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Santa Clara
VS Scheduled Portugal 26/27 Liga Portugal · Matchday 23
Arouca

Head-to-head overview

10 meetings
Santa ClaraWins
4
Draws30.0% of meetings
3
AroucaWins
3
Goals per match
2.20
Over 2.5 goals
50.0%
Both teams scored
60.0%
DateSeasonMatch
2026-09-14 Portugal, Liga Portugal 26/27 Arouca1–2Santa Clara
2026-09-13 Portugal, Liga Portugal 26/27 Arouca1–2Santa Clara
2026-05-02 Portugal, Liga Portugal 25/26 Arouca2–2Santa Clara
2025-12-21 Portugal, Liga Portugal 25/26 Santa Clara0–0Arouca
2025-04-26 Portugal, Liga Portugal 24/25 Santa Clara2–0Arouca
2024-12-15 Portugal, Liga Portugal 24/25 Arouca1–0Santa Clara
2023-02-11 Portugal, Liga Portugal 22/23 Arouca1–0Santa Clara
2022-08-20 Portugal, Liga Portugal 22/23 Santa Clara1–2Arouca
Recent matches

Santa Clara

DateSeasonMatch
2026-09-20 Portugal, Liga Portugal 26/27 Santa Clara0–0Sp Braga
2026-09-14 Portugal, Liga Portugal 26/27 Arouca1–2Santa Clara
2026-09-13 Portugal, Liga Portugal 26/27 Arouca1–2Santa Clara
2026-09-06 Portugal, Liga Portugal 26/27 Santa Clara4–0Rio Ave
2026-08-29 Portugal, Liga Portugal 26/27 Alverca1–1Santa Clara
2026-08-23 Portugal, Liga Portugal 26/27 Santa Clara1–0Famalicao
2026-08-15 Portugal, Liga Portugal 26/27 Academico Viseu0–1Santa Clara
2026-08-10 Portugal, Liga Portugal 26/27 Santa Clara2–2Nacional

Arouca

DateSeasonMatch
2026-09-19 Portugal, Liga Portugal 26/27 Sp Lisbon2–2Arouca
2026-09-14 Portugal, Liga Portugal 26/27 Arouca1–2Santa Clara
2026-09-13 Portugal, Liga Portugal 26/27 Arouca1–2Santa Clara
2026-09-07 Portugal, Liga Portugal 26/27 Estoril0–0Arouca
2026-08-29 Portugal, Liga Portugal 26/27 Arouca2–1Maritimo
2026-08-23 Portugal, Liga Portugal 26/27 Porto2–0Arouca
2026-08-16 Portugal, Liga Portugal 26/27 Arouca4–0Moreirense
2026-08-08 Portugal, Liga Portugal 26/27 Guimaraes0–1Arouca
Santa Clara Arouca

Wins

62%
38%

Over 2.5 goals

50%
62%

Both teams scored

50%
50%

Clean sheets

50%
38%
Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Santa Clara

Home · Liga Portugal

Arouca

Away · Liga Portugal
HomeAway1st goal
1 Porto 2–0 Arouca 6 67′ Home
2 Benfica Arouca 6
3 Santa Clara Arouca 6
4 Sp Lisbon 2–2 Arouca 6 3′ Home
5 Academico Viseu Arouca 6
6 · Arouca
7 Sp Braga Arouca 6
8 Alverca Arouca 6
9 Estrela Arouca 6
10 Famalicao Arouca 6
11 Gil Vicente Arouca 6
12 Maritimo Arouca 6
13 Moreirense Arouca 6
14 Guimaraes 0–1 Arouca 6 53′ Away
15 Nacional Arouca 6
16 Rio Ave Arouca 6
17 Casa Pia Arouca 6
18 Estoril 0–0 Arouca 6 –
Santa Clara Home Arouca Away

