FC Porto vs Benfica: result 0-0 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 8Kick-off on October 5, 2025 at 08:15 PM (UTC)Estádio Do Dragão, Porto
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What was the result of FC Porto vs Benfica?
FC Porto and Benfica drew 0-0 on October 5, 2025.
Official lineup for FC Porto vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
FC Porto
4-3-3- 17Borja Sainz
- 9Samu
- 11Pepê Aquino
- 10Gabri Veiga
- 22A. Varela
- 8Victor Mow Froholdt
- 74Francisco Moura
- 4J. Kiwior
- 5J. Bednarek
- 20Alberto Baio
- 99Diogo Costa
Benfica
4-2-3-1- 14V. Pavlidis
- 8F. Aursnes
- 10H. Sudakov
- 11D. Lukebakio
- 5E. Barrenechea
- 20R. Rios
- 26S. Dahl
- 30N. Otamendi
- 4António Silva
- 17A. Dedić
- 1A. Trubin
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, FC Porto have 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats; Benfica have 10, 3 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2025 | FK Crvena Zvezda(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Arouca(away) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Red Bull Salzburg(away) | 1-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Rio Ave(away) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Nacional(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | Chelsea(away) | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 26, 2025 | GIL Vicente(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Rio Ave(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 20, 2025 | AVS(away) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Qarabag(home) | 2-3 | UEFA Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 FC Porto wins, 0 draws, 4 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2025 | FC Porto 1-4 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 10, 2024 | Benfica 4-1 FC Porto | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 3, 2024 | FC Porto 5-0 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Benfica 1-0 FC Porto | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 9, 2023 | Benfica 2-0 FC Porto | Super Cup |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Benfica 1-2 FC Porto | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
FC Porto score 1.9 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 1.6 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Porto | 1.9 | 0.7 | 10 | 4/15 | 8/15 |
| Benfica | 1.6 | 0.7 | 8 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
FC Porto sit 1st in Primeira Liga (24 points from 8 matches) and Benfica sit 2nd (19 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| 2 | Benfica | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 19 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy