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

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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

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

FC Arouca 11 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
CD Santa Clara 11 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

FC Arouca 9 games · Avg 2.1 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#5	Position	#4
20	Points	21
11	Played	11
6 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	6 / 3 / 2
13	Scored	16
8	Conceded	8
+5	GD	+8
1.82	PPG	1.91
55%	Win %	55%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

55% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

55% Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season

FC Arouca are 5th (20 pts). CD Santa Clara are 4th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Arouca

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

1/1

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CD Santa Clara

0-15

2/–

16-30

4/–

31-45

3/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

–/3

76+

3/1

■ 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
Vinicius	2 G	1 A
Tiago Ribeiro	2 G
Luis Fernando	2 G
Brenner	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Arouca launch into their encounter with CD Santa Clara.
5' The referee calls foul for Javi Sanchez. He receives a card.
8' What composure from Hyun-Ju Lee! The South Korea international strokes it home. 1-0.
10' What composure from Gabriel Silva! The Brazil international strokes it home. 1-1.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Goncalo Paciencia, as he is very good at scoring at Municipal de Arouca with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' A quiet spell here at Municipal de Arouca. FC Arouca seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
30' Poor challenge from Serginho. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
35' FC Arouca currently sit 11 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' 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.
44' The referee has no hesitation. Jose Tavares is booked for CD Santa Clara — card on 44.
45' Vasco Seabra was booked on 45.
50' CD Santa Clara are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
65' The energy levels are beginning to show. Petit might look to freshen things up shortly.
66' Hyun-Ju Lee catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 66.
71' Tiago Esgaio, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
76' CD Santa Clara are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
81' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
83' GOAL! Tiago Esgaio scores on 83.
88' The referee calls foul for Frederico Venancio. He receives a card.
2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vasco Seabra

CD Santa Clara Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Petit

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Andre Silva	2
Ricardinho	2
Rildo	2
Crysan	2
Hyun-Ju Lee	1
Goncalo Paciencia	1
Joao Basso	1
Jose Tavares	1

Head to Head

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

1.14 FC Arouca xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.98 CD Santa Clara xG

I would bet for: FC Arouca or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Arouca41% Draw31% CD Santa Clara28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.12

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	63%	37%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw

71%

Draw or CD Santa Clara

59%

FC Arouca or CD Santa Clara

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Arouca26% Draw53% CD Santa Clara21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.4%

1 – 1

14.4%

1 – 0

12.4%

0 – 1

10.5%

2 – 0

7.5%

2 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

2.9%

3 – 0

2.8%

1 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap	FC Arouca covers	Push	CD Santa Clara covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	22%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+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

38% ✓

CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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