Primeira Liga · Matchweek 3 · Aug 23

FC Porto - Arouca

FC Porto beat Arouca 2-0 in Primeira Liga (Matchweek 3). Goals: G. Veiga 67'; B. Sainz 86'.

🏟 Estádio do Dragão Porto 👤 Referee: Joao Pedro Pinheiro, Portugal
Key events
67' ⚽ G. Veiga(1 - 0) · Assist: William Gomes FC Porto
83' 🟨 Hwang In-BeomYellow card FC Porto
86' ⚽ B. Sainz(2 - 0) · Assist: Pepe FC Porto
Quick stats
%54 Possession %46
23 Total shots 3
10 Shots on target 1
8 Shots off target 2
5 Blocked shots 0
17 Shots inside box 2
6 Shots outside box 1
1 Saves 8
Match timeline
First half
HT 0 - 0
62'
🔁H. Lee ↔ P. GozalbezSubstitution
62'
🔁I. Barbero ↔ D. NandinSubstitution
G. Veiga(1 - 0) · Assist: William Gomes⚽
67'
Andre Silva ↔ D. GulSubstitution🔁
72'
72'
🔁E. van Ee ↔ Pedro SantosSubstitution
72'
🔁A. Trezza ↔ B. MansillaSubstitution
William Gomes ↔ B. SainzSubstitution🔁
76'
G. Veiga ↔ Hwang In-BeomSubstitution🔁
76'
Hwang In-BeomYellow card🟨
83'
B. Sainz(2 - 0) · Assist: Pepe⚽
86'
88'
🔁Tiago Esgaio ↔ M. FloresSubstitution
J. Bednarek ↔ N. PerezSubstitution🔁
88'
FT 2 - 0
Match statsFC Porto · Arouca
Key stats
%54 Possession %46
Shots
23 Total shots 3
10 Shots on target 1
8 Shots off target 2
5 Blocked shots 0
17 Shots inside box 2
6 Shots outside box 1
1 Saves 8
Passing
461 Total passes 403
393 Accurate passes 351
%85 Pass accuracy %87
Set pieces & discipline
12 Corners 2
5 Offsides 1
15 Fouls 7
Cards
1 Yellow cards 0
By half
0 1st-half goals 0
2 2nd-half goals 0
HEAD TO HEAD10 meetings · 2021–2026
FC Porto 8
Aug 28who was on topFeb 27
Arouca 1
8 FC Porto 1 draw 1 Arouca
FC Porto won the last 4
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.3goals / match
27–6total goals
6/0clean sheets
4-0FC Porto best win · Sep 29
3-2Arouca best win · Feb 12
%90 Over 1.5 9/10
%60 Over 2.5 6/10
%50 Over 3.5 5/10
%40 BTTS 4/10
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
FC Porto at home5 matches
4W 1D 0L 16:3
Arouca at home5 matches
1W 0D 4L 3:11
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
FC Porto3W 1D 1L Arouca2W 1D 2L
2.00 1.40 Points per game
5 7 Goals scored
2 7 Goals conceded
1.52 1.22 xG average
1.14 1.19 xGA average
%60 %20 Clean sheets
%20 %60 BTTS
%20 %60 Over 2.5
5.2 4.0 Corners
3.0 3.6 Cards
FC Porto6W 3D 1L Arouca4W 1D 5L
2.10 1.30 Points per game
15 13 Goals scored
7 13 Goals conceded
1.49 1.17 xG average
1.16 1.43 xGA average
%40 %30 Clean sheets
%50 %50 BTTS
%40 %60 Over 2.5
5.2 3.5 Corners
3.0 3.5 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
1FC Portoin the table24pts
8matches 8-0-0W-D-L 20:4goals +16diff
WWWWW
6Aroucain the table11pts
7matches 3-2-2W-D-L 10:7goals +3diff
DLDWL
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 21 matches
2.67 1.10 Points per game
1.63 1.20 xG average
1.00 1.48 xGA average
%71 %19 Clean sheets
%29 %52 BTTS
%52 %67 Over 2.5
5.3 3.9 Corners
2.4 3.1 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Feb 27 FC Porto 3-1 Arouca Primeira Liga
Sep 29 Arouca 0-4 FC Porto Primeira Liga
Mar 1 Arouca 0-2 FC Porto Primeira Liga
Sep 29 FC Porto 4-0 Arouca Primeira Liga
Feb 12 Arouca 3-2 FC Porto Primeira Liga
Sep 3 FC Porto 1-1 Arouca Primeira Liga
May 8 Arouca 0-1 FC Porto Primeira Liga
Dec 29 FC Porto 5-1 Arouca Primeira Liga
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
FC Porto dominated the ball54% possession
FC Porto took more shots23 - 3
FC Porto committed more fouls15 - 7
THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE
Goals 2.02.6 -0.6
Shots 23.014.7 +8.3
On target 10.05.7 +4.3
Possession %54%55 -1.0
Corners 12.05.9 +6.1
Cards 1.01.4 -0.4
Conceded 0.00.6 -0.6
this matchseason average · 7 matches
Goals 0.01.7 -1.7
Shots 3.011.8 -8.8
On target 1.04.2 -3.2
Possession %46%52 -5.5
Corners 2.03.0 -1.0
Cards 0.03.4 -3.4
Conceded 2.00.8 +1.2
this matchseason average · 6 matches
PLAYER RATINGS★ Gabri Veiga 9.50
Starting XI
10 Gabri Veiga M · 76' 9.50
Goals1On target2/3Key pass7Dribbles1/3Tackles2Duels won5/8Fouls1Passes37 · %31
7 William Gomes F · 76' 8.30
Assist1On target2/2Key pass3Tackles3Duels won5/9Fouls won1Passes20 · %14
12 Zaidu Sanusi D · 94' 7.30
Dribbles1/1Duels won5/6Fouls won1Passes35 · %30
20 Alberto Costa D · 94' 7.30
Key pass3Tackles3Duels won6/8Fouls1Passes23 · %18
4 Jakub Kiwior D · 94' 7.20
Fouls1Passes105 · %93
5 Jan Bednarek D · 88' 7.00
Tackles1Duels won4/10Fouls1Passes104 · %98
11 Pepê F · 94' 7.00
Assist1Key pass1Interceptions1Duels won3/8Fouls won1Fouls1Offside2Passes28 · %21
99 Diogo Costa G · 94' · K 6.90
Saves1Passes32 · %25
8 Victor Froholdt M · 94' 6.70
On target3/4Key pass1Tackles2Duels won5/15Fouls won1Fouls3Offside1Passes19 · %17
13 Pablo Rosario M · 94' 6.60
Tackles2Duels won5/8Fouls won2Fouls3Passes32 · %28
19 André Silva F · 72' 6.20
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Duels won4/9Fouls won1Fouls2Offside2Passes18 · %12
Substitutes
17 Borja Sainz F · 18' 7.90
Goals1On target3/3Key pass1Tackles1Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes1 · %1
27 Deniz Gül F · 22' 6.60
Key pass1Dribbles1/1Duels won1/4Fouls1Passes4 · %2
16 Hwang In-beom M · 18' 6.50
Fouls1Passes2 · %2
18 Nehuén Pérez D · 6'
Tackles1Duels won1/1Passes1 · %1
Unused: Duarte CunhaTiago AndradeStephen EustaquioAlan VarelaFrancisco MouraDominik PrpićJoão CostaJoão Afonso
Starting XI
12 Ignacio de Arruabarrena G · 94' 9.00
Saves8Duels won2/2Fouls won2Passes35 · %28
3 Jose Fontán D · 94' 7.00
Tackles3Interceptions1Blocks4Duels won7/11Fouls won3Fouls1Passes75 · %67
6 Espen Van Ee M · 72' 6.60
Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won3/7Fouls won1Passes31 · %28
8 Taichi Fukui M · 94' 6.60
Dribbles2/3Tackles2Interceptions3Duels won7/10Fouls won2Passes47 · %41
14 Hyun-ju Lee M · 62' 6.50
Interceptions1Duels won1/5Fouls won1Passes17 · %14
19 Alfonso Trezza M · 72' 6.50
Key pass2Blocks1Fouls2Passes8 · %7
28 Tiago Esgaio D · 88' · K 6.30
Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won4/8Fouls won1Fouls1Passes31 · %25
15 Javi Sánchez D · 94' 6.30
Dribbles1/1Interceptions2Duels won2/3Passes57 · %55
17 Ivan Barbero F · 62' 6.30
On target1/1Tackles1Duels won5/9Fouls won1Fouls1Passes7 · %6
7 Naïs Djouahra M · 94' 6.20
Tackles3Duels won3/6Passes22 · %17
18 Orest Lebedenko D · 94' 5.90
Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won4/10Fouls1Passes32 · %27
Substitutes
89 Pedro Santos M · 22' 6.60
Tackles1Duels won1/1Passes23 · %22
24 Brian Mansilla F · 22' 6.30
Key pass1Fouls1Passes5 · %5
23 Dylan Nandín F · 32' 6.30
Tackles1Duels won3/6Fouls won2Passes3 · %1
10 Pablo Gozálbez M · 32' 6.30
Dribbles1/1Duels won2/6Fouls won1Fouls1Offside1Passes8 · %6
21 Mateo Flores M · 6'
Duels won1/1Fouls won1Passes2 · %2
Unused: Martim DuarteJakub VinarčíkMario ClimentDiogo MonteiroBoris PopovićSi-hoo ParkFally Mayulu
Win probabilityModel: 1 (%47) ✓
FC Porto %47 Draw %8 Arouca %45
1.49FC Porto xPuan
1.43Arouca xPuan
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