Sporting Clube de Braga vs FC Arouca, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2023-24

Sporting Clube de Braga

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FC Arouca

Sat 6 Apr 2024 · 17:00 UTC Estadio Municipal de Braga HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 29' Serdar Saatci og

0–2 34' Rafa Mujica

0–3 89' Rafa Mujica

Y 9' Francisco Montero

Joao Moutinho 45' Y

Y 46' David Simao

Y 62' Pedro Santos

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

2024-04-06 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–3 FC Arouca 2023-11-12 FC Arouca 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 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

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	FC Arouca	H	0–3	L
01 Apr	Portimonense SC	A	5–3	W
16 Mar	Gil Vicente FC	H	2–1	W
09 Mar	Rio Ave FC	A	0–0	D
02 Mar	CF Estrela da Amadora	H	3–0	W
26 Feb	Boavista FC	A	4–0	W

FC Arouca

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	3–0	W
30 Mar	SC Farense	H	2–1	W
17 Mar	Moreirense FC	A	0–1	L
10 Mar	Sporting Clube de Portugal	H	0–3	L
01 Mar	GD Chaves	A	5–1	W
23 Feb	FC Famalicao	H	3–2	W

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sporting Clube de Braga and FC Arouca get this one started.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Clube de Braga is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
9' A moment of madness from Francisco Montero on 9 minutes earns him a card. FC Arouca will be frustrated.
14' Sporting Clube de Braga currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
19' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
24' Joe Mendes is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Arouca tonight.
29' Sporting Clube de Braga is taking the lead after the goal scored by Serdar Saatci on 29.
34' Brilliant from the ! Rafa Mujica makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 34.
39' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
44' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
45' The referee calls foul for Joao Moutinho. He receives a card.
46' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Braga — Ricardo Horta on, Abel Ruiz off on 46 minutes.
46' The referee has no hesitation. David Simao is booked for FC Arouca — card on 46.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bruma made 125 appearances and scored 44 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
61' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
62' Pedro Santos is having his name booked by the referee on 62.
64' Rodrigo Zalazar makes way for Pizzi at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Clube de Braga.
68' The FC Arouca manager makes a substitution. Pedro Santos departs to be replaced by Eboue Kouassi.
73' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Clube de Braga and FC Arouca are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
78' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
81' Rony Lopes is replacing Victor Gomez for the Sporting Clube de Braga side.
85' Puche is ready to make an impact after coming on for Morlaye Sylla at the 85 minute mark.
89' Goal! Rafa Mujica scores his 29 goal in 368 matches.
90' The FC Arouca bench stirs into life. Robson Bambu is withdrawn and Oriol Busquets gets his opportunity.
The points are shared — Sporting Clube de Braga 0-3 FC Arouca. Honours even.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

20
Rony Lopes ↑ 81'
6
Jose Fonte
22
Pizzi ↑ 64'
21
Ricardo Horta ↑ 46'
18
Vitor Carvalho
91
Lukas Hornicek
14
Alvaro Djalo ↑ 46'
10
Cher Ndour
55
Francisco Chissumba

FC Arouca Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

16
Thiago
14
Oriol Busquets ↑ 90'
20
Pedro Moreira
7
Yusuf Lawal
43
Vitinho ↑ 90'
6
Quaresma
8
Eboue Kouassi ↑ 68'
11
Puche ↑ 85'
13
Mati-as Rocha

Coach Daniel Sousa

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

2024-04-06 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–3 FC Arouca L 2024-04-01 Portimonense SC 3–5 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2024-03-16 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 Gil Vicente FC W 2024-03-09 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2024-03-02 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 CF Estrela da Amadora W 2024-02-26 Boavista FC 0–4 Sporting Clube de Braga W

FC Arouca Form

2024-04-06 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–3 FC Arouca W 2024-03-30 FC Arouca 2–1 SC Farense W 2024-03-17 Moreirense FC 1–0 FC Arouca L 2024-03-10 FC Arouca 0–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2024-03-01 GD Chaves 1–5 FC Arouca W 2024-02-23 FC Arouca 3–2 FC Famalicao W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.08 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 FC Arouca xG

I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga or FC Arouca 70% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Braga36% Draw30% FC Arouca34%

Actual: FC Arouca win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.29

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw

66%

Draw or FC Arouca

64%

Sporting Clube de Braga or FC Arouca

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Braga23% Draw51% FC Arouca26%

Actual: FC Arouca win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

12.3%

0 – 1

11%

1 – 0

9.7%

1 – 2

7.8%

0 – 2

7.1%

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

4.3%

1 – 3

3.2%

0 – 3

Actual

3 – 1

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Braga covers	Push	FC Arouca covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	18%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	21%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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