FC Arouca vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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FC Arouca vs Sporting Clube de Portugal — Primeira Liga at Municipal de Arouca.
- FC Arouca 11 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
- Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 games · 24 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 20 | Points | 24 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 6 / 2 / 3 | W / D / L | 7 / 3 / 1 |
| 13 | Scored | 24 |
| 8 | Conceded | 11 |
| +5 | GD | +13 |
| 1.82 | PPG | 2.18 |
| 55% | Win % | 64% |
Key Stats
55%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
H2H (11 games)
73%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
55%
Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
FC Arouca this season
36%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season
FC Arouca are 5th (20 pts). Sporting Clube de Portugal are 3rd (24 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 Portugal
0-15
5/–
16-30
4/1
31-45
3/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/4
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Arouca
| Barbero | 5 G |
| Jose Fontan | 2 G |
| Dylan Nandin | 2 G |
Sporting Clube de Portugal
| Luis Suarez | 9 G | 1 A |
| Flavio Goncalves | 3 G | 1 A |
| Geny Catamo | 2 G | 4 A |
| Fotis Ioannidis | 2 G | 2 A |
| Rodrigo Zalazar | 2 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Sporting Clube de Portugal gets underway.
- 5' Trincao has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' The travelling Sporting Clube de Portugal supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' Sporting Clube de Portugal have won 708 goals from 519 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 24' Pedro Goncalves does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Clube de Portugal surge ahead!
- 29' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Arouca and Sporting Clube de Portugal are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 34' Matheus Reis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 334 appearances.
- 39' Nico Mantl has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 44' Sporting Clube de Portugal looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Luis Suarez scoring 1 goals.
- 46' The whistle greets Vladislav Morozov as he departs to be replaced by Alfonso Trezza.
- 51' FC Arouca are deployed in a 3-4-3 today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Clube de Portugal's 3-4-3 shape.
- 54' The referee shows FC Arouca player a card on 54.
- 59' Sporting Clube de Portugal started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
- 60' A moment of madness from Jose Fontan on 60 minutes earns him a card. FC Arouca will be frustrated.
- 65' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 70' It looks surprising Sporting Clube de Portugal does not make any changes. Tiago Esgaio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 73' Viktor Gyokeres does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Clube de Portugal surge ahead!
- 74' Guven Yalcin is replacing Amadou Dante for the FC Arouca side.
- 78' Maximiliano Araujo is replacing Geovany Quenda for the Sporting Clube de Portugal side.
- 80' The Portugal forward Trincao breaks the deadlock on 80 minutes. 0-3!
- 83' The whistle greets Trincao as he departs to be replaced by Marcus Edwards.
- 86' It is a substitution in FC Arouca team. David Simao is replaced by Pedro Santos on 86 minute.
- 90' It’s a booking for FC Arouca player. Loum Ndiaye gets a card.
- Another three points for Sporting Clube de Portugal.
Lineups
FC Arouca Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 10
- 31
-
5
David Simao ↓ Pedro Santos 86'
-
7
Ivo Rodrigues ↓ Morlaye Sylla 46'
- 28
-
3
Jose Fontan ↓ Boris Popovic 86'
-
27
Amadou Dante ↓ Guven Yalcin 74'
- 58
- 21
- 73
- 9
Bench
- 12
-
50
Guven Yalcin ↑ 74'
- 78
- 22
- 26
-
13
Boris Popovic ↑ 86'
-
2
Morlaye Sylla ↑ 46'
-
89
Pedro Santos ↑ 86'
-
19
Alfonso Trezza ↑ 46'
Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 9
- 8
-
2
Matheus Reis ↓ Ousmane Diomande 74'
-
11
Nuno Santos ↓ Geny Catamo 74'
- 42
-
17
Trincao ↓ Marcus Edwards 83'
- 25
- 23
- 1
- 6
- 57
Bench
-
10
Marcus Edwards ↑ 83'
-
5
Hidemasa Morita ↑ 78'
-
21
Geny Catamo ↑ 74'
- 72
- 41
- 22
-
26
Ousmane Diomande ↑ 74'
- 19
-
20
Maximiliano Araujo ↑ 78'
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Viktor Gyokeres | 3 |
| Trincao | 2 |
| Islam Slimani | 2 |
| Pedro Goncalves | 2 |
| Matheus Nunes | 1 |
| Geny Catamo | 1 |
| Oday Dabbagh | 1 |
| Conrad Harder | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Arouca Form
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
0.75
FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.93
Sporting Clube de Portugal xG
I would bet for:
Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 60%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
FC Arouca or Draw
40%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal
84%
FC Arouca or Sporting Clube de Portugal
76%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
12.6%
0 – 2
12.5%
1 – 1
10.6%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 0
8.6%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
6%
1 – 0
4.3%
0 – 4
3.8%
2 – 1
3.5%
2 – 2
3.5%
1 – 4
3%
Asian Handicap — FC Arouca
| Handicap | FC Arouca covers | Push | Sporting Clube de Portugal covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 3% | 96% |
| -1.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -1 | 4% | 9% | 87% |
| -0.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| +0.5 | 36% | — | 64% |
| +1 | 36% | 25% | 39% |
| +1.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +2 | 61% | 20% | 20% |
| +2.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
Clean Sheet
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet
48%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.