Matchday

Liga Portugal 26/27 · 23 Aug 2026

FC Porto 2–0 FC Arouca

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.3 – 0.5
Actual xG
3.0 – 0.5
Goals
2 – 0

Footybot made FC Porto favourites at 77%.

FC Porto won and made the better chances: 3.0 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Borja Sainz, 100.0 in 14′.

FC Porto

PlayerMinGAxGScore
Borja Sainz Forward14100.74100.0
Nehuén Pérez Defender800–80.4
Gabri Veiga Midfielder76100.5076.1
Diogo Costa Goalkeeper9000–52.9
William Gomes Forward76010.4051.0
Jan Bednarek Defender88000.0247.6
Alberto Costa Defender9000–45.6
Pepê Forward90010.3043.8
Victor Froholdt Midfielder90000.8839.5
Deniz Gül Forward1800–39.2
Zaidu Sanusi Defender9000–38.2
Pablo Rosario Midfielder9000–37.5
Jakub Kiwior Defender90000.0136.8
André Silva Forward72000.1435.1
Hwang In-beom Midfielder1400–30.9

FC Arouca

PlayerMinGAxGScore
Brian Mansilla Forward1800–88.9
Pedro Santos Midfielder18000.0173.4
Jose Fontán Defender9000–72.9
Mateo Flores Midfielder800–67.0
Taichi Fukui Midfielder9000–60.7
Javi Sánchez Defender9000–60.6
Ignacio de Arruabarrena Goalkeeper9000–59.1
Alfonso Trezza Midfielder7200–54.2
Tiago Esgaio Defender8800–50.6
Espen Van Ee Midfielder7200–49.4
Orest Lebedenko Defender9000–48.2
Naïs Djouahra Midfielder90000.4245.9
Pablo Gozálbez Midfielder2800–45.1
Hyun-ju Lee Midfielder62000.0242.1
Dylan Nandín Forward2800–41.7
Ivan Barbero Forward62000.0841.1