Nacional vs Arouca
Ref: Joao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves, PortugalEstádio da Madeira, Ilha da Madeira · 5,200 cap
Match recap
Arouca beat Nacional 2–1 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Ramírez scored for Nacional; Popović and van Ee replied for Arouca. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.47 for Nacional versus 1.10 for Arouca. Nacional sit 14th in the Primeira Liga table while Arouca are 8th.
First Half
Liziero
Yellow Card
Second Half
57'
José Fontán
Yellow Card
62'
⇄
Lee Hyun-Ju
⚽
Ramírez
Penalty
71'
⇄
Nandín
71'
⇄
Trezza
74'
⚽
Popović
Assist: Djouahra
⇄
Pablo Ruan
Dias
Red Card
⇄
Labidi
84'
⇄
Djouahra
84'
⇄
Fukui
85'
José Fontán
Yellow Card
85'
José Fontán
Red Card
⇄
Léo Santos
89'
⚽
van Ee
Assist: Barbero
Ramírez
Yellow Card
VAR
Goal cancelled
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Porto | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | +48 | 88 |
| 7 |  Moreirense | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -12 | 43 |
| 8 |  Arouca | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 42 |
| 9 |  Guimaraes | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | -12 | 42 |
| 13 |  Santa Clara | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 36 |
| 14 |  Nacional | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | -8 | 34 |
| 15 |  Estrela | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -18 | 30 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
NacionalArouca
10Won
Statistical edge
10–3
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.47VS1.10
Attack5 · 1 won
15
Shots
10
6
Shots on target
3
7
Shots in the box
5
8
Shots outside box
5
6
Shots off goal
4
3
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
58%
Possession
42%
349
Total passes
249
272
Accurate passes
183
78%
Pass accuracy
73%
Discipline1 · 1 won
10
Fouls
18
2
Yellow cards
2
1
Red cards
1
7
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
5
3
Blocked shots
3
1.21
Goals prevented
1.21
Nacional
4-1-4-1
Arouca
4-2-3-1
Nacional
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 2João AurélioD
- 5José GomesD
- 6Matheus DiasM
- 9Jesús Andrés Ramírez DíazF
- 11Paulinho BóiaM
- 15Chiheb LabidiM
- 28LizieroM
- 34Léo SantosD
- 37Lucas FrançaG
- 38Zé VitorD
- 99Pablo RuanM
Substitutes
- 1KaiqueG
- 4UlissesD
- 7WitiF
- 16Alan Herminio Núñez DuarteD
- 18André Carreira SousaM
- 19Lucas JoãoF
- 22Filipe SoaresM
- 26Joel da SilvaM
- 30Martim WattsM
Arouca
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1João ValidoG
- 3José FontánD
- 5Boris PopovićD
- 7Näis DjouahraM
- 8David SimãoM
- 14Lee Hyun-JuM
- 19Alfonso Trezza HernándezM
- 21Taichi FukuiM
- 23Dylan Alenxader Nandín BerruttiF
- 28Tiago EsgaioD
- 44Amadou DantéD
Substitutes
- 4Matías Emiliano Rocha CalderónD
- 10Pablo GozálbezM
- 11Miguel PucheF
- 17BarberoF
- 22Espen van EeM
- 24Brian Nicolás Mansilla IslasF
- 58Nico MantlG
- 78Alex PintoD
- 89Pedro SantosM
Nacional
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Ruan | M | 78 | 7.7 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4/5 |
| Ze Vitor | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| João Aurélio(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Paulinho Bóia | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4/4 |
| Liziero | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Matheus Dias | M | 80 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chiheb Labidi | M | 82 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jesús Ramírez | F | 90 | 6.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Léo Santos | D | 88 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| José Gomes | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Lucas França | G | 90 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Martim Gustavo Watts | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| André Sousa | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Nuñez | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaique | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Silva | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas João | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filipe Soares | M | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ulisses | D | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Witi | F | 12 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Arouca
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| João Valido | G | 90 | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boris Popović | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Taichi Fukui | M | 84 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Naïs Djouahra | M | 84 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Amadou Dante | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| David Simão(C) | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Hyun-ju Lee | M | 62 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Dylan Nandín | F | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tiago Esgaio | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alfonso Trezza | M | 71 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Jose Fontán | D | 85 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Pedro Santos | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matías Rocha | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Pinto | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nico Mantl | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Espen Van Ee | M | 19 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ivan Barbero | F | 19 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Pablo Gozálbez | M | 28 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Brian Mansilla | F | 19 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Miguel Puche | F | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |