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Porto wanted him to hold the midfield balance: in Holland Hwang In-Beom was finishing near two tackles a game, with interceptions outnumbering rash challenges.
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City paid a British-record fee on deadline day for Enzo Fernandez, who arrives off seventy-two shots and ten goals in England's top flight. Two attempts a game from midfield.
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Across five World Cup games with Norway, Haaland put thirteen efforts on target, at least one in every match. In the Premier League he has picked up where he left off: two on target a game.
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FC Porto host Manchester City on the opening matchday of the league phase. Neither side has played in the competition yet, so there are no points or positions to cite: the picture is built on recent outings and the two meetings from 2020. Recent outings FC Porto have won their five most recent games without conceding: 1-0 against Torreense, 2-0 against Alverca, 2-0 away to Rio Ave, 2-0 against Arouca and 3-0 away to Academico Viseu last time out. Ten goals scored and none conceded across that run. Manchester City have won four of five: 3-1 against K-League Stars, 3-1 against Atletico Madrid, 2-1 at home with Bournemouth and 4-1 in London against Crystal Palace in their most recent outing, with a 0-3 defeat away to Arsenal the only stop. The two previous meetings The clubs met in the autumn of 2020. In Manchester it finished 3-1 to Manchester City in October of that year, while the return in Porto in December ended 0-0. No other meetings are on record. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.
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3 meetings on record
Data updated 2026-09-10 21:29 UTC
FC Porto
Formation 4-3-3 · F. Farioli
Manchester City
Formation 4-2-3-1 · E. Maresca
FC Porto
Last 5 matches · 4W 0D 1L · 9–3
Manchester City
Last 5 matches · 4W 0D 1L · 9–5
FC Porto
Season statistics · 0 played · 0W 0D 0L
Manchester City
Season statistics · 0 played · 0W 0D 0L
0–2
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