SC Farense vs FC Arouca, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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SC Farense vs FC Arouca — Primeira Liga at Estadio de Sao Luis.
- SC Farense 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- FC Arouca 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
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 | Académico 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 Marítimo | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | FC Alverca | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | FC Famalicão | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | Vitória 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep | FC Arouca | H | 0–1 | L |
| 15 Sep | FC Porto | A | 1–2 | L |
| 01 Sep | CD Nacional | A | 0–2 | L |
| 23 Aug | Sporting Clube de Portugal | H | 0–5 | L |
| 17 Aug | Rio Ave FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 11 Aug | Moreirense FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 12 Aug | Vitória SC | H | 0–1 | L |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
43%
Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
FC Arouca this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
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 Arouca
| Barbero | 4 G |
| Jose Fontan | 2 G |
| Dylan Nandin | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' That's the starting whistle at Estadio de Sao Luis. Ninety minutes of football awaits between SC Farense and FC Arouca.
- 5' SC Farense is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. SC Farense and FC Arouca are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 15' Pedro Santos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 20' FC Arouca are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 25' SC Farense are deployed in a 5-4-1 today, looking to exploit space against FC Arouca's 4-2-3-1 shape.
- 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Arouca needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 44' SC Farense player sees a card in front of him.
- 46' Alfonso Trezza has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
- 46' The whistle greets Marco Moreno as he departs to be replaced by Alex Millan.
- 51' SC Farense is showing some good football. However, SC Farense are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 56' It is a cagey affair so far. SC Farense in their 5-4-1 trying to find a way past FC Arouca's compact 4-2-3-1.
- 58' Fresh legs for SC Farense! Alex Bermejo comes on to replace Miguel Menino.
- 63' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 68' SC Farense are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Arouca backline.
- 69' That is a card for FC Arouca. Taichi Fukui will be fuming at that decision.
- 70' The crowd applauds David Simao as he leaves the pitch. Pedro Santos steps in for FC Arouca.
- 73' Time for substitution for FC Arouca. Alfonso Trezza is replaced by Jason.
- 77' Controversy at the stadium! Ivo Rodrigues argues furiously but the card stands.
- 82' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 84' Another change for SC Farense made on 84 minute. Raul Silva leaves to be changed by Neto.
- 87' A tactical swap from FC Arouca — Vladislav Morozov on, Guven Yalcin off on 87 minutes.
- 88' Puche is replacing Ivo Rodrigues for the FC Arouca side.
- 90' Jason picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- Another three points for FC Arouca.
Lineups
SC Farense Lineups
5-4-1Starting XI
-
79
Mehdi Merghem ↓ Andre Candeias 84'
- 14
- 8
- 4
-
34
Raul Silva ↓ Neto 84'
- 33
-
31
Derick Poloni ↓ Paulo Victor 58'
-
3
Marco Moreno ↓ Alex Millan 46'
- 28
- 29
-
93
Miguel Menino ↓ Alex Bermejo 58'
Bench
-
6
Neto ↑ 84'
- 44
- 23
-
2
Paulo Victor ↑ 58'
-
19
Alex Millan ↑ 46'
-
41
Andre Candeias ↑ 84'
-
11
Alex Bermejo ↑ 58'
- 16
- 70
Coach
Jose Mota
FC Arouca Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
-
5
David Simao ↓ Pedro Santos 70'
- 50
-
7
Ivo Rodrigues ↓ Puche 88'
- 28
- 3
- 27
- 13
- 58
- 21
-
2
Morlaye Sylla ↓ Weverson 87'
-
19
Alfonso Trezza ↓ Jason 73'
Bench
-
10
Jason ↑ 73'
- 1
- 78
- 22
-
26
Weverson ↑ 87'
- 73
-
89
Pedro Santos ↑ 70'
-
11
Puche ↑ 88'
-
9
Vladislav Morozov ↑ 87'
Coach
Gonzalo Garcia-Garcia
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Bruno Duarte | 2 |
| Alfonso Trezza | 2 |
| Tomane | 1 |
| Derick Poloni | 1 |
| Dylan Nandin | 1 |
| Mattheus Oliveira | 1 |
| Cristo Gonzalez | 1 |
| Tiago Esgaio | 1 |
Head to Head
SC Farense Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.05
SC Farense xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23
FC Arouca xG
I would bet for:
FC Arouca or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 61%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Arouca win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.28
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 1.5 | 67% |
|
33% |
| ± 2.5 | 39% |
|
61% |
| ± 3.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
| ± 4.5 | 9% |
|
91% |
Double Chance
SC Farense or Draw
61%
Draw or FC Arouca
69%
SC Farense or FC Arouca
69%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Arouca win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.5%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.6%
1 – 2
7.8%
0 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 3
3.2%
0 – 3
3%
3 – 1
2.4%
Asian Handicap — SC Farense
| Handicap | SC Farense covers | Push | FC Arouca covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 8% | 88% |
| -1.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -1 | 12% | 18% | 70% |
| -0.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| +0.5 | 62% | — | 38% |
| +1 | 62% | 21% | 17% |
| +1.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +2 | 83% | 11% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
SC Farense keeps clean sheet
30%
✓
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
36%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

