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Champions League · League phase, matchday 5

Feyenoord vs FC Porto: Match Preview & Stats

Feyenoord crest Feyenoord
vs
FC Porto crest FC Porto
Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam

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Model predictions are published 48 hours before kick-off

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Our record

  • Feyenoord: 5 of 8 right
  • FC Porto: 6 of 7 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Champions League, League phase, matchday 5
Kick-off
Venue
Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam
Since last match
Feyenoord: 3 days (Eredivisie) · Excelsior FC Porto: 3 days (Taça de Portugal) · Vitória de Guimarães (1‑2)
Next match
Feyenoord: 4 days (Eredivisie) later FC Porto: 5 days (Liga Portugal) later

Last starting XI

Feyenoord 4-3-3

  1. 1 Ernst
  2. 26 Read
  3. 4 Watanabe
  4. 35 Mármol
  5. 16 López
  6. 8 Zechiël
  7. 34 Vanhoutte
  8. 28 Targhalline
  9. 23 Moussa
  10. 19 Ferri
  11. 10 Valente

Coach: Giovanni van Bronckhorst at SC Heerenveen, 3-5 · Eredivisie · 8 Nov

FC Porto 4-3-3

  1. 99 Costa
  2. 20 Costa
  3. 5 Bednarek
  4. 4 Kiwior
  5. 12 Sanusi
  6. 8 Froholdt
  7. 13 Rosario
  8. 10 Veiga
  9. 11 Pepê
  10. 9 Aghehowa
  11. 17 Sainz

Coach: Francesco Farioli at Vitória de Guimarães, 2-1 · Liga Portugal · 8 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Feyenoord

  • DF Bart NieuwkoopInjured · Day to day
  • DF Gijs SmalInjured · Back in training
  • DF Jeremiah St. JusteInjured · Late November 2026
  • DF Jordan BosInjured · Late November 2026
  • MF Jakub ModerInjured · Mid December 2026
  • – Thomas BeelenInjured · Back in training

FC Porto

  • DF Chris SmallingInjured · Late November 2026
  • MF Vasco SousaInjured · Day to day
  • FW William GomesInjured · Mid November 2026

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Feyenoord

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 1.0%
Missing minutes share 4.0%
6 players out 1 regular starter out

FC Porto

Low impact
Missing attack share 2.0%
Missing minutes share 2.0%
3 players out

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 10 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Feyenoord FC Porto
Box & Territory Pressure 68 61
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 56 52
Finishing Efficiency 91 90
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 54 62
Underlying Play Power 74 76
Feyenoord Balanced (results match underlying play)
FC Porto Results above play quality (running hot)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 10 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Feyenoord

When scoring first 67% won · 89% unbeaten (9 matches)
When conceding first 50% points rescued · 17% won (6 matches)
1st Half: 49% 2nd Half: 51%
First 15': 10% Last 15' (76-90'): 10%

FC Porto

When scoring first 100% won · 100% unbeaten (9 matches)
When conceding first 50% points rescued · 50% won (6 matches)
1st Half: 39% 2nd Half: 61%
First 15': 15% Last 15' (76-90'): 21%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Feyenoord

  1. 1. FW Anis Hadj Moussa 7G · 1A
    Team attack 19.0% Team shots 19.0%
  2. 2. FW Nacho Ferri 7G · 2A
    Team attack 16.0% Team shots 16.0%
  3. 3. MF Luciano Valente 2G · 3A
    Team attack 12.0% Team shots 10.0%

FC Porto

  1. 1. MF Gabriel Veiga 4G · 3A
    Team attack 15.0% Team shots 15.0%
  2. 2. FW André Silva 2G · 2A
    Team attack 10.0% Team shots 11.0%
  3. 3. FW Pepê 0G · 4A
    Team attack 9.0% Team shots 6.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Feyenoord FC Porto
Over 1.5 goals 9/10 7/10
Over 2.5 goals 6/10 7/10
Over 3.5 goals 5/10 5/10
Both teams scored 5/10 6/10
Clean sheet 3/10 3/10
Failed to score 2/10 1/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 2.6 / 1.6 2.3 / 0.9

