Match Report
In the standings it was Porto 31st on 0 points, Manchester City 8th on 3 — separated by 3. The last five rounds placed Porto 21st in the league for form — higher than their 31st in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Porto 0 scored and 2 conceded per game, Manchester City 2 and 0, with the league averaging 1.92.
Porto had won seven straight, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Manchester City had won three straight.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Porto, 1 draw and 3 for Manchester City, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more.
Estádio Do Dragão, capacity 50,033, hosted the game. S. Marciniak officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 3.2 yellow cards each. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Manchester City: Erling Haaland (47'), Erling Haaland (90')
Key stats
Possession: Porto 36% · Manchester City 64% · Total shots: 5-20 · On target: 0-10 · Corners: 2-5