Wednesday , 19 August 2026

FC Arouca vs CD Santa Clara, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2025-26
FC Arouca
2 – 2
Full Time
CD Santa Clara
Sat 2 May 2026 · 14:30 UTC Municipal de Arouca 1,528 HT 45' · FT 45'
Hyun-Ju Lee 8' 1–0
1–1 10' Gabriel Silva
Tiago Esgaio 83' 2–1
2–2 90+5' Elias Manoel
Javi Sanchez 5' Y
Y 30' Serginho
Y 44' Jose Tavares
Vasco Seabra 45' R
R 45' Petit
Hyun-Ju Lee 45' Y
Hyun-Ju Lee 66' YR
Y 88' Frederico Venancio

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Ricardo Baixinho
  • Assistant 1 Andreia Sousa (Portugal)
  • Assistant 2 Vasco Marques (Portugal)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Arouca 2 6
2 FC Porto 2 6
3 CS Marítimo 2 6
4 CD Nacional 2 4
5 CD Santa Clara 2 4
6 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2 4
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2 4
8 Gil Vicente FC 1 3
9 CF Estrela da Amadora 2 2
10 Sporting Clube de Braga 1 1
11 Moreirense FC 2 1
12 FC Famalicão 2 1
13 GD Estoril Praia 2 1
14 Académico de Viseu FC 2 1
15 FC Alverca 2 1
16 Vitória SC 2 0
17 Rio Ave FC 2 0
18 Casa Pia AC 2 0

Head-to-Head

3
3
2
FC Arouca 8 games · Avg 2.0 goals CD Santa Clara
Last 5 meetings
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 2023-02-11 FC Arouca 1–0 CD Santa Clara

Recent Form

FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May CD Santa Clara H 2–2 D
24 Apr FC Alverca A 1–2 L
19 Apr CF Estrela da Amadora H 1–0 W
12 Apr Sporting Clube de Braga A 0–1 L
06 Apr GD Estoril Praia H 3–2 W
21 Mar Moreirense FC A 1–0 W
CD Santa Clara
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May FC Arouca A 2–2 D
26 Apr Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–1 W
18 Apr Casa Pia AC A 0–0 D
11 Apr Rio Ave FC H 0–2 L
03 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal A 2–4 L
21 Mar Gil Vicente FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

FC Arouca CD Santa Clara
#1 Position #5
6 Points 4
2 Played 2
2 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 0
5 Scored 3
0 Conceded 2
+5 GD +1
3.00 PPG 2.00
100% Win % 50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
50% Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season

FC Arouca are 1st (6 pts). CD Santa Clara are 5th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: FC Arouca gets underway.
  • 5' Controversy at the stadium! Javi Sanchez argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 8' The South Korea Hyun-Ju Lee breaks the deadlock on 8 minutes. 1-0!
  • 10' The Brazil Gabriel Silva breaks the deadlock on 10 minutes. 1-1!
  • 15' Guilherme Romao has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Gabriel Batista has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' Controversy at the stadium! Serginho argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Arouca side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 44' CD Santa Clara receives a card for a hard tackle on 44.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a card for Vasco Seabra.
  • 50' The 26-year-old Klismahn has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 55' FC Arouca are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined CD Santa Clara backline.
  • 60' It’s high time Petit made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 66' That looks like a foul for a card for Hyun-Ju Lee.
  • 71' It looks like no one’s ball. CD Santa Clara is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 76' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 81' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 83' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tiago Esgaio makes it 2-1.
  • 88' CD Santa Clara player sees a card in front of him.
  • The points are shared — FC Arouca 2-2 CD Santa Clara. Honours even.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andre Silva 2
Ricardinho 2
Rildo 2
Crysan 2
Arsenio 1
Tiago Esgaio 1
Kyosuke Tagawa 1
Hyun-Ju Lee 1

Head to Head

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 2023-02-11 FC Arouca 1–0 CD Santa Clara

FC Arouca Form

2026-05-02 FC Arouca 2–2 CD Santa Clara D 2026-04-24 FC Alverca 2–1 FC Arouca L 2026-04-19 FC Arouca 1–0 CF Estrela da Amadora W 2026-04-12 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 FC Arouca L 2026-04-06 FC Arouca 3–2 GD Estoril Praia W 2026-03-21 Moreirense FC 0–1 FC Arouca W

CD Santa Clara Form

2026-05-02 FC Arouca 2–2 CD Santa Clara D 2026-04-26 CD Santa Clara 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2026-04-18 Casa Pia AC 0–0 CD Santa Clara D 2026-04-11 CD Santa Clara 0–2 Rio Ave FC L 2026-04-03 Sporting Clube de Portugal 4–2 CD Santa Clara L 2026-03-21 CD Santa Clara 1–0 Gil Vicente FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.72 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.59 CD Santa Clara xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 62% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Arouca59% Draw25% CD Santa Clara16%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
84%
Draw or CD Santa Clara
41%
FC Arouca or CD Santa Clara
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca43% Draw48% CD Santa Clara9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.3%
2 – 0
14.2%
0 – 0
11.9%
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 0
8%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 1
4.9%
4 – 0
3.5%
1 – 2
2.8%
2 – 2
Actual
4 – 1
2.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push CD Santa Clara covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 20% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 26% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
56% ✗
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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