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

Primeira Liga · 2022-23
Sporting Clube de Portugal
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Arouca
Sun 16 Apr 2023 · 19:30 UTC Estadio Jose Alvalade HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 8 24
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 19
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 18
4 CD Santa Clara 8 18
5 FC Arouca 8 14
6 Académico de Viseu FC 8 14
7 Sporting Clube de Braga 7 11
8 Gil Vicente FC 7 11
9 FC Alverca 8 11
10 CF Estrela da Amadora 8 10
11 Moreirense FC 8 8
12 CS Marítimo 8 8
13 FC Famalicao 8 7
14 Rio Ave FC 8 7
15 Vitoria SC 8 5
16 CD Nacional 8 4
17 Casa Pia AC 8 4
18 GD Estoril Praia 8 2

Head-to-Head

7
3
1
Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 games · Avg 3.1 goals FC Arouca
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-16 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 FC Arouca 2022-10-29 FC Arouca 1–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal 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
16 Apr FC Arouca H 1–1 D
13 Apr Juventus FC A 0–1 L
09 Apr Casa Pia AC A 4–3 W
05 Apr Gil Vicente FC A 0–0 D
01 Apr CD Santa Clara H 3–0 W
16 Mar Arsenal FC A 6–4 W
FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–1 D
08 Apr CS Marítimo H 1–0 W
03 Apr FC Famalicao A 1–0 W
18 Mar FC Paços de Ferreira H 1–1 D
11 Mar Vitoria SC A 2–0 W
03 Mar Boavista FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Portugal FC Arouca
#3 Position #5
18 Points 14
8 Played 8
5 / 3 / 0 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 2
20 Scored 11
9 Conceded 7
+11 GD +4
2.25 PPG 1.75
63% Win % 50%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season
50% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

Sporting Clube de Portugal are 3rd (18 pts). FC Arouca are 5th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal
0-15
4/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
3/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
1/3
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Arouca
0-15
1/1
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 7 G 1 A
Flavio Goncalves 3 G 1 A
Fotis Ioannidis 2 G 2 A
Rodrigo Zalazar 2 G 1 A
Maximiliano Araujo 1 G 1 A
FC Arouca
Barbero 5 G
Jose Fontan 2 G
Dylan Nandin 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Estadio Jose Alvalade. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' FC Arouca has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Clube de Portugal and FC Arouca are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Clube de Portugal in their trying to find a way past FC Arouca's compact .
  • 20' FC Arouca come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' FC Arouca fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' Sporting Clube de Portugal have won 697 goals from 513 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 38' Antony makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and FC Arouca are in front.
  • 43' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 46' Sporting Clube de Portugal make a change. Hector Bellerin trudges off to be replaced by Hidemasa Morita on 46 minutes.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Clube de Portugal side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 59' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal to replace Nuno Santos by Rochinha on 59 minute.
  • 64' FC Arouca are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 67' A tactical swap from FC Arouca — Benji Michel on, Rafa Mujica off on 67 minutes.
  • 72' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tiago Esgaio suffering a number of foals already.
  • 73' Another substitution for FC Arouca to replace Quaresma by Jerome Opoku on 73 minute.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Portugal team. Manuel Ugarte is replaced by Ricardo Esgaio on 77 minute.
  • 80' A change in the FC Arouca ranks — Antony exits the field as Arsenio enters on 80.
  • 83' A stunning finish from Pedro Goncalves — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 88' Goncalo Inacio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ousmane Diomande on 88 minute.
  • The points are shared — Sporting Clube de Portugal 1-1 FC Arouca. Honours even.

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
Nuno Santos 1
Morten Hjulmand 1
Matheus Nunes 1
Geny Catamo 1

Head to Head

2023-04-16 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 FC Arouca 2022-10-29 FC Arouca 1–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal 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

2023-04-16 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 FC Arouca D 2023-04-13 Juventus FC 1–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2023-04-09 Casa Pia AC 3–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2023-04-05 Gil Vicente FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2023-04-01 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 CD Santa Clara W 2023-03-16 Arsenal FC 4–6 Sporting Clube de Portugal W

FC Arouca Form

2023-04-16 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 FC Arouca D 2023-04-08 FC Arouca 1–0 CS Marítimo W 2023-04-03 FC Famalicao 0–1 FC Arouca W 2023-03-18 FC Arouca 1–1 FC Paços de Ferreira D 2023-03-11 Vitoria SC 0–2 FC Arouca W 2023-03-03 Boavista FC 0–0 FC Arouca D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.5 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 FC Arouca xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Clube de Portugal48% Draw28% FC Arouca24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Draw
76%
Draw or FC Arouca
52%
Sporting Clube de Portugal or FC Arouca
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Clube de Portugal34% Draw49% FC Arouca17%
Actual: FC Arouca win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 0
10.7%
2 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal

Handicap Sporting Clube de Portugal covers Push FC Arouca covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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