ground32/69 (46%)

12/24 (50%)Aerial12/24 (50%)

2/13 (15%)Dribbles4/11 (36%)

7Dispossessed12

Defending

45Recoveries49

3Interceptions8

19Tackles18

63%Tackles won44%

17Clearances14

0Big chances scored2

2Big saves0

1Errors led to shot0

1Fouled in final third3

6,76Average rating7,03

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

FC PortoshootallowManchester City

6.9%Six-yard box8.9%

60.3%+3.5Penalty area+3.063.4%

24.5%-2.4Edge of the box-2.921.8%

8.3%-2.3Long range5.9%

494 shots taken · 372 faced

Manchester CityshootallowFC Porto

6.4%-2.0Six-yard box-2.33.4%

66.7%+6.3Penalty area-7.249.4%

22.4%-2.3Edge of the box+2.829.9%

4.5%-2.0Long range+6.817.4%

594 shots taken · 328 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Manchester City beat FC Porto 2-0 at Estádio do Dragão in the UEFA Champions League. It was goalless at half-time. Scorers: E. Haaland (47', 90') for Manchester City. In their last 3 meetings, FC Porto have won 0, Manchester City 2, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.