CD Santa Clara vs FC Arouca, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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CD Santa Clara vs FC Arouca — Primeira Liga at Estadio de Sao Miguel.
- CD Santa Clara 34 games · 36 pts (2025/26)
- FC Arouca 34 games · 42 pts (2025/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 34 | 88 |
| 2 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 34 | 82 |
| 3 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 34 | 80 |
| 4 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 34 | 59 |
| 5 | FC Famalicão | 34 | 56 |
| 6 | Gil Vicente FC | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Moreirense FC | 34 | 43 |
| 8 | FC Arouca | 34 | 42 |
| 9 | Vitória SC | 34 | 42 |
| 10 | GD Estoril Praia | 34 | 39 |
| 11 | FC Alverca | 34 | 39 |
| 12 | Rio Ave FC | 34 | 36 |
| 13 | CD Santa Clara | 34 | 36 |
| 14 | CD Nacional | 34 | 34 |
| 15 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 34 | 30 |
| 16 | Casa Pia AC | 34 | 30 |
| 17 | CD Tondela | 34 | 28 |
| 18 | AVS | 34 | 21 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr | FC Arouca | H | 2–0 | W |
| 18 Apr | Rio Ave FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 12 Apr | Sporting Clube de Portugal | H | 0–1 | L |
| 05 Apr | Vitória SC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 30 Mar | CD Nacional | H | 1–0 | W |
| 15 Mar | Gil Vicente FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr | CD Santa Clara | A | 0–2 | L |
| 19 Apr | CF Estrela da Amadora | H | 1–0 | W |
| 13 Apr | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | A | 2–2 | D |
| 05 Apr | FC Famalicão | H | 1–2 | L |
| 29 Mar | Sporting Clube de Braga | A | 1–2 | L |
| 16 Mar | GD Estoril Praia | H | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| CD Santa Clara | FC Arouca | |
|---|---|---|
| #13 | Position | #8 |
| 36 | Points | 42 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 9 / 9 / 16 | W / D / L | 12 / 6 / 16 |
| 32 | Scored | 47 |
| 41 | Conceded | 64 |
| -9 | GD | -17 |
| 1.06 | PPG | 1.24 |
| 26% | Win % | 35% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
H2H (8 games)
38%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
29%
Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season
CD Santa Clara this season
21%
Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
FC Arouca this season
CD Santa Clara are 13th (36 pts). FC Arouca are 8th (42 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
CD Santa Clara
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Arouca
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
2/4
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. CD Santa Clara is hosting FC Arouca for another epic battle.
- 4' GOAL! Ricardinho fires home to make it 1-0!
- 9' Uruguay international Alfonso Trezza has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 14' CD Santa Clara have won 256 goals from 312 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 19' It’s high time Vasco Matos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 24' The referee has no hesitation. Lucas Soares is booked for CD Santa Clara — card on 24.
- 29' Both keepers have barely been tested. CD Santa Clara and FC Arouca are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 31' The referee has no hesitation. Luis Rocha is booked for CD Santa Clara — card on 31.
- 36' Brian Mansilla, a Uruguay , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 37' What composure from Ricardinho! The Portugal international strokes it home. 2-0.
- 42' Over 42 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 47' Serginho catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 47.
- 52' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 57' The referee calls foul for Chico Lamba. He receives a card.
- 57' FC Arouca ring the changes. Loum Ndiaye has done his job and it is now time for Puche to step up.
- 59' FC Arouca player sees a card in front of him.
- 64' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Arouca is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 69' Gabriel Batista has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 71' The CD Santa Clara manager makes a substitution. Ricardinho departs to be replaced by Vinicius.
- 76' FC Arouca looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Tiago Esgaio scoring 1 goals.
- 77' Alex Pinto makes way for Pablo Gozalbez at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Arouca.
- 82' That is a card for CD Santa Clara. Adriano Firmino will be fuming at that decision.
- 85' The crowd applauds Weverson as he leaves the pitch. Guven Yalcin steps in for FC Arouca.
- 86' It is a substitution in CD Santa Clara team. Serginho is replaced by Daniel on 86 minute.
- 87' Guven Yalcin is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Morlaye Sylla.
- 90' Fresh legs for CD Santa Clara! Matheusinho comes on to replace Gabriel Silva.
- Another three points for CD Santa Clara.
Lineups
CD Santa Clara Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1
- 35
- 13
- 6
-
42
Lucas Soares ↓ Diogo Calila 71'
- 3
-
11
Gabriel Silva ↓ Matheusinho 90'
-
10
Ricardinho ↓ Vinicius 71'
- 32
- 23
-
17
Joao Costa ↓ Wendel 71'
Bench
-
29
Wendel ↑ 71'
- 21
-
70
Vinicius ↑ 71'
- 27
-
7
Matheusinho ↑ 90'
-
2
Diogo Calila ↑ 71'
- 22
- 12
-
41
Daniel ↑ 86'
Coach
Vasco Matos
FC Arouca Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
-
31
Loum Ndiaye ↓ Puche 57'
-
78
Alex Pinto ↓ Pablo Gozalbez 77'
- 3
-
26
Weverson ↓ Guven Yalcin 85'
- 58
- 21
- 2
- 73
- 19
- 24
-
23
Dylan Nandin ↓ Amadou Dante 85'
Bench
- 20
-
50
Guven Yalcin ↑ 85'
- 1
-
22
Pablo Gozalbez ↑ 77'
-
27
Amadou Dante ↑ 85'
- 13
-
39
Henrique Araujo ↑ 77'
-
11
Puche ↑ 57'
- 30
Coach
Vasco Seabra
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Crysan | 2 |
| Andre Silva | 2 |
| Ricardinho | 2 |
| Rildo | 2 |
| Alan Ruiz | 1 |
| Oday Dabbagh | 1 |
| Jason | 1 |
| Gabriel Silva | 1 |
Head to Head
CD Santa Clara Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.42
CD Santa Clara xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99
FC Arouca xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: CD Santa Clara win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 2.5 | 43% |
|
57% |
| ± 3.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
CD Santa Clara or Draw
75%
Draw or FC Arouca
53%
CD Santa Clara or FC Arouca
72%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: CD Santa Clara win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
11.7%
0 – 0
11.1%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
6%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.2%
Asian Handicap — CD Santa Clara
| Handicap | CD Santa Clara covers | Push | FC Arouca covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -2 | 9% | 14% | 78% |
| -1.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -1 | 22% | 23% | 55% |
| -0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +0.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| +1 | 75% | 16% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 7% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
38%
✗
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
25%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

