Primeira Liga Gameweek 23 Sat, Feb 21 2026 · 15:30 Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca
Arouca
3–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 1.92 – 0.99
Nacional
  • A. Trezza 47’
  • Lee Hyun-Ju 67’
  • D. Nandin 72’
  • Lee Hyun-Ju 83’
  • 51’ C. Labidi
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Arouca cruise past Nacional

Arouca entered as narrow favourites and won 3–0 through goals from Trezza, Hyun-Ju and Nandin. Nacional played with ten men from the 51st minute after Labidi was sent off. Arouca finished with the higher xG (1.92 vs 0.99). On the chances created, Nacional deserved more: 0.8 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Arouca ✓43%
Draw28%
Nacional29%

Model vs reality

Arouca goals
3
Model 1.40 · xG 1.92
Nacional goals
0
Model 1.09 · xG 0.99
Total goals
3
Model 2.49 · xG 2.91
Score 3–0
4%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 45%
Both scored
No
Model 51%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchJavi SánchezArouca
7.9
  • RefereeLuis Carlos Mateus Filipe
  • VenueEstádio Municipal de Arouca
  • Table before kick-offArouca 12th · Nacional 14th

Timeline

  1. Tiago EsgaioYellow card · misses next match
    13’
  2. C. LabidiYellow card
    19’
  3. Half time · 0–0
  4. ⇄ DeivisonFor Miguel Baeza
    46’
  5. A. Trezza 1–0Assist Lee Hyun-Ju
    47’
  6. C. LabidiSecond yellow
    51’
  7. BarberoYellow card
    57’
  8. E. van EeYellow card · misses next match
    62’
  9. Zé VitorYellow card
    64’
  10. ⇄ Pablo GozálbezFor N. Djouahra
    65’
  11. ⇄ D. NandinFor Barbero
    65’
  12. Lee Hyun-Ju 2–0
    67’
  13. ⇄ Joel SilvaFor Matheus Dias
    71’
  14. ⇄ Pablo RuanFor J. Ramírez
    71’
  15. D. Nandin 3–0Assist Pablo Gozálbez
    72’
  16. ⇄ WitiFor Gabriel Veron
    78’
  17. Lee Hyun-JuYellow card
    79’
  18. ⇄ Daniel JúniorFor Paulinho Bóia
    79’
  19. Lee Hyun-JuSecond yellow
    83’
  20. ⇄ Yellu SantiagoFor E. van Ee
    85’
  21. ⇄ Diogo MonteiroFor Tiago Esgaio
    85’
  22. ⇄ Miguel PucheFor A. Trezza
    89’
  23. Full time · 3–0

Team stats

Arouca10 shots · 8 in box, 2 outside
Nacional15 shots · 11 in box, 4 outside
AroucaNacional
61% Possession 39%
1.92 Expected goals (xG) 0.99
1.99 Expected points (xPts) 0.79
10 Shots 15
7 Shots on target 5
2 Shots off target 5
1 Blocked shots 5
8 Shots inside the box 11
2 Shots outside the box 4
416 Passes 265
87% Pass accuracy 77%
4 Corners 1
5 Goalkeeper saves 4
11 Fouls 11
5 Offsides 0
4 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 1
7.06 Team rating 6.22

Line-ups

Arouca 4-2-3-1

126.9 I. de Arruabarrena(G)
256.3 B. Kuipers 36.9 José Fontán 157.9★ Javi Sánchez 286.9 Tiago Esgaio ↓85’
217.0 T. Fukui 227.0 E. van Ee ↓85’
76.7 N. Djouahra ↓65’ 147.0 Lee Hyun-Ju A 197.9 A. Trezza ↓89’
176.6 Barbero ↓65’
  • 12I. de Arruabarrena (G)6.9
  • 25B. Kuipers6.3
  • 3José Fontán6.9
  • 15Javi Sánchez ★7.9
  • 28Tiago Esgaio↓85’6.9
  • 21T. Fukui7.0
  • 22E. van Ee↓85’7.0
  • 7N. Djouahra↓65’6.7
  • 14Lee Hyun-JuA7.0
  • 19A. Trezza↓89’7.9
  • 17Barbero↓65’6.6

