Primeira Liga Gameweek 16 Sun, Dec 27 · 16:00 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos
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Away travel74 kmRest days7 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
Real contextStrength only
GIL Vicente—%
Draw—%
Arouca—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (Barcelos)

Forecast from 12 Dec

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for GIL Vicente and Arouca. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

Team strength

GIL VicenteArouca
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
34 Current StrengthIn forecast 34
32 AttackIn forecast 28
50 DefenceIn forecast 37
46 Form indexContext 45
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

GIL Vicente

Attack—
Defense risk—

Arouca

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GIL VicenteArouca
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.38
0.75 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.88
1.35 xGVia Att/Def 1.13
0.65 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.57
-0.35 Goals minus xGContext +0.25
75% Scored inContext 75%
50% Clean sheetsContext 50%
13.50 ShotsContext 10.50
3.75 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.75
28% On target shareContext 36%
8.50 Shots in the boxContext 6.25
61% Box shareContext 60%
7% ConversionContext 13%
1.57 OffsidesContext 1.83
11.13 Shots allowedContext 14.25
2.75 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
2.71 BlocksContext 3.75
2.29 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.63
76% Save rateContext 81%
53% PossessionIn forecast 49%
472 PassesContext 440
409 Accurate passesContext 372
87% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.86
13.13 FoulsContext 10.38
11.75 Fouls sufferedContext 10.38
2.25 Yellow cardsContext 2.88
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 8 and 8 games
0.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
1.15 xGVia Att/Def 1.22
0.89 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.29
-0.25 Goals minus xGContext +0.48
70% Scored inContext 80%
40% Clean sheetsContext 40%
13.10 ShotsContext 11.30
3.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
28% On target shareContext 35%
7.90 Shots in the boxContext 6.80
58% Box shareContext 60%
7% ConversionContext 15%
1.56 OffsidesContext 2.00
11.60 Shots allowedContext 13.80
3.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.30
3.00 BlocksContext 4.00
2.44 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.40
71% Save rateContext 79%
50% PossessionIn forecast 50%
447 PassesContext 439
386 Accurate passesContext 370
86% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.75 Team ratingContext 6.92
13.00 FoulsContext 11.00
12.30 Fouls sufferedContext 10.70
2.10 Yellow cardsContext 2.70
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

GIL Vicente
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km590 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 46 · 7 pts vs 7.5 for an average club · +0.7 vs expected
  • W19 OctA · SC Braga2–10.8 xPts
  • W9 OctA · Moreirense1–01.3 xPts
  • D19 SepH · Maritimo1–12.0 xPts
  • L13 SepA · Benfica1–30.4 xPts
  • L6 SepH · Academico Viseu0–11.8 xPts
Arouca
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel74 km82 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 45 · 8 pts vs 8.5 for an average club · +0.9 vs expected
  • W11 OctH · Estrela1–01.9 xPts
  • D19 SepA · Sporting CP2–20.4 xPts
  • L13 SepH · Santa Clara1–21.5 xPts
  • D7 SepA · Estoril0–01.4 xPts
  • W29 AugH · Maritimo2–11.9 xPts

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
GIL Vicente Arouca
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Primeira Liga 2026-2027, 20 Dec7Primeira Liga 2026-2027, 20 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km74 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways590 km82 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 41 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one1414

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

GIL Vicente Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs SC Braga (A) 2–1, 19 Oct
30Lucão(G)
45David Moreira 39Jonathan Buatu 4M. Elimbi 47Ricardo Esgaio
86Diogo Prioste 12A. Lausen
20Gil Martins 10Santi García 77Murilo
99M. Kaba
Arouca Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Estrela (H) 1–0, 11 Oct
12I. de Arruabarrena(G)
18O. Lebedenko 3José Fontán 15Javi Sánchez 28Tiago Esgaio
8T. Fukui 6E. van Ee
7N. Djouahra 10Pablo Gozálbez 19A. Trezza
17Barbero

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
GIL Vicente Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Arouca Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

GIL Vicente · Home 1.75points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
2-1-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.50
Arouca · Away 1.25points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
1-2-1
Scored
0.75
Conceded
1.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 2 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

0 GIL Vicente wins5 draws3 Arouca wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.75 Over 2.550% Both scored75% Clean sheets0% · 25%
  • 11 May 2026GIL Vicente1–3Arouca
  • 28 Dec 2025Arouca2–2GIL Vicente
  • 10 May 2025GIL Vicente1–1Arouca
  • 27 Dec 2024Arouca1–1GIL Vicente
  • 26 Apr 2024GIL Vicente2–2Arouca
  • 16 Dec 2023Arouca3–0GIL Vicente

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Goal timing

GIL Vicente8 games · scored 8 · conceded 6
2 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
2 3 76-90
Arouca8 games · scored 11 · conceded 7
1 1 0-15
2 3 16-30
2 1 31-45
3 46-60
1 61-75
3 1 76-90
GIL Vicente10 games · scored 9 · conceded 12
2 2 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 2 31-45
1 46-60
2 2 61-75
2 5 76-90
Arouca10 games · scored 17 · conceded 9
1 1 0-15
3 3 16-30
2 1 31-45
3 46-60
2 3 61-75
6 1 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.