FC Porto v Manchester City result

Full-time · FC Porto 0–2 Manchester City

UEFA Champions League · Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:00 BST · Estádio do Dragão

Updated 22 Sep 2026, 04:30 UK · refreshed continuously

The model’s pre-match pick

FC Porto 0–2 Manchester City — Manchester City won this UEFA Champions League match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Over 2.5 goals.

Free pick

Over 2.5 goals

Best price: 1.70 at Betfair

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Over 2.5 goals in the last 90 days, 67.2% of 549 landed (95% range 63.2–71%); it had given them 75.9% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. The model has been overconfident here: weigh its calls in this market with that in mind. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City won 2–0 at Estádio do Dragão in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday 8 September. Manchester City have won their last four matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester City: Erling Haaland (47’, assisted by Enzo Fernández; 90’, assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s two key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Erling Haaland’s goal on 47 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: FC Porto 0.28, Manchester City 2.32, from 5 shots to 20 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Szymon Marciniak, Poland showed four yellow cards — against 3.2 yellows a game across the last 13 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — FC Porto: Pablo Rosario (90+3’); Manchester City: Joško Gvardiol (37’), Gianluigi Donnarumma (49’) and Erling Haaland (90+3’).

What it changes

FC Porto have scored six goals, the 34th-most (shared) of the 81 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 4 games, ranked per game). FC Porto have conceded seven goals, the 40th-fewest (shared) of the 81 clubs.

Manchester City have scored 12 goals, the sixth-most (shared) of the 81 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 4 games, ranked per game). Manchester City have conceded seven goals, the 40th-fewest (shared) of the 81 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Erling Haaland (Manchester City) 8.0, Enzo Fernández (Manchester City) 6.3 and Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City) 4.6 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Over 2.5 goals, did not land — graded in the live track record, misses included.

Next up

FC Porto next travel to Vitória SC on 8 November 2026.

Manchester City next travel to Nottingham Forest on 7 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for FC Porto: Vitória SC v FC Porto, Sunday 8 November — the preview. Next for Manchester City: Nottingham Forest v Manchester City, Saturday 7 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: FC Porto 0–2 Manchester City · UEFA Champions League
Venue: Estádio do Dragão · Porto
Referee: Szymon Marciniak, Poland
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 2): FC Porto 0 · draws 1 · Manchester City 1 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: FC Porto 5W 0D 0L · Manchester City 3W 0D 2L

FC Porto 0–2 Manchester City (UEFA Champions League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 22 September 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.75 / 1.63

Goals

against 0.5 / 1 · 0 of the last 5 over 3

over 8 matches

6.88 / 6.25

Corners

against 3.88 / 3.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.75 / 5

Shots on target

against 2.5 / 2.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

0.75 / 1.25

Cards

against 1.63 / 2 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 September 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 5 September 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	FC Porto for / against	Line	Manchester City for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5	3our book	1.63 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.88 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.25 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	15.13 for · 9.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14 for · 8.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.75 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.75 for · 9.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	9.75 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	0.75 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.25 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Szymon Marciniak, Poland.

FC Porto

FC Porto Goalkeeper

FC Porto — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Diogo Costa	5	90450 min	91.8 /90	10.2 /90	00 /90

FC Porto — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for FC Porto before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Diogo Costa n 8	87.8	1.9 3/2

