Saturday , 14 November 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 11 33
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 28
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 24
4 CD Santa Clara 11 21
5 FC Arouca 11 20
6 Académico de Viseu FC 11 20
7 Gil Vicente FC 11 18
8 Sporting Clube de Braga 11 17
9 Moreirense FC 11 14
10 FC Famalicão 11 13
11 FC Alverca 11 12
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 11 10
13 CD Nacional 11 10
14 Vitória SC 11 9
15 CS Marítimo 10 8
16 Casa Pia AC 11 8
17 Rio Ave FC 11 7
18 GD Estoril Praia 10 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
55% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Arouca
Barbero 5 G
Jose Fontan 2 G
Dylan Nandin 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Municipal de Arouca!
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Municipal de Arouca. Boavista FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 7' GOAL! Puche fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 12' Boavista FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 17' Magnificent from Alfonso Trezza! That is 7 goals in 16 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 22' GOAL! Robert Bozenik scores on 22. Assisted by Abdoulay Diaby
  • 25' Henrique Araujo doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 33' The referee has no hesitation. Joel Silva is booked for Boavista FC — card on 33.
  • 38' Boavista FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 43' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Arouca and Boavista FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 46' Boavista FC ring the changes. Marco van Ginkel has done his job and it is now time for Gboly Ariyibi to step up.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Arouca is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' It looks surprising Boavista FC does not make any changes. Moussa Kone has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 61' Tomas Vaclik needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 63' Puche is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
  • 68' Pedro Gomes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Salvador Agra on 68 minute.
  • 70' It’s a booking for Boavista FC player. Filipe Ferreira gets a card.
  • 73' Another change for FC Arouca made on 73 minute. Puche leaves to be changed by Dylan Nandin.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Chico Lamba as he leaves the pitch. Mati-as Rocha steps in for FC Arouca.
  • 81' FC Arouca are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Boavista FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 83' Amadou Dante has so much to prove this time. He replaces Weverson on 83 minute.
  • 84' Vitaliy Lystsov gets the nod from Boavista FC. He replaces Sebastian Perez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' Steven Vitoria is ready to make an impact after coming on for Abdoulay Diaby at the 86 minute mark.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Kenji Gorre 2
Jason 2
Cristo Gonzalez 2
Weverson 1
Salvador Agra 1
Petar Musa 1
Guven Yalcin 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.