Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Arouca vs Boavista FC, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2024-25
FC Arouca
4 – 1
Full Time
Boavista FC
Sat 17 May 2025 · 17:00 UTC Municipal de Arouca 2,911 HT 45' · FT 45'
Puche 7' 1–0
Alfonso Trezza 17' 2–0
2–1 22' Robert Bozenik
Henrique Araujo 25' 3–1
Dylan Nandin 90+4' 4–1
Y 33' Joel Silva
Puche 63' Y
Y 70' Filipe Ferreira

Overview

Match Preview

FC Arouca vs Boavista FC — Primeira Liga at Municipal de Arouca.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 7 21
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 16
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 15
4 CD Santa Clara 7 15
5 FC Arouca 7 11
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 6 11
7 Académico de Viseu FC 7 11
8 CF Estrela da Amadora 7 10
9 Moreirense FC 7 8
10 Gil Vicente FC 6 8
11 CS Marítimo 7 8
12 FC Alverca 7 8
13 FC Famalicão 7 7
14 Vitória SC 7 5
15 CD Nacional 7 4
16 Rio Ave FC 7 4
17 Casa Pia AC 7 4
18 GD Estoril Praia 7 2

Head-to-Head

5
1
2
FC Arouca 8 games · Avg 2.9 goals Boavista FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-17 FC Arouca 4–1 Boavista FC 2025-01-04 Boavista FC 1–3 FC Arouca 2024-04-14 FC Arouca 2–1 Boavista FC 2023-12-03 Boavista FC 0–4 FC Arouca 2023-03-03 Boavista FC 0–0 FC Arouca

Recent Form

FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May Boavista FC H 4–1 W
10 May Gil Vicente FC A 1–1 D
04 May Casa Pia AC H 0–0 D
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
Boavista FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May FC Arouca A 1–4 L
11 May FC Porto H 1–2 L
05 May AVS A 2–1 W
27 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal H 0–5 L
18 Apr SC Farense A 1–0 W
12 Apr CD Nacional H 0–1 L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Arouca
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Arouca
Barbero 4 G
Jose Fontan 2 G
Dylan Nandin 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Municipal de Arouca will turn into a battlefield for FC Arouca and Boavista FC.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 7' GOAL! Puche scores on 7. Assisted by Taichi Fukui
  • 12' Boavista FC is showing some good football. However, Boavista FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 17' Alfonso Trezza does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Arouca surge ahead!
  • 22' Magnificent from Robert Bozenik! That is 20 goals in 330 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 25' Henrique Araujo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 25 minutes.
  • 30' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 33' Joel Silva has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 33.
  • 38' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 43' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' Gboly Ariyibi is replacing Marco van Ginkel for the Boavista FC side.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' 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.
  • 63' Puche picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 68' Another substitution for Boavista FC to replace Salvador Agra by Pedro Gomes on 68 minute.
  • 70' Filipe Ferreira picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 73' Puche makes way for Dylan Nandin at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Arouca.
  • 76' FC Arouca manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mati-as Rocha is hanging Chico Lamba on the field on 76 minute.
  • 81' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Arouca needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 83' Another substitution for FC Arouca to replace Weverson by Amadou Dante on 83 minute.
  • 84' Another substitution for Boavista FC to replace Sebastian Perez by Vitaliy Lystsov on 84 minute.
  • 86' The Boavista FC bench stirs into life. Abdoulay Diaby is withdrawn and Steven Vitoria gets his opportunity.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Arouca players.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vasco Seabra

Boavista FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stuart Baxter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rafa Mujica 3
Jason 2
Cristo Gonzalez 2
Kenji Gorre 2
Puche 1
Martim Tavares 1
Dylan Nandin 1
Weverson 1

Head to Head

2025-05-17 FC Arouca 4–1 Boavista FC 2025-01-04 Boavista FC 1–3 FC Arouca 2024-04-14 FC Arouca 2–1 Boavista FC 2023-12-03 Boavista FC 0–4 FC Arouca 2023-03-03 Boavista FC 0–0 FC Arouca

FC Arouca Form

2025-05-17 FC Arouca 4–1 Boavista FC W 2025-05-10 Gil Vicente FC 1–1 FC Arouca D 2025-05-04 FC Arouca 0–0 Casa Pia AC D 2025-04-26 CD Santa Clara 2–0 FC Arouca L 2025-04-19 FC Arouca 1–0 CF Estrela da Amadora W 2025-04-13 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 FC Arouca D

Boavista FC Form

2025-05-17 FC Arouca 4–1 Boavista FC L 2025-05-11 Boavista FC 1–2 FC Porto L 2025-05-05 AVS 1–2 Boavista FC W 2025-04-27 Boavista FC 0–5 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2025-04-18 SC Farense 0–1 Boavista FC W 2025-04-12 Boavista FC 0–1 CD Nacional L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.82 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Boavista FC xG
I would bet for: FC Arouca to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca59% Draw24% Boavista FC17%
Actual: FC Arouca win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
83%
Draw or Boavista FC
41%
FC Arouca or Boavista FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Arouca40% Draw45% Boavista FC15%
Actual: FC Arouca win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 0
10.9%
2 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
8.3%
3 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.4%
4 – 0
2.8%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push Boavista FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 24% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Boavista FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.