FC Porto Defensive

FC Porto — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Kiwior	5	90450 min	61.2 /90	20.4 /90	10.2 /90	224.4 /90	51 /90	00 /90
J. Bednarek	5	81403 min	30.7 /90	81.8 /90	40.9 /90	235.1 /90	51.1 /90	00 /90
Z. Sanusi	4	72288 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	00 /90	113.4 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90
Alberto Baio	4	70281 min	61.9 /90	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	165.1 /90	103.2 /90	00 /90
Martim Fernandes	3	57172 min	31.6 /90	21 /90	00 /90	73.7 /90	21 /90	00 /90
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FC Porto — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for FC Porto before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Kiwior n 8	83.6	1.6 4/3	0.3 2/0	J. Gvardiol
Diogo Costa n 8	87.8	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
Victor Mow Froholdt n 8	81.5	1.1 5/2	1.2 7/2	—
Pepê Aquino n 8	79.3	0.4 3/0	1.3 6/2	A. Semenyo
J. Bednarek n 8	84.1	1.1 5/2	0.1 1/0	—
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FC Porto — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for FC Porto before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Kiwior n 8	83.6	2 6/5
Victor Mow Froholdt n 8	81.5	1.2 5/3
Pepê Aquino n 8	79.3	0.3 1/1
J. Bednarek n 8	84.1	0.7 5/0
P. Rosario n 8	84	1.3 6/3
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FC Porto Attacking

FC Porto — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Pepê Aquino	5	84419 min	00 /90	30.6 /90	61.3 /90	10.2 /90	81.7 /90	10.2 /90
André Silva	5	68339 min	20.5 /90	00 /90	71.9 /90	41.1 /90	20.5 /90	10.3 /90
William	5	67335 min	20.5 /90	20.5 /90	102.7 /90	71.9 /90	71.9 /90	41.1 /90
Borja Sainz	4	25101 min	10.9 /90	00 /90	54.5 /90	43.6 /90	21.8 /90	10.9 /90
D. Gül	2	4284 min	00 /90	00 /90	33.2 /90	00 /90	33.2 /90	11.1 /90
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FC Porto — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for FC Porto before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Kiwior n 8	83.6	0.5 3/1	0.3 2/0
Diogo Costa n 8	87.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
Victor Mow Froholdt n 8	81.5	0.7 2/1	0.4 1/1
Pepê Aquino n 8	79.3	1 4/1	0.1 1/0
J. Bednarek n 8	84.1	0.7 5/0	0.3 2/0
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FC Porto — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for FC Porto before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Diogo Costa n 8	87.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Kiwior n 8	83.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
Victor Mow Froholdt n 8	81.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
Pepê Aquino n 8	79.3	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
J. Bednarek n 8	84.1	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Manchester City

Manchester City Goalkeeper

Manchester City — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
G. Donnarumma	4	90360 min	92.3 /90	51.3 /90	00 /90

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Manchester City before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Donnarumma n 8	90	2.3 7/3

Manchester City Defensive

Manchester City — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Rúben Dias	4	90360 min	20.5 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90	205 /90	20.5 /90	00 /90
A. Khusanov	4	90359 min	133.3 /90	61.5 /90	20.5 /90	246 /90	20.5 /90	10.3 /90
J. Gvardiol	4	86345 min	92.3 /90	51.3 /90	20.5 /90	225.7 /90	51.3 /90	10.3 /90
M. Guéhi	4	77307 min	30.9 /90	41.2 /90	00 /90	205.9 /90	20.6 /90	00 /90
R. Lewis	2	4487 min	11 /90	22.1 /90	00 /90	66.2 /90	11 /90	00 /90
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Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Manchester City before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Semenyo n 8	81.8	1.4 7/2	0.8 3/3	Pepê Aquino
Rúben Dias n 8	84.4	0.7 4/1	0.3 2/0	—
G. Donnarumma n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
A. Khusanov n 8	89.9	0.6 4/1	0.4 3/0	—
J. Gvardiol n 8	72.1	1.4 5/3	0.6 2/1	J. Kiwior
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Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Manchester City before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Semenyo n 8	81.8	0.6 4/0
Rúben Dias n 8	84.4	0.5 4/0
A. Khusanov n 8	89.9	2.3 7/5
J. Gvardiol n 8	72.1	2.3 7/5
E. Haaland n 8	85.4	0.1 1/0
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Manchester City Attacking

