Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sporting Clube de Portugal vs FC Arouca, Primeira Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2021-22
Sporting Clube de Portugal
2 – 0
Full Time
FC Arouca
Sat 5 Mar 2022 · 20:30 UTC Estadio Jose Alvalade HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Tiago Esgaio
Dario Essugo 26' Y
Sebastian Coates 36' Y
Y 40' David Simao
Y 65' Nino Galovic
R 83' Alan Ruiz
Y 85' Alan Ruiz

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Clube de Portugal vs FC Arouca — Primeira Liga at Estadio Jose Alvalade.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 7 21
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 16
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 15
4 CD Santa Clara 7 15
5 FC Arouca 7 11
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 6 11
7 Académico de Viseu FC 7 11
8 CF Estrela da Amadora 7 10
9 Moreirense FC 7 8
10 Gil Vicente FC 6 8
11 CS Marítimo 7 8
12 FC Alverca 7 8
13 FC Famalicão 7 7
14 Vitória SC 7 5
15 CD Nacional 7 4
16 Rio Ave FC 7 4
17 Casa Pia AC 7 4
18 GD Estoril Praia 7 2

Head-to-Head

7
3
1
Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 games · Avg 3.1 goals FC Arouca
Last 5 meetings
2022-03-05 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 FC Arouca 2021-10-02 FC Arouca 1–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar FC Arouca H 2–0 W
26 Feb CS Marítimo A 1–1 D
20 Feb GD Estoril Praia H 3–0 W
15 Feb Manchester City FC H 0–5 L
11 Feb FC Porto A 2–2 D
06 Feb FC Famalicão H 2–0 W
FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–2 L
26 Feb Moreirense FC H 1–1 D
19 Feb Vitória SC A 3–1 W
14 Feb CS Marítimo H 0–3 L
06 Feb FC Porto H 0–2 L
31 Jan FC Famalicão A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Portugal FC Arouca
#3 Position #5
15 Points 11
7 Played 7
4 / 3 / 0 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 2
17 Scored 10
8 Conceded 7
+9 GD +3
2.14 PPG 1.57
57% Win % 43%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season
43% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

Sporting Clube de Portugal are 3rd (15 pts). FC Arouca are 5th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal
0-15
4/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
3/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
–/3
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Arouca
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal
Luis Suarez 6 G 1 A
Flavio Goncalves 3 G 1 A
Fotis Ioannidis 2 G 2 A
Rodrigo Zalazar 1 G 1 A
Maximiliano Araujo 1 G 1 A
FC Arouca
Barbero 4 G
Jose Fontan 2 G
Dylan Nandin 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sporting Clube de Portugal launch into their encounter with FC Arouca.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Estadio Jose Alvalade. FC Arouca seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 9' GOAL! Pablo Sarabia fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 14' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tiago Esgaio on 15.
  • 20' Joao Basso has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 26' Sporting Clube de Portugal receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 26.
  • 31' Sporting Clube de Portugal are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Arouca's shape.
  • 36' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Portugal player a Yellow card on 36.
  • 40' The referee has no hesitation. David Simao is booked for FC Arouca — Yellow card on 40.
  • 45' Sporting Clube de Portugal are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Portugal — Manuel Ugarte on, Ruben Vinagre off on 46 minutes.
  • 46' Islam Slimani is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Armando Evangelista will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 52' Brilliant from the ! Islam Slimani makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 52.
  • 55' The FC Arouca bench stirs into life. Antony is withdrawn and Bruninho gets his opportunity.
  • 60' FC Arouca come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Goncalo Inacio as he leaves the pitch. Luis Neto steps in for Sporting Clube de Portugal.
  • 65' FC Arouca make a change. Quaresma trudges off to be replaced by Tiago Araujo on 65 minutes.
  • 65' Nino Galovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 65.
  • 70' It looks surprising FC Arouca does not make any changes. Matheus Nunes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 71' A tactical swap from FC Arouca — Abdoulaye Ba on, Joao Basso off on 71 minutes.
  • 76' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 80' The whistle greets Pablo Sarabia as he departs to be replaced by Tabata.
  • 83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Alan Ruiz.
  • 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alan Ruiz on 85.
  • 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Clube de Portugal and FC Arouca are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 2-0 the final result. FC Arouca will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Amorim

FC Arouca Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Armando Evangelista

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Viktor Gyokeres 3
Pedro Goncalves 2
Trincao 2
Islam Slimani 2
Henrique Araujo 1
Joao Basso 1
Luis Suarez 1
Goncalo Inacio 1

Head to Head

2022-03-05 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 FC Arouca 2021-10-02 FC Arouca 1–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2022-03-05 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 FC Arouca W 2022-02-26 CS Marítimo 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2022-02-20 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 GD Estoril Praia W 2022-02-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–5 Manchester City FC L 2022-02-11 FC Porto 2–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2022-02-06 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 FC Famalicão W

FC Arouca Form

2022-03-05 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 FC Arouca L 2022-02-26 FC Arouca 1–1 Moreirense FC D 2022-02-19 Vitória SC 1–3 FC Arouca W 2022-02-14 FC Arouca 0–3 CS Marítimo L 2022-02-06 FC Arouca 0–2 FC Porto L 2022-01-31 FC Famalicão 0–0 FC Arouca D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.91 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 FC Arouca xG
I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Portugal58% Draw23% FC Arouca19%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Draw
82%
Draw or FC Arouca
42%
Sporting Clube de Portugal or FC Arouca
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Portugal41% Draw43% FC Arouca16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
6%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.2%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal

Handicap Sporting Clube de Portugal covers Push FC Arouca covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 18% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 23% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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