Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Arouca vs FC Porto, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2022-23
FC Arouca
0 – 1
Full Time
FC Porto
Mon 8 May 2023 · 20:15 UTC Municipal de Arouca HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Otavio
Y 33' Marcano
Morlaye Sylla 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Arouca vs FC Porto — 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

1
1
8
FC Arouca 10 games · Avg 3.3 goals FC Porto
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-08 FC Arouca 0–1 FC Porto 2022-12-28 FC Porto 5–1 FC Arouca 2022-02-06 FC Arouca 0–2 FC Porto 2021-08-28 FC Porto 3–0 FC Arouca

Recent Form

FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May FC Porto H 0–1 L
28 Apr Rio Ave FC A 0–1 L
23 Apr FC Vizela H 1–0 W
16 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–1 D
08 Apr CS Maritimo H 1–0 W
03 Apr FC Famalicão A 1–0 W
FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May FC Arouca A 1–0 W
30 Apr Boavista FC H 1–0 W
22 Apr FC Pacos de Ferreira A 2–0 W
15 Apr CD Santa Clara H 2–1 W
07 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 2–1 W
02 Apr Portimonense SC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

FC Arouca FC Porto
#8 Position #1
42 Points 88
34 Played 34
12 / 6 / 16 W / D / L 28 / 4 / 2
47 Scored 66
64 Conceded 18
-17 GD +48
1.24 PPG 2.59
35% Win % 82%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
62% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season

FC Arouca are 8th (42 pts). FC Porto are 1st (88 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 Porto
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/–
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. FC Arouca get us underway at Municipal de Arouca.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Arouca and FC Porto are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Armando Evangelista might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' FC Arouca started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FC Porto winning 100% of all matches.
  • 25' Evanilson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 17 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' Mehdi Taremi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Porto tonight.
  • 31' A moment of madness from Otavio on 31 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Porto will be frustrated.
  • 33' A moment of madness from Marcano on 33 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Porto will be frustrated.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' France international David Simao has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 44' The deadlock is broken! Marcano gets on the scoresheet on 44 minutes.
  • 45' GOAL! Marcano scores on 45.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at Municipal de Arouca. FC Arouca seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' FC Arouca have won 181 goals from 171 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 60' FC Arouca currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 63' It is a substitution in FC Arouca team. Ismaila Soro is replaced by Benji Michel on 63 minute.
  • 68' FC Arouca are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Porto's shape.
  • 71' The FC Porto bench stirs into life. Evanilson is withdrawn and Toni Martinez gets his opportunity.
  • 72' A tactical swap from FC Porto — Toni Martinez on, Evanilson off on 72 minutes.
  • 77' Bruninho is replacing Rafa Mujica for the FC Arouca side.
  • 82' With 0 assists to his name this season, Pepe is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Arouca.
  • 85' The referee shows FC Arouca player a Yellow card on 85.
  • 87' The FC Porto bench stirs into life. Mehdi Taremi is withdrawn and Andre Franco gets his opportunity.
  • 90' It is a substitution in FC Arouca team. David Simao is replaced by Yusuf Lawal on 90 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Arouca 0-1 FC Porto.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Armando Evangelista

FC Porto Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergio Conceicao

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mehdi Taremi 5
Marcano 3
Vitor Ferreira 2
Samu Omorodion 2
Evanilson 2
Cristo Gonzalez 2
Francisco Conceicao 1
Jason 1

Head to Head

2023-05-08 FC Arouca 0–1 FC Porto 2022-12-28 FC Porto 5–1 FC Arouca 2022-02-06 FC Arouca 0–2 FC Porto 2021-08-28 FC Porto 3–0 FC Arouca

FC Arouca Form

2023-05-08 FC Arouca 0–1 FC Porto L 2023-04-28 Rio Ave FC 1–0 FC Arouca L 2023-04-23 FC Arouca 1–0 FC Vizela W 2023-04-16 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 FC Arouca D 2023-04-08 FC Arouca 1–0 CS Maritimo W 2023-04-03 FC Famalicão 0–1 FC Arouca W

FC Porto Form

2023-05-08 FC Arouca 0–1 FC Porto W 2023-04-30 FC Porto 1–0 Boavista FC W 2023-04-22 FC Pacos de Ferreira 0–2 FC Porto W 2023-04-15 FC Porto 2–1 CD Santa Clara W 2023-04-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–2 FC Porto W 2023-04-02 FC Porto 1–0 Portimonense SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.49 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.18 FC Porto xG
I would bet for: FC Porto to win 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca13% Draw21% FC Porto66%
Actual: FC Porto win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
33%
Draw or FC Porto
87%
FC Arouca or FC Porto
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca6% Draw41% FC Porto53%
Actual: FC Porto win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
16.1%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 3
11.4%
0 – 0
8.6%
1 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.8%
0 – 4
6.2%
1 – 3
5.8%
1 – 4
3.3%
0 – 5
2.8%
1 – 0
2.8%
2 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push FC Porto covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 5% 94%
-0.5 6% — 94%
+0.5 25% — 75%
+1 25% 24% 51%
+1.5 49% — 51%
+2 49% 23% 28%
+2.5 72% — 28%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
61% ✓

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