FC Porto right now
FC Porto have made a dominant start and sit 1st in Liga Portugal. A +8.97 xG difference backs up 7 wins from 7, which suggests the results rest on strong underlying performances. They have outscored their 15.83 xG by 2.17, while conceding 3.86 fewer than the 6.86 xG against them. They have taken 5.43 more points than their chances were worth (15.57), so the table flatters them.
How FC Porto compares
Next match Liga Portugal · Sat 10/10
Away Marítimo
- Marítimo
- 23%
- Draw
- 32%
- FC Porto
- 45%
Data coverage: Thin One of these teams has only 7 matches in the model window, short of the 10 the model wants. Read the projection as a direction rather than as a number.
Last result Liga Portugal · Sun 20/09
Home Benfica
3:1 Win
- Expected goals
- 1.30 – 0.84
- xG difference
- +0.46
Closer than the score suggests
Every result →Goals vs xG — match by match
Bars are goals scored. Lines are the xG created and conceded in each match.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Expected goals | Expected goals conceded | xG difference | Goals scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 09/08 | FC Alverca | Home | 2:0 | 2.59 | 1.66 | +0.93 | 2 |
| Sat 15/08 | Rio Ave | Away | 2:0 | 1.97 | 0.58 | +1.39 | 2 |
| Sun 23/08 | FC Arouca | Home | 2:0 | 3.00 | 0.54 | +2.46 | 2 |
| Sat 29/08 | Académico Viseu FC | Away | 3:0 | 1.47 | 0.80 | +0.67 | 3 |
| Fri 04/09 | Moreirense | Home | 2:1 | 2.90 | 0.85 | +2.05 | 2 |
| Sat 12/09 | Casa Pia | Away | 4:1 | 2.60 | 1.59 | +1.01 | 4 |
| Sun 20/09 | Benfica | Home | 3:1 | 1.30 | 0.84 | +0.46 | 3 |
| The season so far | 15.83 | 6.86 | 18 | ||||
Finishing
+2.17
Goals vs xG
Defending
-3.86
Goals conceded vs xGA
Results
+5.43
Points vs xPts
The run ahead
- Attack
- 36/99
- Defence
- 44/99
- Attack
- 46/99
- Defence
- 61/99
- Attack
- 37/99
- Defence
- 30/99
- Attack
- 69/99
- Defence
- 66/99
- Attack
- 73/99
- Defence
- 74/99
Key players
xGI = xG + xA ⓘ
Expected Goal Involvement combines expected goals and expected assists.