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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 2 6
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2 4
3 CD Santa Clara 2 4
4 CS Marítimo 1 3
5 FC Arouca 1 3
6 Gil Vicente FC 1 3
7 CF Estrela da Amadora 2 2
8 Moreirense FC 1 1
9 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 1
10 Sporting Clube de Braga 1 1
11 Académico de Viseu FC 2 1
12 FC Famalicão 1 1
13 GD Estoril Praia 1 1
14 CD Nacional 1 1
15 FC Alverca 2 1
16 Casa Pia AC 1 0
17 Vitória SC 2 0
18 Rio Ave FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

7
2
1
Sporting Clube de Portugal 10 games · Avg 3.0 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
#2 Position #5
4 Points 3
2 Played 1
1 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 0
5 Scored 1
4 Conceded 0
+1 GD +1
2.00 PPG 3.00
50% Win % 100%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season
100% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

Sporting Clube de Portugal are 2nd (4 pts). FC Arouca are 5th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Estadio Jose Alvalade as Sporting Clube de Portugal face off against FC Arouca in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Estadio Jose Alvalade. FC Arouca seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 9' Pablo Sarabia does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Clube de Portugal surge ahead!
  • 14' 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.
  • 15' That is a Yellow card for FC Arouca. Tiago Esgaio will be fuming at that decision.
  • 20' The 33-year-old Ricardo Esgaio has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 26' Sporting Clube de Portugal receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 26.
  • 31' Abdoulaye Ba, a Senegal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 36' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sebastian Coates.
  • 40' It’s a booking for FC Arouca player. David Simao gets a Yellow card.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sebastian Coates made 505 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' Sporting Clube de Portugal ring the changes. Ruben Vinagre has done his job and it is now time for Manuel Ugarte to step up.
  • 46' Islam Slimani doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 52' What composure from Islam Slimani! The Algeria international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 55' Bruninho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Antony on 55 minute.
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Clube de Portugal and FC Arouca are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 63' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Portugal — Luis Neto on, Goncalo Inacio off on 63 minutes.
  • 65' The FC Arouca manager makes a substitution. Quaresma departs to be replaced by Tiago Araujo.
  • 65' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nino Galovic.
  • 70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 71' A tactical swap from FC Arouca — Abdoulaye Ba on, Joao Basso off on 71 minutes.
  • 76' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Portugal team. Pablo Sarabia is replaced by Tabata on 80 minute.
  • 83' A moment of madness from Alan Ruiz on 83 minutes earns him a Red card. FC Arouca will be frustrated.
  • 85' Alan Ruiz catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 85.
  • 90' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sporting Clube de Portugal to claim maximum points.

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
Trincao 2
Islam Slimani 2
Pedro Goncalves 2
Oday Dabbagh 1
Conrad Harder 1
Pablo Sarabia 1
Henrique Araujo 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
4 / 4
0.89 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 FC Arouca xG
I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Portugal or FC Arouca 70% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Portugal37% Draw30% FC Arouca33%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Draw
67%
Draw or FC Arouca
63%
Sporting Clube de Portugal or FC Arouca
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Portugal19% Draw54% FC Arouca27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.4%
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 1
13.7%
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 2
8.3%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
5.7%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 3
3.1%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal

Handicap Sporting Clube de Portugal covers Push FC Arouca covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 17% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 23% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
42% ✓

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