Champions League Matchday 2: Real Betis vs Porto facts

After kicking off with an away victory, Real Betis will look to make it two UEFA Champions League wins from two on home soil when Porto visit Spain on Matchday 2 hoping to regroup after losing at home.

Previous meetings

This is the teams' first match.

Betis' record against Portuguese teams is W3 D2 L3. Their 2025/26 European campaign was ended by Braga in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals (1-1 a, 2-4 h) – the second leg their second loss in their four home games against Portuguese visitors (W1 D1).

Porto have lost four of their last five matches against Spanish teams (W1) including the last two, 0-1 at home and 1-2 away against Barcelona in the 2023/24 group stage.

A 2-0 success at Athletic Club in the 2014/15 group stage is Porto's only win in their last eight games in Spain (D1 L6).

Form guide

Real Betis 

This is Betis' second Champions League campaign; they were third in their section behind Liverpool and Chelsea, but above Anderlecht, in 2005/06 (W2 D1 L3).

The Spanish side were Europa League quarter-finalists in 2025/26, losing 3-5 on aggregate against Braga. They had finished fourth in the league phase (W5 D2 L1) before beating Panathinaikos 4-1 on aggregate in the round of 16.

Porto

This is Porto's 28th Champions League campaign – a Portuguese record, eight more than Benfica – but a first in three seasons. Only Real Madrid, Barcelona (both 31) and Bayern München (30) have featured more. Porto's last two campaigns have ended in the round of 16, the most recent a 2023/24 defeat on penalties by Arsenal.

The Dragons were Europa League quarter-finalists in 2025/26, losing 1-2 on aggregate to Nottingham Forest. They had finished fifth in the league phase (W5 D2 L1) before beating Stuttgart 4-1 on aggregate in the last 16.

 Links and trivia

Betis were 3-2 winners at LOSC Lille on Matchday 1 and have now lost only three of their last 13 European games (W7 D3).

The Seville side have lost only one of their last 11 league phase matches in UEFA competition (W8 D2).

Only one of Betis' last 48 European matches finished goalless.

Manuel Pellegrini's side have scored two or more goals in their last nine home European games.

Last season's second-leg loss to Braga ended Betis' eight-match unbeaten home European run (W6 D2).

Porto were beaten 2-0 at home by Manchester City on Matchday 1 – their third defeat in their last 11 Champions League group stage/league phase matches (W8). They scored two or more goals in nine of those 11 fixtures.

None of Porto's last 31 UEFA fixtures have finished goalless.

Porto have been losing at half-time in only three of their last 15 matches in the Champions League proper.