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AroucaArouca vs Nacional — Primeira Liga
1-0
NacionalGoing into the match, Arouca had won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.2 goals a game; Nacional had won 1, drawn 2, lost 7 in 10, scoring 0.8. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Arouca 3 wins. Arouca are 5th in the Primeira Liga on 10 points; Nacional are 12th on 4.
Match report
Home form going in: Arouca
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 (L L L L D). 1.2 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 3-1 at Moreirense · 18 Aug 2024
- L 0-1 vs Guimaraes · 12 Aug 2024
- L 1-3 vs Guimaraes · 18 May 2024
- L 5-0 at Benfica · 12 May 2024
- D 0-0 vs Estrela · 5 May 2024
- D 2-2 at Gil Vicente · 26 Apr 2024
Away form going in: Nacional
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 2, lost 7 (L D L L L). 0.8 scored per game, 2.2 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 1-6 vs Sp Lisbon · 17 Aug 2024
- D 1-1 at AVS · 10 Aug 2024
- L 1-2 vs Rio Ave · 19 May 2021
- L 3-0 at Famalicao · 16 May 2021
- L 1-3 vs Benfica · 11 May 2021
- D 2-2 at Moreirense · 6 May 2021
Head-to-head: Arouca vs Nacional
- Arouca 3-0 Nacional · 21 Feb 2026 · Primeira Liga
- Nacional 1-2 Arouca · 20 Sept 2025 · Primeira Liga
- Nacional 1-2 Arouca · 1 Feb 2025 · Primeira Liga
How it unfolded
- 27' Normal Goal — Henrique Araújo (Arouca)
Match statistics
| Arouca | Metric | Nacional |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 0 |
| 47 | Ball possession | 53 |
| 1.23 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.21 |
| 10 | Total shots | 14 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 10 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 3 | Attempts inside box | 8 |
| 7 | Attempts outside box | 6 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 303 | Total passes | 344 |
| 239 | Accurate passes | 268 |
| 79 | Pass accuracy | 78 |
| 5 | Key passes | 11 |
| 88 | Duels | 88 |
Primeira Liga table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 13 |
| 3 | Santa Clara | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Benfica | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 |
| 5 | Arouca | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | GIL Vicente | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | SC Braga | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Maritimo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | Estrela | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Academico Viseu | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 11 | Vitória SC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Nacional | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Moreirense | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 | Famalicao | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Rio Ave | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 3 |
| 16 | Estoril | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 2 |
| 17 | Alverca | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 2 |
| 18 | Casa Pia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -11 | 1 |