Arouca vs Sporting CP

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🕒 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio Municipal de Arouca 🧑‍⚖️ Helder Filipe Claudio Carvalho 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Arouca 9 · Sporting CP 2

Referee Stats

Helder Filipe Claudio Carvalho

14 matches · 2.71 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.71
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.79
Over 4.5 cards	21%
Home wins	21%
Draws	43%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-15).
Sporting CP controlled possession (65%).
Physical contest: 7 yellows, 2 reds.

Team Overview

Arouca (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-6

Goals For / Against

27 / 30

Avg: 1.59 / 1.76

Points

Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sporting CP (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-0

Goals For / Against

38 / 13

Avg: 2.24 / 0.76

Points

Avg: 2.41

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.47

PPG

2.41

1.59

2.24

1.76

0.76

71%

O2.5

59%

BTTS

71%

53%

Score 1st

59%

League-position context

Arouca rank9th

Sporting CP rank2nd

Arouca points42

Sporting CP points82

Arouca: #9 · 42 pts · GD -17

40 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sporting CP: #2 · 82 pts · GD +65

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 40 pts above the play-off edge. 52 pts clear of the relegation zone.

40-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Arouca last 5 home

W D W W L

Points10/15

Weighted index76

Goals10-7

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sporting CP last 5 away

W D W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index78

Goals12-5

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Arouca trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 18%

Sporting CP trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Arouca score at home76%

Arouca clean sheet at home18%

Sporting CP score away100%

Sporting CP clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

Arouca score first53%

Arouca win after scoring first56%

Sporting CP score first59%

Sporting CP win after scoring first70%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Arouca 29% · Sporting CP 100%

Avg first goal minute: Arouca 30.9' · Sporting CP 29.2'

Vs league average

Arouca score at home1.59 vs 1.50

Arouca concede at home1.76 vs 1.19

Sporting CP score away2.24 vs 1.19

Sporting CP concede away0.76 vs 1.50

Arouca score 6% above league average, while Sporting CP score 88% above league average.

Defensive side: Arouca are 49% above league average at home, and Sporting CP are 49% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Arouca goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

0-15 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

Sporting CP goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

31-45 7

46-60 6

61-75 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

16-30 2

46-60 2

31-45 1

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

35%

65%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

330

612

Passes Accurate

258

551

Passes %

78%

90%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

0' Matheus Reis

0' M. Rocha

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

L. Suárez

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Araújo

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Barbero

Normal Goal · Assist: José Fontán

64'

64' João Simões

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ João Simões

1st substitution · For: H. Morita

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ Trincão

2nd substitution · For: Pote

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ M. Rocha

1st substitution · For: A. Danté

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ E. van Ee

2nd substitution · For: Mateo Flores

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Lee Hyun-Ju

3rd substitution · For: Pablo Gozálbez

76'

76' I. de Arruabarrena

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Matheus Reis

3rd substitution · For: Z. Debast

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Luis Guilherme

4th substitution · For: Alisson Santos

84'

84' N. Djouahra

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Barbero

4th substitution · For: Miguel Puche

88'

88' Javi Sánchez

90'

90' L. Suárez

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

L. Suárez

Normal Goal · Assist: Geny Catamo

90+7'

90+7' M. Hjulmand

90+8'

90+8' Rui Silva

Arouca vs Sporting CP 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sporting CP beat Arouca 2-1 on Saturday, 24 January 2026 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Helder Filipe Claudio Carvalho. It was played at Estádio Municipal de Arouca.

First half: Matheus Reis received a red card for Sporting CP during the match. M. Rocha received a red card for Arouca during the match. Sporting CP took the lead at 35' when L. Suárez scored, with the assist credited to M. Araújo, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Arouca leveled the score at 48' when Barbero scored, with the assist credited to José Fontán, making the score 1-1. João Simões received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 64'. Sporting CP made their 1st substitution at 69', with João Simões replacing H. Morita. Sporting CP made their 2nd substitution at 69', with Trincão replacing Pote. Arouca made their 1st substitution at 70', with M. Rocha replacing A. Danté. Arouca made their 2nd substitution at 70', with E. van Ee replacing Mateo Flores. Arouca made their 3rd substitution at 76', with Lee Hyun-Ju replacing Pablo Gozálbez. I. de Arruabarrena received a yellow card for Arouca at 76'. Sporting CP made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Matheus Reis replacing Z. Debast. Sporting CP made their 4th substitution at 80', with Luis Guilherme replacing Alisson Santos. N. Djouahra received a yellow card for Arouca at 84'. Arouca made their 4th substitution at 87', with Barbero replacing Miguel Puche. Javi Sánchez received a yellow card for Arouca at 88'. L. Suárez received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 90'. Sporting CP took the lead at 90' when L. Suárez scored, with the assist credited to Geny Catamo, making the score 1-2. M. Hjulmand received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 90+7'. Rui Silva received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 90+8'.

Arouca used 4 substitutions while Sporting CP used 4 substitutions. Arouca got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Sporting CP got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.