Sporting Clube de Portugal vs FC Arouca, Primeira Liga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2026-27

Sporting Clube de Portugal

2 – 2

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FC Arouca

Sat 19 Sep 2026 · 19:30 UTC Estadio Jose Alvalade HT 45' · FT 45'

Goncalo Inacio 3' 1–0

Luis Suarez 17' 2–0

2–1 81' Jose Fontan pen

2–2 87' Dylan Nandin

Y 36' Espen van Ee

Y 44' Javi Sanchez

Y 51' Jose Fontan

Zeno Debast 54' R

Luis Suarez 61' Y

Y 61' Pedro Santos

Eduardo Quaresma 80' Y

Y 90' Brian Mansilla

Maximiliano Araujo 90' Y

Overview

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

Sporting Clube de Portugal 10 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
FC Arouca 10 games · 20 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Assistant 1 Carlos Campos
Assistant 2 Nelson Cunha

6 games this season 🟨 7.2/game ⚽ 22.3 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	10	30
2	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	10	25
3	Sporting Clube de Portugal	10	21
4	CD Santa Clara	10	21
5	FC Arouca	10	20
6	Academico de Viseu FC	10	20
7	Gil Vicente FC	10	15
8	Sporting Clube de Braga	10	14
9	Moreirense FC	10	14
10	FC Alverca	10	11
11	FC Famalicao	10	10
12	CF Estrela da Amadora	10	10
13	Vitoria SC	10	9
14	CS Maritimo	10	8
15	Rio Ave FC	10	7
16	Casa Pia AC	10	7
17	CD Nacional	10	7
18	GD Estoril Praia	10	2

Head-to-Head

Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 games · Avg 3.1 goals FC Arouca

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-19 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–2 FC Arouca 2026-01-24 FC Arouca 1–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2025-08-17 Sporting Clube de Portugal 6–0 FC Arouca 2025-02-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–2 FC Arouca 2024-09-13 FC Arouca 0–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	FC Arouca	H	2–2	D
13 Sep	FC Famalicao	A	1–1	D
09 Sep	Galatasaray SK	H	3–1	W
05 Sep	CD Nacional	H	2–0	W
28 Aug	Rio Ave FC	A	4–0	W
22 Aug	FC Alverca	H	3–1	W

FC Arouca

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Sporting Clube de Portugal	A	2–2	D
13 Sep	CD Santa Clara	H	1–2	L
07 Sep	GD Estoril Praia	A	0–0	D
29 Aug	CS Maritimo	H	2–1	W
23 Aug	FC Porto	A	0–2	L
16 Aug	Moreirense FC	H	4–0	W

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Portugal		FC Arouca
#3	Position	#5
21	Points	20
10	Played	10
6 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	6 / 2 / 2
23	Scored	13
11	Conceded	7
+12	GD	+6
2.10	PPG	2.00
60%	Win %	60%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

30% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

60% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

Sporting Clube de Portugal are 3rd (21 pts). FC Arouca are 5th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal

0-15

5/–

16-30

4/1

31-45

3/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

2/4

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Arouca

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

1/1

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Luis Suarez	8 G	1 A
Flavio Goncalves	3 G	1 A
Geny Catamo	2 G	4 A
Fotis Ioannidis	2 G	2 A
Rodrigo Zalazar	2 G	1 A

FC Arouca

Barbero	5 G
Jose Fontan	2 G
Dylan Nandin	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Estadio Jose Alvalade. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sporting Clube de Portugal and FC Arouca.
3' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Goncalo Inacio makes no mistake. 1-0!
8' Sporting Clube de Portugal are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Arouca backline.
13' Sporting Clube de Portugal seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
17' The deadlock is broken! Luis Suarez gets on the scoresheet on 17 minutes.
22' It looks surprising Sporting Clube de Portugal does not make any changes. Issa Doumbia has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
27' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
32' Sporting Clube de Portugal have won 702 goals from 515 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
36' Espen van Ee catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 36.
41' FC Arouca come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
44' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Javi Sanchez on 44 minutes.
46' A change in the FC Arouca ranks — Mateo Flores exits the field as Gabriel Rukavina enters on 46.
51' Jose Fontan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 51.
54' Zeno Debast has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 54.
57' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Portugal team. Nestor Irankunda is replaced by Eduardo Quaresma on 57 minute.
59' Time for substitution for FC Arouca. Espen van Ee is replaced by Pedro Santos.
61' Controversy at the stadium! Luis Suarez argues furiously but the card stands.
66' Silas Andersen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rodrigo Zalazar on 66 minute.
69' Brian Mansilla has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alfonso Trezza on 69 minute.
74' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Clube de Portugal that had 515 games and scored 702 goals.
79' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Clube de Portugal and FC Arouca are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Eduardo Quaresma on 80.
81' What composure from Jose Fontan! The Spain international strokes it home. 2-1.
86' Fotis Ioannidis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Luis Suarez at the 86 minute mark.
87' Dylan Nandin makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and FC Arouca are in front.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Brian Mansilla on 90 minutes.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Rui Silva
97
Luis Suarez ↓ Fotis Ioannidis 86'
17
Rodrigo Zalazar ↓ Silas Andersen 66'
25
Goncalo Inacio
6
Zeno Debast
10
Geny Catamo
19
Nestor Irankunda ↓ Eduardo Quaresma 57'
22
Ivan Fresneda
5
Sergi Altimira
77
Issa Doumbia ↓ Pedro Lima 86'
20
Maximiliano Araujo

Bench

Coach Rui Borges

FC Arouca Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vasco Seabra

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Viktor Gyokeres	3
Trincao	2
Islam Slimani	2
Pedro Goncalves	2
Goncalo Inacio	1
Antony	1
Jose Fontan	1
Dylan Nandin	1

Head to Head

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2026-09-19 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–2 FC Arouca D 2026-09-13 FC Famalicao 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2026-09-09 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–1 Galatasaray SK W 2026-09-05 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 CD Nacional W 2026-08-28 Rio Ave FC 0–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2026-08-22 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–1 FC Alverca W

FC Arouca Form

2026-09-19 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–2 FC Arouca D 2026-09-13 FC Arouca 1–2 CD Santa Clara L 2026-09-07 GD Estoril Praia 0–0 FC Arouca D 2026-08-29 FC Arouca 2–1 CS Maritimo W 2026-08-23 FC Porto 2–0 FC Arouca L 2026-08-16 FC Arouca 4–0 Moreirense FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.9 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

Expected Goals

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

1.03 FC Arouca xG

I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 57% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Portugal57% Draw24% FC Arouca19%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.93

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Draw

80%

Draw or FC Arouca

43%

Sporting Clube de Portugal or FC Arouca

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Portugal40% Draw43% FC Arouca17%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 1

9.6%

2 – 0

9.5%

1 – 0

9.4%

0 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

3 – 0

5.9%

1 – 2

5.2%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 2

3.2%

4 – 1

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers	Push	FC Arouca covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	23%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+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

36% ✓

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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