FC Arouca vs FC Famalicão, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FC Arouca vs FC Famalicão — Primeira Liga at Municipal de Arouca.
- FC Arouca 34 games · 42 pts (2025/26)
- FC Famalicão 34 games · 56 pts (2025/26)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct | FC Famalicão | H | 4–1 | W |
| 02 Oct | FC Pacos de Ferreira | A | 1–1 | D |
| 18 Sep | Vitória SC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 11 Sep | Boavista FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 04 Sep | Casa Pia AC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 28 Aug | Sporting Clube de Braga | H | 0–6 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct | FC Arouca | A | 1–4 | L |
| 02 Oct | Boavista FC | H | 4–0 | W |
| 18 Sep | Casa Pia AC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 10 Sep | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 0–1 | L |
| 04 Sep | Portimonense SC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 28 Aug | CD Santa Clara | H | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| FC Arouca | FC Famalicão | |
|---|---|---|
| #8 | Position | #5 |
| 42 | Points | 56 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 12 / 6 / 16 | W / D / L | 15 / 11 / 8 |
| 47 | Scored | 42 |
| 64 | Conceded | 29 |
| -17 | GD | +13 |
| 1.24 | PPG | 1.65 |
| 35% | Win % | 44% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
H2H (10 games)
40%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
21%
Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
FC Arouca this season
50%
Clean Sheets
FC Famalicão this season
FC Famalicão this season
FC Arouca are 8th (42 pts). FC Famalicão are 5th (56 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
FC Famalicão
0-15
–/3
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
3/–
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Arouca launch into their encounter with FC Famalicão.
- 5' FC Famalicão has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
- 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Joao Pedro Sousa will be considering his options from the bench.
- 15' FC Arouca are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Famalicão backline.
- 20' FC Arouca is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 21' Brilliant from the ! Santiago Colombatto makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 21.
- 26' FC Famalicão have won 303 goals from 238 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 30' Goal! Andre Bukia scores his 8 goal in 171 matches.
- 34' Jose Luis Rodriguez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 34.
- 39' A quiet spell here at Municipal de Arouca. FC Famalicão seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 44' Junior Kadile, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 46' The FC Arouca manager makes a substitution. Ismaila Soro departs to be replaced by Morlaye Sylla.
- 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ismaila Soro, as he is very good at scoring at Municipal de Arouca with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 52' Morlaye Sylla is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 57' 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.
- 58' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Antony makes it 3-1.
- 59' A goal from the Brazil international Antony! He fires home on 59 to make it 4-1!
- 61' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alejandro Millan on 61 minutes.
- 63' Another change for FC Arouca made on 63 minute. Rafa Mujica leaves to be changed by Oday Dabbagh.
- 64' Another change for FC Famalicao made on 64 minute. Alejandro Millan leaves to be changed by Rui Fonte.
- 69' A tactical swap from FC Arouca — Arsenio on, Andre Bukia off on 69 minutes.
- 70' FC Famalicao player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 75' The whistle greets Pele as he departs to be replaced by Junior Kadile.
- 78' Gustavo Assuncao is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
- 79' The FC Arouca bench stirs into life. Alan Ruiz is withdrawn and Moses Yaw gets his opportunity.
- 80' The supporters are chanting for Vitinho. He replaces Antony on 80 minute.
- 84' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Oday Dabbagh makes it 5-1.
- 89' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 89 minutes.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-1 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
FC Arouca Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 13
-
7
Andre Bukia ↓ Arsenio 69'
-
19
Rafa Mujica ↓ Oday Dabbagh 63'
- 10
-
23
Ismaila Soro ↓ Morlaye Sylla 46'
- 3
- 28
- 11
- 6
- 12
Bench
-
8
Arsenio ↑ 69'
- 20
-
17
Moses Yaw ↑ 79'
- 44
-
43
Vitinho ↑ 80'
-
15
Oday Dabbagh ↑ 63'
- 1
- 21
-
2
Morlaye Sylla ↑ 46'
Coach
Armando Evangelista
FC Famalicão Lineups
Starting XI
-
25
Pele ↓ Junior Kadile 75'
- 28
- 97
-
5
Ruben Lima ↓ Moura 75'
- 19
- 7
- 15
- 4
- 31
-
9
Alejandro Millan ↓ Rui Fonte 64'
- 6
Bench
-
17
Rui Fonte ↑ 64'
- 8
- 29
- 22
- 1
-
12
Gustavo Assuncao ↑ 46'
-
74
Moura ↑ 75'
-
14
Junior Kadile ↑ 75'
- 20
Coach
Joao Pedro Sousa
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Morlaye Sylla | 3 |
| Antony | 2 |
| Joao Basso | 1 |
| Rafa Mujica | 1 |
| Leandro Silva | 1 |
| Cristo Gonzalez | 1 |
| Adrian Gomez | 1 |
| Mirko Topic | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Arouca Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.62
FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41
FC Famalicão xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Arouca win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 2.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
| ± 3.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 4.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
Double Chance
FC Arouca or Draw
71%
Draw or FC Famalicão
54%
FC Arouca or FC Famalicão
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✗ 4–1 not predicted4 – 1Actual
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.5%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 1
6%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.3%
Asian Handicap — FC Arouca
| Handicap | FC Arouca covers | Push | FC Famalicão covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -2 | 9% | 13% | 78% |
| -1.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -1 | 22% | 20% | 59% |
| -0.5 | 41% | — | 59% |
| +0.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| +1 | 68% | 17% | 15% |
| +1.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
| +2 | 85% | 10% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
25%
✓
FC Famalicão keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

