FC Arouca vs Portimonense SC, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Arouca vs Portimonense SC — Primeira Liga at Municipal de Arouca.
- FC Arouca 34 games · 42 pts (2025/26)
- Portimonense SC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Carlos Macedo
- Assistant 1 Jorge Fernandes
- Assistant 2 Fabio Diogo Silva (Portugal)
7 games this season
🟨 1.3/game
⚽ 6.0 goals/game
🟥 2 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug | Portimonense SC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 20 Aug | FC Vizela | A | 2–2 | D |
| 13 Aug | GD Estoril Praia | H | 4–3 | W |
| 27 May | Portimonense SC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 20 May | GD Chaves | H | 1–0 | W |
| 15 May | GD Estoril Praia | A | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug | FC Arouca | A | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Aug | Boavista FC | H | 1–4 | L |
| 12 Aug | Gil Vicente FC | A | 0–5 | L |
| 27 May | FC Arouca | H | 0–2 | L |
| 20 May | CD Santa Clara | A | 0–1 | L |
| 13 May | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 1–5 | L |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
33%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
21%
Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
FC Arouca this season
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
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Arouca and Portimonense SC has kicked off!
- 5' Helio Varela puts Portimonense SC on the lead.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Igor Formiga made 250 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' Portimonense SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 25' Igor Formiga is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
- 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Arouca needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Paulo Estrela Moreira, as he is very good at scoring at Municipal de Arouca with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 45' It looks surprising FC Arouca does not make any changes. Carlinhos has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 46' FC Arouca manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alfonso Trezza is hanging Pedro Santos on the field on 46 minute.
- 51' The travelling Portimonense SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 56' Dener Clemente has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 59' David Simao is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
- 64' Portimonense SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 64.
- 68' Time for substitution for Portimonense SC. Mauricio is replaced by Paulo Estrela Moreira.
- 73' FC Arouca started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
- 75' The whistle greets Tiago Esgaio as he departs to be replaced by Bogdan Milovanov.
- 80' 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.
- 82' Luan Campos is replacing Helio Varela for the Portimonense SC side.
- 83' It is a substitution in FC Arouca team. Quaresma is replaced by Andre Bukia on 83 minute.
- 84' GOAL! Morlaye Sylla scores on 84. Assisted by David Simao
- 89' FC Arouca manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eboue Kouassi is hanging David Simao on the field on 89 minute.
- 90' The Portimonense SC manager makes a substitution. Carlinhos departs to be replaced by Nonoca.
- The final score is 1-1.
Lineups
FC Arouca Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
- 10
-
5
David Simao ↓ Eboue Kouassi 89'
- 19
- 44
- 23
-
28
Tiago Esgaio ↓ Bogdan Milovanov 75'
-
6
Quaresma ↓ Andre Bukia 83'
- 12
- 2
- 64
-
89
Pedro Santos ↓ Alfonso Trezza 46'
Bench
- 14
- 20
-
30
Andre Bukia ↑ 83'
- 7
- 1
-
8
Eboue Kouassi ↑ 89'
-
22
Bogdan Milovanov ↑ 75'
-
9
Alfonso Trezza ↑ 46'
-
11
Puche ↑ 75'
Portimonense SC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 8
- 32
- 11
-
37
Rildo ↓ Rafael Alcobia 68'
- 22
- 19
- 43
-
33
Igor Formiga ↓ Guga 46'
- 10
-
77
Helio Varela ↓ Luan Campos 82'
- 13
Bench
-
25
Nonoca ↑ 90'
- 1
- 14
-
38
Paulo Estrela Moreira ↑ 68'
- 71
-
76
Rafael Alcobia ↑ 68'
-
28
Luan Campos ↑ 82'
-
27
Guga ↑ 46'
- 9
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Oday Dabbagh | 3 |
| Alan Ruiz | 2 |
| Benji Michel | 2 |
| Antony | 1 |
| Helio Varela | 1 |
| Morlaye Sylla | 1 |
| Ronie Carrillo | 1 |
| Rafa Mujica | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Arouca Form
Portimonense SC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.69
FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9
Portimonense SC xG
I would bet for:
FC Arouca to win 57%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 2.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
| ± 3.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
FC Arouca or Draw
82%
Draw or Portimonense SC
43%
FC Arouca or Portimonense SC
75%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Portimonense SC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.8%
2 – 0
10.4%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.3%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
3%
3 – 2
2.5%
Asian Handicap — FC Arouca
| Handicap | FC Arouca covers | Push | Portimonense SC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -2 | 14% | 17% | 70% |
| -1.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| -1 | 30% | 24% | 46% |
| -0.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| +0.5 | 81% | — | 19% |
| +1 | 81% | 12% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
41%
✓
Portimonense SC keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

