Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Arouca vs SC Farense, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2024-25
FC Arouca
2 – 2
Full Time
SC Farense
Sun 23 Feb 2025 · 15:30 UTC Municipal de Arouca 1,705 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 44' Derick Poloni
Alfonso Trezza 56' 1–1
Dylan Nandin 67' 2–1
2–2 89' Tomane
Y 30' Artur Jorge
Y 42' Derick Poloni
David Simao 53' Y
Taichi Fukui 82' Y
Y 86' Paulo Victor

Overview

Match Preview

FC Arouca vs SC Farense — 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

2
1
1
FC Arouca 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals SC Farense
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-23 FC Arouca 2–2 SC Farense 2024-09-22 SC Farense 0–1 FC Arouca 2024-03-30 FC Arouca 2–1 SC Farense 2023-11-06 SC Farense 2–0 FC Arouca

Recent Form

FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb SC Farense H 2–2 D
15 Feb Sporting Clube de Portugal A 2–2 D
10 Feb Rio Ave FC H 1–1 D
01 Feb CD Nacional A 2–1 W
24 Jan Moreirense FC H 1–0 W
18 Jan Vitória SC A 2–2 D
SC Farense
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb FC Arouca A 2–2 D
16 Feb FC Porto H 0–1 L
09 Feb CD Nacional H 0–2 L
02 Feb Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–3 L
25 Jan Rio Ave FC H 1–2 L
19 Jan Moreirense FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Arouca
Barbero 4 G
Jose Fontan 2 G
Dylan Nandin 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! FC Arouca vs SC Farense — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' SC Farense fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' It looks surprising FC Arouca does not make any changes. David Simao has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' SC Farense started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' The travelling SC Farense supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Poor challenge from Artur Jorge. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 35' SC Farense have won 109 goals from 102 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' With 1 assists to his name this season, Pablo Gozalbez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SC Farense.
  • 42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Derick Poloni.
  • 44' SC Farense is taking the lead after the goal scored by Derick Poloni on 44.
  • 46' Fresh legs for FC Arouca! Dylan Nandin comes on to replace Pablo Gozalbez.
  • 51' SC Farense are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 53' David Simao catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 53.
  • 56' Brilliant from the ! Alfonso Trezza makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 56.
  • 61' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Arouca and SC Farense are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 66' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 67' What a moment for Dylan Nandin! That strike on 67 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Rui Costa. He replaces Artur Jorge on 72 minute.
  • 73' It is a substitution in SC Farense team. Derick Poloni is replaced by Lucas Africo on 73 minute.
  • 78' FC Arouca currently sit 12 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 79' FC Arouca make a change. Morlaye Sylla trudges off to be replaced by Loum Ndiaye on 79 minutes.
  • 82' A moment of madness from Taichi Fukui on 82 minutes earns him a card. FC Arouca will be frustrated.
  • 83' The FC Arouca bench stirs into life. David Simao is withdrawn and Pedro Santos gets his opportunity.
  • 86' A moment of madness from Paulo Victor on 86 minutes earns him a card. SC Farense will be frustrated.
  • 88' Alex Bermejo gets the nod from SC Farense. He replaces Marco Moreno and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' The deadlock is broken! Tomane gets on the scoresheet on 89 minutes.
  • 90' FC Arouca make a change. Taichi Fukui trudges off to be replaced by Guven Yalcin on 90 minutes.
  • It finishes all square. FC Arouca and SC Farense share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vasco Seabra

SC Farense Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toze Marreco

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bruno Duarte 2
Alfonso Trezza 2
Dylan Nandin 1
Mattheus Oliveira 1
Cristo Gonzalez 1
Tiago Esgaio 1
Tomane 1
Derick Poloni 1

Head to Head

2025-02-23 FC Arouca 2–2 SC Farense 2024-09-22 SC Farense 0–1 FC Arouca 2024-03-30 FC Arouca 2–1 SC Farense 2023-11-06 SC Farense 2–0 FC Arouca

FC Arouca Form

2025-02-23 FC Arouca 2–2 SC Farense D 2025-02-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–2 FC Arouca D 2025-02-10 FC Arouca 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2025-02-01 CD Nacional 1–2 FC Arouca W 2025-01-24 FC Arouca 1–0 Moreirense FC W 2025-01-18 Vitória SC 2–2 FC Arouca D

SC Farense Form

2025-02-23 FC Arouca 2–2 SC Farense D 2025-02-16 SC Farense 0–1 FC Porto L 2025-02-09 SC Farense 0–2 CD Nacional L 2025-02-02 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–1 SC Farense L 2025-01-25 SC Farense 1–2 Rio Ave FC L 2025-01-19 Moreirense FC 0–0 SC Farense D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.42 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 SC Farense xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Arouca46% Draw27% SC Farense27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
73%
Draw or SC Farense
54%
FC Arouca or SC Farense
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Arouca30% Draw48% SC Farense22%
Actual: SC Farense win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
9.6%
0 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push SC Farense covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
SC Farense keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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