Benfica vs FC Porto

Primeira Liga 8 Mar 2026, 18:00
Benfica
Benfica
2–2
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
FC Porto
FC Porto
👤 J. Pinheiro Round 25

Match report

Benfica shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with FC Porto in the Primeira Liga on 8 March 2026.

Benfica had 20 shots to FC Porto's 14.

N. Otamendi was sent off in the 90th minute, one of 2 red cards in the game.

The referee was J. Pinheiro.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 56% - 44% Shots 20 - 14 On target 6 - 6 Corners 8 - 2 Fouls 11 - 17 Red cards 2 Yellow cards 8
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Player of the match
Andreas Schjelderup
Benfica · 1 goal
8 Leandro Barreiro 1 goal
8 Oskar Pietuszewski 1 goal
7 Victor Froholdt 1 goal
7 Anatoliy Trubin 4 saves
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–8 11–6
Shots On Goal 3–4 3–2
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 5–1 3–1
Attacks 55–48 58–32
Match statistics
8 Corners 2
5 Substitution 5
113 Attacks 80
67 Dangerous Attacks 37
6 On Target 6
14 Off Target 8
56% Ball Possession 44%
20 Shots Total 14
6 Shots On Goal 6
5 Shots Off Goal 4
9 Shots Blocked 4
12 Shots Inside Box 7
8 Shots Outside Box 7
11 Fouls 17
8 Corners 2
0 Offsides 1
59% Ball Possession 41%
2 Yellow Cards 6
1 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 5
442 Passes Total 314
363 Passes Accurate 235
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Benfica · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Trubin
17 A. Dedić 44 T. Araújo 30 N. Otamendi 26 S. Dahl
20 R. Ríos 5 E. Barrenechea
25 G. Prestianni 27 R. Silva 21 A. Schjelderup
14 V. Pavlidis
FC Porto · 4-3-3
99 D. Costa
20 A. Costa 5 J. Bednarek 4 J. Kiwior 52 M. Fernandes
8 V. Froholdt 22 A. Varela 10 G. Veiga
11 Pepê 27 D. Gül 77 O. Pietuszewski
Benfica
Coach
Jose Mourinho
Substitutes
  • 11 Dodi Lukebakio
  • 9 Franjo Ivanović
  • 4 António Silva
  • 18 Leandro Barreiro
  • 6 Alexander Bah
  • 24 Samuel Soares
  • 10 Georgiy Sudakov
  • 16 Manuel Silva
  • 72 Anísio Cabral
FC Porto
Coach
Francesco Farioli
Substitutes
  • 42 Seko Fofana
  • 7 William Gomes
  • 74 Francisco Moura
  • 17 Borja Sainz
  • 29 Terem Moffi
  • 14 Cláudio Ramos
  • 3 Thiago Silva
  • 13 Pablo Rosario
  • 86 Rodrigo Mora
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ S. Fofana ↓ G. Veiga FC Porto
  • 46' ↑ William Gomes ↓ Pepê FC Porto
  • 58' ↑ F. Moura ↓ M. Fernandes FC Porto
  • 64' ↑ B. Sainz ↓ O. Pietuszewski FC Porto
  • 65' ↑ F. Ivanovic ↓ Rafa Silva Benfica
  • 65' ↑ D. Lukebakio ↓ G. Prestianni Benfica
  • 75' ↑ L. Barreiro ↓ E. Barrenechea Benfica
  • 75' ↑ A. Silva ↓ N. Otamendi Benfica
  • 78' ↑ T. Moffi ↓ D. Gul FC Porto
  • 83' ↑ A. Bah ↓ A. Dedic Benfica
Cards
  • 90' N. Otamendi Benfica
  • 90+1' J. Mourinho Benfica
  • 26' Pepe FC Porto
  • 35' N. Otamendi Benfica
  • 35' G. Veiga FC Porto
  • 45+5' D. Costa FC Porto
  • 58' M. Fernandes FC Porto
  • 78' A. Costa FC Porto
  • 81' William Gomes FC Porto
  • 90+7' A. Silva Benfica
Head-to-head
Benfica 3 4 draws 8 FC Porto
2026-03-08 Benfica vs FC Porto 2 - 2
2026-01-14 FC Porto vs Benfica 1 - 0
2025-10-05 FC Porto vs Benfica 0 - 0
2025-04-06 Porto vs Benfica 1 - 4
2024-11-10 Benfica vs Porto 4 - 1
2024-03-03 Porto vs Benfica 5 - 0
Recent form
Benfica D D D W D
FC Porto D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Benfica vs FC Porto?
Benfica drew 2-2 against FC Porto on 8 March 2026.
Who won Benfica vs FC Porto?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Who had more possession in Benfica vs FC Porto?
Benfica had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.