CD Santa Clara vs FC Arouca, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
CD Santa Clara vs FC Arouca — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Sao Miguel.
- CD Santa Clara 5 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
- FC Arouca 4 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | CD Santa Clara | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | FC Arouca | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Gil Vicente FC | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | CS Maritimo | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | Academico de Viseu FC | 5 | 5 |
| 11 | Vitoria SC | 5 | 4 |
| 12 | Moreirense FC | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | CD Nacional | 5 | 4 |
| 14 | FC Famalicao | 5 | 3 |
| 15 | Rio Ave FC | 5 | 3 |
| 16 | FC Alverca | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | GD Estoril Praia | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | Casa Pia AC | 5 | 1 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug | FC Arouca | H | 1–2 | L |
| 14 Aug | Boavista FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 07 Aug | Casa Pia AC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 14 May | Sporting Clube de Portugal | A | 0–4 | L |
| 08 May | FC Pacos de Ferreira | H | 2–0 | W |
| 01 May | Vitoria SC | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug | CD Santa Clara | A | 2–1 | W |
| 15 Aug | Gil Vicente FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 05 Aug | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | A | 0–4 | L |
| 14 May | Os Belenenses Futebol | H | 0–0 | D |
| 08 May | Sporting Clube de Braga | A | 0–1 | L |
| 30 Apr | Portimonense SC | H | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| CD Santa Clara | FC Arouca | |
|---|---|---|
| #3 | Position | #5 |
| 11 | Points | 9 |
| 5 | Played | 4 |
| 3 / 2 / 0 | W / D / L | 3 / 0 / 1 |
| 9 | Scored | 7 |
| 3 | Conceded | 3 |
| +6 | GD | +4 |
| 2.20 | PPG | 2.25 |
| 60% | Win % | 75% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
H2H (8 games)
38%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
60%
Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season
CD Santa Clara this season
50%
Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
FC Arouca this season
CD Santa Clara are 3rd (11 pts). FC Arouca are 5th (9 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
CD Santa Clara
0-15
2/–
16-30
3/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Arouca
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
CD Santa Clara
| Goncalo Paciencia | 4 G |
FC Arouca
| Barbero | 3 G |
| Jose Fontan | 1 G |
| Dylan Nandin | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Estadio do Sao Miguel that hosts another battle between CD Santa Clara and FC Arouca.
- 5' Ricardinho is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for CD Santa Clara tonight.
- 10' Paulo Godinho needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' FC Arouca is showing some good football. However, FC Arouca are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' CD Santa Clara currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 25' FC Arouca seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 30' The referee shows CD Santa Clara player a Yellow card on 30.
- 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
- 40' FC Arouca receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 40.
- 42' Ismaila Soro is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
- 43' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ismaila Soro.
- 48' FC Arouca started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 48.
- 50' GOAL! Rildo fires home to make it 1-0!
- 51' Rildo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 55' Quaresma has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ismaila Soro on 55 minute.
- 60' Arsenio has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 61' Against the run of play, Rafa Mujica has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 67' The supporters are chanting for Morlaye Sylla. He replaces Alan Ruiz on 67 minute.
- 68' The crowd applauds Allano as he leaves the pitch. Gabriel Silva steps in for CD Santa Clara.
- 71' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tiago Esgaio.
- 76' Joao Basso makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and FC Arouca are in front.
- 76' CD Santa Clara ring the changes. Anderson Carvalho has done his job and it is now time for Pedro Bicalho to step up.
- 81' The FC Arouca bench stirs into life. Oriol Busquets is withdrawn and Moses Yaw gets his opportunity.
- 83' Fresh legs for CD Santa Clara! Andrezinho comes on to replace Ricardinho.
- 88' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CD Santa Clara that had 316 games and scored 261 goals.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Arouca take all three points.
Lineups
CD Santa Clara Lineups
Starting XI
-
7
Allano ↓ Gabriel Silva 68'
- 16
- 99
- 8
-
95
Pierre Sagna ↓ Diogo Cabral 76'
- 9
- 43
- 37
- 80
- 4
-
10
Ricardinho ↓ Andrezinho 83'
Bench
- 3
- 5
-
13
Diogo Cabral ↑ 76'
-
35
Pedro Bicalho ↑ 76'
- 1
- 20
-
49
Gabriel Silva ↑ 68'
-
21
Andrezinho ↑ 83'
FC Arouca Lineups
Starting XI
-
14
Oriol Busquets ↓ Moses Yaw 81'
- 8
- 13
- 7
- 19
-
10
Alan Ruiz ↓ Morlaye Sylla 67'
-
23
Ismaila Soro ↓ Quaresma 55'
- 3
- 28
- 12
-
21
Bogdan Milovanov ↓ David Simao 55'
Bench
-
5
David Simao ↑ 55'
- 20
-
17
Moses Yaw ↑ 81'
- 9
-
43
Vitinho ↑ 55'
-
6
Quaresma ↑ 55'
- 1
-
2
Morlaye Sylla ↑ 67'
- 64
Coach
Armando Evangelista
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Crysan | 2 |
| Andre Silva | 2 |
| Ricardinho | 2 |
| Rildo | 2 |
| Jason | 1 |
| Gabriel Silva | 1 |
| Elias Manoel | 1 |
| Arsenio | 1 |
Head to Head
CD Santa Clara Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.31
CD Santa Clara xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93
FC Arouca xG
I would bet for:
CD Santa Clara or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 61%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Arouca win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 1.5 | 66% |
|
34% |
| ± 2.5 | 39% |
|
61% |
| ± 3.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
| ± 4.5 | 8% |
|
92% |
Double Chance
CD Santa Clara or Draw
72%
Draw or FC Arouca
59%
CD Santa Clara or FC Arouca
69%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
12.9%
1 – 0
12.8%
2 – 0
8.9%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 2
1.8%
Asian Handicap — CD Santa Clara
| Handicap | CD Santa Clara covers | Push | FC Arouca covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 13% | 79% |
| -1.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -1 | 21% | 23% | 56% |
| -0.5 | 44% | — | 56% |
| +0.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| +1 | 75% | 16% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 7% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
40%
✓
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
28%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

