Arouca 1-2 Santa Clara: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 6

Arouca

1 : 2

Santa Clara

I. Barbero46'

22'G. Paciencia
36'J. Tavares

Estádio Municipal de AroucaVitor FerreiraCapacity 7,000Sun, 13 Sept 202619:00

Arouca4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-3-3Santa Clara Santa Clara crest

Assistant

Nuno Diogo

Assistant

Leandro Pires

Assistant

Nuno Diogo

Substitutions

23'
106.5
P. Gozalbez
216.3
M. Flores
68'
66.7
E. van Ee
896.6
Pedro Santos
68'
76.5A
N. Djouahra
206.5
G. Rukavina
81'
186.0
O. Lebedenko
96.2
F. Mayulu
81'
196.7
A. Trezza
246.5
B. Mansilla

Unused

Assistant

Leandro Pires

Substitutions

62'
88.0A
J. Tavares
416.6
Daniel Borges
73'
206.6
T. Ribeiro
36.9
H. Silva
73'
106.7
Brenner
116.6
Welinton Torrao
73'
97.3
G. Paciencia
76.2
Fernando
82'
706.9
Vinicius Lopes
994.7
Sorriso

Unused

Player of the match

José Luís Rocha Tavares

Midfielder · Santa Clara

8.0

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists1

Shots2

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy50%

Build-up

Passes23

Key passes1

Pass accuracy70%

Defending

Tackles2

Duels won3 · 75%

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Lucas FrançaG	3	1	0,71	-0,29	21/31	12/22
Ignacio de ArruabarrenaG	3	2	1,23	-0,77	20/23	1/4

Live stats

Possession & Passing

64%Possession36%

517Total passes302

88%Pass accuracy73%

5Corners2

Attack

10Shots12

4On target5

3Off target4

3Blocked shots3

Box & Quality

5Shots in box7

5Shots out box5

0.7xG1.2

-0.3Goals prevented-0.3

Defense & Discipline

3Goalkeeper saves3

2Offsides2

14Fouls12

3Yellow cards5

0Red cards1

Half by half

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

First half

0,46xG1,06

4Shots9

2On target5

1Big chances2

6Touches in box14

64%Possession36%

2Corners1

Second half

0,26xG0,10

6Shots3

2On target0

0Big chances0

7Touches in box9

63%Possession37%

3Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Arouca

0.7210764%

89% open play11% set piece

Santa Clara

1.1612836%

90% open play10% set piece

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

22 shots

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

Arouca0,72 xG · 1 scored

Santa Clara1,16 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Arouca20

Open play 17Set piece 2Rebound 1

Santa Clara22

Open play 17Set piece 2Foul won 1Rebound 1Defensive 1

Momentum

19 swings

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

Arouca63% pressure

Santa Clara37% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-2

0%Draw 0%100%

0.72xG1.16

10Shots12

7On target8

Momentum

78' Saved Vinícius 0.05 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

10 v 12

Arouca shoot right, Santa Clara left. Bigger dot = better chance.

AROAroucaSCSanta Claragoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

15 on target · 3 scored

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

AroucaSanta Claragoalsavedoff 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 46%

Santa ClaraDefensive line 29%

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 23'

Most-connected pair: Sánchez and Fontán, 12 passes between them.

Santa ClaraUntil 62'

Most-connected pair: Moreira and Pacheco, 17 passes between them.

Tactical battle

61control39

Ivan Barbero

5 touches in box

In possession

66,3%Field tilt33,7%

9Passes into box9

38Progressive passes20

9Carries into final third4

7Chances created10

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

Out of possession

7,87Press intensity (PPDA)14,62

4High turnovers2

9Regains within 5s6

16,4sBall recovery time27,2s

15Interceptions8

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

Carrying

137Carries67

1503mCarry distance871m

8Progressive carries7

818mProgressive carry distance368m

0Carries into the box3

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

Beating the press

5Take-ons won2

11Take-ons attempted4

655mProgressive pass distance344m

0Through balls0

8Switches of play4

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

Threat created

1,08Expected threat (xT)0,84

1,53Action value (VAEP)2,57

20Shot-creating actions22

2Goal-creating actions4

8Box entries10

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

Tempo

4,9Passes per attack3,2

15,4sAttack duration11,7s

2,17 m/sAttack directness2,68 m/s

6Build-up attacks1

13Direct attacks9

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

More match stats

Attack

13Touches in box23

55Final third entries55

1Big chances2

0,71xG on target1,23

1Big chances missed1

Passing

8/29 (28%)Crosses3/6 (50%)

17/33 (52%)Long balls33/68 (49%)

21Throw-ins12

12Free kicks14

8Goal kicks8

Duels

45Total55

29/64 (45%)Ground35/64 (55%)

11/25 (44%)Aerial14/25 (56%)

5/11 (45%)Dribbles2/4 (50%)

13Dispossessed10

Defending

39Recoveries40

9Interceptions6

12Tackles19

58%Tackles won74%

8Clearances30

0Big chances scored1

1Big saves2

2Errors led to shot0

3Fouled in final third0

6,48Average rating7,18

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

AroucaThis season

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 16-30

Santa ClaraThis season

Scores most 16-30 · concedes most 31-45

Goal profile

This season

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

Share of their matches

They score

75%1+ goal88%

38%2+ goals38%

13%3+ goals13%

13%4+ goals13%

They concede

50%1+ goal38%

38%2+ goals13%

Heaviest results

best 4-0 (H)·worst 0-2 (A)

best 4-0 (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.

AroucashootallowSanta Clara

4.9%Six-yard box-1.54.2%

55.0%-1.8Penalty area-1.954.7%

30.2%+3.3Edge of the box+3.130.2%

9.8%Long range10.9%

367 shots taken · 331 faced

Santa ClarashootallowArouca

4.7%Six-yard box6.9%

52.1%-4.7Penalty area+4.461.0%

24.4%-2.5Edge of the box-2.724.4%

18.7%+8.1Long range-2.87.8%

401 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

Santa Clara beat Arouca 2-1 at Estádio Municipal de Arouca in Primeira Liga. Santa Clara led 2-0 at half-time. Scorers: I. Barbero (46') for Arouca; G. Paciencia (22'), J. Tavares (36') for Santa Clara. Santa Clara finished with ten men after Sorriso was sent off. In their last 13 meetings, Arouca have won 5, Santa Clara 4, with 4 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.