Sporting Clube de Braga vs FC Arouca, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2025-26

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FC Arouca

Sun 12 Apr 2026 · 17:00 UTC Estadio Municipal de Braga 12,449 HT 45' · FT 45'

Pau Victor Delgado 66' 1–0

Y 55' Bas Kuipers

Gabriel Martinez 72' Y

Gabriel Martinez 82' YR

Y 90' Jose Fontan

Overview

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Sporting Clube de Braga vs FC Arouca — Primeira Liga at Estadio Municipal de Braga.

Sporting Clube de Braga 32 games · 56 pts (2026/27)
FC Arouca 33 games · 42 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Claudio Pereira
Assistant 1 Tiago Costa
Assistant 2 Sergio Jesus

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	33	85
2	Sporting Clube de Portugal	32	80
3	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	33	77
4	Sporting Clube de Braga	32	56
5	FC Famalicão	34	56
6	Gil Vicente FC	33	47
7	Moreirense FC	33	43
8	FC Arouca	33	42
9	GD Estoril Praia	34	39
10	Vitória SC	33	39
11	FC Alverca	33	36
12	Rio Ave FC	33	36
13	CD Santa Clara	33	33
14	CD Nacional	33	31
15	CF Estrela da Amadora	33	30
16	Casa Pia AC	32	30
17	CD Tondela	32	27
18	AVS	33	20

Head-to-Head

Sporting Clube de Braga 10 games · Avg 3.0 goals FC Arouca

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-12 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 FC Arouca 2025-12-01 FC Arouca 0–4 Sporting Clube de Braga 2025-03-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 FC Arouca 2024-11-03 FC Arouca 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga 2024-04-06 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–3 FC Arouca

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	FC Arouca	H	1–0	W
08 Apr	Real Betis Balompie	H	1–1	D
04 Apr	Moreirense FC	A	1–0	W
22 Mar	FC Porto	H	1–2	L
18 Mar	Ferencvarosi TC	H	4–0	W
12 Mar	Ferencvarosi TC	A	0–2	L

FC Arouca

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Apr	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	0–1	L
06 Apr	GD Estoril Praia	H	3–2	W
21 Mar	Moreirense FC	A	1–0	W
14 Mar	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	1–2	L
06 Mar	FC Famalicão	A	0–1	L
27 Feb	FC Porto	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Braga		FC Arouca
#4	Position	#8
56	Points	42
32	Played	33
15 / 11 / 6	W / D / L	12 / 6 / 15
62	Scored	46
34	Conceded	62
+28	GD	-16
1.75	PPG	1.27
47%	Win %	36%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sporting Clube de Braga are 4th (56 pts). FC Arouca are 8th (42 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Sporting Clube de Braga vs FC Arouca — let the football do the talking.
5' A quiet spell here at Estadio Municipal de Braga. FC Arouca seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tiago Esgaio, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Municipal de Braga with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' Sporting Clube de Braga is showing some good football. However, Sporting Clube de Braga are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
20' The 23-year-old Bright Arrey-Mbi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
25' FC Arouca are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Clube de Braga needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
35' FC Arouca fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
40' Nais Djouahra is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Clube de Braga so far.
45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
46' Another change for Sporting Clube de Braga made on 46 minute. Vitor Carvalho leaves to be changed by Paulo Oliveira.
51' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Clube de Braga in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past FC Arouca's compact 5-4-1.
55' Bas Kuipers is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
63' Gabriel Martinez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leonardo Lelo on 63 minute.
65' A tactical swap from FC Arouca — Amadou Dante on, Bas Kuipers off on 65 minutes.
66' What composure from Pau Victor Delgado! The Spain international strokes it home. 1-0.
71' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
72' Poor challenge from Gabriel Martinez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
76' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Braga — Jean-Baptiste Gorby on, Joao Moutinho off on 76 minutes.
81' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 5-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
82' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Gabriel Martinez on 82 minutes.
85' FC Arouca ring the changes. Hyun-Ju Lee has done his job and it is now time for Mateo Flores to step up.
89' Yanis Da Rocha is ready to make an impact after coming on for Fran Navarro at the 89 minute mark.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jose Fontan.
90' Time for substitution for FC Arouca. Tiago Esgaio is replaced by Fally Mayulu.
Another three points for Sporting Clube de Braga.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

8
Joao Moutinho ↓ Jean-Baptiste Gorby 76'
21
Ricardo Horta ↓ Pau Victor Delgado 63'
39
Fran Navarro ↓ Yanis Da Rocha 89'
6
Vitor Carvalho ↓ Paulo Oliveira 46'
1
Lukas Hornicek
26
Bright Arrey-Mbi
5
Leonardo Lelo ↓ Gabriel Martinez 63'
34
Demir Tiknaz
2
Victor Gomez
17
Moscardo
20
Mario Dorgeles

Bench

Coach Carlos Vicens

FC Arouca Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

44
Amadou Dante ↑ 65'
5
Boris Popovic
89
Pedro Santos ↑ 85'
19
Alfonso Trezza ↑ 65'
9
Fally Mayulu ↑ 90'
4
Mati-as Rocha
24
Brian Mansilla
46
Mateo Flores ↑ 85'
2
Jose Silva

Coach Vasco Seabra

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Vitor Oliveira	5
Ricardo Horta	4
Abel Ruiz	2
Rafa Mujica	2
Iuri Medeiros	2
Roger Fernandes	2
Simon Banza	2
Alfonso Trezza	1

Head to Head

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2026-04-12 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 FC Arouca W 2026-04-08 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–1 Real Betis Balompie D 2026-04-04 Moreirense FC 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2026-03-22 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–2 FC Porto L 2026-03-18 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–0 Ferencvarosi TC W 2026-03-12 Ferencvarosi TC 2–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L

FC Arouca Form

2026-04-12 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 FC Arouca L 2026-04-06 FC Arouca 3–2 GD Estoril Praia W 2026-03-21 Moreirense FC 0–1 FC Arouca W 2026-03-14 FC Arouca 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2026-03-06 FC Famalicão 1–0 FC Arouca L 2026-02-27 FC Porto 3–1 FC Arouca L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.34 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.91 FC Arouca xG

I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Braga66% Draw20% FC Arouca14%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw

86%

Draw or FC Arouca

34%

Sporting Clube de Braga or FC Arouca

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Braga49% Draw39% FC Arouca12%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.5%

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 1

1 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

3 – 1

7.3%

0 – 0

5.3%

4 – 0

4.7%

4 – 1

4.3%

2 – 2

4.2%

1 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Braga covers	Push	FC Arouca covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	20%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	22%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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