Manchester City — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
E. Haaland	4	81323 min	30.8 /90	00 /90	154.2 /90	92.5 /90	10.3 /90	20.6 /90
Omar Marmoush	1	3737 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	12.4 /90	00 /90
A. Semenyo	4	90360 min	00 /90	20.5 /90	51.3 /90	30.8 /90	82 /90	51.3 /90
E. Anderson	4	74295 min	00 /90	00 /90	41.2 /90	10.3 /90	30.9 /90	30.9 /90
P. Foden	4	64256 min	00 /90	20.7 /90	51.8 /90	20.7 /90	62.1 /90	31.1 /90
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Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Manchester City before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Semenyo n 8	81.8	1.5 8/2	1 7/0
Rúben Dias n 8	84.4	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
G. Donnarumma n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Khusanov n 8	89.9	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
J. Gvardiol n 8	72.1	0.9 4/1	0.5 3/0
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Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Manchester City before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Semenyo n 8	81.8	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
G. Donnarumma n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Rúben Dias n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Khusanov n 8	89.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Gvardiol n 8	72.1	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
FC Porto		Manchester City
36%	Possession	64%
0.28	Expected goals (xG)	2.32
5	Shots	20
0	Shots on target	10
4	Shots off target	6
1	Blocked shots	4
3	Shots inside the box	13
2	Corners	5
7	Offsides	1
10	Fouls	17
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
8	Saves	0
353	Passes	635
81%	Pass accuracy	93%

FC Porto Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Alberto Baio	90	0	0	2	0	6.3
J. Kiwior	90	0	0	1	0	7.5
Pepê Aquino	90	1	1	0	0	6.2
N. Perez	90	0	0	2	0	6.6
P. Rosario	90	0	1	1	Y	6.2
Diogo Costa	90	0	0	0	0	9.3
Gabri Veiga	83	1	0	4	0	6.9
André Silva	73	0	0	2	0	6.9
Martim Fernandes	73	0	0	2	0	6.3
A. Varela	68	1	1	1	0	6.6
William	68	1	0	2	0	6.3
Hwang In-Beom sub	22	0	0	0	0	6.2
Borja Sainz sub	22	0	1	0	0	6.7
S. Giménez sub	17	0	1	1	0	6.9
Francisco Moura sub	17	0	0	1	0	6.5
S. Fofana sub	13	0	0	0	0	6.5

Manchester City Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Donnarumma	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
Rúben Dias	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
E. Fernández	90	0	1	2	1	3	1	0	7.3
M. Guéhi	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.3
E. Haaland	90	2	0	6	4	1	0	Y	8.2
Matheus Nunes	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
A. Bouaddi	75	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7
P. Foden	75	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	6.9
R. Cherki	62	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
A. Semenyo	62	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	6.7
J. Gvardiol	48	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7.2
A. Khusanov sub	42	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
E. Anderson sub	28	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	7.2
I. Ndiaye sub	28	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	6.6
R. Aït-Nouri sub	15	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	6.9
M. Kovačić sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind FC Porto v Manchester City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

FC PortoWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 2.2 scored / 0.2 conceded per game

Manchester CityLLWWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

FC Porto 0 · 1 draw · Manchester City 1 · 2 goals/game

2020-12-01 FC Porto 0–0 Manchester City
2020-10-21 Manchester City 3–1 FC Porto

League standing · 2026/27

FC Porto#26 pos3 pts4 pl-1 GD

Manchester City#7 pos9 pts4 pl+5 GD

Goals per game

FC Porto scored1.5

Manchester City scored3

FC Porto conceded1.75

Manchester City conceded1.75

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for FC Porto v Manchester City?: TACTIX’s free model pick for FC Porto v Manchester City was Over 2.5 goals (best price 1.70 at Betfair).
What is the head-to-head record between FC Porto and Manchester City?: In their last 2 meetings, FC Porto won 0, Manchester City won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of FC Porto and Manchester City?: Recent form — FC Porto 5W 0D 0L; Manchester City 3W 0D 2L.

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