Arouca vs Nacional

3 - 0
🕒 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio Municipal de Arouca 🧑‍⚖️ Luis Carlos Mateus Filipe 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 23
Regular Season Table
Arouca 9 · Nacional 14
Referee Stats
9 matches · 4.33 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.33
Reds avg 0.22
Penalties avg 0.22
Over 4.5 cards 56%
Home wins 56%
Draws 44%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Nacional outshot their opponent (10-15).
  • Arouca controlled possession (61%).
  • Arouca had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Arouca (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 7-4-6

Goals For / Against

27 / 30
Avg: 1.59 / 1.76

Points

25
Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

4
Nacional (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 3-5-9

Goals For / Against

14 / 22
Avg: 0.82 / 1.29

Points

14
Avg: 0.82

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.47
PPG
0.82
1.59
GF
0.82
1.76
GA
1.29
71%
O2.5
29%
59%
BTTS
47%
53%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

Arouca rank9th
Nacional rank14th
Arouca points42
Nacional points34
Arouca: #9 · 42 pts · GD -17
40 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Nacional: #14 · 34 pts · GD -8
48 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Arouca last 5 home

W D W W L
Points10/15
Weighted index76
Goals10-7
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Nacional last 5 away

L W L L D
Points4/15
Weighted index29
Goals3-6
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Arouca trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 18%

Nacional trend breakdown

Over 2.529%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.524%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 6% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Arouca score at home76%
Arouca clean sheet at home18%
Nacional score away65%
Nacional clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Arouca score first53%
Arouca win after scoring first56%
Nacional score first35%
Nacional win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Arouca 29% · Nacional 22%
Avg first goal minute: Arouca 30.9' · Nacional 25.7'

Vs league average

Arouca score at home1.59 vs 1.50
Arouca concede at home1.76 vs 1.19
Nacional score away0.82 vs 1.19
Nacional concede away1.29 vs 1.50
Arouca score 6% above league average, while Nacional score 31% below league average.
Defensive side: Arouca are 49% above league average at home, and Nacional are 14% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Arouca goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
0-15 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
31-45 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
46-60 6
76-90+ 6
31-45 5
61-75 4
16-30 3

Nacional goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
61-75 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
46-60 5
31-45 4
76-90+ 4
16-30 2
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
5
Total Shots
10
15
Shots off Goal
2
5
Blocked Shots
1
5
Shots Inside Box
8
11
Shots Outside Box
2
4
Ball Possession
61%
39%
Corner Kicks
4
1
Fouls
12
13
Offsides
6
0
Yellow Cards
5
3
Red Cards
1
1
Goalkeeper Saves
5
4
Total Passes
444
284
Passes Accurate
387
215
Passes %
87%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
5
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
13'
13' Tiago Esgaio
19'
19' C. Labidi
46'
46' Miguel Baeza
1st substitution · For: Deivison
47'
47' Goal · 1-0
A. Trezza
Normal Goal · Assist: Lee Hyun-Ju
51'
51' C. Labidi
51'
51' C. Labidi
57'
57' Barbero
62'
62' E. van Ee
64'
64' Zé Vitor
65'
65' N. Djouahra
1st substitution · For: Pablo Gozálbez
65'
65' Barbero
2nd substitution · For: D. Nandín
67'
67' Goal · 2-0
Lee Hyun-Ju
Normal Goal
71'
71' Matheus Dias
2nd substitution · For: Joel da Silva
71'
71' C. Ramírez
3rd substitution · For: Pablo Ruan
72'
72' Goal · 3-0
D. Nandín
Normal Goal · Assist: Pablo Gozálbez
78'
78' Gabriel Veron
4th substitution · For: Witi
79'
79' Lee Hyun-Ju
79'
79' Paulinho Bóia
5th substitution · For: Daniel Júnior
83'
83' Lee Hyun-Ju
83'
83' Lee Hyun-Ju
85'
85' Tiago Esgaio
3rd substitution · For: Diogo Monteiro
85'
85' E. van Ee
4th substitution · For: Jesús Santiago
89'
89' A. Trezza
5th substitution · For: Miguel Puche

Arouca vs Nacional 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Arouca beat Nacional 3-0 on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Luis Carlos Mateus Filipe. It was played at Estádio Municipal de Arouca.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Tiago Esgaio received a yellow card for Arouca at 13'. C. Labidi received a yellow card for Nacional at 19'.

Second half: Nacional made their 1st substitution at 46', with Miguel Baeza replacing Deivison. Arouca took the lead at 47' when A. Trezza scored, with the assist credited to Lee Hyun-Ju, making the score 1-0. C. Labidi received a yellow card for Nacional at 51'. C. Labidi received a red card for Nacional at 51'. Barbero received a yellow card for Arouca at 57'. E. van Ee received a yellow card for Arouca at 62'. Zé Vitor received a yellow card for Nacional at 64'. Arouca made their 1st substitution at 65', with N. Djouahra replacing Pablo Gozálbez. Arouca made their 2nd substitution at 65', with Barbero replacing D. Nandín. Arouca extended the lead at 67' when Lee Hyun-Ju scored, making the score 2-0. Nacional made their 2nd substitution at 71', with Matheus Dias replacing Joel da Silva. Nacional made their 3rd substitution at 71', with C. Ramírez replacing Pablo Ruan. Arouca extended the lead at 72' when D. Nandín scored, with the assist credited to Pablo Gozálbez, making the score 3-0. Nacional made their 4th substitution at 78', with Gabriel Veron replacing Witi. Lee Hyun-Ju received a yellow card for Arouca at 79'. Nacional made their 5th substitution at 79', with Paulinho Bóia replacing Daniel Júnior. Lee Hyun-Ju received a yellow card for Arouca at 83'. Lee Hyun-Ju received a red card for Arouca at 83'. Arouca made their 3rd substitution at 85', with Tiago Esgaio replacing Diogo Monteiro. Arouca made their 4th substitution at 85', with E. van Ee replacing Jesús Santiago. Arouca made their 5th substitution at 89', with A. Trezza replacing Miguel Puche.

Arouca used 5 substitutions while Nacional used 5 substitutions. Arouca got 5 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Nacional got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Nacional outshot their opponent (10-15).
  • Arouca controlled possession (61%).
  • Arouca had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins6
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals5 (62.5%)
BTTS4 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins4
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Arouca vs Nacional Head-to-Head History by Season