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

Full Time

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 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

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 Famalicão	H	4–1	W
01 Feb	Sporting Clube de Portugal	A	0–5	L
21 Jan	FC Pacos 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
#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)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

35% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

21% Clean Sheets
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' It’s Showtime! The match between Sporting Clube de Braga and FC Arouca is underway.
1' Abel Ruiz doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
6' A quiet spell here at Estadio Municipal de Braga. FC Arouca seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
11' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
16' It looks surprising FC Arouca does not make any changes. Victor Perea has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
21' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
26' The travelling FC Arouca supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
31' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Clube de Braga in their trying to find a way past FC Arouca's compact .
32' The supporters are chanting for Pedro Moreira. He replaces Alan Ruiz on 32 minute.
33' It is a substitution in FC Arouca team. Alan Ruiz is replaced by Pedro Moreira on 33 minute.
37' Uros Racic is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
42' Matheus, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
44' Controversy at the stadium! Joao Basso argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joao Basso.
46' Another change for Sporting Clube de Braga made on 46 minute. Uros Racic leaves to be changed by Andre Horta.
51' Sporting Clube de Braga has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
56' Sporting Clube de Braga are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Arouca's shape.
57' The whistle greets Bruma as he departs to be replaced by Iuri Medeiros.
58' The Sporting Clube de Braga manager makes a substitution. Bruma departs to be replaced by Iuri Medeiros.
63' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Arouca that had 171 games and scored 181 goals.
66' It’s a booking for FC Arouca player. Pedro Moreira gets a Yellow card.
70' Rafa Mujica gets the nod from FC Arouca. He replaces Oday Dabbagh and will look to change the dynamic.
71' Andre Castro gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Braga. He replaces Ricardo Horta and will look to change the dynamic.
74' That is a Yellow card for FC Arouca. Nino Galovic will be fuming at that decision.
79' Quaresma has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
81' The Congo DR Simon Banza breaks the deadlock on 81 minutes. 2-0!
84' Alvaro Djalo is replacing Simon Banza for the Sporting Clube de Braga side.
89' FC Arouca ring the changes. Morlaye Sylla has done his job and it is now time for Bruninho to step up.
90' The FC Arouca manager makes a substitution. David Simao departs to be replaced by Oriol Busquets.
2-0 the final result. FC Arouca will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Amine El Ouazzani	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 Famalicão W 2023-02-01 Sporting Clube de Portugal 5–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2023-01-21 FC Pacos 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

2.9 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

Expected Goals

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

0.66 FC Arouca xG

I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga to win 77% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Braga77% Draw15% FC Arouca8%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 3.56

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw

92%

Draw or FC Arouca

23%

Sporting Clube de Braga or FC Arouca

85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Braga61% Draw32% FC Arouca7%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

11.3%

1 – 0

8.3%

4 – 0

2 – 1

7.7%

3 – 1

7.4%

1 – 1

6.1%

4 – 1

5.4%

5 – 0

4.7%

0 – 0

5 – 1

3.2%

2 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Braga covers	Push	FC Arouca covers
-2.5	41%	—	59%
-2	41%	22%	38%
-1.5	62%	—	38%
-1	62%	19%	19%
-0.5	81%	—	19%
+0.5	95%	—	5%
+1	95%	4%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

52% ✓

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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