Arouca 1-0 Estrela: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 8

Arouca

1 : 0

Estrela

Iván Barbero5'

Arouca4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Estrela Estrela crest

Assistant

Nuno Diogo

Assistant

Nuno Diogo

Substitutions

57'
107.0
P. Gozalbez
896.7
Pedro Santos
65'
177.5
I. Barbero
236.4
D. Nandin
65'
77.7A
N. Djouahra
206.9
G. Rukavina
79'
86.8
T. Fukui
146.8
Lee Hyun-ju
80'
196.6
A. Trezza
246.6
B. Mansilla

Unused

Substitutions

61'
106.2
I. Stoica
936.2
B. Souza
62'
216.1
M. Scholze
176.4
J. Encada
82'
396.6
G. Doue
716.3
E. Pedro Vanga
90'
146.7
L. Zvonarek
80
Alisson Souza
90'
786.8
S. Serra
6
K. Jansson

Unused

Player of the match

Naïs Djouahra

Midfielder · Arouca

7.7

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists1

Shots1

Shots on target0

Shot accuracy0%

Dribbles won2

Offsides1

Build-up

Passes24

Key passes1

Pass accuracy83%

Defending

Tackles2

Blocks0

Interceptions0

Duels won4 · 80%

Fouls won/made0 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
I. de ArruabarrenaG	2	0,55	+0,55	28/41	6/19
Léo LinckG	2	1,14	+0,14	45/50	7/12

Live stats

Possession & Passing

37%Possession63%

344Total passes579

77%Pass accuracy87%

5Corners6

Attack

7Shots11

3On target2

2Off target7

2Blocked shots2

Box & Quality

5Shots in box6

2Shots out box5

0.7xG1.5

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves2

2Offsides3

10Fouls7

5Yellow cards2

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,40xG1,28

5Shots7

2On target2

2Big chances1

12Touches in box14

40%Possession60%

4Corners3

Second half

0,34xG0,18

2Shots4

1On target0

1Big chances0

2Touches in box9

35%Possession65%

1Corners3

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Arouca

0.737537%

62% open play38% set piece

Estrela

1.4511463%

27% open play19% set piece54% penalty

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

18 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Arouca0,73 xG · 1 scored

Estrela1,45 xG · 0 scored

How those chances were made

Arouca14

Open play 11Set piece 2Rebound 1

Estrela19

Open play 11Set piece 1Dribble 2Foul won 2Rebound 2Defensive 1

Momentum

19 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Arouca22% pressure

Estrela78% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-0

100%Draw 0%0%

0.73xG1.45

7Shots11

5On target4

Momentum

90' Off target Lovro Zvonarek 0.05 xG · Regular play · Header

Shot map

7 v 11

Arouca shoot right, Estrela left. Bigger dot = better chance.

AROAroucaESTEstrelagoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

9 on target · 1 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

AroucaEstrelagoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

AroucaDefensive line 27%

EstrelaDefensive line 36%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

AroucaUntil 57'

Most-connected pair: Fontán and Djouahra, 17 passes between them.

EstrelaUntil 61'

Most-connected pair: Patrick and Leković, 39 passes between them.

Tactical battle

39control61

I. Stoica

8 touches in box

In possession

29,1%Field tilt70,9%

6Passes into box13

15Progressive passes33

3Carries into final third9

5Chances created5

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

19,71Press intensity (PPDA)17,41

3High turnovers9

7Regains within 5s8

31,1sBall recovery time19,2s

17Interceptions8

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

87Carries189

998mCarry distance2392m

9Progressive carries14

574mProgressive carry distance1116m

2Carries into the box4

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

4Take-ons won8

7Take-ons attempted23

303mProgressive pass distance606m

0Through balls1

3Switches of play14

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,56Expected threat (xT)0,57

0,60Action value (VAEP)-0,49

14Shot-creating actions19

2Goal-creating actions0

7Box entries17

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,2Passes per attack5,1

11,5sAttack duration17,1s

2,63 m/sAttack directness2,15 m/s

2Build-up attacks6

10Direct attacks15

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

14Touches in box23

44Final third entries80

3Big chances1

1,14xG on target0,55

2Big chances missed1

Passing

4/8 (50%)Crosses3/21 (14%)

16/54 (30%)Long balls42/68 (62%)

13Throw-ins21

7Free kicks9

12Goal kicks2

Duels

49Total51

28/52 (54%)Ground24/52 (46%)

9/24 (38%)Aerial15/23 (65%)

4/7 (57%)Dribbles8/22 (36%)

4Dispossessed6

Defending

45Recoveries51

9Interceptions4

20Tackles7

60%Tackles won71%

30Clearances18

1Big chances scored0

2Big saves0

0Fouled in final third2

7,57Average rating7,38

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

AroucaThis season

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 16-30

EstrelaThis season

Scores most 61-75 · concedes most 0-15

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

75%1+ goal75%

38%2+ goals75%

13%3+ goals25%

They concede

50%1+ goal100%

38%2+ goals75%

Heaviest results

best 4-0 (H)·worst 0-2 (A)

best 2-1 (H)·worst 0-2 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

AroucashootallowEstrela

4.9%Six-yard box5.7%

55.0%-1.8Penalty area+3.560.1%

30.2%+3.3Edge of the box-1.625.5%

9.8%Long range-1.98.7%

367 shots taken · 459 faced

EstrelashootallowArouca

6.0%Six-yard box6.9%

49.6%-7.2Penalty area+4.461.0%

29.3%+2.4Edge of the box-2.724.4%

15.2%+4.6Long range-2.87.8%

369 shots taken · 451 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Arouca beat Estrela 1-0 at Estádio Municipal de Arouca in Primeira Liga. Arouca led 1-0 at half-time. Iván Barbero scored the only goal in the 5th minute. In their last 7 meetings, Arouca have won 4, Estrela 2, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.