Matchday

Liga Portugal 25/26 · 29 Sep 2025

FC Arouca 0–4 FC Porto

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.1 – 1.3
Actual xG
0.7 – 3.0
Goals
0 – 4

Footybot saw it as open: FC Arouca 33%, the draw 28%, FC Porto 40%.

FC Porto won and made the better chances: 3.0 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Samu Aghehowa, 67.9 in 45′.

Well above their usual level: David Simão +17.0, Samu Aghehowa +13.3, Francisco Moura +10.0.

Well below it: João Valido −15.0, Jakub Kiwior −10.5.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

FC Arouca

20 Sep 2025W 2–1at CD Nacional Liga Portugal
14 Sep 2025L 0–2v Casa Pia Liga Portugal
30 Aug 2025D 1–1at Vitória SC Liga Portugal
23 Aug 2025D 3–3v Rio Ave Liga Portugal
17 Aug 2025L 0–6at Sporting CP Liga Portugal

FC Porto

25 Sep 2025W 1–0at Red Bull Salzburg Europa League
19 Sep 2025W 3–0at Rio Ave Liga Portugal
13 Sep 2025W 1–0v CD Nacional Liga Portugal
30 Aug 2025W 2–1at Sporting CP Liga Portugal
24 Aug 2025W 4–0v Casa Pia Liga Portugal

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

FC Arouca

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Dylan Nandín Forward25000.0371.4–
David Simão Midfielder7900–64.8+17.0
Miguel Puche Forward25000.1362.5–
Matías Rocha Defender90000.0452.2–
Brian Mansilla Forward34000.0350.5–
Naïs Djouahra Midfielder6500–46.9+1.0
Boris Popović Defender90000.0946.3−2.5
Tiago Esgaio Defender9000–44.5−3.0
Espen Van Ee Midfielder11000.0344.1–
Ivan Barbero Forward79000.1843.4–
Romualdas Jansonas Forward11000.0242.6–
Taichi Fukui Midfielder90000.0441.9−2.9
Arnau Solà Defender90000.0838.4–
Alfonso Trezza Midfielder5600–37.8−5.6
Pablo Gozálbez Midfielder6500–36.0–
João Valido Goalkeeper9000–26.6−15.0

FC Porto

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Zaidu Sanusi Defender21100.9798.7–
Samu Aghehowa Forward45100.8367.9+13.3
Diogo Costa Goalkeeper9000–64.3+9.0
Deniz Gül Forward45100.4561.3–
Dominik Prpić Defender2100–57.7–
Alberto Costa Defender2101–56.7–
Francisco Moura Defender69100.2254.8+10.0
Gabri Veiga Midfielder51000.1053.6−2.1
Jan Bednarek Defender9000–51.9−6.9
Victor Froholdt Midfielder90010.2251.4−0.3
Pepê Forward6901–48.9−7.9
Pablo Rosario Midfielder3900–48.3–
Alan Varela Midfielder9000–48.1+1.3
Borja Sainz Forward69010.1547.9+0.6
Jakub Kiwior Defender90000.0242.3−10.5
Martim Fernandes Defender48000.0135.1–