Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Primeira Liga · 2023-24
FC Arouca
5 – 0
Full Time
FC Vizela
Sun 28 Jan 2024 · 20:30 UTC Municipal de Arouca HT 45' · FT 45'
Rafa Mujica 11' 1–0
Cristo Gonzalez pen 17' 2–0
Matheus Pereira og 50' 3–0
Rafa Mujica 86' 4–0
Cristo Gonzalez 90+2' 5–0
Y 13' Matheus Pereira
Y 16' Joao Escoval
Francisco Montero 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Arouca vs FC Vizela — Primeira Liga at Municipal de Arouca.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 11 33
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 28
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 24
4 CD Santa Clara 11 21
5 FC Arouca 11 20
6 Académico de Viseu FC 11 20
7 Gil Vicente FC 11 18
8 Sporting Clube de Braga 11 17
9 Moreirense FC 11 14
10 FC Famalicão 11 13
11 FC Alverca 11 12
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 11 10
13 CD Nacional 11 10
14 Vitória SC 11 9
15 CS Marítimo 10 8
16 Casa Pia AC 11 8
17 Rio Ave FC 11 7
18 GD Estoril Praia 10 2

Head-to-Head

3
1
3
FC Arouca 7 games · Avg 2.9 goals FC Vizela
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-28 FC Arouca 5–0 FC Vizela 2023-08-20 FC Vizela 2–2 FC Arouca 2023-04-23 FC Arouca 1–0 FC Vizela 2022-11-05 FC Vizela 0–1 FC Arouca 2022-04-22 FC Vizela 2–1 FC Arouca

Recent Form

FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
28 Dec CF Estrela da Amadora A 4–1 W
16 Dec Gil Vicente FC H 3–0 W
FC Vizela
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jan FC Arouca A 0–5 L
18 Jan Sporting Clube de Portugal H 2–5 L
14 Jan Boavista FC H 1–4 L
06 Jan CF Estrela da Amadora A 1–1 D
23 Dec Moreirense FC H 0–0 D
16 Dec Rio Ave FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
55% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Arouca
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Arouca
Barbero 5 G
Jose Fontan 2 G
Dylan Nandin 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Municipal de Arouca!
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Arouca and FC Vizela are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' FC Vizela come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 11' GOAL! Rafa Mujica fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 13' Matheus Pereira picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 16' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joao Escoval on 16.
  • 17' What composure from Cristo Gonzalez! The Spain international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 22' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 27' Amadou Ba-Sy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 32' A quiet spell here at Municipal de Arouca. FC Arouca seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Vizela that had 104 games and scored 131 goals.
  • 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 43' The whistle greets Samuel Essende as he departs to be replaced by Amadou Ba-Sy.
  • 44' FC Vizela ring the changes. Samuel Essende has done his job and it is now time for Amadou Ba-Sy to step up.
  • 49' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 50' GOAL! Matheus Pereira fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 55' The travelling FC Vizela supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 60' FC Vizela is showing some good football. However, FC Vizela are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 65' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Arouca and FC Vizela are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 68' It is a substitution in FC Vizela team. Alex Mendez is replaced by Abdul Awudu on 68 minute.
  • 70' Another substitution for FC Arouca to replace Eboue Kouassi by Oriol Busquets on 70 minute.
  • 71' Morlaye Sylla makes way for Yusuf Lawal at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Arouca.
  • 76' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 79' Pedro Moreira is replacing David Simao for the FC Arouca side.
  • 79' The referee has no hesitation. Francisco Montero is booked for FC Arouca — Yellow card on 79.
  • 83' The FC Arouca bench stirs into life. Tiago Esgaio is withdrawn and Bogdan Milovanov gets his opportunity.
  • 86' GOAL! Rafa Mujica fires home to make it 3-1!
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Arouca players.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Sousa

FC Vizela Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rubén de la Barrera

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Guilherme Schettine 6
Rafa Mujica 3
Cristo Gonzalez 3
Samu 2
Antony 1
Morlaye Sylla 1
Samuel Essende 1
Andre Bukia 1

Head to Head

2024-01-28 FC Arouca 5–0 FC Vizela 2023-08-20 FC Vizela 2–2 FC Arouca 2023-04-23 FC Arouca 1–0 FC Vizela 2022-11-05 FC Vizela 0–1 FC Arouca 2022-04-22 FC Vizela 2–1 FC Arouca

FC Arouca Form

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 2023-12-28 CF Estrela da Amadora 1–4 FC Arouca W 2023-12-16 FC Arouca 3–0 Gil Vicente FC W

FC Vizela Form

2024-01-28 FC Arouca 5–0 FC Vizela L 2024-01-18 FC Vizela 2–5 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2024-01-14 FC Vizela 1–4 Boavista FC L 2024-01-06 CF Estrela da Amadora 1–1 FC Vizela D 2023-12-23 FC Vizela 0–0 Moreirense FC D 2023-12-16 Rio Ave FC 1–1 FC Vizela D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 FC Vizela xG
I would bet for: FC Arouca to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca62% Draw22% FC Vizela16%
Actual: FC Arouca win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
84%
Draw or FC Vizela
38%
FC Arouca or FC Vizela
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca44% Draw43% FC Vizela13%
Actual: FC Arouca win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 0
10.7%
1 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
7.1%
3 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
4.4%
1 – 2
4.4%
0 – 1
4.2%
4 – 0
3.5%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push FC Vizela covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 19% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 23% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
FC Vizela keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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