Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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
#8 Position #6
42 Points 50
34 Played 34
12 / 6 / 16 W / D / L 13 / 11 / 10
47 Scored 47
64 Conceded 38
-17 GD +9
1.24 PPG 1.47
35% Win % 38%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
35% Clean Sheets
Gil Vicente FC this season

FC Arouca are 8th (42 pts). Gil Vicente FC are 6th (50 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
Gil Vicente FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/3
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Arouca welcome Gil Vicente FC for this crunch clash at Municipal de Arouca.
  • 5' Tidjany Toure needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Arouca side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Gil Vicente FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' Gil Vicente FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Marlon suffering a number of foals already.
  • 38' FC Arouca receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 38.
  • 41' The referee has no hesitation. Rafa Mujica is booked for FC Arouca — Yellow card on 41.
  • 46' A tactical swap from FC Arouca — Alfonso Trezza on, Vitinho off on 46 minutes.
  • 46' The deadlock is broken! Rafa Mujica gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 47' Rafa Mujica with the second goal in the match!
  • 52' It’s high time Vitor Campelos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 57' 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.
  • 61' What a moment for Rafa Mujica! That strike on 61 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 66' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Arouca and Gil Vicente FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 70' It is a substitution in FC Arouca team. Cristo Gonzalez is replaced by Pedro Santos on 70 minute.
  • 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ruben Fernandes, as he is very good at scoring at Municipal de Arouca with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 78' What composure from Rafa Mujica! The Spain international strokes it home. 4-0.
  • 79' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Rafa Mujica makes it 5-0.
  • 83' Another change for Gil Vicente FC made on 83 minute. Maxime Dominguez leaves to be changed by Kiko Vilas Boas.
  • 84' A tactical swap from Gil Vicente FC — Roko Baturina on, Leonardo Buta off on 84 minutes.
  • 85' FC Arouca player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 88' Andre Bukia is replacing David Simao for the FC Arouca side.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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 Vitor Campelos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rafa Mujica 5
Cristo Gonzalez 2
Fran Navarro 2
Andre Silva 2
Mory Gbane 1
Guven Yalcin 1
Arsenio 1
Luis Esteves 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
1.72 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Gil Vicente FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca50% Draw25% Gil Vicente FC25%
Actual: FC Arouca win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
75%
Draw or Gil Vicente FC
50%
FC Arouca or Gil Vicente FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Arouca34% Draw44% Gil Vicente FC22%
Actual: FC Arouca win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
7.7%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push Gil Vicente FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Gil Vicente FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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