Porto rarely lose at home in Liga Portugal but Benfica are on fire and will present a big challenge. This should be a fantastic spectacle, everything pointing to a close encounter ending in a draw.
Key Stats
- Porto are undefeated in 39 of their last 40 home matches (Liga Portugal).
- Porto have drawn 2 of their last 3 matches against Benfica.
- Benfica are undefeated in their last 12 matches.
HTH
Porto have met Benfica on 260 occasions, holding a 103-93 advantage alongside 64 draws.
Porto Perfect in Liga Portugal
Porto won their opening six matches this season, the first five coming with clean sheets.
Francesco Farioli’s side conceded against Moreirense but turned it around to win 2-1, ending with 70% possession and 9-2 shots on target.
The Dragons were given a reality check in the Champions League after a 2-0 defeat to Manchester City. There were no complaints after registering 36% possession, 5-20 shots and 0.28-2.32 xG.
Porto fell behind again at Casa Pia before scoring four unanswered goals. Santiago Giménez came off the bench to score the final goal in a 4-1 victory, his first since moving on loan from AC Milan.
Farioli prasied his team and immediately turned his attention to Benfica: “All the conditions were in place for this game not to be easy, but the team proved to have maturity, consistency and the ability to react to adversity.”
“We will have a whole week to prepare and to welcome them to the Dragão with the right spirit and the desire to put on a great performance in front of our fans.”
Eight Straight for Benfica
Benfica are in tremendous form after winning eight consecutive games, scoring 27 goals with four conceded.
The Eagles did it the hard way in their last home game against Gil Vicente. Falling behind in the 7th minute, Vangelis Pavlidis scored twice and Gianluca Prestianni found the net to earn a 3-1 victory.
Marco Silva made nine changes in their opening Europa League match at AC Milan. Dodi Lukébakio and Jakub Kaminski scored in a 2-0 win, their first in seven attempts against the Italian club.
The manager spoke about the need to keep improving: “I think we have a lot of things to improve on. Today we demonstrated that again, that there’s a lot to improve.”
“At certain points in the game, we need to be able to defend a little higher up the field than we did at times in the second half. If we’d made slightly different decisions, we could have created even more chances than we did.”
Predicted Lineups & Team News
Porto (4-3-3) Diogo Costa; Alberto Costa, Jan Bednarek, Jakub Kiwior, Martim Fernandes; Pablo Rosario, Alan Varela, Gabri Veiga; William Gomes, André Silva, Pepê
Farioli gave an update about his squad: "We will be without Nehuén Pérez and Seko Fofana, who had muscle problems during the week. The others are fit to play."
Zaidu Sanusi, Victor Froholdt, Oskar Pietuszewski and Samu are therefore available. Alan Varela is expected to come into the starting side, Martim Fernandes a chance to replace Francisco Moura at left-back.
Benfica (4-2-3-1) Samuel Soares; Daniel Banjaqui, Tomás Araújo, Clement Lenglet, Samuel Dahl; Fredrik Aursnes, João Palhinha; Rafa Silva, Gianluca Prestianni, Andreas Schjelderup; Vangelis Pavlidis
Daniel Banjaqui should continue at right-back with Alexander Bah battling a shoulder injury. Enzo Barrenechea suffered a knee injury in training and is expected to be out between six and eight weeks.
How to Watch Porto vs Benfica Live
- Competition: Liga Portugal
- Date: Sunday, 20 September 2026 (20:30 BST)
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