Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Porto vs FC Arouca, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2023-24
FC Porto
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Arouca
Sun 3 Sep 2023 · 17:00 UTC Estadio Do Dragao 46,516 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 84' Cristo Gonzalez
Evanilson 90+19' 1–1
Fabio Cardoso 26' Y
Evanilson 57' Y
Alan Varela 58' Y
Y 62' Ignacio De Arruabarrena
Y 85' Francisco Montero

Overview

Match Preview

FC Porto vs FC Arouca — Primeira Liga at Estadio Do Dragao.

Match Details

  • Referee Miguel Nogueira
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Nuno Pires (Portugal)
7 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 3.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

8
1
1
FC Porto 10 games · Avg 3.3 goals FC Arouca
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-03 FC Porto 1–1 FC Arouca 2023-05-08 FC Arouca 0–1 FC Porto 2022-12-28 FC Porto 5–1 FC Arouca 2022-02-06 FC Arouca 0–2 FC Porto 2021-08-28 FC Porto 3–0 FC Arouca

Recent Form

FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep FC Arouca H 1–1 D
28 Aug Rio Ave FC A 2–1 W
20 Aug SC Farense H 2–1 W
14 Aug Moreirense FC A 2–1 W
27 May Vitória SC H 3–0 W
20 May FC Famalicão A 4–2 W
FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep FC Porto A 1–1 D
26 Aug Portimonense SC H 1–1 D
20 Aug FC Vizela A 2–2 D
13 Aug GD Estoril Praia H 4–3 W
27 May Portimonense SC A 2–0 W
20 May GD Chaves H 1–0 W

Season Stats

FC Porto FC Arouca
#1 Position #8
88 Points 42
34 Played 34
28 / 4 / 2 W / D / L 12 / 6 / 16
66 Scored 47
18 Conceded 64
+48 GD -17
2.59 PPG 1.24
82% Win % 35%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
62% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
21% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

FC Porto are 1st (88 pts). FC Arouca are 8th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Porto
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/–
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Estadio Do Dragao will turn into a battlefield for FC Porto and FC Arouca.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Daniel Ramos might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' FC Porto are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' FC Arouca seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Porto and FC Arouca are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 26' The referee shows FC Porto player a Yellow card on 26.
  • 31' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FC Porto winning 100% of all matches.
  • 36' A quiet spell here at Estadio Do Dragao. FC Porto seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 41' FC Porto have won 697 goals from 491 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 46' FC Porto make a change. Toni Martinez trudges off to be replaced by Evanilson on 46 minutes.
  • 51' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Porto in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past FC Arouca's compact 5-4-1.
  • 56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sergio Conceicao will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 57' The referee calls foul for Evanilson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 58' The referee calls foul for Alan Varela. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 62' The referee calls foul for Ignacio De Arruabarrena. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 67' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Joao Mario Lopes as he leaves the pitch. Goncalo Borges steps in for FC Porto.
  • 72' Time for substitution for FC Arouca. David Simao is replaced by Eboue Kouassi.
  • 77' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 81' Alfonso Trezza has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jason on 81 minute.
  • 82' Wendell makes way for Fran Navarro at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Porto.
  • 84' What a strike from Cristo Gonzalez! The score is 0-1.
  • 85' Francisco Montero was booked on 85.
  • 86' FC Porto ring the changes. Nico Gonzalez has done his job and it is now time for Ivan Jaime Pajuelo to step up.
  • 90' FC Arouca make a change. Cristo Gonzalez trudges off to be replaced by Mati-as Rocha on 90 minutes.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Porto 1-1 FC Arouca.

Lineups

FC Porto Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergio Conceicao

FC Arouca Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Ramos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mehdi Taremi 5
Marcano 3
Samu Omorodion 2
Evanilson 2
Cristo Gonzalez 2
Vitor Ferreira 2
Otavio 1
Deniz Gul 1

Head to Head

2023-09-03 FC Porto 1–1 FC Arouca 2023-05-08 FC Arouca 0–1 FC Porto 2022-12-28 FC Porto 5–1 FC Arouca 2022-02-06 FC Arouca 0–2 FC Porto 2021-08-28 FC Porto 3–0 FC Arouca

FC Porto Form

2023-09-03 FC Porto 1–1 FC Arouca D 2023-08-28 Rio Ave FC 1–2 FC Porto W 2023-08-20 FC Porto 2–1 SC Farense W 2023-08-14 Moreirense FC 1–2 FC Porto W 2023-05-27 FC Porto 3–0 Vitória SC W 2023-05-20 FC Famalicão 2–4 FC Porto W

FC Arouca Form

2023-09-03 FC Porto 1–1 FC Arouca D 2023-08-26 FC Arouca 1–1 Portimonense SC D 2023-08-20 FC Vizela 2–2 FC Arouca D 2023-08-13 FC Arouca 4–3 GD Estoril Praia W 2023-05-27 Portimonense SC 0–2 FC Arouca W 2023-05-20 FC Arouca 1–0 GD Chaves W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.51 FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 FC Arouca xG
I would bet for: FC Porto to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Porto70% Draw18% FC Arouca12%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

FC Porto or Draw
88%
Draw or FC Arouca
30%
FC Porto or FC Arouca
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Porto55% Draw37% FC Arouca8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.5%
3 – 0
10.2%
1 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
7.2%
4 – 0
6.3%
0 – 0
5.4%
4 – 1
4.6%
5 – 0
3.2%
2 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Porto

Handicap FC Porto covers Push FC Arouca covers
-2.5 32% — 68%
-2 32% 22% 46%
-1.5 54% — 46%
-1 54% 22% 25%
-0.5 75% — 25%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Porto keeps clean sheet
49% ✓
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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