Thursday , 8 October 2026

FC Arouca vs Moreirense FC, Primeira Liga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2026-27
FC Arouca
4 – 0
Full Time
Moreirense FC
Sun 16 Aug 2026 · 17:00 UTC Municipal de Arouca HT 45' · FT 45'
Maracas og 23' 1–0
Jose Fontan 30' 2–0
Barbero 45+1' 3–0
Dylan Nandin 90+1' 4–0
Y 13' Maracas
Javi Sanchez 16' Y
Barbero 41' Y
Y 44' Kiko
Y 55' Nile John
Y 65' Leandro Santos
Dylan Nandin 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Andre Narciso
  • Assistant 1 Andre Botelho (Portugal)
  • Assistant 2 Ruben Silva (Portugal)
3 games this season 🟨 5.7/game ⚽ 14.3 goals/game

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 Academico 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 Famalicao 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

3
1
5
FC Arouca 9 games · Avg 2.1 goals Moreirense FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-16 FC Arouca 4–0 Moreirense FC 2026-03-21 Moreirense FC 0–1 FC Arouca 2025-11-02 FC Arouca 0–2 Moreirense FC 2025-01-24 FC Arouca 1–0 Moreirense FC 2024-08-18 Moreirense FC 3–1 FC Arouca

Recent Form

FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Moreirense FC H 4–0 W
08 Aug Vitória SC A 1–0 W
16 May CD Tondela H 3–1 W
11 May Gil Vicente FC A 3–1 W
02 May CD Santa Clara H 2–2 D
24 Apr FC Alverca A 1–2 L
Moreirense FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug FC Arouca A 0–4 L
09 Aug Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–2 D
16 May AVS H 0–0 D
11 May CD Tondela A 0–2 L
02 May CF Estrela da Amadora H 3–2 W
25 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–4 L

Season Stats

FC Arouca Moreirense FC
#5 Position #9
11 Points 8
7 Played 7
3 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
10 Scored 8
7 Conceded 14
+3 GD -6
1.57 PPG 1.14
43% Win % 29%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
14% Clean Sheets
Moreirense FC this season

FC Arouca are 5th (11 pts). Moreirense FC are 9th (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
Moreirense FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/2
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Arouca
Barbero 4 G
Jose Fontan 2 G
Dylan Nandin 2 G
Moreirense FC
Joao Veloso 1 G 2 A
Nile John 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. FC Arouca host Moreirense FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Gilberto Batista is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Arouca tonight.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kiko, as he is very good at scoring at Municipal de Arouca with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 13' Poor challenge from Maracas. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 14' Maracas is having his name booked by the referee on 14.
  • 16' Poor challenge from Javi Sanchez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 21' It looks like no one’s ball. Moreirense FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 23' What a strike from Maracas! The score is 0-1.
  • 28' Tiago Esgaio has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' What a moment for Jose Fontan! That strike on 30 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 35' FC Arouca looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Barbero scoring 1 goals.
  • 40' Espen van Ee needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 8 Yellow cards this season.
  • 41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Barbero.
  • 44' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kiko on 44.
  • 46' Moreirense FC ring the changes. Afonso Vieira has done his job and it is now time for Joao Veloso to step up.
  • 46' Barbero puts FC Arouca on the lead.
  • 51' Nile John, a England midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 55' Nile John picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 59' Fresh legs for FC Arouca! Dylan Nandin comes on to replace Barbero.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Moreirense FC! Kiko Bondoso comes on to replace Landerson.
  • 65' Leandro Santos is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
  • 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Pablo Gozalbez. He replaces Alfonso Trezza on 72 minute.
  • 73' The whistle greets Rodri Alonso as he departs to be replaced by Mateja Stjepanovic.
  • 75' Dylan Nandin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 75.
  • 79' Another substitution for FC Arouca to replace Espen van Ee by Mateo Flores on 79 minute.
  • 84' Michael Dacosta Gonzalez is replacing Leandro Santos for the Moreirense FC side.
  • 89' Portugal international Leandro Santos has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-0.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Moreirense FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alanzinho 1
Luis Asue 1
David Simao 1
Andre Luis 1
Jason 1
Walterson 1
Barbero 1
Andre Silva 1

Head to Head

2026-08-16 FC Arouca 4–0 Moreirense FC 2026-03-21 Moreirense FC 0–1 FC Arouca 2025-11-02 FC Arouca 0–2 Moreirense FC 2025-01-24 FC Arouca 1–0 Moreirense FC 2024-08-18 Moreirense FC 3–1 FC Arouca

FC Arouca Form

2026-08-16 FC Arouca 4–0 Moreirense FC W 2026-08-08 Vitória SC 0–1 FC Arouca W 2026-05-16 FC Arouca 3–1 CD Tondela W 2026-05-11 Gil Vicente FC 1–3 FC Arouca W 2026-05-02 FC Arouca 2–2 CD Santa Clara D 2026-04-24 FC Alverca 2–1 FC Arouca L

Moreirense FC Form

2026-08-16 FC Arouca 4–0 Moreirense FC L 2026-08-09 Moreirense FC 2–2 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2026-05-16 Moreirense FC 0–0 AVS D 2026-05-11 CD Tondela 2–0 Moreirense FC L 2026-05-02 Moreirense FC 3–2 CF Estrela da Amadora W 2026-04-25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 Moreirense FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.54 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 Moreirense FC xG
I would bet for: FC Arouca to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca70% Draw18% Moreirense FC12%
Actual: FC Arouca win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
89%
Draw or Moreirense FC
30%
FC Arouca or Moreirense FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca54% Draw37% Moreirense FC9%
Actual: FC Arouca win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.9%
3 – 0
9.7%
1 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 1
7.8%
3 – 1
7.4%
4 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
5%
4 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
3.3%
5 – 0
3.1%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push Moreirense FC covers
-2.5 32% — 68%
-2 32% 21% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 21% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Moreirense FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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