FC Arouca vs SC Farense, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Arouca vs SC Farense — Primeira Liga at Municipal de Arouca.
- FC Arouca 34 games · 42 pts (2025/26)
- SC Farense 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
H2H (4 games)
50%
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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Arouca to score. At the same time, SC Farense does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' FC Arouca is showing some good football. However, FC Arouca are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 20' 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 Jose Fontan suffering a number of foals already.
- 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from David Pastor, as he is very good at scoring at Municipal de Arouca with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 30' It’s a booking for SC Farense player. Artur Jorge gets a card.
- 35' FC Arouca started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
- 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Farense that had 102 games and scored 109 goals.
- 42' SC Farense receives a card for a hard tackle on 42.
- 44' SC Farense is taking the lead after the goal scored by Derick Poloni on 44.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Dylan Nandin. He replaces Pablo Gozalbez on 46 minute.
- 51' 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.
- 53' It’s a booking for FC Arouca player. David Simao gets a card.
- 56' What an equalizer from Alfonso Trezza!
- 61' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 66' Lucas Africo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 67' Goal! Dylan Nandin scores his 3 goal in 171 matches.
- 72' Another substitution for SC Farense to replace Artur Jorge by Rui Costa on 72 minute.
- 73' SC Farense manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lucas Africo is hanging Derick Poloni on the field on 73 minute.
- 78' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SC Farense needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 79' It is a substitution in FC Arouca team. Morlaye Sylla is replaced by Loum Ndiaye on 79 minute.
- 82' FC Arouca player sees a card in front of him.
- 83' The whistle greets David Simao as he departs to be replaced by Pedro Santos.
- 86' The referee shows SC Farense player a card on 86.
- 88' Alex Bermejo is replacing Marco Moreno for the SC Farense side.
- 89' GOAL! Tomane scores on 89.
- 90' Guven Yalcin is replacing Taichi Fukui for the FC Arouca side.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
Lineups
FC Arouca Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
-
5
David Simao ↓ Pedro Santos 83'
- 1
- 78
-
22
Pablo Gozalbez ↓ Dylan Nandin 46'
- 3
- 26
-
21
Taichi Fukui ↓ Guven Yalcin 90'
-
39
Henrique Araujo ↓ Jason 46'
-
2
Morlaye Sylla ↓ Loum Ndiaye 79'
- 73
- 19
Bench
-
10
Jason ↑ 46'
-
31
Loum Ndiaye ↑ 79'
-
50
Guven Yalcin ↑ 90'
- 13
-
89
Pedro Santos ↑ 83'
- 11
- 24
-
23
Dylan Nandin ↑ 46'
- 30
Coach
Vasco Seabra
SC Farense Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 20
- 9
-
21
Filipe Soares ↓ Paulo Victor 72'
-
4
Artur Jorge ↓ Rui Costa 72'
- 10
- 33
-
31
Derick Poloni ↓ Lucas Africo 73'
-
3
Marco Moreno ↓ Alex Bermejo 88'
- 28
- 29
-
93
Miguel Menino ↓ Marco Matias 88'
Bench
-
77
Marco Matias ↑ 88'
- 14
-
44
Lucas Africo ↑ 73'
- 5
-
19
Rui Costa ↑ 72'
-
2
Paulo Victor ↑ 72'
- 1
- 80
-
11
Alex Bermejo ↑ 88'
Coach
Toze Marreco
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
FC Arouca Form
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
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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
✗ WrongActual: 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.

