FC Arouca vs FC Pacos de Ferreira, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FC Arouca vs FC Pacos de Ferreira — Primeira Liga at Municipal de Arouca.
- FC Arouca 34 games · 42 pts (2025/26)
- FC Pacos de Ferreira 0 games · 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar | FC Pacos de Ferreira | H | 1–1 | D |
| 11 Mar | Vitória SC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 03 Mar | Boavista FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 25 Feb | Casa Pia AC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 19 Feb | Sporting Clube de Braga | A | 0–2 | L |
| 11 Feb | CD Santa Clara | H | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar | FC Arouca | A | 1–1 | D |
| 11 Mar | CD Santa Clara | H | 1–0 | W |
| 06 Mar | Casa Pia AC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 26 Feb | Boavista FC | H | 1–3 | L |
| 18 Feb | GD Estoril Praia | A | 3–1 | W |
| 06 Feb | Portimonense SC | A | 0–1 | L |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
21%
Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
FC Arouca this season
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
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Arouca is hosting FC Pacos de Ferreira for another epic battle.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Maracas suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' FC Pacos de Ferreira is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 12' Time for substitution for FC Pacos de Ferreira. Alexandre Guedes is replaced by Fabio.
- 17' The travelling FC Pacos de Ferreira supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Time for substitution for FC Pacos de Ferreira. Paulo Bernardo is replaced by Luiz Carlos.
- 25' FC Arouca is showing some good football. However, FC Arouca are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 30' FC Pacos de Ferreira 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.
- 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
- 38' FC Pacos de Ferreira player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 43' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Antony.
- 46' The FC Pacos de Ferreira manager makes a substitution. Maracas departs to be replaced by Erick Ferigra.
- 51' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Arouca is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 55' Rafa Mujica puts FC Arouca on the lead.
- 60' Alexandre Guedes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 66' The FC Pacos de Ferreira manager makes a substitution. Rui Pires departs to be replaced by Matchoi Djalo.
- 71' 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.
- 74' Ismaila Soro is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
- 75' What an equalizer from Nicolas Gaitan!
- 76' Another substitution for FC Arouca to replace Antony by Arsenio on 76 minute.
- 81' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Arouca needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 82' FC Pacos de Ferreira receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 82.
- 84' Another change for FC Arouca made on 84 minute. Rafa Mujica leaves to be changed by Yusuf Lawal.
- 89' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Tiago Esgaio. He receives a Yellow card.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
Lineups
FC Arouca Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 13
-
19
Rafa Mujica ↓ Bruninho 84'
- 10
- 44
-
23
Ismaila Soro ↓ Yusuf Lawal 84'
- 28
- 11
- 16
- 6
- 2
Bench
- 14
-
8
Arsenio ↑ 76'
- 20
-
7
Yusuf Lawal ↑ 84'
- 92
- 18
- 25
-
9
Bruninho ↑ 84'
- 4
Coach
Armando Evangelista
FC Pacos de Ferreira Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 15
-
30
Alexandre Guedes ↓ Fabio 12'
- 28
- 10
-
26
Rui Pires ↓ Matchoi Djalo 66'
-
25
Maracas ↓ Erick Ferigra 46'
- 6
-
55
Paulo Bernardo ↓ Luiz Carlos 20'
- 3
-
7
Nigel Thomas ↓ Hernani Infande 66'
Bench
-
23
Erick Ferigra ↑ 46'
-
22
Luiz Carlos ↑ 20'
- 9
- 21
-
16
Matchoi Djalo ↑ 66'
-
70
Hernani Infande ↑ 66'
-
11
Fabio ↑ 12'
- 20
- 98
Coach
César Peixoto
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Nicolas Gaitan | 3 |
| Oday Dabbagh | 1 |
| Rafa Mujica | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Arouca Form
FC Pacos de Ferreira Form
2023-03-18
FC Arouca
1–1
FC Pacos de Ferreira
D
2023-03-11
FC Pacos de Ferreira
1–0
CD Santa Clara
W
2023-03-06
Casa Pia AC
2–1
FC Pacos de Ferreira
L
2023-02-26
FC Pacos de Ferreira
1–3
Boavista FC
L
2023-02-18
GD Estoril Praia
1–3
FC Pacos de Ferreira
W
2023-02-06
Portimonense SC
1–0
FC Pacos de Ferreira
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.16
FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95
FC Pacos de Ferreira xG
I would bet for:
FC Arouca or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 65%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.11
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
72%
Draw or FC Pacos de Ferreira
59%
FC Arouca or FC Pacos de Ferreira
69%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.5%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.8%
0 – 1
10.2%
2 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3%
3 – 1
3%
1 – 3
2%
Asian Handicap — FC Arouca
| Handicap | FC Arouca covers | Push | FC Pacos de Ferreira covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 11% | 83% |
| -1.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -1 | 17% | 22% | 61% |
| -0.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| +0.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +1 | 72% | 18% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 8% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
39%
✓
FC Pacos de Ferreira keeps clean sheet
32%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

