Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Arouca vs CD Santa Clara, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2024-25
FC Arouca
1 – 0
Full Time
CD Santa Clara
Sun 15 Dec 2024 · 15:30 UTC Municipal de Arouca 1,307 HT 45' · FT 45'
Jason 67' 1–0
Jose Fontan 63' Y
Jason 65' Y
Y 66' Diogo Calila
Y 76' Pedro Ferreira

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

3
3
2
FC Arouca 8 games · Avg 2.0 goals CD Santa Clara
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-15 FC Arouca 1–0 CD Santa Clara 2023-02-11 FC Arouca 1–0 CD Santa Clara 2022-08-20 CD Santa Clara 1–2 FC Arouca 2022-04-15 FC Arouca 1–1 CD Santa Clara 2021-12-05 CD Santa Clara 2–1 FC Arouca

Recent Form

FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec CD Santa Clara H 1–0 W
09 Dec CF Estrela da Amadora A 1–2 L
01 Dec Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–2 L
09 Nov FC Famalicão A 0–0 D
03 Nov Sporting Clube de Braga H 1–2 L
26 Oct GD Estoril Praia A 1–4 L
CD Santa Clara
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec FC Arouca A 0–1 L
07 Dec Rio Ave FC H 1–0 W
30 Nov Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–0 W
10 Nov Vitória SC H 1–0 W
04 Nov CD Nacional A 0–2 L
25 Oct Gil Vicente FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

FC Arouca CD Santa Clara
#8 Position #13
42 Points 36
34 Played 34
12 / 6 / 16 W / D / L 9 / 9 / 16
47 Scored 32
64 Conceded 41
-17 GD -9
1.24 PPG 1.06
35% Win % 26%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
29% Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season

FC Arouca are 8th (42 pts). CD Santa Clara are 13th (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Arouca and CD Santa Clara get this one started.
  • 5' FC Arouca is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Arouca and CD Santa Clara are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' CD Santa Clara come into this ranked 4 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' CD Santa Clara looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Gabriel Silva scoring 1 goals.
  • 40' Klismahn has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 42' A tactical swap from FC Arouca — Guven Yalcin on, Henrique Araujo off on 42 minutes.
  • 47' Matheus Nunes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 52' 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.
  • 57' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 62' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Arouca and CD Santa Clara are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 63' Poor challenge from Jose Fontan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jason.
  • 66' The referee calls foul for Diogo Calila. He receives a card.
  • 67' Jason has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 67 minutes.
  • 72' FC Arouca currently sit 18 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 73' A tactical swap from CD Santa Clara — Klismahn on, Frederico Venancio off on 73 minutes.
  • 74' Time for substitution for CD Santa Clara. Diogo Calila is replaced by Lucas Soares.
  • 76' That is a card for CD Santa Clara. Pedro Ferreira will be fuming at that decision.
  • 81' Pedro Santos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 86' It is a substitution in FC Arouca team. Pedro Santos is replaced by Boris Popovic on 86 minute.
  • 90' It is a substitution in FC Arouca team. Alfonso Trezza is replaced by Vladislav Morozov on 90 minute.
  • 1-0 the final result. CD Santa Clara will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vasco Seabra

CD Santa Clara Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vasco Matos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Crysan 2
Andre Silva 2
Ricardinho 2
Rildo 2
Joao Basso 1
Rafa Mujica 1
Alan Ruiz 1
Oday Dabbagh 1

Head to Head

2024-12-15 FC Arouca 1–0 CD Santa Clara 2023-02-11 FC Arouca 1–0 CD Santa Clara 2022-08-20 CD Santa Clara 1–2 FC Arouca 2022-04-15 FC Arouca 1–1 CD Santa Clara 2021-12-05 CD Santa Clara 2–1 FC Arouca

FC Arouca Form

2024-12-15 FC Arouca 1–0 CD Santa Clara W 2024-12-09 CF Estrela da Amadora 2–1 FC Arouca L 2024-12-01 FC Arouca 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2024-11-09 FC Famalicão 0–0 FC Arouca D 2024-11-03 FC Arouca 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2024-10-26 GD Estoril Praia 4–1 FC Arouca L

CD Santa Clara Form

2024-12-15 FC Arouca 1–0 CD Santa Clara L 2024-12-07 CD Santa Clara 1–0 Rio Ave FC W 2024-11-30 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–1 CD Santa Clara W 2024-11-10 CD Santa Clara 1–0 Vitória SC W 2024-11-04 CD Nacional 2–0 CD Santa Clara L 2024-10-25 CD Santa Clara 2–1 Gil Vicente FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.21 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 CD Santa Clara xG
I would bet for: FC Arouca or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca42% Draw30% CD Santa Clara28%
Actual: FC Arouca win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
72%
Draw or CD Santa Clara
58%
FC Arouca or CD Santa Clara
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca27% Draw52% CD Santa Clara21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
13%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.2%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push CD Santa Clara covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 18% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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