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Feyenoord

  • L 3-5 at SC Heerenveen (A) Eredivisie · 8 Nov
  • L 0-3 vs Inter (H) Champions League · 3 Nov
  • D 1-1 vs Fortuna Sittard (H) Eredivisie · 31 Oct
  • D 1-1 at PSV Eindhoven (A) Eredivisie · 25 Oct
  • L 0-1 at Real Betis (A) Champions League · 21 Oct

FC Porto

  • W 2-1 at Vitória de Guimarães (A) Liga Portugal · 8 Nov
  • W 4-1 vs Napoli (H) Champions League · 4 Nov
  • W 4-0 vs Estoril (H) Liga Portugal · 31 Oct
  • W 1-0 vs Académico Viseu (H) League Cup · 28 Oct
  • W 1-0 at Gil Vicente (A) Liga Portugal · 24 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Feyenoord

FC Porto

Goals in each 15-minute period, Champions League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Feyenoord

Player G A
Anis Hadj Moussa 1 0
Gjivai Zechiël 1 0
Sem Steijn 1 0

FC Porto

Player G A
Gabriel Veiga 2 1
Samuel Aghehowa (1 pen) 2 0
Jakub Kiwior 1 0
Jan Bednarek 1 0

Goals and assists in the Champions League this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Feyenoord FC Porto
  • 3.5 Corners won 2.5
  • 3.2 Corners conceded 4.5
  • 1.5 Yellow cards 1.2
  • 1.8 Opponents' yellow cards 3.2

Per match in the Champions League this season. Average per club and match: 4.7 corners, 1.7 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

FeyenoordFC Porto
Attack 20 34 1.0 goals per match this season1.5 goals per match this season
Defence 9 83 2.8 conceded per match this season1.8 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Champions League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1862Elo #79 Elo rating 2043Elo #19

Head-to-head

1Feyenoord wins
0draws
1FC Porto wins

2 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 12 Dec 2019 · Europa League FC Porto 3-2 Feyenoord
  • 3 Oct 2019 · Europa League Feyenoord 2-0 FC Porto

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Paris Saint-Germain 4 400 20:5 +15 12
2 Real Madrid 4 400 13:7 +6 12
3 Arsenal 4 310 8:3 +5 10
4 Como 4 301 19:6 +13 9
5 Barcelona 4 301 14:6 +8 9
6 Aston Villa 4 301 12:6 +6 9
7 Manchester City 4 301 12:7 +5 9
8 Liverpool 4 301 14:10 +4 9
9 Club Brugge 4 301 11:7 +4 9
10 Sporting CP 4 301 8:4 +4 9
11 Real Betis 4 301 8:6 +2 9
12 Borussia Dortmund 4 301 7:5 +2 9
13 Bayern München 4 220 12:5 +7 8
14 VfB Stuttgart 4 211 7:4 +3 7
15 Inter 4 202 8:6 +2 6
16 LASK 4 202 10:9 +1 6
17 Manchester United 4 202 8:8 0 6
18 Galatasaray 4 202 8:9 -1 6
19 Fenerbahçe 4 121 6:11 -5 5
20 Roma 4 112 10:8 +2 4
21 Shakhtar Donetsk 4 112 4:4 0 4
22 Viking 4 112 9:10 -1 4
23 Atlético Madrid 4 112 4:5 -1 4
24 PSV Eindhoven 4 112 3:4 -1 4
25 Bodø/Glimt 4 112 4:9 -5 4
26 FC Porto 4 103 6:7 -1 3
27 Napoli 4 103 6:11 -5 3
28 Villarreal 4 103 8:14 -6 3
29 AEK Athens 4 103 5:11 -6 3
30 RB Leipzig 4 103 5:11 -6 3
31 Sabah FK 4 103 4:10 -6 3
32 Feyenoord 4 103 4:11 -7 3
33 Lens 4 103 4:16 -12 3
34 Slavia Prague 4 013 5:9 -4 1
35 Lille 4 013 4:10 -6 1
36 Slovan Bratislava 4 004 1:17 -16 0

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Champions League: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely Top 8Play-off round Win it
Feyenoord 3
FC Porto 3

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