GolVolt — Benfica vs Porto: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Benfica have scored in 31 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 84 goals in those matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 20 September: Porto – Benfica 3:1

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Before that, Porto went 4 meetings in a row without a win.

Player in form

Gianluca Prestianni: 3 goals and 3 assists in 5 league matches

Goals3 xG1.20

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.2).

Streak

Benfica unbeaten in 4 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 4 wins. Last defeat: 20 September, 1:3 against Porto.

Attack

Benfica score 2.6 goals per match

Benfica2.6 Porto1.6

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Porto score 1.6.

Players to watch

Liga Portugal, this season.

Vangelis Pavlidis

Benfica · forward

9goals 3assists 7.74avg rating

Last match, Santa Clara: 1 goal, rating 7.5.

Gabri Veiga

Porto · midfielder

4goals 3assists 7.49avg rating

Last match, Gil Vicente: rating 7.2.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Benfica at home and Porto away, as in this match.

Benfica

at home · 10

8W2D0L3.3scored per match1.0conceded per match

Porto

away · 10

7W0D3L2.0scored per match1.1conceded per match

Head to head

5 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 20 Sep 2026 · Liga Portugal Porto 3:1 Benfica Veiga 31' · Froholdt 54' · Hwang 60' · Bah 51'. Porto: a first win in this fixture in 4 meetings.

2wins

2 draws3.6 goals per match · both scored in 4 of 5

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Benfica (4-2-3-1, last: Santa Clara) · Porto (4-3-3, last: Gil Vicente).

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

What this match changes in the season Derby

Benfica and Porto are rivals.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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