FC Porto vs Manchester City
FC Porto host Manchester City at the Estádio do Dragão in the opening Champions League matchday of the 2026/27 season. City arrive as one of Europe's most consistent performers in the competition; Porto are bidding to progress from the League Phase for the first time since 2020/21.
In the 2024/25 UCL group stage Porto were eliminated in the League Phase. Manchester City reached the quarter-finals in 2024/25 before losing to Real Madrid. These stats are from the 2025/26 season and are labelled accordingly in the player insights below.
Verified Player Insights
Computed from real match data. Evidence from 2025/26 UCL unless labelled otherwise.
🥅 Shots on Target Insights
Champions League 2025/26
Erling Haaland
Manchester City
1+ shots on target in 5 consecutive matches
Based on last 5 appearances in Champions League 2025/26
Last 5 UCL appearances (2025/26 season)
Hit 5/5 · threshold 1+
Champions League 2025/26
Tijjani Reijnders
Manchester City
1+ shots on target in 4 of last 5 matches
Based on last 5 appearances in Champions League 2025/26
Last 5 UCL appearances (2025/26 season)
Hit 4/5 · threshold 1+
Champions League 2025/26
Erling Haaland
Manchester City
2+ shots on target in 3 of last 5 matches
Based on last 5 appearances in Champions League 2025/26
Last 5 UCL appearances (2025/26 season)
Hit 3/5 · threshold 2+
Champions League 2025/26
Nico O'Reilly
Manchester City
1+ shots on target in 4 consecutive matches
Based on last 4 appearances in Champions League 2025/26
Last 4 UCL appearances (2025/26 season)
Hit 4/4 · threshold 1+
🎯 Shots Insights
Champions League 2025/26
Erling Haaland
Manchester City
3+ shots in 5 of last 5 matches
Based on last 5 appearances in Champions League 2025/26
Last 5 UCL appearances (2025/26 season)
Hit 5/5 · threshold 3+
Champions League 2025/26
Tijjani Reijnders
Manchester City
2+ shots in 4 of last 5 matches
Based on last 5 appearances in Champions League 2025/26
Last 5 UCL appearances (2025/26 season)
Hit 4/5 · threshold 2+
⚽ Goals Insights
Champions League 2025/26
Erling Haaland
Manchester City
Scored in 4 of last 5 matches
Based on last 5 appearances in Champions League 2025/26
Last 5 UCL appearances (2025/26 season)
Hit 4/5 · threshold 1+
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Betsson
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