UEFA Champions League · Tue, 8 Sept 2026 ·
FC Porto vs Manchester City — 0 - 2
Estádio do Dragão · Referee: Szymon Marciniak, Poland
Match report
Manchester City beat FC Porto 2-0 as E. Haaland scores twice
FC Porto were beaten 2-0 by Manchester City at Estádio do Dragão on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 in UEFA Champions League, League Stage - 1. E. Haaland (47', 90') scored for Manchester City. It was 0-0 at half-time.
FC Porto had 36% of the ball and 5 shots (0 on target) against Manchester City’s 20 (10 on target). Diogo Costa (FC Porto) was the top-rated player with 9.3. Our pre-match tip, Manchester City or a draw, came in. The result leaves FC Porto 31st in the UEFA Champions League table on 0 points and Manchester City 8th on 3.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sporting CP | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 30 | Galatasaray | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 31 | FC Porto | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 32 | RB Leipzig | 1 | -3 | 0 |
Last meetings
- Tue, 1 Dec 2020FC Porto0-0Manchester City
- Wed, 21 Oct 2020Manchester City3-1FC Porto
Prediction
We called it!
Prediction right: Double chance : draw or Manchester City
Predicted: Manchester City or draw · 100% likely
Double chance : draw or Manchester City
How the teams compare
- 20%Head-to-head80%
- 25%Goals75%
- 22%Overall78%
Last 5 matches
FC Porto
Form
0%
Attack
0%
Defence
0%
Manchester City
Form
0%
Attack
0%
Defence
0%
Statistical prediction, for information only. All of today's tips and our track record
Match events
- 37'yellow cardJoško GvardiolYellow Card
- 47'goalE. HaalandAssist: E. Fernandez
- 48'substitutionJ. GvardiolOff: A. Khusanov
- 49'yellow cardGianluigi DonnarummaYellow Card
- 62'substitutionR. CherkiOff: E. Anderson
- 62'substitutionA. SemenyoOff: I. Ndiaye
- 68'substitutionA. VarelaOff: Hwang In-Beom
- 68'substitutionWilliam GomesOff: B. Sainz
- 73'substitutionM. FernandesOff: F. Moura
- 73'substitutionAndre SilvaOff: S. Gimenez
- 75'substitutionP. FodenOff: R. Ait-Nouri
- 75'substitutionA. BouaddiOff: M. Kovacic
- 83'substitutionG. VeigaOff: S. Fofana
- 90'goalE. HaalandAssist: R. Ait-Nouri
- 90+3'yellow cardPablo RosarioYellow Card
- 90+3'yellow cardErling HaalandYellow Card
Lineups
FC Porto
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Francesco Farioli
Starting XI
- 99D. CostaG
- 20A. CostaD
- 18N. PerezD
- 4J. KiwiorD
- 52M. FernandesD
- 13P. RosarioM
- 22A. VarelaM
- 10G. VeigaM
- 7William GomesF
- 19Andre SilvaF
- 11PepêF
Substitutes
- 14Claudio RamosG
- 24J. CostaG
- 33SouzaD
- 74F. MouraD
- 64L. GomesD
- 42S. FofanaM
- 16Hwang In-BeomM
- 92J. TeixeiraM
- 58T. Silva
- 29S. GimenezF
- 17B. SainzF
- 57D. CunhaF
Manchester City
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Enzo Maresca
Starting XI
- 1G. DonnarummaG
- 27M. NunesD
- 6M. GuehiD
- 3R. DiasD
- 24J. GvardiolD
- 32A. BouaddiM
- 17E. FernandezM
- 47P. FodenM
- 10R. CherkiM
- 42A. SemenyoM
- 9E. HaalandF
Substitutes
- 13M. BettinelliG
- 28G. RulliG
- 21R. Ait-NouriD
- 82R. LewisD
- 22Vitor ReisD
- 45A. KhusanovD
- 56R. McAidooF
- 8M. KovacicM
- 5E. AndersonM
- 37Allan EliasF
- 7I. NdiayeF
Match statistics
- 36%Possession64%
- 0.28Expected goals (xG)2.32
- 5Total shots20
- 0Shots on target10
- 4Shots off target6
- 1Blocked shots4
- 3Shots inside the box13
- 2Shots outside the box7
- 2Corners5
- 7Offsides1
- 10Fouls17
- 1Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 8Goalkeeper saves0
- 353Passes635
- 285Accurate passes589
- 81%Pass accuracy93%
- 0.00Goals prevented0.00
Player statistics
FC Porto
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99Diogo CostaGTop rated | 90 | 9.3 | ||
| 4Jakub KiwiorD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 18Nehuén PérezD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 20Alberto CostaD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 52Martim FernandesD | 73 | 6.3 | ||
| 10Gabri VeigaM | 83 | 6.9 | ||
| 13Pablo RosarioM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 22Alan VarelaM | 68 | 6.6 | ||
| 7William GomesF | 68 | 6.3 | ||
| 11PepêF | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 19André SilvaF | 73 | 6.9 | ||
| 14Cláudio RamosG | – | – | ||
| 24João CostaG | – | – | ||
| 33SouzaD | – | – | ||
| 64Luis GomesD | – | – | ||
| 74Francisco MouraD | 17 | 6.5 | ||
| 16Hwang In-beomM | 22 | 6.2 | ||
| 42Seko FofanaM | 13 | 6.5 | ||
| 58Tiago SilvaM | – | – | ||
| 92João TeixeiraM | – | – | ||
| 17Borja SainzF | 22 | 6.7 | ||
| 29Santiago GiménezF | 17 | 6.9 | ||
| 57Duarte CunhaF | – | – |
Manchester City
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Rúben DiasD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 6Marc GuéhiD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 24Joško GvardiolD | 48 | 7.2 | ||
| 27Matheus NunesD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Rayan CherkiM | 62 | 6.9 | ||
| 17Enzo FernándezM | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 32Ayyoub BouaddiM | 75 | 7.0 | ||
| 42Antoine SemenyoM | 62 | 6.7 | ||
| 47Phil FodenM | 75 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Erling HaalandF | 90 | 8.2 | 2 | |
| 13Marcus BettinelliG | – | – | ||
| 28Gerónimo RulliG | – | – | ||
| 21Rayan Aït-NouriD | 15 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 22Vitor ReisD | – | – | ||
| 45Abdukodir KhusanovD | 42 | 6.9 | ||
| 82Rico LewisD | – | – | ||
| 5Elliot AndersonM | 28 | 7.2 | ||
| 8Mateo KovačićM | 15 | 7.0 | ||
| 7Iliman NdiayeF | 28 | 6.6 | ||
| 37AllanF | – | – | ||
| 56Ryan McAidooF | – | – |
