FC Arouca vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2023-24

FC Arouca

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Sporting Clube de Braga

Sun 12 Nov 2023 · 18:00 UTC Municipal de Arouca HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 36' Alvaro Djalo

David Simao 40' Y

Y 45' Joao Moutinho

Y 46' Bruma

Pedro Santos 88' Y

Y 88' Matheus Magalhaes

Y 90' Abel Ruiz

Overview

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FC Arouca vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Primeira Liga at Municipal de Arouca.

FC Arouca 11 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
Sporting Clube de Braga 11 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	11	33
2	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	11	28
3	Sporting Clube de Portugal	11	24
4	CD Santa Clara	11	21
5	FC Arouca	11	20
6	Académico de Viseu FC	11	20
7	Gil Vicente FC	11	18
8	Sporting Clube de Braga	11	17
9	Moreirense FC	11	14
10	FC Famalicão	11	13
11	FC Alverca	11	12
12	CF Estrela da Amadora	11	10
13	CD Nacional	11	10
14	Vitória SC	11	9
15	CS Marítimo	10	8
16	Casa Pia AC	11	8
17	Rio Ave FC	11	7
18	GD Estoril Praia	10	2

Head-to-Head

FC Arouca 10 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sporting Clube de Braga

Last 5 meetings

2023-11-12 FC Arouca 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2023-02-19 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 FC Arouca 2022-08-28 FC Arouca 0–6 Sporting Clube de Braga 2022-05-08 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 FC Arouca 2021-12-30 FC Arouca 0–6 Sporting Clube de Braga

Recent Form

FC Arouca

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Nov	Sporting Clube de Braga	H	0–1	L
06 Nov	SC Farense	A	0–2	L
27 Oct	Moreirense FC	H	0–1	L
08 Oct	Sporting Clube de Portugal	A	1–2	L
01 Oct	GD Chaves	H	0–2	L
22 Sep	FC Famalicão	A	0–1	L

Sporting Clube de Braga

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Nov	FC Arouca	A	1–0	W
08 Nov	Real Madrid CF	A	0–3	L
04 Nov	Portimonense SC	H	6–1	W
28 Oct	Gil Vicente FC	A	3–3	D
24 Oct	Real Madrid CF	H	1–2	L
07 Oct	Rio Ave FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

FC Arouca		Sporting Clube de Braga
#5	Position	#8
20	Points	17
11	Played	11
6 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	5 / 2 / 4
13	Scored	13
8	Conceded	11
+5	GD	+2
1.82	PPG	1.55
55%	Win %	45%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

55% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

45% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

FC Arouca are 5th (20 pts). Sporting Clube de Braga are 8th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Arouca

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

1/1

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Clube de Braga

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/1

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Arouca

Barbero	5 G
Jose Fontan	2 G
Dylan Nandin	2 G

Sporting Clube de Braga

Pau Victor Delgado	5 G	1 A
Fran Navarro	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! FC Arouca welcome Sporting Clube de Braga for this crunch clash at Municipal de Arouca.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Arouca and Sporting Clube de Braga are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' FC Arouca are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Clube de Braga backline.
15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
20' Simon Banza has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
25' Sporting Clube de Braga are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
29' FC Arouca ring the changes. Weverson has done his job and it is now time for Moses Yaw to step up.
34' Ignacio De Arruabarrena needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
36' Alvaro Djalo does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Clube de Braga surge ahead!
40' David Simao has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 40.
41' That is a Yellow card for FC Arouca. David Simao will be fuming at that decision.
45' It’s a booking for Sporting Clube de Braga player. Joao Moutinho gets a Yellow card.
46' Abel Ruiz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Simon Banza on 46 minute.
46' The referee has no hesitation. Bruma is booked for Sporting Clube de Braga — Yellow card on 46.
51' Abel Ruiz has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 19 cards already picked up this season.
56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
58' Sporting Clube de Braga make a change. Bruma trudges off to be replaced by Pizzi on 58 minutes.
63' Sikou Niakate has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 367 appearances.
67' The whistle greets Alfonso Trezza as he departs to be replaced by Puche.
68' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Braga team. Andre Horta is replaced by Rodrigo Zalazar on 68 minute.
73' Weverson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Arouca so far.
74' Sporting Clube de Braga manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Vitor Carvalho is hanging Joao Moutinho on the field on 74 minute.
79' Sporting Clube de Braga come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
84' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ricardo Horta made 439 appearances and scored 120 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
86' It is a substitution in FC Arouca team. Eboue Kouassi is replaced by Benji Michel on 86 minute.
88' Pedro Santos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 88.
90' Abel Ruiz has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Sporting Clube de Braga take all three points.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

14
Oriol Busquets
17
Moses Yaw ↑ 29'
7
Yusuf Lawal
23
Cristo Gonzalez ↑ 67'
1
Joao Valido
18
Benji Michel ↑ 86'
89
Pedro Santos ↑ 86'
11
Puche ↑ 67'
13
Mati-as Rocha

Coach Daniel Ramos

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

19
Adrian Gomez
9
Abel Ruiz ↑ 46'
22
Pizzi ↑ 58'
16
Rodrigo Zalazar ↑ 68'
18
Vitor Carvalho ↑ 74'
91
Lukas Hornicek
5
Serdar Saatci
11
Roger Fernandes ↑ 74'
17
Joe Mendes

Coach Artur Jorge

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Vitor Oliveira	5
Ricardo Horta	4
Simon Banza	2
Abel Ruiz	2
Rafa Mujica	2
Iuri Medeiros	2
Roger Fernandes	2
Uros Racic	1

Head to Head

FC Arouca Form

2023-11-12 FC Arouca 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2023-11-06 SC Farense 2–0 FC Arouca L 2023-10-27 FC Arouca 0–1 Moreirense FC L 2023-10-08 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1 FC Arouca L 2023-10-01 FC Arouca 0–2 GD Chaves L 2023-09-22 FC Famalicão 1–0 FC Arouca L

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2023-11-12 FC Arouca 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2023-11-08 Real Madrid CF 3–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2023-11-04 Sporting Clube de Braga 6–1 Portimonense SC W 2023-10-28 Gil Vicente FC 3–3 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2023-10-24 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–2 Real Madrid CF L 2023-10-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 Rio Ave FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.81 FC Arouca xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.34 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Arouca22% Draw29% Sporting Clube de Braga49%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.15

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	63%	37%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw

51%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga

78%

FC Arouca or Sporting Clube de Braga

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Arouca16% Draw52% Sporting Clube de Braga32%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

14%

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 2

10.1%

1 – 2

8.2%

1 – 0

8.2%

2 – 1

4.9%

0 – 3

4.4%

1 – 3

3.7%

2 – 0

3.6%

2 – 2

3.4%

2 – 3

1.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap	FC Arouca covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	14%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	25%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	14%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

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