Primeira Liga

Season 2025/2026

Primeira Liga

Guimaraes vs FC Porto – Lineups & Match Details

FC Porto beat Guimaraes 1-0. Goals: A. Varela (85' pen.). Guimaraes had 50% possession against FC Porto's 50%. Shots on target: 3-3.

Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 18

Sunday, 18 January 2026

GuimaraesGuimaraes

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

FC PortoFC Porto

Referee: Joao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves, Portugal

Lineups

GuimaraesGuimaraes4-2-3-1
J. Castillo25J. CastilloG
T. Strata66T. StrataD
M. Nobrega3M. NobregaD
R. Abascal26R. AbascalD
O. Lebedenko17O. LebedenkoD
Beni16BeniM
G. Nogueira30G. NogueiraM
O. Camara19O. CamaraM
Samu20SamuM
N. Saviolo48N. SavioloM
A. Ndoye90A. NdoyeF

Substitutes

27Charles SilvaG
2MagaD
6M. MitrovicM
11GustavoF
14R. DuarteM
18T. ArcanjoM
22F. BlancoF
23D. SousaM
28Thiago BalieiroD
FC PortoFC Porto4-3-3
D. Costa99D. CostaG
A. Costa20A. CostaD
Thiago Silva3Thiago SilvaD
J. Kiwior4J. KiwiorD
M. Fernandes52M. FernandesD
V. Froholdt8V. FroholdtM
A. Varela22A. VarelaM
G. Veiga10G. VeigaM
Pepê11PepêF
Samu9SamuF
B. Sainz17B. SainzF

Substitutes

14Claudio RamosG
5J. BednarekD
6S. EustaquioM
7William GomesF
21D. PrpicD
27D. GulF
74F. MouraD
77O. PietuszewskiF
86R. MoraM

Match Events

32'Y

A. Varela

54'Y

Beni

60'S

Pepê Aquino

Substitution 1

60'S

Gabri Veiga

Substitution 2

65'S

A. Ndoye

Substitution 1

72'S

Samu

Substitution 3

73'S

Borja Sainz

Substitution 4

76'S

O. Camara

Substitution 2

76'S

Samu

Substitution 3

79'Y

Telmo Arcanjo

85'P

A. Varela

88'S

Gonçalo Nogueira

Substitution 4

88'S

Alberto Baio

Substitution 5

89'S

Beni

Substitution 5

90'+9Y

Telmo Arcanjo

90'+5Y

O. Lebedenko

90'+9R

Telmo Arcanjo

90'+5Y

O. Pietuszewski

Statistics

Guimaraes
50%50%
FC Porto
1.46Expected Goals (xG)2.29
20Total Shots12
3Shots on Target3
6Corners1
19Fouls15
0Offsides2
77Pass Accuracy (%)82
4Yellow Cards2
1Red Cards0
Match preview

Guimaraes host FC Porto on Sunday, 18 January 2026 at Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques. The kick-off time is 20:30 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. Guimaraes go into the match 8th in the table; FC Porto sit 1st. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

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

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 11 Aug 2025: Guimaraes 0-3 FC Porto; 24 Feb 2025: Guimaraes 1-1 FC Porto; 21 Sept 2024: Guimaraes 0-3 FC Porto. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

FC Porto beat Guimaraes 1-0. FC Porto replied with A. Varela 85' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 85 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Guimaraes held 50% of the ball against 50% for FC Porto. Shots on target finished 3-3. Expected goals read 1.46 for Guimaraes, 2.29 for FC Porto.

Verdict

FC Porto take the three points; Guimaraes look at a thin night for the home crowd. Guimaraes sat 8th and FC Porto 1st before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.