Friday , 9 October 2026

FC Porto vs FC Arouca, Primeira Liga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2026-27
FC Porto
2 – 0
Full Time
FC Arouca
Sun 23 Aug 2026 · 19:30 UTC Estadio Do Dragao HT 45' · FT 45'
Gabriel Veiga 67' 1–0
Borja Sainz 86' 2–0
In-beom Hwang 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
  • Assistant 1 Luciano Maia
  • Assistant 2 Hugo Marques (Portugal)
6 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 7 21
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 16
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 15
4 CD Santa Clara 7 15
5 FC Arouca 7 11
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 6 11
7 Academico de Viseu FC 7 11
8 CF Estrela da Amadora 7 10
9 Moreirense FC 7 8
10 Gil Vicente FC 6 8
11 CS Maritimo 7 8
12 FC Alverca 7 8
13 FC Famalicao 7 7
14 Vitoria SC 7 5
15 CD Nacional 7 4
16 Rio Ave FC 7 4
17 Casa Pia AC 7 4
18 GD Estoril Praia 7 2

Head-to-Head

9
1
1
FC Porto 11 games · Avg 3.2 goals FC Arouca
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-23 FC Porto 2–0 FC Arouca 2026-02-27 FC Porto 3–1 FC Arouca 2025-09-29 FC Arouca 0–4 FC Porto 2025-03-01 FC Arouca 0–2 FC Porto 2024-09-29 FC Porto 4–0 FC Arouca

Recent Form

FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug FC Arouca H 2–0 W
15 Aug Rio Ave FC A 2–0 W
09 Aug FC Alverca H 2–0 W
16 May CD Santa Clara H 1–0 W
10 May AVS A 1–3 L
02 May FC Alverca H 1–0 W
FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug FC Porto A 0–2 L
16 Aug Moreirense FC H 4–0 W
08 Aug Vitoria SC A 1–0 W
16 May CD Tondela H 3–1 W
11 May Gil Vicente FC A 3–1 W
02 May CD Santa Clara H 2–2 D

Season Stats

FC Porto FC Arouca
#1 Position #5
21 Points 11
7 Played 7
7 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 2
18 Scored 10
3 Conceded 7
+15 GD +3
3.00 PPG 1.57
100% Win % 43%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
57% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
43% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

FC Porto are 1st (21 pts). FC Arouca are 5th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Porto
0-15
3/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
5/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Arouca
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Porto
Gabriel Veiga 4 G 3 A
Andre Silva 3 G 2 A
Borja Sainz 3 G
William da Silva 2 G 2 A
Nehuen Perez 1 G
FC Arouca
Barbero 4 G
Jose Fontan 2 G
Dylan Nandin 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' FC Porto have kicked off against FC Arouca. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' 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 Gabriel Veiga suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Javi Sanchez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Porto must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Porto winning 100% of all matches.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' FC Porto are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against FC Arouca's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 40' FC Porto currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' Hyun-Ju Lee has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 196 appearances.
  • 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Porto side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 59' A goal from the Poland international Jakub Kiwior! He fires home on 59 to make it 1-0!
  • 62' Fresh legs for FC Arouca! Pablo Gozalbez comes on to replace Hyun-Ju Lee.
  • 67' A goal from the Spain international Gabriel Veiga! He fires home on 67 to make it 2-0!
  • 72' The whistle greets Andre Silva as he departs to be replaced by Deniz Gul.
  • 76' A tactical swap from FC Porto — In-beom Hwang on, Gabriel Veiga off on 76 minutes.
  • 81' FC Arouca are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 82' A moment of madness from In-beom Hwang on 82 minutes earns him a card. FC Porto will be frustrated.
  • 86' Borja Sainz does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Porto surge ahead!
  • 89' The crowd applauds Jan Bednarek as he leaves the pitch. Nehuen Perez steps in for FC Porto.
  • It finishes all square. FC Porto and FC Arouca share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

FC Porto Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

FC Arouca Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mehdi Taremi 5
Marcano 3
Evanilson 2
Cristo Gonzalez 2
Vitor Ferreira 2
Samu Omorodion 2
Gabriel Veiga 1
Francisco Conceicao 1

Head to Head

2026-08-23 FC Porto 2–0 FC Arouca 2026-02-27 FC Porto 3–1 FC Arouca 2025-09-29 FC Arouca 0–4 FC Porto 2025-03-01 FC Arouca 0–2 FC Porto 2024-09-29 FC Porto 4–0 FC Arouca

FC Porto Form

2026-08-23 FC Porto 2–0 FC Arouca W 2026-08-15 Rio Ave FC 0–2 FC Porto W 2026-08-09 FC Porto 2–0 FC Alverca W 2026-05-16 FC Porto 1–0 CD Santa Clara W 2026-05-10 AVS 3–1 FC Porto L 2026-05-02 FC Porto 1–0 FC Alverca W

FC Arouca Form

2026-08-23 FC Porto 2–0 FC Arouca L 2026-08-16 FC Arouca 4–0 Moreirense FC W 2026-08-08 Vitoria SC 0–1 FC Arouca W 2026-05-16 FC Arouca 3–1 CD Tondela W 2026-05-11 Gil Vicente FC 1–3 FC Arouca W 2026-05-02 FC Arouca 2–2 CD Santa Clara D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.12 FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.42 FC Arouca xG
I would bet for: FC Porto to win 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto72% Draw19% FC Arouca9%
Actual: FC Porto win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes31% 0% No69%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

FC Porto or Draw
91%
Draw or FC Arouca
28%
FC Porto or FC Arouca
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Porto53% Draw42% FC Arouca5%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
16.5%
3 – 0
11.9%
0 – 0
9.6%
1 – 1
7.4%
2 – 1
7.2%
4 – 0
6.3%
3 – 1
5.2%
4 – 1
2.9%
5 – 0
2.7%
0 – 1
2.7%
2 – 2
1.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Porto

Handicap FC Porto covers Push FC Arouca covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 23% 49%
-1.5 51% — 49%
-1 51% 25% 24%
-0.5 76% — 24%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 4% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Porto keeps clean sheet
66% ✓
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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