Arouca vs FC Porto
Ref: Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo, PortugalEstádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca · 7,000 cap
Match recap
FC Porto beat Arouca 4–0 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Samu, Gül, Moura, and Sanusi scored for FC Porto. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.51 for Arouca versus 2.93 for FC Porto. Arouca sit 8th in the Primeira Liga table while FC Porto are 1st.
First Half
Trezza
Yellow Card
6'
Fernandes
Yellow Card
12'
⚽
Samu
Assist: Mow Froholdt
23'
VAR
Goal cancelled
Popović
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Samu
48'
Fernandes
Red Card
48'
Fernandes
Yellow Card
51'
⇄
Gabri Veiga
51'
⚽
Gül
Assist: Pepê Aquino
⇄
Trezza
60'
⚽
Moura
Assist: Sainz
63'
Gül
Yellow Card
Gozálbez
Yellow Card
⇄
Djouahra
⇄
Gozálbez
69'
⇄
Pepê Aquino
Simão
Yellow Card
69'
⇄
Moura
69'
⇄
Sainz
Tiago Esgaio
Yellow Card
⇄
Simão
⇄
Barbero
85'
⚽
Sanusi
Assist: Baio
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Porto | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | +48 | 88 |
| 2 |  Sporting CP | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | +65 | 82 |
| 7 |  Moreirense | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -12 | 43 |
| 8 |  Arouca | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 42 |
| 9 |  Guimaraes | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | -12 | 42 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AroucaFC Porto
4Won
Statistical edge
4–12
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.51VS2.93
Attack2 · 4 won
13
Shots
16
3
Shots on target
5
7
Shots in the box
11
6
Shots outside box
5
9
Shots off goal
6
5
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
48%
Possession
52%
355
Total passes
389
284
Accurate passes
327
80%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline2 · 2 won
13
Fouls
8
5
Yellow cards
3
0
Red cards
1
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
1
Blocked shots
5
0.67
Goals prevented
0.67
Arouca
4-2-3-1
FC Porto
4-3-3
Arouca
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1João ValidoG
- 4Matías Emiliano Rocha CalderónD
- 5Boris PopovićD
- 7Näis DjouahraM
- 8David SimãoM
- 10Pablo GozálbezM
- 16Arnau SolàD
- 17BarberoF
- 19Alfonso Trezza HernándezM
- 21Taichi FukuiM
- 28Tiago EsgaioD
Substitutes
- 11Miguel PucheF
- 22Espen van EeM
- 23Dylan Alenxader Nandín BerruttiF
- 24Brian Nicolás Mansilla IslasF
- 44Amadou DantéD
- 58Nico MantlG
- 66Omar FayedD
- 77Romualdas JansonasF
- 78Alex PintoD
FC Porto
4-3-3Starting XI
- 4Jakub Piotr KiwiorD
- 5Jan Kacper BednarekD
- 8Victor Mow FroholdtM
- 9SamuF
- 10Gabri VeigaM
- 11Pepê AquinoF
- 17Borja SainzF
- 22Alan Gonzalo VarelaM
- 52Martim FernandesD
- 74Francisco MouraD
- 99Diogo CostaG
Substitutes
- 6Stephen Antunes Eustáquio
- 7WilliamF
- 12Zaidu SanusiD
- 13Pablo Paulino RosarioM
- 14Cláudio RamosG
- 20Alberto BaioD
- 21Dominik PrpićD
- 27Deniz Daniel GülF
- 75Yann Dorgelès Isaac KaramohF
- 86Rodrigo MoraM
Arouca
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Simão(C) | M | 79 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Ivan Barbero | F | 79 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Naïs Djouahra | M | 65 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Matías Rocha | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Tiago Esgaio | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pablo Gozálbez | M | 65 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Taichi Fukui | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Alfonso Trezza | M | 56 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| João Valido | G | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arnau Solà | D | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Boris Popović | D | 90 | 5.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alex Pinto | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Fayed | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nico Mantl | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amadou Dante | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Puche | F | 25 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Brian Mansilla | F | 34 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Espen Van Ee | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Romualdas Jansonas | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dylan Nandín | F | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
FC Porto
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diogo Costa(C) | G | 90 | 8.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Moura | D | 69 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/2 |
| Jan Bednarek | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Samu Aghehowa | F | 45 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Victor Froholdt | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3/4 |
| Jakub Kiwior | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Alan Varela | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Pepê | F | 69 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Borja Sainz | F | 69 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Gabri Veiga | M | 51 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Martim Fernandes | D | 48 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Yann Karamoh | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cláudio Ramos | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rodrigo Mora | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Gomes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alberto Costa | D | 21 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Zaidu Sanusi | D | 21 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Deniz Gül | F | 45 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dominik Prpić | D | 21 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pablo Rosario | M | 39 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |