Wednesday , 28 October 2026

FC Arouca vs CD Santa Clara, Primeira Liga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2026-27
FC Arouca
1 – 2
Full Time
CD Santa Clara
Sun 13 Sep 2026 · 17:00 UTC Municipal de Arouca HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 22' Goncalo Paciencia
0–2 36' Jose Tavares
Barbero 46' 1–2
Y 33' Emanuel Fernandes
Nais Djouahra 54' Y
Vasco Seabra 64' Y
Espen van Ee 65' Y
Y 65' Tiago Ribeiro
Y 72' Pedro Ferreira
Y 84' Sorriso
YR 85' Sorriso
Gabriel Rukavina 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Arouca vs CD Santa Clara — Primeira Liga at Municipal de Arouca.

Match Details

  • Referee Vitor Ferreira (Portugal)
  • Assistant 1 Tiago Costa
  • Assistant 2 Joao Morte (Portugal)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 9 27
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 9 22
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 9 18
4 CD Santa Clara 9 18
5 FC Arouca 9 17
6 Academico de Viseu FC 9 17
7 Gil Vicente FC 9 14
8 Sporting Clube de Braga 9 11
9 Moreirense FC 9 11
10 FC Alverca 9 11
11 FC Famalicao 9 10
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 9 10
13 Vitoria SC 9 8
14 CS Maritimo 9 8
15 Rio Ave FC 9 7
16 Casa Pia AC 9 7
17 CD Nacional 9 7
18 GD Estoril Praia 9 2

Head-to-Head

3
3
3
FC Arouca 9 games · Avg 2.1 goals CD Santa Clara
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-13 FC Arouca 1–2 CD Santa Clara 2026-05-02 FC Arouca 2–2 CD Santa Clara 2025-12-21 CD Santa Clara 0–0 FC Arouca 2025-04-26 CD Santa Clara 2–0 FC Arouca 2024-12-15 FC Arouca 1–0 CD Santa Clara

Recent Form

FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Sep CD Santa Clara H 1–2 L
07 Sep GD Estoril Praia A 0–0 D
29 Aug CS Maritimo H 2–1 W
23 Aug FC Porto A 0–2 L
16 Aug Moreirense FC H 4–0 W
08 Aug Vitoria SC A 1–0 W
CD Santa Clara
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Sep FC Arouca A 2–1 W
06 Sep Rio Ave FC H 4–0 W
29 Aug FC Alverca A 1–1 D
23 Aug FC Famalicao H 1–0 W
15 Aug Academico de Viseu FC A 1–0 W
10 Aug CD Nacional H 2–2 D

Season Stats

FC Arouca CD Santa Clara
#5 Position #4
17 Points 18
9 Played 9
5 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 5 / 3 / 1
12 Scored 13
7 Conceded 6
+5 GD +7
1.89 PPG 2.00
56% Win % 56%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
56% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
56% Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season

FC Arouca are 5th (17 pts). CD Santa Clara are 4th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Arouca
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CD Santa Clara
0-15
2/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/3
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Arouca
Barbero 5 G
Jose Fontan 2 G
Dylan Nandin 2 G
CD Santa Clara
Goncalo Paciencia 5 G 1 A
Luis Fernando 2 G
Brenner 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Arouca and CD Santa Clara has kicked off!
  • 5' FC Arouca are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' FC Arouca started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 22' GOAL! Goncalo Paciencia scores on 22. Assisted by Jose Tavares
  • 23' FC Arouca make a change. Pablo Gozalbez trudges off to be replaced by Mateo Flores on 23 minutes.
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' CD Santa Clara receives a card for a hard tackle on 33.
  • 36' Jose Tavares doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 41' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Arouca is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' Barbero adds to his 5 season tally! FC Arouca lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 47' What composure from Barbero! The Spain international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 52' Ukraine international Orest Lebedenko has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 54' Nais Djouahra was booked on 54.
  • 59' FC Arouca have won 191 goals from 179 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Daniel. He replaces Jose Tavares on 62 minute.
  • 64' That is a card for FC Arouca. Vasco Seabra will be fuming at that decision.
  • 65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Vasco Seabra.
  • 66' It’s gonna be a card for Espen van Ee.
  • 68' Gabriel Rukavina is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nais Djouahra at the 68 minute mark.
  • 72' CD Santa Clara receives a card for a hard tackle on 72.
  • 73' The whistle greets Tiago Ribeiro as he departs to be replaced by Henrique Silva.
  • 78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CD Santa Clara that had 320 games and scored 268 goals.
  • 81' FC Arouca ring the changes. Alfonso Trezza has done his job and it is now time for Brian Mansilla to step up.
  • 82' The CD Santa Clara manager makes a substitution. Vinicius departs to be replaced by Sorriso.
  • 84' That looks like a foul for a card for Sorriso.
  • 85' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Sorriso.
  • 87' That is a card for FC Arouca. Gabriel Rukavina will be fuming at that decision.
  • FC Arouca will have plenty to reflect on. CD Santa Clara were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vasco Seabra

CD Santa Clara Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Petit

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Crysan 2
Andre Silva 2
Ricardinho 2
Rildo 2
Gabriel Silva 1
Elias Manoel 1
Arsenio 1
Tiago Esgaio 1

Head to Head

2026-09-13 FC Arouca 1–2 CD Santa Clara 2026-05-02 FC Arouca 2–2 CD Santa Clara 2025-12-21 CD Santa Clara 0–0 FC Arouca 2025-04-26 CD Santa Clara 2–0 FC Arouca 2024-12-15 FC Arouca 1–0 CD Santa Clara

FC Arouca Form

2026-09-13 FC Arouca 1–2 CD Santa Clara L 2026-09-07 GD Estoril Praia 0–0 FC Arouca D 2026-08-29 FC Arouca 2–1 CS Maritimo W 2026-08-23 FC Porto 2–0 FC Arouca L 2026-08-16 FC Arouca 4–0 Moreirense FC W 2026-08-08 Vitoria SC 0–1 FC Arouca W

CD Santa Clara Form

2026-09-13 FC Arouca 1–2 CD Santa Clara W 2026-09-06 CD Santa Clara 4–0 Rio Ave FC W 2026-08-29 FC Alverca 1–1 CD Santa Clara D 2026-08-23 CD Santa Clara 1–0 FC Famalicao W 2026-08-15 Academico de Viseu FC 0–1 CD Santa Clara W 2026-08-10 CD Santa Clara 2–2 CD Nacional D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.98 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 CD Santa Clara xG
I would bet for: CD Santa Clara or Draw 68% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca32% Draw32% CD Santa Clara36%
Actual: CD Santa Clara win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
64%
Draw or CD Santa Clara
68%
FC Arouca or CD Santa Clara
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Arouca22% Draw54% CD Santa Clara24%
Actual: CD Santa Clara win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.5%
1 – 1
14.5%
0 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
11.5%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.4%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
3.5%
1 – 3
2.5%
0 – 3
2.4%
3 – 1
2.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push CD Santa Clara covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 19% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 21% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

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