Primeira Liga Gameweek 3 Sun, Aug 23 2026 · 20:30 Estádio Do Dragão, Porto
FC Porto
2–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 2.92 – 0.54
Arouca
  • Gabri Veiga 67’
  • Borja Sainz 86’
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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.

FC Porto beat Arouca

FC Porto entered as clear favourites and won 2–0 through goals from Veiga and Sainz. FC Porto finished with the higher xG (2.92 vs 0.54).

FC Porto ✓68%
Draw19%
Arouca13%

Model vs reality

FC Porto goals
2
Model 2.15 · xG 2.92
Arouca goals
0
Model 0.84 · xG 0.54
Total goals
2
Model 2.99 · xG 3.46
Score 2–0
12%
Most likely 2–0 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 57%
Both scored
No
Model 50%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchGabri VeigaFC Porto · 1 goal
9.3
  • RefereeJoao Pinheiro
  • Coaches— · Vasco Seabra
  • VenueEstádio Do Dragão
  • Table before kick-offFC Porto 5th · Arouca 4th

Timeline

  1. Half time · 0–0
  2. VAR J. KiwiorGoal cancelled
    59’
  3. ⇄ Pablo GozálbezFor Lee Hyun-Ju
    62’
  4. ⇄ D. NandinFor Barbero
    62’
  5. Gabri Veiga 1–0Assist William Gomes
    67’
  6. ⇄ D. GülFor André Silva
    72’
  7. ⇄ Pedro SantosFor E. van Ee
    72’
  8. ⇄ Brian MansillaFor A. Trezza
    72’
  9. ⇄ I. HwangFor Gabri Veiga
    76’
  10. ⇄ Borja SainzFor William Gomes
    76’
  11. I. HwangYellow card · Foul
    83’
  12. Borja Sainz 2–0Assist Pepê
    86’
  13. ⇄ P. PérezFor J. Bednarek
    88’
  14. ⇄ Mateo FloresFor Tiago Esgaio
    88’
  15. Full time · 2–0

Team stats

FC Porto23 shots · 17 in box, 6 outside
Arouca4 shots · 2 in box, 2 outside
FC PortoArouca
53% Possession 47%
2.92 Expected goals (xG) 0.54
2.66 Expected points (xPts) 0.23
23 Shots 4
10 Shots on target 1
8 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 1
17 Shots inside the box 2
6 Shots outside the box 2
463 Passes 415
85% Pass accuracy 87%
12 Corners 2
1 Goalkeeper saves 8
16 Fouls 8
5 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
7.38 Team rating 6.71

Line-ups

FC Porto 4-3-3

997.3 Diogo Costa(G)
127.5 Z. Sanusi 47.3 J. Kiwior 57.3 J. Bednarek ↓88’ 207.5 Alberto Baio
109.3★ Gabri Veiga ↓76’ 136.9 P. Rosario 86.9 V. Froholdt
117.0 Pepê A 196.2 André Silva ↓72’ 78.3 William Gomes A↓76’
  • 99Diogo Costa (G)7.3
  • 12Z. Sanusi7.5
  • 4J. Kiwior7.3
  • 5J. Bednarek↓88’7.3
  • 20Alberto Baio7.5
  • 10Gabri Veiga ★↓76’9.3
  • 13P. Rosario6.9
  • 8V. Froholdt6.9
  • 11PepêA7.0
  • 19André Silva↓72’6.2
  • 7William GomesA↓76’8.3

Substitutes used

  • 18P. Pérez↑88’7.3
  • 16I. Hwang↑76’6.3
  • 27D. Gül↑72’6.9
  • 17Borja Sainz↑76’8.0

Unused: Andorinha, João Afonso, D. Prpić, Francisco Moura, S. Eustaquio, A. Varela, Tiago Andrade, D. Cunha

