Saturday , 8 August 2026

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

Primeira Liga · 2023-24
FC Arouca
1 – 3
Full Time
Vitoria 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 Vitoria SC — Primeira Liga at Municipal de Arouca.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 CD Tondela 32 27
2 AVS 33 20
3 CS Maritimo 1 3
4 FC Famalicão 1 1
5 GD Estoril Praia 1 1
6 Vitoria SC 1 1
7 FC Arouca 1 1
8 Académico de Viseu FC 0 0
9 FC Porto 0 0
10 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0 0
11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0 0
12 Sporting Clube de Braga 0 0
13 Gil Vicente FC 0 0
14 Moreirense FC 0 0
15 FC Alverca 0 0
16 Rio Ave FC 0 0
17 CD Santa Clara 0 0
18 CD Nacional 0 0
19 CF Estrela da Amadora 0 0
20 Casa Pia AC 1 0

Head-to-Head

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

Recent Form

FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May Vitoria 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
Vitoria 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 Vitoria SC
#7 Position #6
1 Points 1
1 Played 1
0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
1.00 PPG 1.00
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Arouca are 7th (1 pts). Vitoria SC are 6th (1 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: FC Arouca gets underway.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Daniel Sousa will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Manu Silva has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 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 Bruno Varela suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nelson Oliveira is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vitória SC.
  • 25' FC Arouca are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Vitória SC's 3-5-2 shape.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vitória SC that had 394 games and scored 369 goals.
  • 33' Jota Silva picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 38' Eboue Kouassi, a Ivory Coast , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 39' A goal from the Spain international Cristo Gonzalez! He fires home on 39 to make it 1-0!
  • 44' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Eboue Kouassi. He receives a card.
  • 50' Assisted by Andre Andre with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nelson Oliveira makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 53' The deadlock is broken! Thiago gets on the scoresheet on 53 minutes.
  • 54' The FC Arouca bench stirs into life. Jason is withdrawn and Yusuf Lawal gets his opportunity.
  • 59' Vitória SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 62' GOAL! Manu Silva scores on 62. Assisted by Nelson Oliveira
  • 64' It’s a booking for FC Arouca player. David Simao gets a card.
  • 66' A change in the FC Arouca ranks — Alfonso Trezza exits the field as Oriol Busquets enters on 66.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Vitoria SC. Nelson Oliveira is replaced by Kaio Cesar.
  • 72' It’s gonna be a card for Andre Andre.
  • 77' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 79' The Vitoria SC bench stirs into life. Tiago Silva is withdrawn and Ze Carlos gets his opportunity.
  • 82' The referee shows FC Arouca player a card on 82.
  • 83' FC Arouca ring the changes. Pedro Santos has done his job and it is now time for Moses Yaw to step up.
  • 86' A tactical swap from Vitoria SC — Goncalo Nogueira on, Andre Andre off on 86 minutes.
  • 90' Tomas Ribeiro catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-3.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Sousa

Vitoria SC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pedro Valdemar

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Antony 2
Jota Silva 2
Quaresma 2
Nelson Oliveira 2
Joao Basso 2
Andre Bukia 2
Nuno Santos 1
Ruben Lameiras 1

Head to Head

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

FC Arouca Form

2024-05-18 FC Arouca 1–3 Vitoria 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

Vitoria SC Form

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.79 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Vitoria SC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 77% + FC Arouca or Draw 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Arouca33% Draw36% Vitoria SC31%
Actual: Vitoria SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 78%
22%
± 1.5 49%
51%
± 2.5 23%
77%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
68%
Draw or Vitoria SC
67%
FC Arouca or Vitoria SC
64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Arouca19% Draw60% Vitoria SC21%
Actual: FC Arouca win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
22.4%
0 – 1
14.9%
1 – 0
14%
1 – 1
14%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5.4%
2 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
2.3%
0 – 3
1.7%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 0
1.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push Vitoria SC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 20% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 21% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
Vitoria SC keeps clean sheet
46% ✓

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