Tuesday , 15 September 2026

Vitoria SC vs FC Arouca, Primeira Liga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2026-27
Vitoria SC
0 – 1
Full Time
FC Arouca
Sat 8 Aug 2026 · 17:00 UTC Estadio Dom Afonso Henriques HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 53' Barbero
Y 64' Hyun-Ju Lee
Oumar Camara 69' Y
Y 90' Diogo Monteiro
Y 90' Orest Lebedenko
YR 90' Diogo Monteiro
Y 90' Ignacio De Arruabarrena
Matija Mitrovic 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Vitória SC vs FC Arouca — Primeira Liga at Estadio Dom Afonso Henriques.

Match Details

  • Referee Miguel Nogueira
  • Assistant 1 Paulo Bras (Portugal)
  • Assistant 2 Nuno Pires (Portugal)
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

3
4
4
Vitoria SC 11 games · Avg 3.1 goals FC Arouca
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-08 Vitoria SC 0–1 FC Arouca 2026-02-07 FC Arouca 3–2 Vitoria SC 2025-08-30 Vitoria SC 1–1 FC Arouca 2025-01-18 Vitoria SC 2–2 FC Arouca 2024-08-12 FC Arouca 0–1 Vitoria SC

Recent Form

Vitoria SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug FC Arouca H 0–1 L
16 May CD Nacional A 0–2 L
11 May Casa Pia AC H 0–1 L
04 May Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–5 L
25 Apr Rio Ave FC H 2–0 W
18 Apr Gil Vicente FC A 1–0 W
FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug Vitoria SC A 1–0 W
16 May CD Tondela H 3–1 W
11 May Gil Vicente FC A 3–1 W
02 May CD Santa Clara H 2–2 D
24 Apr FC Alverca A 1–2 L
19 Apr CF Estrela da Amadora H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Vitoria SC FC Arouca
#13 Position #6
4 Points 10
6 Played 6
1 / 1 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 1 / 2
4 Scored 8
7 Conceded 5
-3 GD +3
0.67 PPG 1.67
17% Win % 50%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Vitoria SC this season
50% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

Vitoria SC are 13th (4 pts). FC Arouca are 6th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vitoria SC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
3/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Arouca
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vitoria SC
Samu 1 G
Gustavo Silva 1 G
Alioune Ndoye 1 G
FC Arouca
Barbero 4 G
Jose Fontan 1 G
Dylan Nandin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Vitória SC is hosting FC Arouca for another epic battle.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vitória SC and FC Arouca are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' The travelling FC Arouca supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Vitória SC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against FC Arouca's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alfonso Trezza made 16 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' FC Arouca are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' Thiago Balieiro has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' Portugal international Joao Mendes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 53' GOAL! Barbero scores on 53.
  • 58' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 63' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vitória SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Hyun-Ju Lee.
  • 65' It is a substitution in FC Arouca team. Mateo Flores is replaced by Orest Lebedenko on 65 minute.
  • 69' Vitoria SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 69' Anthony Strata is ready to make an impact after coming on for Miguel Magalhaes at the 69 minute mark.
  • 70' Telmo Arcanjo is replacing Oumar Camara for the Vitoria SC side.
  • 73' Time for substitution for FC Arouca. Nais Djouahra is replaced by Diogo Monteiro.
  • 78' The whistle greets Alioune Ndoye as he departs to be replaced by Miguel Nogueira.
  • 83' Taichi Fukui has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 279 appearances.
  • 88' Over 88 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 90' Vitoria SC make a change. Gustavo Silva trudges off to be replaced by Lohann Doucet on 90 minutes.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Diogo Monteiro. He receives a card.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Vitória SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

FC Arouca Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Quaresma 2
Nelson Oliveira 2
Joao Basso 2
Andre Bukia 2
Antony 2
Jota Silva 2
Barbero 1
Tiago Silva 1

Head to Head

2026-08-08 Vitoria SC 0–1 FC Arouca 2026-02-07 FC Arouca 3–2 Vitoria SC 2025-08-30 Vitoria SC 1–1 FC Arouca 2025-01-18 Vitoria SC 2–2 FC Arouca 2024-08-12 FC Arouca 0–1 Vitoria SC

Vitória SC Form

2026-08-08 Vitoria SC 0–1 FC Arouca W 2026-05-16 CD Nacional 2–0 Vitoria SC L 2026-05-11 Vitoria SC 0–1 Casa Pia AC W 2026-05-04 Sporting Clube de Portugal 5–1 Vitoria SC L 2026-04-25 Vitoria SC 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2026-04-18 Gil Vicente FC 0–1 Vitoria SC W

FC Arouca Form

2026-08-08 Vitoria SC 0–1 FC Arouca W 2026-05-16 FC Arouca 3–1 CD Tondela W 2026-05-11 Gil Vicente FC 1–3 FC Arouca W 2026-05-02 FC Arouca 2–2 CD Santa Clara D 2026-04-24 FC Alverca 2–1 FC Arouca L 2026-04-19 FC Arouca 1–0 CF Estrela da Amadora W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.67 Vitória SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 FC Arouca xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vitória SC23% Draw32% FC Arouca45%
Actual: FC Arouca win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Vitória SC or Draw
55%
Draw or FC Arouca
77%
Vitória SC or FC Arouca
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vitória SC14% Draw56% FC Arouca30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.8%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 2
10.5%
1 – 0
9%
1 – 2
7.3%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 1
4%
2 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
3%
2 – 2
2.6%
0 – 4
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Vitória SC

Handicap Vitória SC covers Push FC Arouca covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 14% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 26% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 14% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Vitória SC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
51% ✓

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