FC Arouca vs FC Porto, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FC Arouca vs FC Porto — Primeira Liga at Municipal de Arouca.
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | CD Santa Clara | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | FC Arouca | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | Académico de Viseu FC | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Moreirense FC | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente FC | 6 | 8 |
| 11 | CS Marítimo | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | FC Alverca | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | FC Famalicão | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | Vitória SC | 7 | 5 |
| 15 | CD Nacional | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | Rio Ave FC | 7 | 4 |
| 17 | Casa Pia AC | 7 | 4 |
| 18 | GD Estoril Praia | 7 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Marítimo | H | 1–0 | W |
| 03 Apr | FC Famalicão | A | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 May | FC Arouca | A | 1–0 | W |
| 30 Apr | Boavista FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 22 Apr | FC Paços 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Position | #1 |
| 11 | Points | 21 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 3 / 2 / 2 | W / D / L | 7 / 0 / 0 |
| 10 | Scored | 18 |
| 7 | Conceded | 3 |
| +3 | GD | +15 |
| 1.57 | PPG | 3.00 |
| 43% | Win % | 100% |
Key Stats
36%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
H2H (11 games)
55%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
43%
Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
FC Arouca this season
57%
Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
FC Porto this season
FC Arouca are 5th (11 pts). FC Porto are 1st (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Arouca
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Porto
0-15
3/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
5/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Arouca
| Barbero | 4 G |
| Jose Fontan | 2 G |
| Dylan Nandin | 2 G |
FC Porto
| Gabriel Veiga | 4 G | 3 A |
| Andre Silva | 3 G | 2 A |
| Borja Sainz | 3 G | |
| William da Silva | 2 G | 2 A |
| Nehuen Perez | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Temperatures are rising at Municipal de Arouca as FC Arouca face off against FC Porto in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
- 5' FC Porto started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Arouca side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 15' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Arouca in their trying to find a way past FC Porto's compact .
- 20' 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.
- 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Arouca and FC Porto are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
- 31' Otavio catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 31.
- 33' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Marcano.
- 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 43' FC Arouca currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 44' GOAL! Marcano fires home to make it 0-1!
- 45' A stunning finish from Marcano — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Arouca and FC Porto are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 60' FC Porto is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 63' The whistle greets Ismaila Soro as he departs to be replaced by Benji Michel.
- 68' Andre Franco is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Porto so far.
- 71' Toni Martinez is replacing Evanilson for the FC Porto side.
- 72' The crowd applauds Evanilson as he leaves the pitch. Toni Martinez steps in for FC Porto.
- 77' The FC Arouca manager makes a substitution. Rafa Mujica departs to be replaced by Bruninho.
- 82' Jerome Opoku, a Ghana , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 85' Morlaye Sylla catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 85.
- 87' Fresh legs for FC Porto! Andre Franco comes on to replace Mehdi Taremi.
- 90' David Simao makes way for Yusuf Lawal at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Arouca.
- The points are shared — FC Arouca 0-1 FC Porto. Honours even.
Lineups
FC Arouca Lineups
Starting XI
-
5
David Simao ↓ Yusuf Lawal 90'
-
19
Rafa Mujica ↓ Bruninho 77'
- 10
- 44
-
23
Ismaila Soro ↓ Benji Michel 63'
- 3
- 11
- 6
- 12
-
21
Bogdan Milovanov ↓ Arsenio 63'
-
2
Morlaye Sylla ↓ Pedro Moreira 90'
Bench
- 14
-
8
Arsenio ↑ 63'
-
20
Pedro Moreira ↑ 90'
- 17
-
7
Yusuf Lawal ↑ 90'
- 92
-
18
Benji Michel ↑ 63'
-
9
Bruninho ↑ 77'
- 4
Coach
Armando Evangelista
FC Porto Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 22
-
16
Marko Grujic ↓ Bernardo Folha 87'
- 5
- 25
- 46
- 3
-
9
Mehdi Taremi ↓ Andre Franco 87'
- 99
-
30
Evanilson ↓ Toni Martinez 72'
-
13
Wenderson Galeno ↓ Danny Loader 90'
Bench
- 14
- 2
-
29
Toni Martinez ↑ 72'
- 12
-
7
Gabriel Veron ↑ 90'
-
20
Andre Franco ↑ 87'
- 17
-
19
Danny Loader ↑ 90'
-
87
Bernardo Folha ↑ 87'
Coach
Sergio Conceicao
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Mehdi Taremi | 5 |
| Marcano | 3 |
| Evanilson | 2 |
| Cristo Gonzalez | 2 |
| Vitor Ferreira | 2 |
| Samu Omorodion | 2 |
| Otavio | 1 |
| Deniz Gul | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Arouca Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.44
FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.77
FC Porto xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 70% + Under 2.5 goals 62%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Porto win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 1.5 | 64% |
|
36% |
| ± 2.5 | 38% |
|
62% |
| ± 3.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
| ± 4.5 | 8% |
|
92% |
Double Chance
FC Arouca or Draw
38%
Draw or FC Porto
87%
FC Arouca or FC Porto
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Porto win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
16.7%
0 – 0
13%
0 – 3
9.7%
1 – 1
9%
1 – 2
7.4%
1 – 3
4.5%
0 – 4
4.3%
1 – 0
3.9%
1 – 4
2.1%
2 – 1
1.7%
2 – 2
1.6%
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% | 6% | 93% |
| -0.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| +0.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| +1 | 31% | 27% | 42% |
| +1.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +2 | 58% | 22% | 20% |
| +2.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
Clean Sheet
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
18%
✓
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
65%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.