Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Arouca vs Gil Vicente FC, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2023-24
FC Arouca
3 – 0
Full Time
Gil Vicente FC
Sat 16 Dec 2023 · 18:00 UTC Municipal de Arouca HT 45' · FT 45'
Rafa Mujica 45+1' 1–0
Rafa Mujica 61' 2–0
Rafa Mujica 78' 3–0
Rafa Mujica 38' Y
Tiago Esgaio 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Arouca vs Gil Vicente FC — 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

4
6
FC Arouca 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Gil Vicente FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-16 FC Arouca 3–0 Gil Vicente FC 2023-02-05 Gil Vicente FC 1–1 FC Arouca 2022-08-15 FC Arouca 1–0 Gil Vicente FC 2022-04-02 FC Arouca 2–1 Gil Vicente FC 2021-11-05 Gil Vicente FC 1–1 FC Arouca

Recent Form

FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Gil Vicente FC H 3–0 W
10 Dec Rio Ave FC H 2–2 D
03 Dec Boavista FC A 4–0 W
12 Nov Sporting Clube de Braga H 0–1 L
06 Nov SC Farense A 0–2 L
27 Oct Moreirense FC H 0–1 L
Gil Vicente FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec FC Arouca A 0–3 L
11 Dec Moreirense FC H 1–1 D
04 Dec Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–3 L
12 Nov Rio Ave FC H 1–1 D
04 Nov FC Famalicão A 1–3 L
28 Oct Sporting Clube de Braga H 3–3 D

Season Stats

FC Arouca Gil Vicente FC
#5 Position #10
11 Points 8
7 Played 6
3 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 2
10 Scored 5
7 Conceded 5
+3 GD +0
1.57 PPG 1.33
43% Win % 33%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
50% Clean Sheets
Gil Vicente FC this season

FC Arouca are 5th (11 pts). Gil Vicente FC are 10th (8 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
Gil Vicente FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Arouca
Barbero 4 G
Jose Fontan 2 G
Dylan Nandin 2 G
Gil Vicente FC
Hector Hernandez 3 G 1 A
Gil Martins 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Arouca and Gil Vicente FC is underway.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Arouca in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Gil Vicente FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Marlon has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' FC Arouca are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Gil Vicente FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 38' That is a Yellow card for FC Arouca. Rafa Mujica will be fuming at that decision.
  • 41' Rafa Mujica was booked on 41.
  • 46' A tactical swap from FC Arouca — Alfonso Trezza on, Vitinho off on 46 minutes.
  • 46' Against the run of play, Rafa Mujica has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 47' Rafa Mujica does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Arouca surge ahead!
  • 52' Francisco Montero has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 527 appearances.
  • 57' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 61' Brilliant from the ! Rafa Mujica makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 61.
  • 66' Gil Vicente FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 70' A change in the FC Arouca ranks — Cristo Gonzalez exits the field as Pedro Santos enters on 70.
  • 75' FC Arouca have won 187 goals from 175 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 78' Rafa Mujica doubles the advantage! 4-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 79' The deadlock is broken! Rafa Mujica gets on the scoresheet on 79 minutes.
  • 83' Maxime Dominguez makes way for Kiko Vilas Boas at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Gil Vicente FC.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Roko Baturina. He replaces Leonardo Buta on 84 minute.
  • 85' It’s a booking for FC Arouca player. Tiago Esgaio gets a Yellow card.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Andre Bukia. He replaces David Simao on 88 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Arouca to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Sousa

Gil Vicente FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vítor Campelos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rafa Mujica 5
Andre Silva 2
Cristo Gonzalez 2
Fran Navarro 2
Arsenio 1
Luis Esteves 1
Lucas Ferrugem 1
Bas Kuipers 1

Head to Head

2023-12-16 FC Arouca 3–0 Gil Vicente FC 2023-02-05 Gil Vicente FC 1–1 FC Arouca 2022-08-15 FC Arouca 1–0 Gil Vicente FC 2022-04-02 FC Arouca 2–1 Gil Vicente FC 2021-11-05 Gil Vicente FC 1–1 FC Arouca

FC Arouca Form

2023-12-16 FC Arouca 3–0 Gil Vicente FC W 2023-12-10 FC Arouca 2–2 Rio Ave FC D 2023-12-03 Boavista FC 0–4 FC Arouca W 2023-11-12 FC Arouca 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2023-11-06 SC Farense 2–0 FC Arouca L 2023-10-27 FC Arouca 0–1 Moreirense FC L

Gil Vicente FC Form

2023-12-16 FC Arouca 3–0 Gil Vicente FC L 2023-12-11 Gil Vicente FC 1–1 Moreirense FC D 2023-12-04 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–1 Gil Vicente FC L 2023-11-12 Gil Vicente FC 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2023-11-04 FC Famalicão 3–1 Gil Vicente FC L 2023-10-28 Gil Vicente FC 3–3 Sporting Clube de Braga D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.55 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.65 Gil Vicente FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca58% Draw26% Gil Vicente FC16%
Actual: FC Arouca win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
84%
Draw or Gil Vicente FC
42%
FC Arouca or Gil Vicente FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Arouca39% Draw50% Gil Vicente FC11%
Actual: FC Arouca win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.1%
0 – 0
13.1%
2 – 0
12.8%
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
8.5%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.1%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
3.5%
2 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.6%
0 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push Gil Vicente FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 18% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 26% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
Gil Vicente FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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