FC Porto 2-0 Arouca: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 3

FC Porto

2 : 0

Arouca

G. Veiga67'
B. Sainz86'

Estádio do DragãoJoao Pedro PinheiroCapacity 50,399Sun, 23 Aug 202621:30

FC Porto4-3-3

Line ups

4-2-3-1Arouca Arouca crest

Assistant

Lucho González

Assistant

Nuno Diogo

Assistant

Lucho González

Substitutions

72'
196.2
Andre Silva
276.9
D. Gul
76'
109.3
G. Veiga
166.3
Hwang In-Beom
76'
78.3A
William Gomes
178.0
B. Sainz
88'
57.3
J. Bednarek
187.3
N. Perez

Unused

Assistant

Nuno Diogo

Substitutions

62'
146.3
H. Lee
106.2
P. Gozalbez
62'
176.3
I. Barbero
236.5
D. Nandin
72'
66.6
E. van Ee
896.7
Pedro Santos
72'
196.5
A. Trezza
246.3
B. Mansilla
88'
286.3
Tiago Esgaio
216.6
M. Flores

Unused

Player of the match

Gabriel Veiga Novas

Midfielder · FC Porto

9.3

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots3

Shots on target2

Shot accuracy67%

Dribbles won1

Build-up

Passes37

Key passes7

Pass accuracy81%

Defending

Tackles2

Duels won5 · 63%

Fouls won/made0 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Gabri Veiga

William Gomes

Borja Sainz

Ignacio de Arruabarrena

Jose Fontán

Taichi Fukui

Player
Ignacio de ArruabarrenaG	8	2	3,00	+1,00	29/36	2/9
Diogo CostaG	1	0	0,19	+0,19	26/32	4/10

Live stats

Possession & Passing

53%Possession47%

463Total passes415

85%Pass accuracy87%

12Corners2

Attack

23Shots4

10On target1

8Off target3

5Blocked shots1

Box & Quality

17Shots in box2

6Shots out box2

3.0xG0.5

0.9Goals prevented0.9

Defense & Discipline

1Goalkeeper saves8

5Offsides1

16Fouls8

1Yellow cards0

Half by half

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

First half

0,79xG0,08

11Shots1

2On target1

3Big chances0

21Touches in box1

60%Possession40%

5Corners0

Second half

2,20xG0,46

12Shots3

8On target0

6Big chances1

19Touches in box7

45%Possession55%

7Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

FC Porto

3.00231553%

94% open play6% set piece

Arouca

0.544147%

100% open play0% 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

27 shots

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

FC Porto3,00 xG · 2 scored

Arouca0,54 xG · 0 scored

How those chances were made

FC Porto45

Open play 30Set piece 7Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 2Defensive 4

Arouca8

Open play 8

Momentum

13 swings

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

FC Porto91% pressure

Arouca9% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-0

100%Draw 0%0%

3.00xG0.54

23Shots4

15On target1

Momentum

90' Off target Pedro Santos 0.01 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

23 v 4

FC Porto shoot right, Arouca left. Bigger dot = better chance.

PORFC PortoAROAroucagoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

16 on target · 2 scored

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

FC PortoAroucagoalsavedoff 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.

FC PortoDefensive line 43%

AroucaDefensive 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.

FC PortoUntil 72'

Most-connected pair: Bednarek and Kiwior, 105 passes between them.

AroucaUntil 62'

Most-connected pair: Fontán and Sánchez, 16 passes between them.

Tactical battle

65control35

Pepê

8 touches in box

In possession

62,9%Field tilt37,1%

19Passes into box2

45Progressive passes20

10Carries into final third12

17Chances created3

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

Out of possession

9,66Press intensity (PPDA)14,19

16High turnovers3

10Regains within 5s5

23,4sBall recovery time32,1s

7Interceptions19

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

Carrying

88Carries92

1064mCarry distance991m

11Progressive carries7

666mProgressive carry distance465m

2Carries into the box1

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

Beating the press

4Take-ons won4

12Take-ons attempted12

797mProgressive pass distance385m

3Through balls0

5Switches of play3

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

Threat created

1,46Expected threat (xT)0,70

2,38Action value (VAEP)0,39

45Shot-creating actions8

4Goal-creating actions0

2,32Expected assisted goals0,52

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

Tempo

4,3Passes per attack3,5

14,7sAttack duration10,8s

1,99 m/sAttack directness1,87 m/s

6Build-up attacks3

12Direct attacks3

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

More match stats

Attack

40Touches in box8

51Final third entries38

9Big chances1

3,00xG on target0,19

7Big chances missed1

Passing

8/30 (27%)Crosses2/14 (14%)

24/36 (67%)Long balls10/36 (28%)

19Throw-ins12

8Free kicks16

7Goal kicks8

Duels

53Total47

28/60 (47%)Ground32/60 (53%)

21/33 (64%)Aerial12/33 (36%)

4/12 (33%)Dribbles4/11 (36%)

7Dispossessed9

Defending

35Recoveries33

1Interceptions11

16Tackles15

69%Tackles won33%

19Clearances47

2Big chances scored0

0Big saves2

0Errors led to shot4

1Fouled in final third0

8,19Average rating6,76

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

FC PortoThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 16-30

AroucaThis season

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 16-30

Goal profile

This season

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

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal75%

100%2+ goals38%

38%3+ goals13%

13%4+ goals13%

They concede

50%1+ goal50%

Heaviest results

best 4-1 (A)

best 4-0 (H)·worst 0-2 (A)

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.

FC PortoshootallowArouca

6.9%Six-yard box6.9%

60.3%+3.5Penalty area+4.461.0%

24.5%-2.4Edge of the box-2.724.4%

8.3%-2.3Long range-2.87.8%

494 shots taken · 451 faced

AroucashootallowFC Porto

4.9%Six-yard box-2.33.4%

55.0%-1.8Penalty area-7.249.4%

30.2%+3.3Edge of the box+2.829.9%

9.8%Long range+6.817.4%

367 shots taken · 328 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

FC Porto beat Arouca 2-0 at Estádio do Dragão in Primeira Liga. It was goalless at half-time. Scorers: G. Veiga (67'), B. Sainz (86') for FC Porto. In their last 20 meetings, FC Porto have won 17, Arouca 2, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.