Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Arouca vs FC Porto, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2023-24
FC Arouca
3 – 2
Full Time
FC Porto
Mon 12 Feb 2024 · 20:15 UTC Municipal de Arouca HT 45' · FT 45'
Rafa Mujica 1' 1–0
1–1 9' Evanilson pen
Cristo Gonzalez pen 30' 2–1
Jason 61+4' 3–1
3–2 86+4' Francisco Conceicao
Pedro Santos 39' Y
Jason 64' Y
Y 69' Fabio Cardoso
Oriol Busquets 74' Y
Y 88' Wendell
Y 88' Francisco Conceicao
YR 96' Fabio Cardoso

Overview

Match Preview

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

1
1
9
FC Arouca 11 games · Avg 3.2 goals FC Porto
Last 5 meetings
2024-02-12 FC Arouca 3–2 FC Porto 2023-09-03 FC Porto 1–1 FC Arouca 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

Recent Form

FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb FC Porto H 3–2 W
03 Feb Portimonense SC A 2–1 W
28 Jan FC Vizela H 5–0 W
20 Jan GD Estoril Praia A 2–1 W
15 Jan Vitória SC A 1–2 L
06 Jan Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–3 L
FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb FC Arouca A 2–3 L
03 Feb Rio Ave FC H 0–0 D
28 Jan SC Farense A 3–1 W
20 Jan Moreirense FC H 5–0 W
14 Jan Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–0 W
05 Jan Boavista FC A 1–1 D

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)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
57% Clean Sheets
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' Three points are at stake. FC Arouca host FC Porto — let the battle begin!
  • 1' The Spain Rafa Mujica breaks the deadlock on 1 minutes. 1-0!
  • 6' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 9' The deadlock is broken! Evanilson gets on the scoresheet on 9 minutes.
  • 14' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Porto needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 19' FC Porto fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 24' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Arouca in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past FC Porto's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 29' It looks surprising FC Arouca does not make any changes. Toni Martinez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cristo Gonzalez makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 39' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Pedro Santos on 39 minutes.
  • 43' Stephen Eustaquio is replacing Alan Varela for the FC Porto side.
  • 48' FC Porto are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 58' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Arouca that had 175 games and scored 187 goals.
  • 63' 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.
  • 64' Jason was booked on 64.
  • 65' A stunning finish from Jason — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 68' The FC Porto manager makes a substitution. Joao Mario Lopes departs to be replaced by Goncalo Borges.
  • 69' Controversy at the stadium! Fabio Cardoso argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 73' It is a substitution in FC Arouca team. Cristo Gonzalez is replaced by Alfonso Trezza on 73 minute.
  • 74' FC Arouca receives a card for a hard tackle on 74.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Morlaye Sylla as he leaves the pitch. Oriol Busquets steps in for FC Arouca.
  • 77' Nico Gonzalez makes way for Ivan Jaime Pajuelo at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Porto.
  • 82' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 84' FC Arouca make a change. Tiago Esgaio trudges off to be replaced by Bogdan Milovanov on 84 minutes.
  • 88' The referee shows FC Porto player a card on 88.
  • 90' What composure from Francisco Conceicao! The Portugal international strokes it home. 3-2.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Sousa

FC Porto Lineups

4-2-3-1

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
Chancel Mbemba 1
Nico Gonzalez 1

Head to Head

2024-02-12 FC Arouca 3–2 FC Porto 2023-09-03 FC Porto 1–1 FC Arouca 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

FC Arouca Form

2024-02-12 FC Arouca 3–2 FC Porto W 2024-02-03 Portimonense SC 1–2 FC Arouca W 2024-01-28 FC Arouca 5–0 FC Vizela W 2024-01-20 GD Estoril Praia 1–2 FC Arouca W 2024-01-15 Vitória SC 2–1 FC Arouca L 2024-01-06 FC Arouca 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L

FC Porto Form

2024-02-12 FC Arouca 3–2 FC Porto L 2024-02-03 FC Porto 0–0 Rio Ave FC D 2024-01-28 SC Farense 1–3 FC Porto W 2024-01-20 FC Porto 5–0 Moreirense FC W 2024-01-14 FC Porto 2–0 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2024-01-05 Boavista FC 1–1 FC Porto D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.25 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.93 FC Porto xG
I would bet for: FC Arouca or FC Porto 75% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Arouca31% Draw25% FC Porto44%
Actual: FC Arouca win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.18
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
56%
Draw or FC Porto
69%
FC Arouca or FC Porto
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Arouca20% Draw42% FC Porto38%
Actual: FC Arouca win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
7.7%
0 – 1
7.4%
2 – 1
6%
1 – 3
6%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 0
5.8%
0 – 3
4.8%
1 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
3.8%
2 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push FC Porto covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 14% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 21% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 16% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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