Substitutes used

  • 6Diogo Monteiro↑85’
  • 10Pablo GozálbezA↑65’7.3
  • 20Yellu Santiago↑85’
  • 23D. Nandin↑65’7.9
  • 11Miguel Puche↑89’

Unused: João Valido, B. Popović, José Silva, Brian Mansilla

Nacional 4-3-3

16.2 Kaique(G)
247.3 Lenny Vallier 385.5 Zé Vitor 345.3 Léo Santos 165.6 Alan Nuñez
155.3 C. Labidi 66.3 Matheus Dias ↓71’ 86.5 Miguel Baeza ↓46’
116.9 Paulinho Bóia ↓79’ 96.5 J. Ramírez ↓71’ 276.6 Gabriel Veron ↓78’
  • 1Kaique (G)6.2
  • 24Lenny Vallier7.3
  • 38Zé Vitor5.5
  • 34Léo Santos5.3
  • 16Alan Nuñez5.6
  • 15C. Labidi5.3
  • 6Matheus Dias↓71’6.3
  • 8Miguel Baeza↓46’6.5
  • 11Paulinho Bóia↓79’6.9
  • 9J. Ramírez↓71’6.5
  • 27Gabriel Veron↓78’6.6

Substitutes used

  • 26Joel Silva↑71’6.7
  • 88Deivison↑46’6.2
  • 10Daniel Júnior↑79’6.9
  • 7Witi↑78’7.2
  • 99Pablo Ruan↑71’6.5

Unused: Kevyn, Francisco Gonçalves, André Sousa, Lucas João

Player stats

Top rated
Javi SánchezArouca7.9
2nd
A. TrezzaArouca7.9
3rd
D. NandinArouca7.9

Arouca

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
I. de Arruabarrena G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 85% 27 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
B. Kuipers D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 82% 22 0 1 1/1 0/0 6.3
José Fontán D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 64 0 0 0/0 2/0 6.9
Javi Sánchez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 71 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.9
Tiago Esgaio D 85 0 0 0 (0) 2 61% 33 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.9
T. Fukui M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 52 1 1 1/1 1/1 7.0
E. van Ee M 85 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 57 1 2 0/0 1/3 7.0
N. Djouahra F 65 0 0 0 (0) 0 76% 17 0 1 1/1 0/0 6.7
Lee Hyun-Ju M 90 1 1 2 (1) 1 77% 31 0 0 2/2 4/4 7.0
A. Trezza F 89 1 0 2 (2) 2 80% 20 2 1 1/1 1/2 7.9
Barbero F 65 0 0 2 (2) 0 71% 7 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.6
Diogo Monteiro D 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/1 0/0 —
Pablo Gozálbez M 25 0 1 1 (1) 1 88% 8 0 0 1/1 0/0 7.3
Yellu Santiago M 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
D. Nandin F 25 1 0 1 (1) 2 100% 5 0 0 1/1 0/1 7.9
Miguel Puche F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Nacional

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Kaique G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 81% 42 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
Lenny Vallier D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 67% 15 0 2 1/2 0/4 7.3
Zé Vitor D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 31 0 0 0/0 6/1 5.5
Léo Santos D 90 0 0 2 (1) 2 71% 45 1 1 0/0 0/0 5.3
Alan Nuñez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 75% 16 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.6
C. Labidi M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 17 1 0 0/0 4/0 5.3
Matheus Dias M 71 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 27 0 2 0/0 1/2 6.3
Miguel Baeza M 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 9 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Paulinho Bóia F 79 0 0 2 (1) 3 71% 21 1 0 3/4 1/2 6.9
J. Ramírez F 71 0 0 3 (1) 1 55% 11 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.5
Gabriel Veron F 78 0 0 1 (0) 2 73% 11 2 0 1/1 1/1 6.6
Joel Silva M 19 0 0 0 (0) 2 100% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
Deivison M 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 0 0 1/1 0/1 6.2
Daniel Júnior F 11 0 0 1 (1) 0 50% 2 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.9
Witi F 12 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 4 1 0 1/1 0/0 7.2
Pablo Ruan M 19 0 0 0 (0) 0 33% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.