Sporting Clube de Braga vs FC Arouca, Primeira Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Sporting Clube de Braga vs FC Arouca — Primeira Liga at Estadio Municipal de Braga.
- Sporting Clube de Braga 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
- FC Arouca 34 games · 42 pts (2025/26)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 May | FC Arouca | H | 1–0 | W |
| 30 Apr | Os Belenenses Futebol | A | 1–0 | W |
| 25 Apr | FC Porto | H | 1–0 | W |
| 18 Apr | GD Estoril Praia | A | 0–0 | D |
| 14 Apr | Rangers FC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 10 Apr | FC Vizela | A | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 May | Sporting Clube de Braga | A | 0–1 | L |
| 30 Apr | Portimonense SC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 22 Apr | FC Vizela | A | 1–2 | L |
| 15 Apr | CD Santa Clara | H | 1–1 | D |
| 09 Apr | Boavista FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 02 Apr | Gil Vicente FC | H | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| Sporting Clube de Braga | FC Arouca | |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | Position | #8 |
| 59 | Points | 42 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 16 / 11 / 7 | W / D / L | 12 / 6 / 16 |
| 64 | Scored | 47 |
| 36 | Conceded | 64 |
| +28 | GD | -17 |
| 1.74 | PPG | 1.24 |
| 47% | Win % | 35% |
Key Stats
20%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
H2H (10 games)
60%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
35%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
21%
Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
FC Arouca this season
Sporting Clube de Braga are 4th (59 pts). FC Arouca are 8th (42 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sporting Clube de Braga
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/2
76+
3/4
■ 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 Municipal de Braga will turn into a battlefield for Sporting Clube de Braga and FC Arouca.
- 5' A quiet spell here at Estadio Municipal de Braga. Sporting Clube de Braga seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 10' FC Arouca come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Carlos Carvalhal might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 25' Sporting Clube de Braga are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Clube de Braga and FC Arouca are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 35' The travelling FC Arouca supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 40' It’s high time Armando Evangelista made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 45' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 46' The Sporting Clube de Braga bench stirs into life. Paulo Oliveira is withdrawn and Fabiano Silva gets his opportunity.
- 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Sporting Clube de Braga winning 100% of all matches.
- 56' Sporting Clube de Braga has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
- 61' FC Arouca started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
- 66' Andre Castro is replacing Andre Horta for the Sporting Clube de Braga side.
- 70' FC Arouca ring the changes. Quaresma has done his job and it is now time for Tiago Araujo to step up.
- 71' A change in the FC Arouca ranks — Quaresma exits the field as Tiago Araujo enters on 71.
- 76' Andre Bukia has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 79' Pite is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andre Silva at the 79 minute mark.
- 80' FC Arouca make a change. Alan Ruiz trudges off to be replaced by Oday Dabbagh on 80 minutes.
- 85' It’s a booking for FC Arouca player. Arsenio gets a Yellow card.
- 85' FC Arouca manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bruninho is hanging Arsenio on the field on 85 minute.
- 87' What a strike from Ricardo Horta! The score is 1-0.
- 90' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga to replace Yan Couto by Bruno Rodrigues on 90 minute.
- 1-0 the final result. FC Arouca will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups
Starting XI
-
15
Paulo Oliveira ↓ Fabiano Silva 46'
- 9
-
10
Andre Horta ↓ Andre Castro 66'
- 3
- 1
- 21
- 16
- 8
-
2
Yan Couto ↓ Bruno Rodrigues 90'
-
57
Rodrigo Gomes ↓ Moura 66'
-
99
Vitor Oliveira ↓ Miguel Fale 46'
Bench
- 25
- 12
-
88
Andre Castro ↑ 66'
-
74
Moura ↑ 66'
-
86
Bruno Rodrigues ↑ 90'
-
70
Fabiano Silva ↑ 46'
- 78
- 67
-
96
Miguel Fale ↑ 46'
Coach
Carlos Carvalhal
FC Arouca Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 5
- 13
- 53
- 72
-
10
Andre Bukia ↓ Antony 70'
-
22
Alan Ruiz ↓ Oday Dabbagh 80'
-
7
Andre Silva ↓ Pite 80'
- 21
- 1
-
6
Quaresma ↓ Tiago Araujo 70'
Bench
-
14
Pite ↑ 80'
- 60
- 3
-
99
Bruninho ↑ 85'
-
78
Tiago Araujo ↑ 70'
-
27
Antony ↑ 70'
- 30
-
15
Oday Dabbagh ↑ 80'
- 12
Coach
Armando Evangelista
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Vitor Oliveira | 5 |
| Ricardo Horta | 4 |
| Simon Banza | 2 |
| Abel Ruiz | 2 |
| Rafa Mujica | 2 |
| Iuri Medeiros | 2 |
| Roger Fernandes | 2 |
| Pau Victor Delgado | 1 |
Head to Head
Sporting Clube de Braga Form
2022-05-08
Sporting Clube de Braga
1–0
FC Arouca
W
2022-04-30
Os Belenenses Futebol
0–1
Sporting Clube de Braga
W
2022-04-25
Sporting Clube de Braga
1–0
FC Porto
W
2022-04-18
GD Estoril Praia
0–0
Sporting Clube de Braga
D
2022-04-14
Rangers FC
3–1
Sporting Clube de Braga
L
2022-04-10
FC Vizela
0–1
Sporting Clube de Braga
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.59
Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.58
FC Arouca xG
I would bet for:
Sporting Clube de Braga to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 60%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sporting Clube de Braga win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 2.5 | 60% |
|
40% |
| ± 3.5 | 38% |
|
62% |
| ± 4.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
Double Chance
Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
91%
Draw or FC Arouca
26%
Sporting Clube de Braga or FC Arouca
83%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
14.1%
3 – 0
11.8%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
7.9%
4 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
6.8%
1 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
5.6%
4 – 1
4.5%
5 – 0
4%
5 – 1
2.4%
2 – 2
2.2%
Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga
| Handicap | Sporting Clube de Braga covers | Push | FC Arouca covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 36% | — | 64% |
| -2 | 36% | 22% | 42% |
| -1.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| -1 | 58% | 21% | 21% |
| -0.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +0.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +1 | 94% | 4% | 1% |
| +1.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
| +2 | 99% | 1% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
57%
✓
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
8%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.