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FC Arouca vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2024-25
FC Arouca
0 – 3
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Fri 13 Sep 2024 · 19:15 UTC Municipal de Arouca 4,644 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 24' Pedro Goncalves
0–2 73' Viktor Gyokeres pen
0–3 80' Trincao
Morlaye Sylla 54' Y
Jose Fontan 60' Y
Loum Ndiaye 90' Y

Overview

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FC Arouca vs Sporting Clube de Portugal — 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

1
3
7
FC Arouca 11 games · Avg 3.1 goals Sporting Clube de Portugal
Last 5 meetings
2024-09-13 FC Arouca 0–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2024-03-10 FC Arouca 0–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2023-10-08 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1 FC Arouca 2023-04-16 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 FC Arouca 2022-10-29 FC Arouca 1–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal

Recent Form

FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Sep Sporting Clube de Portugal H 0–3 L
01 Sep Rio Ave FC A 0–1 L
25 Aug CD Nacional H 1–0 W
18 Aug Moreirense FC A 1–3 L
12 Aug Vitória SC H 0–1 L
18 May Vitória SC H 1–3 L
Sporting Clube de Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Sep FC Arouca A 3–0 W
31 Aug FC Porto H 2–0 W
23 Aug SC Farense A 5–0 W
17 Aug CD Nacional A 6–1 W
09 Aug Rio Ave FC H 3–1 W
18 May GD Chaves H 3–0 W

Season Stats

FC Arouca Sporting Clube de Portugal
#5 Position #3
11 Points 15
7 Played 7
3 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 0
10 Scored 17
7 Conceded 8
+3 GD +9
1.57 PPG 2.14
43% Win % 57%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
29% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

FC Arouca are 5th (11 pts). Sporting Clube de Portugal are 3rd (15 pts).

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
Sporting Clube de Portugal
0-15
4/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
3/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
–/3
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Arouca
Barbero 4 G
Jose Fontan 2 G
Dylan Nandin 2 G
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Luis Suarez 6 G 1 A
Flavio Goncalves 3 G 1 A
Fotis Ioannidis 2 G 2 A
Rodrigo Zalazar 1 G 1 A
Maximiliano Araujo 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Municipal de Arouca as FC Arouca face off against Sporting Clube de Portugal in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Arouca and Sporting Clube de Portugal are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Sporting Clube de Portugal started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 24' Pedro Goncalves makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Sporting Clube de Portugal are in front.
  • 29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Arouca that had 175 games and scored 187 goals.
  • 34' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 39' FC Arouca currently sit 14 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 44' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Arouca and Sporting Clube de Portugal are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 46' A change in the FC Arouca ranks — Vladislav Morozov exits the field as Alfonso Trezza enters on 46.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Viktor Gyokeres made 338 appearances and scored 135 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 54' FC Arouca player sees a card in front of him.
  • 59' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Arouca side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 60' FC Arouca player sees a card in front of him.
  • 65' Geovany Quenda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 509 appearances.
  • 70' Sporting Clube de Portugal is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 73' Against the run of play, Viktor Gyokeres has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 74' Guven Yalcin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Amadou Dante at the 74 minute mark.
  • 78' Maximiliano Araujo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Geovany Quenda on 78 minute.
  • 80' A stunning finish from Trincao — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 83' The crowd applauds Trincao as he leaves the pitch. Marcus Edwards steps in for Sporting Clube de Portugal.
  • 86' The crowd applauds David Simao as he leaves the pitch. Pedro Santos steps in for FC Arouca.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Loum Ndiaye argues furiously but the card stands.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sporting Clube de Portugal to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Viktor Gyokeres 3
Pedro Goncalves 2
Trincao 2
Islam Slimani 2
Pablo Sarabia 1
Henrique Araujo 1
Joao Basso 1
Luis Suarez 1

Head to Head

2024-09-13 FC Arouca 0–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2024-03-10 FC Arouca 0–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2023-10-08 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1 FC Arouca 2023-04-16 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 FC Arouca 2022-10-29 FC Arouca 1–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal

FC Arouca Form

2024-09-13 FC Arouca 0–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2024-09-01 Rio Ave FC 1–0 FC Arouca L 2024-08-25 FC Arouca 1–0 CD Nacional W 2024-08-18 Moreirense FC 3–1 FC Arouca L 2024-08-12 FC Arouca 0–1 Vitória SC L 2024-05-18 FC Arouca 1–3 Vitória SC L

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2024-09-13 FC Arouca 0–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2024-08-31 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 FC Porto W 2024-08-23 SC Farense 0–5 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2024-08-17 CD Nacional 1–6 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2024-08-09 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–1 Rio Ave FC W 2024-05-18 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 GD Chaves W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.92 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.21 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG
I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca17% Draw22% Sporting Clube de Portugal61%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.13
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
39%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal
83%
FC Arouca or Sporting Clube de Portugal
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca13% Draw40% Sporting Clube de Portugal47%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
10.6%
1 – 1
9.7%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 1
9.2%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
7%
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 4
4.2%
2 – 1
3.9%
1 – 4
3.9%
1 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push Sporting Clube de Portugal covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 9% 86%
-0.5 14% — 86%
+0.5 35% — 65%
+1 35% 23% 43%
+1.5 57% — 43%
+2 57% 20% 23%
+2.5 77% — 23%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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