Sporting CP 2-2 Arouca: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 7

Sporting CP

2 : 2

Arouca

G. Inacio3'
L. Suarez17'

81' (pen)J. Fontan
87'D. Nandin

Sporting CP4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Arouca Arouca crest

Assistant

Nuno Diogo

Substitutions

57'
196.2
N. Irankunda
725.9
E. Quaresma
66'
176.9
R. Zalazar
46.5
S. Andersen
86'
776.5
I. Doumbia
216.3
Pedro Lima
86'
977.8
L. Suarez
76.7
F. Ioannidis

Unused

Assistant

Nuno Diogo

Substitutions

46'
216.1
M. Flores
206.8
G. Rukavina
59'
66.4
E. van Ee
896.9
Pedro Santos
69'
196.0
A. Trezza
246.6
B. Mansilla
86'
176.4
I. Barbero
96.5
F. Mayulu
86'
156.2
J. Sanchez
238.1
D. Nandin

Unused

Player of the match

Dylan Nandin

Attacker · Arouca

8.1

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Dribbles won0

Build-up

Passes0

Key passes0

Defending

Tackles0

Blocks0

Interceptions0

Duels won1 · 100%

Fouls won/made1 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Rui SilvaG	4	1,90	-0,10	34/39	5/10
I. de ArruabarrenaG	1	1,29	-0,71	19/24	2/7

Live stats

Possession & Passing

54%Possession46%

480Total passes391

88%Pass accuracy88%

4Corners2

Attack

10Shots15

3On target5

2Off target9

5Blocked shots1

Box & Quality

8Shots in box8

2Shots out box7

1.3xG2.1

-0.9Goals prevented-0.9

Defense & Discipline

4Goalkeeper saves1

2Offsides0

9Fouls17

4Yellow cards5

1Red cards0

Half by half

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

First half

1,03xG0,36

5Shots6

2On target1

3Big chances1

11Touches in box5

61%Possession39%

3Corners1

Second half

0,25xG1,72

5Shots9

1On target4

2Big chances3

8Touches in box10

47%Possession53%

1Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Sporting CP

1.2910854%

64% open play36% set piece

Arouca

2.0815646%

52% open play10% set piece38% 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

25 shots

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

Sporting CP1,29 xG · 2 scored

Arouca2,08 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Sporting CP20

Open play 13Set piece 4Dribble 2Rebound 1

Arouca26

Open play 19Set piece 3Foul won 2Rebound 1Defensive 1

Momentum

16 swings

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

Sporting CP43% pressure

Arouca57% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-2

0%Draw 100%0%

1.29xG2.08

10Shots15

8On target6

Momentum

90' Off target Geny Catamo 0.02 xG · Set piece · Left foot

Shot map

10 v 15

Sporting CP shoot right, Arouca left. Bigger dot = better chance.

CPSporting CPAROAroucagoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

14 on target · 4 scored

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

Sporting CPAroucagoalsavedoff 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.

Sporting CPDefensive line 32%

AroucaDefensive line 41%

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.

Sporting CPUntil 57'

Most-connected pair: Debast and Inácio, 47 passes between them.

AroucaUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Sánchez and Fontán, 10 passes between them.

Tactical battle

49control51

M. Araújo

5 touches in box

In possession

41,1%Field tilt58,9%

8Passes into box9

23Progressive passes21

6Carries into final third12

10Chances created10

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

Out of possession

13,85Press intensity (PPDA)8,38

4High turnovers8

7Regains within 5s4

26,6sBall recovery time31,0s

14Interceptions13

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

Carrying

166Carries112

1693mCarry distance1320m

12Progressive carries19

985mProgressive carry distance770m

3Carries into the box0

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

Beating the press

18Take-ons won6

31Take-ons attempted11

440mProgressive pass distance324m

4Through balls0

3Switches of play4

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

Threat created

0,96Expected threat (xT)0,76

1,37Action value (VAEP)1,45

20Shot-creating actions26

4Goal-creating actions2

1,29Expected assisted goals0,45

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

Tempo

3,9Passes per attack4,3

13,6sAttack duration13,5s

1,75 m/sAttack directness1,88 m/s

4Build-up attacks3

6Direct attacks8

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

More match stats

Attack

19Touches in box15

39Final third entries54

5Big chances4

1,14xG on target1,90

3Big chances missed2

Passing

3/9 (33%)Crosses10/27 (37%)

20/37 (54%)Long balls20/32 (63%)

19Throw-ins14

17Free kicks8

14Goal kicks5

Duels

62Total38

44/75 (59%)Ground31/75 (41%)

12/16 (75%)Aerial4/16 (25%)

18/27 (67%)Dribbles6/11 (55%)

7Dispossessed4

Defending

32Recoveries39

6Interceptions12

9Tackles16

67%Tackles won44%

16Clearances15

2Big chances scored2

2Fouled in final third4

7,14Average rating6,88

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Sporting CPThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 61-75

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%

88%2+ goals38%

50%3+ goals13%

13%4+ goals13%

They concede

75%1+ goal50%

38%2+ goals38%

Heaviest results

best 4-0 (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.

Sporting CPshootallowArouca

7.0%Six-yard box6.9%

61.8%+5.0Penalty area+4.461.0%

25.7%Edge of the box-2.724.4%

5.5%-5.1Long range-2.87.8%

600 shots taken · 451 faced

AroucashootallowSporting CP

4.9%Six-yard box4.6%

55.0%-1.8Penalty area-8.148.5%

30.2%+3.3Edge of the box+3.630.7%

9.8%Long range+5.616.2%

367 shots taken · 303 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

Sporting CP and Arouca drew 2-2 at Estádio José Alvalade in Primeira Liga. Sporting CP led 2-0 at half-time. Scorers: G. Inacio (3'), L. Suarez (17') for Sporting CP; J. Fontan (81' pen), D. Nandin (87') for Arouca. Sporting CP finished with ten men after Zeno Debast was sent off. In their last 20 meetings, Sporting CP have won 16, Arouca 1, with 3 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.