Sporting Clube de Braga vs FC Arouca, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2022-23

Sporting Clube de Braga

2 – 0

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FC Arouca

Sun 19 Feb 2023 · 18:00 UTC Estadio Municipal de Braga HT 45' · FT 45'

Uros Racic 37' Y

Y 44' Joao Basso

Y 45' Joao Basso

Y 66' Pedro Moreira

Y 74' Nino Galovic

Y 74' David Simao

Overview

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

Sporting Clube de Braga 11 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
FC Arouca 11 games · 20 pts (2026/27)

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	Academico 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 Famalicao	11	13
11	FC Alverca	11	12
12	CF Estrela da Amadora	11	10
13	CD Nacional	11	10
14	Vitoria SC	11	9
15	CS Maritimo	10	8
16	Casa Pia AC	11	8
17	Rio Ave FC	11	7
18	GD Estoril Praia	10	2

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-02-19 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 FC Arouca 2022-08-28 FC Arouca 0–6 Sporting Clube de Braga 2022-05-08 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 FC Arouca 2021-12-30 FC Arouca 0–6 Sporting Clube de Braga

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Feb	FC Arouca	H	2–0	W
12 Feb	CS Maritimo	A	2–1	W
05 Feb	FC Famalicao	H	4–1	W
01 Feb	Sporting Clube de Portugal	A	0–5	L
21 Jan	FC Paços de Ferreira	A	2–1	W
14 Jan	Boavista FC	H	1–0	W

FC Arouca

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Feb	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	0–2	L
11 Feb	CD Santa Clara	H	1–0	W
05 Feb	Gil Vicente FC	A	1–1	D
31 Jan	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	0–3	L
20 Jan	Portimonense SC	H	4–0	W
15 Jan	GD Chaves	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Braga		FC Arouca
#8	Position	#5
17	Points	20
11	Played	11
5 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	6 / 2 / 3
13	Scored	13
11	Conceded	8
+2	GD	+5
1.55	PPG	1.82
45%	Win %	55%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

45% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

55% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

Sporting Clube de Braga are 8th (17 pts). FC Arouca are 5th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/1

76+

3/2

■ 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)

Sporting Clube de Braga

Pau Victor Delgado	5 G	1 A
Fran Navarro	1 G

FC Arouca

Barbero	5 G
Jose Fontan	2 G
Dylan Nandin	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sporting Clube de Braga and FC Arouca has kicked off!
1' What a strike from Abel Ruiz! The score is 1-0.
6' Rafa Mujica has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
11' David Simao has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
16' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Clube de Braga in their trying to find a way past FC Arouca's compact .
21' Sporting Clube de Braga are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Arouca's shape.
26' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
31' Over 31 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
32' The crowd applauds Alan Ruiz as he leaves the pitch. Pedro Moreira steps in for FC Arouca.
33' The supporters are chanting for Pedro Moreira. He replaces Alan Ruiz on 33 minute.
37' Uros Racic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
44' The referee has no hesitation. Joao Basso is booked for FC Arouca — Yellow card on 44.
45' Joao Basso catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
46' Andre Horta gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Braga. He replaces Uros Racic and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Clube de Braga and FC Arouca are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
56' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
57' Iuri Medeiros is replacing Bruma for the Sporting Clube de Braga side.
58' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga. Bruma is replaced by Iuri Medeiros.
63' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Clube de Braga and FC Arouca are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
66' The referee calls foul for Pedro Moreira. He receives a Yellow card.
70' A tactical swap from FC Arouca — Rafa Mujica on, Oday Dabbagh off on 70 minutes.
71' Andre Castro gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Braga. He replaces Ricardo Horta and will look to change the dynamic.
74' Nino Galovic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
79' The 34-year-old Nino Galovic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
81' A goal from the Congo DR international Simon Banza! He fires home on 81 to make it 2-0!
84' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Braga team. Simon Banza is replaced by Alvaro Djalo on 84 minute.
89' A change in the FC Arouca ranks — Morlaye Sylla exits the field as Bruninho enters on 89.
90' It is a substitution in FC Arouca team. David Simao is replaced by Oriol Busquets on 90 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

4
Sikou Niakate
45
Iuri Medeiros ↑ 58'
10
Andre Horta ↑ 46'
22
Pizzi ↑ 57'
26
Cristian Borja
12
Tiago Sa
88
Andre Castro ↑ 71'
14
Alvaro Djalo ↑ 84'
17
Josafat Mendes

Coach Artur Jorge

FC Arouca Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

14
Oriol Busquets ↑ 90'
8
Arsenio ↑ 71'
20
Pedro Moreira ↑ 33'
17
Moses Yaw
19
Rafa Mujica ↑ 70'
18
Benji Michel
3
Jerome Opoku
9
Bruninho ↑ 89'
16
Thiago Silva

Coach Armando Evangelista

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2023-02-19 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 FC Arouca W 2023-02-12 CS Maritimo 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2023-02-05 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–1 FC Famalicao W 2023-02-01 Sporting Clube de Portugal 5–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2023-01-21 FC Paços de Ferreira 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2023-01-14 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 Boavista FC W

FC Arouca Form

2023-02-19 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 FC Arouca L 2023-02-11 FC Arouca 1–0 CD Santa Clara W 2023-02-05 Gil Vicente FC 1–1 FC Arouca D 2023-01-31 FC Arouca 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2023-01-20 FC Arouca 4–0 Portimonense SC W 2023-01-15 GD Chaves 1–1 FC Arouca D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.75 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

Expected Goals

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

0.57 FC Arouca xG

I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Braga65% Draw23% FC Arouca12%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 2.32

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw

88%

Draw or FC Arouca

35%

Sporting Clube de Braga or FC Arouca

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Braga44% Draw47% FC Arouca9%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

16.5%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

11.8%

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

8.3%

3 – 0

8.3%

3 – 1

0 – 1

4.7%

4 – 0

3.7%

1 – 2

2.6%

2 – 2

2.4%

4 – 1

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Braga covers	Push	FC Arouca covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	20%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	26%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	8%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

57% ✓

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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