Arouca 4-2-3-1

129.0 I. de Arruabarrena(G)
185.9 O. Lebedenko 37.0 José Fontán 156.7 Javi Sánchez 286.3 Tiago Esgaio ↓88’
86.9 T. Fukui 66.6 E. van Ee ↓72’
76.3 N. Djouahra 146.3 Lee Hyun-Ju ↓62’ 196.5 A. Trezza ↓72’
176.3 Barbero ↓62’
  • 12I. de Arruabarrena (G)9.0
  • 18O. Lebedenko5.9
  • 3José Fontán7.0
  • 15Javi Sánchez6.7
  • 28Tiago Esgaio↓88’6.3
  • 8T. Fukui6.9
  • 6E. van Ee↓72’6.6
  • 7N. Djouahra6.3
  • 14Lee Hyun-Ju↓62’6.3
  • 19A. Trezza↓72’6.5
  • 17Barbero↓62’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 89Pedro Santos↑72’6.7
  • 10Pablo Gozálbez↑62’6.2
  • 21Mateo Flores↑88’6.6
  • 24Brian Mansilla↑72’6.3
  • 23D. Nandin↑62’6.5

Unused: J. Vinarčík, M. Duarte, B. Popović, Mario Climent, Diogo Monteiro, F. Mayulu, S. Park

Coach: Vasco Seabra

Player stats

Top rated
Gabri VeigaFC Porto9.3
2nd
I. de ArruabarrenaArouca9.0
3rd
William GomesFC Porto8.3

FC Porto

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Diogo Costa G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 81% 32 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
Z. Sanusi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 35 0 0 1/1 0/1 7.5
J. Kiwior D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 106 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.3
J. Bednarek D 88 0 0 1 (0) 0 94% 104 1 0 0/0 1/0 7.3
Alberto Baio D 90 0 0 0 (0) 3 78% 23 4 0 1/2 2/0 7.5
Gabri Veiga M 76 1 0 3 (2) 7 81% 37 2 0 1/3 1/0 9.3
P. Rosario M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 32 2 0 0/0 3/2 6.9
V. Froholdt M 90 0 0 4 (3) 1 89% 19 3 0 0/3 3/1 6.9
Pepê F 90 0 1 4 (0) 1 75% 28 0 1 0/0 1/1 7.0
André Silva F 72 0 0 1 (0) 1 67% 18 0 0 1/1 2/1 6.2
William Gomes F 76 0 1 2 (2) 3 67% 21 3 0 0/2 0/1 8.3
P. Pérez D 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
I. Hwang M 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
D. Gül F 18 0 0 0 (0) 1 50% 4 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.9
Borja Sainz F 14 1 0 3 (3) 1 100% 1 1 0 0/0 0/1 8.0

Arouca

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
I. de Arruabarrena G 90 0 0 8 sv 0 81% 36 0 0 0/0 0/2 9.0
O. Lebedenko D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 32 2 1 0/4 1/0 5.9
José Fontán D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 78 3 1 0/0 1/3 7.0
Javi Sánchez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 59 0 2 1/1 0/0 6.7
Tiago Esgaio D 88 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 31 1 1 0/0 1/1 6.3
T. Fukui M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 89% 47 2 3 2/3 0/3 6.9
E. van Ee M 72 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 28 1 2 0/1 0/1 6.6
N. Djouahra F 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 76% 29 3 0 0/2 0/0 6.3
Lee Hyun-Ju M 62 0 0 1 (0) 0 82% 17 0 1 0/0 0/1 6.3
A. Trezza F 72 0 0 0 (0) 2 88% 8 0 0 0/0 2/0 6.5
Barbero F 62 0 0 1 (1) 0 86% 7 1 0 0/0 1/1 6.3
Pedro Santos M 18 0 0 1 (0) 0 96% 23 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
Pablo Gozálbez M 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 7 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
Mateo Flores M 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Brian Mansilla F 18 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 4 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
D. Nandin F 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 40% 5 1 0 0/0 0/2 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.