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UEFA Europa League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Europa League

FC Porto vs VfB Stuttgart – Lineups & Match Details

FC Porto beat VfB Stuttgart 2-0. Goals: William (21'), Victor Mow Froholdt (72'). FC Porto had 36% possession against VfB Stuttgart's 64%. Shots on target: 4-6.

UEFA Europa League · Round of 16

Thursday, 19 March 2026

FC PortoFC Porto

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart

Referee: A. Taylor

Lineups

FC PortoFC Porto4-3-3
Diogo Costa99Diogo CostaG
Alberto Costa20Alberto CostaD
Thiago Silva3Thiago SilvaD
Jan Bednarek5Jan BednarekD
Zaidu Sanusi12Zaidu SanusiD
Seko Fofana42Seko FofanaM
Pablo Rosario13Pablo RosarioM
Rodrigo Mora86Rodrigo MoraM
William Gomes7William GomesF
Terem Moffi29Terem MoffiF
Borja Sainz17Borja SainzF

Substitutes

8Victor FroholdtM
4Jakub KiwiorD
11PepêF
52Martim FernandesD
22Alan VarelaM
14Cláudio RamosG
24João CostaG
21Dominik PrpićD
74Francisco MouraD
10Gabri VeigaM
27Deniz GülF
49Gonçalo SousaF
VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart3-4-1-2
Alexander Nübel33Alexander NübelG
Luca Jaquez14Luca JaquezD
Jeff Chabot24Jeff ChabotD
Ramon Hendriks3Ramon HendriksD
Maximilian Mittelstädt7Maximilian MittelstädtM
Atakan Karazor16Atakan KarazorM
Angelo Stiller6Angelo StillerM
Chris Führich10Chris FührichM
Bilal El Khannouss11Bilal El KhannoussF
Ermedin Demirović9Ermedin DemirovićF
Deniz Undav26Deniz UndavF

Substitutes

8Tiago TomásF
28Nikolas NarteyM
22Lorenz AssignonD
27Badredine BouananiF
30Chema AndrésM
1Fabian BredlowG
44Florian HellsternG
2Ameen Al-DakhilD
4Josha VagnomanD
29Finn JeltschD
35Mirza ĆatovićM

Match Events

7'Y

P. Rosario

21'G

William

Assist: Borja Sainz

23'Y

Z. Sanusi

25'Y

Rodrigo Mora

35'Y

E. Demirović

46'S

Rodrigo Mora

Substitution 1

58'S

Z. Sanusi

Substitution 2

58'S

William

Substitution 3

61'S

M. Mittelstädt

Substitution 1

62'S

A. Karazor

Substitution 2

63'Y

L. Jaquez

66'S

Borja Sainz

Substitution 4

72'G

Victor Mow Froholdt

73'S

S. Fofana

Substitution 5

76'Y

N. Nartey

77'Y

N. Nartey

77'R

N. Nartey

78'S

D. Undav

Substitution 3

78'S

C. Führich

Substitution 4

79'S

A. Stiller

Substitution 5

89'Y

L. Assignon

Statistics

FC Porto
36%64%
VfB Stuttgart
1.5Expected Goals (xG)1.71
10Total Shots20
4Shots on Target6
4Corners11
6Fouls16
1Offsides0
73Pass Accuracy (%)81
3Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards1
Match preview

FC Porto host VfB Stuttgart on Thursday, 19 March 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Europa League schedule. FC Porto go into the match 5th in the table; VfB Stuttgart sit 11th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

FC Porto have taken 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. VfB Stuttgart have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 1 time recently. Past results: 12 Mar 2026: FC Porto 2-1 VfB Stuttgart. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

FC Porto beat VfB Stuttgart 2-0. FC Porto scored through William 21', Victor Mow Froholdt 72'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 72 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

FC Porto held 36% of the ball against 64% for VfB Stuttgart. Shots on target finished 4-6. Expected goals read 1.50 for FC Porto, 1.71 for VfB Stuttgart.

Verdict

The win nudges FC Porto forward and leaves VfB Stuttgart with work to do. FC Porto sat 5th and VfB Stuttgart 11th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.