Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Arouca vs Vitória SC, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2023-24
FC Arouca
1 – 3
Full Time
Vitória SC
Sat 18 May 2024 · 14:30 UTC Municipal de Arouca HT 45' · FT 45'
Cristo Gonzalez pen 39' 1–0
1–1 50' Nelson Oliveira
1–2 53' Thiago og
1–3 62' Manu Silva
Y 33' Jota Silva
Eboue Kouassi 45' Y
Y 45' Tiago Silva
David Simao 64' Y
Y 72' Andre Andre
Yusuf Lawal 82' Y
Y 82' Ze Carlos
Y 90' Tomas Ribeiro

Overview

Match Preview

FC Arouca vs Vitória SC — Primeira Liga at Municipal de Arouca.

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

3
4
3
FC Arouca 10 games · Avg 3.3 goals Vitória SC
Last 5 meetings
2024-05-18 FC Arouca 1–3 Vitória SC 2024-01-15 Vitória SC 2–1 FC Arouca 2023-03-11 Vitória SC 0–2 FC Arouca 2022-09-18 FC Arouca 2–2 Vitória SC 2022-02-19 Vitória SC 1–3 FC Arouca

Recent Form

FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May Vitória SC H 1–3 L
12 May Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–5 L
05 May CF Estrela da Amadora H 0–0 D
26 Apr Gil Vicente FC A 2–2 D
19 Apr Rio Ave FC A 1–1 D
14 Apr Boavista FC H 2–1 W
Vitória SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May FC Arouca A 3–1 W
11 May Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–3 L
04 May Rio Ave FC A 1–2 L
27 Apr Boavista FC H 1–0 W
21 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–3 L
13 Apr SC Farense H 1–1 D

Season Stats

FC Arouca Vitória SC
#8 Position #9
42 Points 42
34 Played 34
12 / 6 / 16 W / D / L 12 / 6 / 16
47 Scored 39
64 Conceded 51
-17 GD -12
1.24 PPG 1.24
35% Win % 35%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
29% Clean Sheets
Vitória SC this season

FC Arouca are 8th (42 pts). Vitória SC are 9th (42 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
Vitória SC
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
3/3
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Vitória SC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' FC Arouca are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' FC Arouca currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' 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 Jason suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andre Andre, as he is very good at scoring at Municipal de Arouca with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 33' Jota Silva picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 39' A goal from the Spain international Cristo Gonzalez! He fires home on 39 to make it 1-0!
  • 44' The 26-year-old Jota Silva has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' The referee shows FC Arouca player a card on 45.
  • 50' A goal from the Portugal international Nelson Oliveira! He fires home on 50 to make it 1-1!
  • 53' A goal from the Brazil international Thiago! He fires home on 53 to make it 2-1!
  • 54' Yusuf Lawal is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jason at the 54 minute mark.
  • 59' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 59 minutes.
  • 62' Brilliant from the ! Manu Silva makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 62.
  • 64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for David Simao.
  • 66' Another substitution for FC Arouca to replace Alfonso Trezza by Oriol Busquets on 66 minute.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Vitoria SC! Kaio Cesar comes on to replace Nelson Oliveira.
  • 72' Andre Andre picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 77' Vitória SC have won 369 goals from 394 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 79' Another change for Vitoria SC made on 79 minute. Tiago Silva leaves to be changed by Ze Carlos.
  • 82' FC Arouca receives a card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 83' Moses Yaw is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pedro Santos at the 83 minute mark.
  • 86' Vitoria SC make a change. Andre Andre trudges off to be replaced by Goncalo Nogueira on 86 minutes.
  • 90' Tomas Ribeiro has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • The final score is 1-3.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Sousa

Vitória SC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pedro Valdemar

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nelson Oliveira 2
Joao Basso 2
Andre Bukia 2
Antony 2
Jota Silva 2
Quaresma 2
Andre Silva 1
Oday Dabbagh 1

Head to Head

2024-05-18 FC Arouca 1–3 Vitória SC 2024-01-15 Vitória SC 2–1 FC Arouca 2023-03-11 Vitória SC 0–2 FC Arouca 2022-09-18 FC Arouca 2–2 Vitória SC 2022-02-19 Vitória SC 1–3 FC Arouca

FC Arouca Form

2024-05-18 FC Arouca 1–3 Vitória SC L 2024-05-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–0 FC Arouca L 2024-05-05 FC Arouca 0–0 CF Estrela da Amadora D 2024-04-26 Gil Vicente FC 2–2 FC Arouca D 2024-04-19 Rio Ave FC 1–1 FC Arouca D 2024-04-14 FC Arouca 2–1 Boavista FC W

Vitória SC Form

2024-05-18 FC Arouca 1–3 Vitória SC W 2024-05-11 Vitória SC 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2024-05-04 Rio Ave FC 2–1 Vitória SC L 2024-04-27 Vitória SC 1–0 Boavista FC W 2024-04-21 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 Vitória SC L 2024-04-13 Vitória SC 1–1 SC Farense D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.68 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 Vitória SC xG
I would bet for: FC Arouca or Vitória SC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Arouca39% Draw26% Vitória SC35%
Actual: Vitória SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
65%
Draw or Vitória SC
61%
FC Arouca or Vitória SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Arouca30% Draw42% Vitória SC28%
Actual: FC Arouca win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 0
5.6%
0 – 0
5.3%
0 – 1
5.3%
2 – 0
5.3%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push Vitória SC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 18% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 18% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Vitória SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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