Wins

Over 1.5

Over 2.5

Over 3.5

Both teams scored

Clean sheets

Scores first

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

Liga Portugal · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Santa Clara

8 matches
Goals & resultsHome4 matchesAway4 matchesOverall8 matches
Points / match2.002.502.25
Draws50.0%25.0%37.5%
Goals scored / match1.751.501.62
Goals conceded / match0.500.750.62
Total goals / match2.252.252.25
Failed to score25.0%0.0%12.5%
Under 2.5 goals50.0%50.0%50.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time 2 of 3 67%
Scores first → wins 2 of 3 67%
Concedes first → wins 0 of 0 —

Scoring order known: 4/4 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches
MinutesScoredConceded
0–1510
16–3030
31–4502
46–6020
61–7500
76–9010

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Arouca

8 matches
Goals & resultsHome4 matchesAway4 matchesOverall8 matches
Points / match1.501.251.38
Draws0.0%50.0%25.0%
Goals scored / match2.000.751.38
Goals conceded / match1.251.001.12
Total goals / match3.251.752.50
Failed to score0.0%50.0%25.0%
Under 2.5 goals0.0%75.0%37.5%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time 0 of 1 0%
Scores first → wins 1 of 1 100%
Concedes first → wins 0 of 2 0%

Scoring order known: 4/4 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches
MinutesScoredConceded
0–1501
16–3001
31–4500
46–6010
61–7501
76–9021

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

ModelSanta ClaraDraw AroucaHow it works
Strength (Elo) 46.8% 23.0% 30.2% Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson) 37.0% 28.7% 34.1% Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average
1.16–1.10 Model expected goals
39.1% Probability of over 2.5 goals
45.6% Both teams to score
1-1 Most likely score, at 13.3%

Most likely scores

Poisson model
1-113.3%
1-012.1%
0-111.5%
0-010.4%
2-17.7%
1-27.3%
Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

MeasureSanta ClaraArouca How to read it
Strength (Elo) 1546 1512 The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10 69 40 Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength 1522 1547 Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.
Shot share 55.3% 44.2% Share of all shots in a match. Above 50% means the team takes more shots than its opponents.
Shots on target share 50.5% 46.7% The same measure, counting only shots on target
Finishing and saving index (PDO) 1143 1160 Shooting conversion plus save percentage, on a scale centred on 1000. Extreme values can reflect short-term variation.
Conversion 44.4% 40.6% Shots on target converted into goals
Save percentage 69.8% 75.3% Opponents' shots on target that are saved
Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches
Team1H scored2H scored 1H conceded2H conceded
Santa Clara 0.680.68 0.470.42
Arouca 0.471.05 0.530.63

Total goals

40 matches per team
Team012 34+
Santa Clara 10%32%20%20%18%
Arouca 5%18%12%22%42%
Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

2.22 Santa Clara at home, 9 matches
1.10 Arouca away, 10 matches
154d Days of rest for Santa Clara
155d Days of rest for Arouca
— Manager of Santa Clara
— Manager of Arouca
0 Matches for Santa Clara in the last 14 days
0 Matches for Arouca in the last 14 days
6 Points for Santa Clara behind the leaders, and 14 above the relegation zone
13 Points for Arouca behind the leaders, and 7 above the relegation zone
2.68 League goals per match
26.9% League draw rate
Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Santa Clara, the right bar represents Arouca.

On the ball

20 matches
11.88
shots
11.06
3.18
shots on target
3.76
26.7%
accuracy
34.0%
4.32
corners
3.21
14.0
fouls
12.63
2.26
yellow cards
2.95

Recent form

10 matches
TeamLast 10PPG goalsstreak
Santa Clara DWWWDWWDLW 2.10 1.50–0.60 1D
Arouca DLLDWLWWWW 1.70 1.70–1.10 1D

At half-time

20 matches
Teamaheadlevel behindcomeback winslead lost
Santa Clara6 103 10
Arouca3 124 01
Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Santa Clara

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Arouca

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.