Arouca vs Sporting CP
Ref: H. CarvalhoEstádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca · 7,000 cap
Match recap
Sporting CP beat Arouca 2–1 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Barbero scored for Arouca; Suárez and Suárez replied for Sporting CP. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.10 for Arouca versus 1.05 for Sporting CP. Arouca sit 8th in the Primeira Liga table while Sporting CP are 2nd.
First Half
-5'
Reis
Red Card
Rocha
Red Card
35'
⚽
Suárez
Assist: Araújo
Second Half
⚽
Barbero
Assist: José Fontán
64'
João Simões
Yellow Card
69'
⇄
Trincão
69'
⇄
João Simões
⇄
Rocha
⇄
van Ee
de Arruabarrena
Yellow Card
⇄
Lee Hyun-Ju
80'
⇄
Luis Guilherme
80'
⇄
Reis
Djouahra
Yellow Card
⇄
Barbero
Javi Sánchez
Yellow Card
90+7'
Hjulmand
Yellow Card
90+8'
Rui Silva
Yellow Card
90'
Suárez
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
Suárez
Assist: Catamo
| # | 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 |
| 3 |  Benfica | 34 | 23 | 11 | 0 | +49 | 80 |
| 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
AroucaSporting CP
5Won
Statistical edge
5–10
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.10VS1.05
Attack2 · 4 won
11
Shots
15
5
Shots on target
4
6
Shots in the box
14
5
Shots outside box
1
2
Shots off goal
8
4
Corners
7
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
35%
Possession
65%
333
Total passes
615
261
Accurate passes
552
78%
Pass accuracy
90%
Discipline2 · 1 won
11
Fouls
12
3
Yellow cards
4
1
Red cards
1
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
4
4
Blocked shots
3
0.33
Goals prevented
0.33
Arouca
4-2-3-1
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1
Arouca
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3José FontánD
- 4M. RochaD
- 7N. DjouahraM
- 12I. de ArruabarrenaG
- 14Lee Hyun-JuM
- 15Javi SánchezD
- 17BarberoF
- 19A. TrezzaM
- 21T. FukuiM
- 22E. van EeM
- 28Tiago EsgaioD
Substitutes
- 1João ValidoG
- 6Diogo MonteiroD
- 10Pablo GozálbezM
- 11Miguel PucheF
- 20Jesús SantiagoM
- 24B. MansillaF
- 44A. DantéD
- 46Mateo FloresM
- 77R. JansonasF
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Rui SilvaG
- 2Matheus ReisD
- 10Geny CatamoM
- 17TrincãoM
- 20M. AraújoD
- 22Iván FresnedaD
- 25Gonçalo InácioD
- 31Luis GuilhermeM
- 42M. HjulmandM
- 52João SimõesM
- 97L. SuárezF
Substitutes
- 5H. MoritaM
- 6Z. DebastD
- 8PoteM
- 12João VirgíniaG
- 13G. VagiannidisD
- 23Daniel BragançaM
- 26O. DiomandeD
- 27Alisson SantosF
- 91Ricardo MangasD
Arouca
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Barbero | F | 87 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Espen Van Ee | M | 70 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Javi Sánchez | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Taichi Fukui | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Alfonso Trezza | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hyun-ju Lee | M | 76 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Matías Rocha | D | 70 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ignacio de Arruabarrena | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Naïs Djouahra | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Tiago Esgaio(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jose Fontán | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Brian Mansilla | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Valido | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romualdas Jansonas | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diogo Monteiro | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yellu Santiago | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Puche | F | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mateo Flores | M | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amadou Dante | D | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pablo Gozálbez | M | 14 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sporting CP
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Javier Suárez | F | 90 | 8.3 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Gonçalo Inácio | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Matheus Reis | D | 80 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Silva | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Simões | M | 69 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Luis Guilherme | M | 80 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/5 |
| Geny Catamo | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Morten Hjulmand(C) | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Francisco Trincão | M | 69 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Iván Fresneda | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Maximiliano Araújo | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ousmane Diomande | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Mangas | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Bragança | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Virgínia | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgos Vagiannidis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zeno Debast | D | 10 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Hidemasa Morita | M | 21 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Gonçalves | M | 21 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alisson Santos | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |