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FC Porto 3-1 Benfica: result and goals
Liga Portugal
FC Porto beat Benfica 3-1 on Sunday, 20 September 2026 in the Liga Portugal.
Goals: Gabri Veiga 31', Alexander Bah 51', Victor Froholdt 54', Hwang In-Beom 60'.
FC Porto sit 1st on 24 points.
Benfica sit 2nd on 19 points.
FC Porto have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Benfica have 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: FC Porto won 1, Benfica won 2, 2 drawn.
- Competition
- Liga Portugal
- Kick-off
- Sunday, 20 September 2026, 20:30 (UK time)
- Venue
- Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Goals and cards
5'Gabri VeigaYellow
25'Clément LengletYellow
31'⚽Gabri VeigaGoal
34'Gianluca PrestianniYellow
35'Clément LengletRed
51'⚽Alexander BahGoal
54'⚽Victor FroholdtGoal
60'⚽Hwang In-BeomGoal
80'Hwang In-BeomYellow
90'+2'Oskar PietuszewskiYellow
90'+3'Tomás AraújoYellow
90'+3'Alexander BahYellow
Full O Clássico head to head43 meetings on record · 9-13-21Live commentary
- Match ends, FC Porto 3, Benfica 1.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, FC Porto 3, Benfica 1.
- 90'+5'Attempt missed. Tomás Araújo (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Souffian El Karouani with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4'Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4'Foul by Victor Froholdt (FC Porto).
- 90'+3'Alexander Bah (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3'Tomás Araújo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2'Oskar Pietuszewski (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
- 90'Alberto Costa (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89'Souffian El Karouani (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89'Foul by Borja Sainz (FC Porto).
- 88'Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
- 88'Pablo Rosario (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86'Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
- 86'Oskar Pietuszewski (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85'Tomás Araújo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85'Foul by Samu Aghehowa (FC Porto).
- 85'Substitution, Benfica. Souffian El Karouani replaces Samuel Dahl.
- 85'Substitution, FC Porto. Samu Aghehowa replaces André Silva.
- 85'Substitution, FC Porto. Oskar Pietuszewski replaces Pepê.
- 84'Offside, FC Porto. Borja Sainz is caught offside.
- 83'Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Diogo Costa (FC Porto). Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
- 80'Hwang In-Beom (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79'Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79'Foul by Hwang In-Beom (FC Porto).
- 78'Attempt missed. Jan Bednarek (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hwang In-Beom with a cross following a corner.
- 78'Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
- 77'Attempt blocked. Victor Froholdt (FC Porto) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Silva.
- 76'Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
- 76'Borja Sainz (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74'Substitution, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup replaces Gianluca Prestianni.
- 74'Substitution, Benfica. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Rafa.
- 74'Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
- 72'Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72'Foul by Pepê (FC Porto).
- 71'Attempt saved. Pepê (FC Porto) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Samuel Soares (Benfica). Assisted by Victor Froholdt.
- 71'Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71'Foul by Francisco Moura (FC Porto).
- 70'Attempt missed. Pablo Rosario (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hwang In-Beom.
- 69'Substitution, FC Porto. Borja Sainz replaces William Gomes.
- 69'Substitution, FC Porto. Francisco Moura replaces Martim Fernandes because of an injury.
- 69'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69'Delay in match because of an injury Martim Fernandes (FC Porto).
- 64'Attempt missed. André Silva (FC Porto) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
- 64'Attempt saved. André Silva (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Samuel Soares (Benfica). Assisted by Victor Froholdt with a cross.
- 63'Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
- 63'Hwang In-Beom (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61'Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
- 60'Goal! FC Porto 3, Benfica 1. Hwang In-Beom (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by André Silva.
- 59'Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
- 59'Hwang In-Beom (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58'Alessandro Circati (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58'Foul by Victor Froholdt (FC Porto).
- 54'Goal! FC Porto 2, Benfica 1. Victor Froholdt (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by André Silva.
- 53'Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53'Foul by Pablo Rosario (FC Porto).
- 51'Goal! FC Porto 1, Benfica 1. Alexander Bah (Benfica) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni with a through ball.
- 50'Offside, FC Porto. William Gomes is caught offside.
- 49'Attempt saved. Pablo Rosario (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Samuel Soares (Benfica). Assisted by Alberto Costa.
- 48'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 48'Delay in match because of an injury Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
- 48'Attempt blocked. André Silva (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alberto Costa.
- 45'Second Half begins FC Porto 1, Benfica 0.
- 45'+6'First Half ends, FC Porto 1, Benfica 0.
- 45'+3'Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3'Foul by William Gomes (FC Porto).
- 45'+2'Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes following a set piece situation.
- 45'+1'Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1'Foul by Jakub Kiwior (FC Porto).
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 42'Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafa.
- 42'Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42'Foul by Victor Froholdt (FC Porto).
- 41'Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Gianluca Prestianni.
- 41'Attempt saved. William Gomes (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Samuel Soares (Benfica).
- 40'Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40'Foul by Pablo Rosario (FC Porto).
- 39'Attempt missed. André Silva (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pepê.
- 38'Substitution, Benfica. Alessandro Circati replaces Heorhiy Sudakov.
- 38'Substitution, FC Porto. Hwang In-Beom replaces Gabri Veiga.
- 35'Second yellow card to Clément Lenglet (Benfica) for a bad foul.
- 35'Foul by Clément Lenglet (Benfica).
- 35'André Silva (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34'Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
- 34'Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34'Foul by William Gomes (FC Porto).
- 34'Attempt blocked. Alberto Costa (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Costa.
- 31'Goal! FC Porto 1, Benfica 0. Gabri Veiga (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pepê with a through ball.
- 31'Attempt missed. Gabri Veiga (FC Porto) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 30'João Palhinha (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30'Foul by Alberto Costa (FC Porto).
