FC Arouca vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Primeira Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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FC Arouca vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Primeira Liga at Municipal de Arouca.
- FC Arouca 34 games · 42 pts (2025/26)
- Sporting Clube de Braga 34 games · 59 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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec | Sporting Clube de Braga | H | 0–6 | L |
| 18 Dec | Portimonense SC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 13 Dec | FC Vizela | H | 1–4 | L |
| 05 Dec | CD Santa Clara | A | 1–2 | L |
| 27 Nov | Boavista FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 05 Nov | Gil Vicente FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec | FC Arouca | A | 6–0 | W |
| 19 Dec | Os Belenenses Futebol | H | 1–0 | W |
| 12 Dec | FC Porto | A | 0–1 | L |
| 05 Dec | GD Estoril Praia | H | 2–0 | W |
| 30 Nov | FC Vizela | H | 4–1 | W |
| 25 Nov | FC Midtjylland | A | 2–3 | L |
Season Stats
| FC Arouca | Sporting Clube de Braga | |
|---|---|---|
| #8 | Position | #4 |
| 42 | Points | 59 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 12 / 6 / 16 | W / D / L | 16 / 11 / 7 |
| 47 | Scored | 64 |
| 64 | Conceded | 36 |
| -17 | GD | +28 |
| 1.24 | PPG | 1.74 |
| 35% | Win % | 47% |
Key Stats
20%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
H2H (10 games)
60%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
21%
Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
FC Arouca this season
35%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
FC Arouca are 8th (42 pts). Sporting Clube de Braga are 4th (59 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
Sporting Clube de Braga
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Arouca and Sporting Clube de Braga get this one started.
- 5' Magnificent from Vitor Oliveira! That is 26 goals in 428 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 9' FC Arouca receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 9.
- 12' A goal from the Portugal international Vitor Oliveira! He fires home on 12 to make it 0-2!
- 17' FC Arouca currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 22' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Sporting Clube de Braga winning 100% of all matches.
- 26' Vitor Oliveira is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Arsenio, as he is very good at scoring at Municipal de Arouca with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 41' Sporting Clube de Braga is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 46' A change in the FC Arouca ranks — Eugeni Valderrama exits the field as Tiago Araujo enters on 46.
- 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 54' Yan Couto picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 59' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Armando Evangelista will be considering his options from the bench.
- 62' Roger Fernandes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Miguel Fale on 62 minute.
- 67' It looks surprising Sporting Clube de Braga does not make any changes. Almoatasembellah Ali has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 70' The Portugal Iuri Medeiros breaks the deadlock on 70 minutes. 0-4!
- 71' What a strike from Iuri Medeiros! The score is 0-5.
- 72' Poor challenge from Lucas Mineiro. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 74' Roger Fernandes is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 74' Another substitution for FC Arouca to replace Pedro Moreira by Oday Dabbagh on 74 minute.
- 75' A change in the FC Arouca ranks — Andre Silva exits the field as Omri Altman enters on 75.
- 76' A change in the FC Arouca ranks — Pedro Moreira exits the field as Oday Dabbagh enters on 76.
- 80' Goal! Roger Fernandes scores his 2 goal in 428 matches.
- 82' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga. Iuri Medeiros is replaced by Eduardo Soares.
- 83' The supporters are chanting for Eduardo Soares. He replaces Iuri Medeiros on 83 minute.
- 86' Arsenio makes way for Antony at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Arouca.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sporting Clube de Braga to claim maximum points.
Lineups
FC Arouca Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 14
-
20
Pedro Moreira ↓ Oday Dabbagh 74'
- 13
- 72
- 10
- 23
-
22
Gaston Campi ↓ Abdoulaye Ba 46'
-
7
Andre Silva ↓ Omri Altman 75'
- 1
- 6
Bench
-
9
Omri Altman ↑ 75'
-
53
Abdoulaye Ba ↑ 46'
- 11
-
78
Tiago Araujo ↑ 46'
-
27
Antony ↑ 86'
- 29
- 19
-
15
Oday Dabbagh ↑ 74'
- 12
Coach
Armando Evangelista
Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 15
-
45
Iuri Medeiros ↓ Eduardo Soares 83'
-
4
Diogo Leite ↓ Vitor Tormena 75'
- 1
- 8
-
2
Yan Couto ↓ Dinis Pinto 62'
- 74
-
99
Vitor Oliveira ↓ Mario Gonzalez 76'
- 86
-
96
Miguel Fale ↓ Roger Fernandes 62'
Bench
-
19
Mario Gonzalez ↑ 76'
-
3
Vitor Tormena ↑ 75'
- 12
-
56
Eduardo Soares ↑ 83'
-
78
Roger Fernandes ↑ 62'
- 67
- 40
- 50
-
76
Dinis Pinto ↑ 62'
Coach
Carlos Carvalhal
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Vitor Oliveira | 5 |
| Ricardo Horta | 4 |
| Rafa Mujica | 2 |
| Iuri Medeiros | 2 |
| Roger Fernandes | 2 |
| Simon Banza | 2 |
| Abel Ruiz | 2 |
| Bruma | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Arouca Form
Sporting Clube de Braga Form
2021-12-30
FC Arouca
0–6
Sporting Clube de Braga
W
2021-12-19
Sporting Clube de Braga
1–0
Os Belenenses Futebol
W
2021-12-12
FC Porto
1–0
Sporting Clube de Braga
L
2021-12-05
Sporting Clube de Braga
2–0
GD Estoril Praia
W
2021-11-30
Sporting Clube de Braga
4–1
FC Vizela
W
2021-11-25
FC Midtjylland
3–2
Sporting Clube de Braga
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.91
FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.63
Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 81% + Sporting Clube de Braga to win 71%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sporting Clube de Braga win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 4.54
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 1.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 2.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 3.5 | 64% |
|
36% |
| ± 4.5 | 45% |
|
55% |
Double Chance
FC Arouca or Draw
29%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
86%
FC Arouca or Sporting Clube de Braga
84%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 3
8.7%
0 – 4
7.7%
1 – 3
7.7%
0 – 2
7.5%
1 – 4
6.9%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 5
5.6%
1 – 5
5.1%
1 – 1
4.2%
0 – 1
4.1%
2 – 3
3.5%
0 – 6
Actual
Asian Handicap — FC Arouca
| Handicap | FC Arouca covers | Push | Sporting Clube de Braga covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -2 | 0% | 1% | 98% |
| -1.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -1 | 2% | 4% | 95% |
| -0.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| +0.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| +1 | 16% | 15% | 69% |
| +1.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| +2 | 31% | 19% | 50% |
| +2.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
Clean Sheet
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
3%
✓
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
41%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

