FC Arouca vs CD Santa Clara, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Arouca vs CD Santa Clara — Primeira Liga at Municipal de Arouca.
- FC Arouca 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
- CD Santa Clara 7 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb | CD Santa Clara | H | 1–0 | W |
| 05 Feb | Gil Vicente FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 31 Jan | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 0–3 | L |
| 20 Jan | Portimonense SC | H | 4–0 | W |
| 15 Jan | GD Chaves | A | 1–1 | D |
| 07 Jan | GD Estoril Praia | H | 2–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb | FC Arouca | A | 0–1 | L |
| 04 Feb | Boavista FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 29 Jan | Casa Pia AC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 21 Jan | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 0–3 | L |
| 13 Jan | Portimonense SC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 05 Jan | Sporting Clube de Braga | H | 0–4 | L |
Season Stats
| FC Arouca | CD Santa Clara | |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Position | #4 |
| 11 | Points | 15 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 3 / 2 / 2 | W / D / L | 4 / 3 / 0 |
| 10 | Scored | 11 |
| 7 | Conceded | 4 |
| +3 | GD | +7 |
| 1.57 | PPG | 2.14 |
| 43% | Win % | 57% |
Key Stats
56%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
H2H (9 games)
44%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
43%
Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
FC Arouca this season
57%
Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season
CD Santa Clara this season
FC Arouca are 5th (11 pts). CD Santa Clara are 4th (15 pts).
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
CD Santa Clara
0-15
2/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Arouca
| Barbero | 4 G |
| Jose Fontan | 2 G |
| Dylan Nandin | 2 G |
CD Santa Clara
| Goncalo Paciencia | 5 G | 1 A |
| Brenner | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The wait is over. FC Arouca get us underway at Municipal de Arouca.
- 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Arouca must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 9' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Victor Bobsin.
- 14' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 19' FC Arouca are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CD Santa Clara needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 29' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Arouca and CD Santa Clara are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 30' Costinha catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 30.
- 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 40' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ismaila Soro.
- 45' CD Santa Clara come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 46' Adriano gets the nod from CD Santa Clara. He replaces Costinha and will look to change the dynamic.
- 49' Brilliant from the ! Alan Ruiz makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 49.
- 52' A tactical swap from FC Arouca — Oriol Busquets on, Ismaila Soro off on 52 minutes.
- 57' Another substitution for CD Santa Clara to replace Victor Bobsin by Rildo on 57 minute.
- 62' GOAL! Oday Dabbagh fires home to make it 2-0!
- 64' Fresh legs for FC Arouca! Benji Michel comes on to replace Oday Dabbagh.
- 69' FC Arouca are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined CD Santa Clara backline.
- 74' Gabriel Silva, a Brazil midfielder, has 11 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 79' Costinha has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 84' The CD Santa Clara bench stirs into life. Allano is withdrawn and Filip Stevanovic gets his opportunity.
- 86' Ignacio De Arruabarrena is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
- 87' That is a Yellow card for CD Santa Clara. Kento Misao will be fuming at that decision.
- 88' Kyosuke Tagawa was booked on 88.
- 88' A change in the CD Santa Clara ranks — Italo exits the field as Kyosuke Tagawa enters on 88.
- 90' Arsenio gets the nod from FC Arouca. He replaces Antony and will look to change the dynamic.
- 90' It’s a booking for FC Arouca player. Jerome Opoku gets a Yellow card.
- With this win, FC Arouca is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
FC Arouca Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 13
- 10
- 44
-
23
Ismaila Soro ↓ Oriol Busquets 52'
- 11
- 6
-
15
Oday Dabbagh ↓ Benji Michel 64'
- 12
- 21
- 2
Bench
-
14
Oriol Busquets ↑ 52'
-
8
Arsenio ↑ 90'
- 20
- 17
- 7
-
18
Benji Michel ↑ 64'
- 3
- 9
- 16
Coach
Armando Evangelista
CD Santa Clara Lineups
Starting XI
-
7
Allano ↓ Xavier Quintilla 84'
- 12
- 16
- 40
-
11
Costinha ↓ Adriano Firmino 46'
- 13
- 49
-
80
Victor Bobsin ↓ Rildo 57'
- 4
-
44
Italo ↓ Kyosuke Tagawa 88'
- 24
Bench
-
3
Xavier Quintilla ↑ 84'
- 6
- 31
-
9
Kyosuke Tagawa ↑ 88'
-
22
Filip Stevanovic ↑ 84'
-
20
Adriano Firmino ↑ 46'
- 2
-
37
Rildo ↑ 57'
- 74
Coach
Jorge Simao
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
FC Arouca Form
CD Santa Clara Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.02
FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93
CD Santa Clara xG
I would bet for:
FC Arouca or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 69%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Arouca win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.95
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 1.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 2.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
| ± 3.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
| ± 4.5 | 5% |
|
95% |
Double Chance
FC Arouca or Draw
74%
Draw or CD Santa Clara
57%
FC Arouca or CD Santa Clara
69%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.8%
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
11.8%
2 – 0
7%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 0
2.4%
3 – 1
2.3%
1 – 3
1.9%
Asian Handicap — FC Arouca
| Handicap | FC Arouca covers | Push | CD Santa Clara covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 10% | 86% |
| -1.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -1 | 14% | 21% | 65% |
| -0.5 | 35% | — | 65% |
| +0.5 | 70% | — | 30% |
| +1 | 70% | 19% | 11% |
| +1.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +2 | 89% | 8% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
40%
✗
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
37%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

