FC Porto vs Arouca

3 - 1
🕒 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:45 Europe/London 📍 Estádio Do Dragão 🧑‍⚖️ Vasilica Iancu 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 24
Regular Season Table
FC Porto 1 · Arouca 9
Referee Stats
9 matches · 3.22 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.22
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.44
Over 4.5 cards 22%
Home wins 67%
Draws 33%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • FC Porto outshot their opponent (20-7).
  • FC Porto controlled possession (57%).
  • FC Porto had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

FC Porto (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 14-3-0

Goals For / Against

33 / 6
Avg: 1.94 / 0.35

Points

45
Avg: 2.65

Clean Sheets

12

Failed to Score

1
Arouca (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 5-2-10

Goals For / Against

20 / 34
Avg: 1.18 / 2.00

Points

17
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.65
PPG
1.00
1.94
GF
1.18
0.35
GA
2.00
47%
O2.5
65%
29%
BTTS
53%
76%
Score 1st
29%

League-position context

FC Porto rank1st
Arouca rank9th
FC Porto points88
Arouca points42
FC Porto: #1 · 88 pts · GD +48
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 46 pts above the play-off edge. 58 pts clear of the relegation zone.
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.
46-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

FC Porto last 5 home

W W W D W
Points13/15
Weighted index91
Goals9-2
Record4-1-0
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.

Arouca last 5 away

W L L W L
Points6/15
Weighted index47
Goals5-5
Record2-0-3
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.

FC Porto trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS29%
BTTS + O2.524%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 0%

Arouca trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

FC Porto score at home94%
FC Porto clean sheet at home71%
Arouca score away71%
Arouca clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

FC Porto score first76%
FC Porto win after scoring first85%
Arouca score first29%
Arouca win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Porto 100% · Arouca 33%
Avg first goal minute: FC Porto 28.1' · Arouca 26.6'

Vs league average

FC Porto score at home1.94 vs 1.50
FC Porto concede at home0.35 vs 1.19
Arouca score away1.18 vs 1.19
Arouca concede away2.00 vs 1.50
FC Porto score 30% above league average, while Arouca score 1% below league average.
Defensive side: FC Porto are 70% below league average at home, and Arouca are 34% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.80
BTTS40%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

FC Porto goal timing (home)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
0-15 5
16-30 5
46-60 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0

Arouca goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 4
61-75 4
31-45 3
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 11
16-30 8
76-90+ 8
0-15 5
46-60 4
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
1
Total Shots
20
7
Shots off Goal
6
5
Blocked Shots
7
1
Shots Inside Box
12
4
Shots Outside Box
8
3
Ball Possession
57%
43%
Corner Kicks
5
1
Fouls
11
14
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
0
4
Total Passes
481
371
Passes Accurate
416
303
Passes %
86%
82%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
1'
1' Goal · 1-0
O. Pietuszewski
Normal Goal · Assist: Victor Mow Froholdt
4'
4' VAR
O. Pietuszewski
Goal confirmed
46'
46' Javi Sánchez
1st substitution · For: B. Popović
61'
61' D. Gül
1st substitution · For: T. Moffi
62'
62' O. Pietuszewski
2nd substitution · For: William
62'
62' Gabri Veiga
3rd substitution · For: Rodrigo Mora
66'
66' Barbero
2nd substitution · For: D. Nandín
70'
70' Goal · 2-1
N. Djouahra
Normal Goal
76'
76' P. Rosario
4th substitution · For: S. Fofana
78'
78' B. Mansilla
3rd substitution · For: José Silva
78'
78' Pablo Gozálbez
4th substitution · For: Jesús Santiago
84'
84' Pepê Aquino
5th substitution · For: André Miranda
85'
85' A. Trezza
5th substitution · For: Miguel Puche
90'
90' Goal · 3-1
William
Penalty
90'
90' Goal · 4-1
T. Moffi
Normal Goal · Assist: William
90+2'
90+2' B. Popović
90+3'
90+3' Diogo Monteiro

FC Porto vs Arouca 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FC Porto beat Arouca 3-1 on Friday, 27 February 2026 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Vasilica Iancu. It was played at Estádio Do Dragão.

First half: FC Porto took an early lead at 1' when O. Pietuszewski scored, with the assist credited to Victor Mow Froholdt, making the score 1-0. VAR intervened at 4' for FC Porto (Goal confirmed).

Second half: Arouca made their 1st substitution at 46', with Javi Sánchez replacing B. Popović. FC Porto made their 1st substitution at 61', with D. Gül replacing T. Moffi. FC Porto made their 2nd substitution at 62', with O. Pietuszewski replacing William. FC Porto made their 3rd substitution at 62', with Gabri Veiga replacing Rodrigo Mora. Arouca made their 2nd substitution at 66', with Barbero replacing D. Nandín. Arouca reduced the deficit at 70' when N. Djouahra scored, making the score 2-1. FC Porto made their 4th substitution at 76', with P. Rosario replacing S. Fofana. Arouca made their 3rd substitution at 78', with B. Mansilla replacing José Silva. Arouca made their 4th substitution at 78', with Pablo Gozálbez replacing Jesús Santiago. FC Porto made their 5th substitution at 84', with Pepê Aquino replacing André Miranda. Arouca made their 5th substitution at 85', with A. Trezza replacing Miguel Puche. FC Porto added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when William scored (Penalty), making the score 3-1. FC Porto added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when T. Moffi scored, with the assist credited to William, making the score 4-1. B. Popović received a yellow card for Arouca at 90+2'. Diogo Monteiro received a yellow card for Arouca at 90+3'.

FC Porto used 5 substitutions while Arouca used 5 substitutions. Arouca got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • FC Porto outshot their opponent (20-7).
  • FC Porto controlled possession (57%).
  • FC Porto had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins11
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals10 (71.4%)
BTTS6 (42.9%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins5
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals6 (85.7%)
BTTS4 (57.1%)

FC Porto vs Arouca Head-to-Head History by Season