- 29'Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
- 29'Gabri Veiga (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29'Attempt blocked. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Heorhiy Sudakov.
- 28'Attempt blocked. Gabri Veiga (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 28'Attempt blocked. André Silva (FC Porto) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pepê.
- 27'João Palhinha (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27'Foul by Victor Froholdt (FC Porto).
- 26'Attempt missed. Gabri Veiga (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 25'Clément Lenglet (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25'Foul by Clément Lenglet (Benfica).
- 25'Victor Froholdt (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23'Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
- 23'Martim Fernandes (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22'Attempt missed. Martim Fernandes (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 21'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 21'Delay in match because of an injury Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica).
- 20'Foul by João Palhinha (Benfica).
- 20'William Gomes (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19'Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 18'Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pablo Rosario.
- 18'Attempt blocked. Alexander Bah (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Palhinha.
- 17'Corner, Benfica. Conceded by William Gomes.
- 16'Attempt blocked. Pepê (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Rosario.
- 14'Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by João Palhinha.
- 13'Attempt missed. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Rafa with a cross.
- 12'Attempt blocked. Clément Lenglet (Benfica) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Heorhiy Sudakov with a cross.
- 11'Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
FC Porto · 4-3-3
99Diogo CostaG
4Jakub KiwiorCD-L
5Jan BednarekCD-R
52Martim FernandesLB
20Alberto CostaRB
13Pablo RosarioCM
10Gabri VeigaLM
8Victor FroholdtRM
19André SilvaF
11PepêLF
7William GomesRF
Substitutes
37Gabriel MecSUB
33SouzaSUB
77Oskar PietuszewskiSUB
14Cláudio RamosSUB
21Dominik PrpicSUB
17Borja SainzSUB
29Santiago GimenezSUB
22Alan VarelaSUB
16Hwang In-BeomSUB
74MouraSUB
9Samu AghehowaSUB
64Luís GomesSUB
Benfica · 4-2-3-1
24Samuel SoaresG
2Clément LengletCD-L
44Tomás AraújoCD-R
26Samuel DahlLB
6Alexander BahRB
10Georgiy SudakovAM
36João PalhinhaLM
8Fredrik AursnesRM
14Vangelis PavlidisF
25Gianluca PrestianniAM-L
27Rafa SilvaAM-R
Substitutes
72Anísio CabralSUB
1Anatoliy TrubinSUB
3Alessandro CircatiSUB
21Andreas SchjelderupSUB
34Souffian El KarouaniSUB
11Dodi LukébakioSUB
22Jhon DuránSUB
13Jakub KaminskiSUB
18Leandro BarreiroSUB
16Manu SilvaSUB
58Daniel BanjaquiSUB
30Claudio EcheverriSUB
Match stats
FCPSLB
45Possession (%)55
20Shots12
7Shots on target3
3Corners3
17Fouls12
3Yellow cards3
0Red cards1
2Offsides0
1Saves4
Last 5 matches
FC Porto
WArouca2-023 Aug 2026
W@ Académico de Viseu3-029 Aug 2026
WMoreirense2-14 Sept 2026
LManchester City2-08 Sept 2026
W@ Casa Pia4-112 Sept 2026
Benfica
WEstoril2-131 Aug 2026
W@ Maritimo3-05 Sept 2026
W@ Moreirense4-09 Sept 2026
WGil Vicente3-113 Sept 2026
W@ AC Milan2-016 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
1
FC Porto
2
Draws
2
Benfica
Last meetings
8 Mar 2026Benfica2 – 2FC Porto
14 Jan 2026FC Porto1 – 0Benfica
5 Oct 2025FC Porto0 – 0Benfica
6 Apr 2025FC Porto1 – 4Benfica
10 Nov 2024Benfica4 – 1FC Porto
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Porto | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 24 | WWWLW |
| 2 |  Benfica | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | +17 | 19 | WWWWW |
| 3 |  Sporting | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | +11 | 18 | WDDW |
| 4 |  Santa Clara | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | +8 | 18 | WWDW |
| 5 |  Arouca | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 14 | DLDW |
| 6 |  Académico | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 14 | WWWW |
| 7 |  Braga | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | WLWDL |
| 8 |  Alverca | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 11 | LWWW |
| 9 |  Gil Vicente | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 11 | LLDW |
| 10 |  Estrela | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 10 | DWDLL |
| 11 |  Moreirense | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 8 | LLWDL |
| 12 |  Maritimo | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 8 | LLDL |
| 13 |  FC Famalicao | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 7 | DDWL |
| 14 |  Rio Ave | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 7 | LDLW |
| 15 |  Vitória | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 5 | DLDL |
| 16 |  Nacional | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 4 | LLLL |
| 17 |  Casa Pia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -14 | 4 | DLWL |
| 18 |  Estoril | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 2 | DLLL |
Liga Portugal: upcoming fixtures
Mon 19 Oct
Fri 23 Oct
20:45Vitória Maritimo
Vitória MaritimoSat 24 Oct
15:30EstrelaCasa Pia
EstrelaCasa Pia18:00AlvercaArouca
AlvercaArouca20:30Gil VicenteFC Porto
Gil VicenteFC PortoFAQ
What was the score in FC Porto v Benfica?
FC Porto beat Benfica 3-1 on Sunday 20 September (Liga Portugal).
Who scored in FC Porto v Benfica?
Goals: Gabri Veiga 31', Alexander Bah 51', Victor Froholdt 54' and Hwang In-Beom 60'.
When do FC Porto play next?
FC Porto play Real Betis on Wednesday 14 October at 20:00 (UK time).
When do Benfica play next?
Benfica play Celtic on Thursday 15 October at 20:00 (UK time).
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