Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Porto vs FC Arouca, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2024-25
FC Porto
4 – 0
Full Time
FC Arouca
Sun 29 Sep 2024 · 17:00 UTC Estadio Do Dragao 44,209 HT 45' · FT 45'
Samu Aghehowa 47' 1–0
Nico Gonzalez 51' 2–0
Galeno 57' 3–0
Deniz Gul 85' 4–0
Y 32' Guven Yalcin
Y 32' Morlaye Sylla
Alan Varela 35' Y
YR 43' Guven Yalcin
Rodrigo Mora 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

9
1
1
FC Porto 11 games · Avg 3.2 goals FC Arouca
Last 5 meetings
2024-09-29 FC Porto 4–0 FC Arouca 2024-02-12 FC Arouca 3–2 FC Porto 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

Recent Form

FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep FC Arouca H 4–0 W
25 Sep FK Bodø/Glimt A 2–3 L
21 Sep Vitória SC A 3–0 W
15 Sep SC Farense H 2–1 W
31 Aug Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–2 L
24 Aug Rio Ave FC H 2–0 W
FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep FC Porto A 0–4 L
22 Sep SC Farense A 1–0 W
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

Season Stats

FC Porto FC Arouca
#1 Position #5
33 Points 20
11 Played 11
11 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 6 / 2 / 3
27 Scored 13
5 Conceded 8
+22 GD +5
3.00 PPG 1.82
100% Win % 55%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
55% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
55% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

FC Porto are 1st (33 pts). FC Arouca are 5th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Porto
0-15
4/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
7/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
6/–
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Porto
Borja Sainz 6 G 1 A
Gabriel Veiga 5 G 4 A
Andre Silva 4 G 2 A
Victor Froholdt 3 G
William da Silva 2 G 2 A
FC Arouca
Barbero 5 G
Jose Fontan 2 G
Dylan Nandin 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Porto is hosting FC Arouca for another epic battle.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Chico Lamba is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Porto tonight.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Estadio Do Dragao. FC Porto seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Porto and FC Arouca are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vítor Bruno will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 32' Controversy at the stadium! Guven Yalcin argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 35' Controversy at the stadium! Alan Varela argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 40' It looks surprising FC Arouca does not make any changes. Boris Popovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 43' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Guven Yalcin.
  • 46' Another change for FC Porto made on 46 minute. Vasco Sousa leaves to be changed by Deniz Gul.
  • 47' Samu Omorodion puts FC Porto on the lead.
  • 51' What a moment for Nico Gonzalez! That strike on 51 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Vasco Sousa made 506 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 57' Against the run of play, Galeno has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 62' FC Arouca manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Chico Lamba is hanging Alfonso Trezza on the field on 62 minute.
  • 67' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jose Fontan, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Do Dragao with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 68' The whistle greets Galeno as he departs to be replaced by Stephen Eustaquio.
  • 69' Fresh legs for FC Porto! Fabio Vieira comes on to replace Alan Varela.
  • 74' FC Porto are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Arouca backline.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Jason. He replaces Ivo Rodrigues on 75 minute.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Andre Franco. He replaces Nico Gonzalez on 76 minute.
  • 80' Fresh legs for FC Porto! Rodrigo Mora comes on to replace Pepe.
  • 83' Fresh legs for FC Arouca! Vladislav Morozov comes on to replace David Simao.
  • 85' Goal! Deniz Gul scores his 5 goal in 2 matches.
  • 90' Rodrigo Mora is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Porto take all three points.

Lineups

FC Porto Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vítor Bruno

FC Arouca Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gonzalo Garcia-Garcia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mehdi Taremi 5
Marcano 3
Vitor Ferreira 2
Samu Aghehowa 2
Evanilson 2
Cristo Gonzalez 2
Francisco Conceicao 1
Jason 1

Head to Head

2024-09-29 FC Porto 4–0 FC Arouca 2024-02-12 FC Arouca 3–2 FC Porto 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

FC Porto Form

2024-09-29 FC Porto 4–0 FC Arouca W 2024-09-25 FK Bodø/Glimt 3–2 FC Porto L 2024-09-21 Vitória SC 0–3 FC Porto W 2024-09-15 FC Porto 2–1 SC Farense W 2024-08-31 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 FC Porto L 2024-08-24 FC Porto 2–0 Rio Ave FC W

FC Arouca Form

2024-09-29 FC Porto 4–0 FC Arouca L 2024-09-22 SC Farense 0–1 FC Arouca W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.1 FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.52 FC Arouca xG
I would bet for: FC Porto to win 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto69% Draw20% FC Arouca11%
Actual: FC Porto win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

FC Porto or Draw
89%
Draw or FC Arouca
31%
FC Porto or FC Arouca
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Porto51% Draw42% FC Arouca7%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
15.8%
1 – 0
15%
3 – 0
10.8%
0 – 0
9%
1 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
8%
3 – 1
5.7%
4 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
3.1%
0 – 1
3.1%
5 – 0
2.4%
2 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Porto

Handicap FC Porto covers Push FC Arouca covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 22% 52%
-1.5 48% — 52%
-1 48% 25% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Porto keeps clean sheet
60% ✓
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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