Primeira Liga Gameweek 1 Sat, Aug 8 2026 · 18:00 Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
Guimaraes
0–1 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 2.28 – 0.43
Arouca
  • 53’ Barbero
  • 90+3’ Diogo Monteiro
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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.

Barbero goal decides it for Arouca

Guimaraes entered as narrow favourites, but Arouca won 1–0 through a Barbero goal. Arouca played with ten men from the 90th minute after Monteiro was sent off. Arouca won despite the lower xG; Guimaraes created the better chances (2.28 vs 0.43). On the chances created, Guimaraes deserved more: 2.5 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Guimaraes42%
Draw25%
Arouca ✓33%

Model vs reality

Guimaraes goals
0
Model 1.50 · xG 2.28
Arouca goals
1
Model 1.29 · xG 0.43
Total goals
1
Model 2.79 · xG 2.71
Score 0–1
7%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 53%
Both scored
No
Model 56%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchJosé FontánArouca
7.9
  • RefereeMiguel Nogueira
  • CoachesTiago Margarido · Vasco Seabra
  • VenueEstádio Dom Afonso Henriques

Timeline

  1. Half time · 0–0
  2. Barbero 0–1Assist N. Djouahra
    53’
  3. Lee Hyun-JuYellow card · Foul
    64’
  4. ⇄ O. LebedenkoFor Mateo Flores
    65’
  5. ⇄ D. NandinFor Barbero
    65’
  6. O. CamaraYellow card · Foul
    69’
  7. ⇄ T. StrataFor Miguel Maga
    69’
  8. ⇄ Telmo ArcanjoFor O. Camara
    70’
  9. ⇄ Pedro SantosFor E. van Ee
    70’
  10. ⇄ Pablo GozálbezFor Lee Hyun-Ju
    70’
  11. ⇄ Diogo MonteiroFor Javi Sánchez
    73’
  12. ⇄ Matija MitrovićFor Gonçalo Nogueira
    78’
  13. ⇄ M. NogueiraFor A. Ndoye
    78’
  14. Diogo MonteiroYellow card · Foul
    90’
  15. O. LebedenkoYellow card · Foul
    90+2’
  16. Diogo MonteiroSecond yellow · Foul
    90+3’
  17. I. de ArruabarrenaYellow card · Argument
    90+4’
  18. Matija MitrovićYellow card · Argument
    90+6’
  19. ⇄ L. DoucetFor Gustavo Silva
    90+6’
  20. Full time · 0–1

Team stats

Guimaraes24 shots · 16 in box, 8 outside
Arouca4 shots · 3 in box, 1 outside
GuimaraesArouca
58% Possession 42%
2.28 Expected goals (xG) 0.43
2.54 Expected points (xPts) 0.31
24 Shots 4
3 Shots on target 2
14 Shots off target 1
7 Blocked shots 1
16 Shots inside the box 3
8 Shots outside the box 1
495 Passes 380
87% Pass accuracy 78%
5 Corners 2
1 Goalkeeper saves 3
9 Fouls 7
1 Offsides 3
2 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 1
6.92 Team rating 7.02

Line-ups

Guimaraes 4-2-3-1

486.3 O. Zych(G)
137.2 J. Teixeira Mendes 287.2 Thiago Balieiro 46.9 Óscar Rivas 26.9 Miguel Maga ↓69’
87.2 Gonçalo Nogueira ↓78’ 167.3 Beni
76.5 O. Camara ↓70’ 207.2 Samu 117.2 Gustavo Silva ↓90’
246.3 A. Ndoye ↓78’
  • 48O. Zych (G)6.3
  • 13J. Teixeira Mendes7.2
  • 28Thiago Balieiro7.2
  • 4Óscar Rivas6.9
  • 2Miguel Maga↓69’6.9
  • 8Gonçalo Nogueira↓78’7.2
  • 16Beni7.3
  • 7O. Camara↓70’6.5
  • 20Samu7.2
  • 11Gustavo Silva↓90’7.2
  • 24A. Ndoye↓78’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 18Telmo Arcanjo↑70’7.0
  • 44L. Doucet↑90’
  • 6Matija Mitrović↑78’6.9
  • 23T. Strata↑69’6.3
  • 17M. Nogueira↑78’6.6

Unused: Juan Castillo, Lucas Furtado, S. Verdi, Francisco Dias, A. Sidibé

Coach: Tiago Margarido

Arouca 4-2-3-1

127.5 I. de Arruabarrena(G)
216.6 Mateo Flores ↓65’ 37.9★ José Fontán 157.6 Javi Sánchez ↓73’ 287.3 Tiago Esgaio
87.0 T. Fukui 66.7 E. van Ee ↓70’
77.0 N. Djouahra A 146.2 Lee Hyun-Ju ↓70’ 196.5 A. Trezza
177.3 Barbero ↓65’
  • 12I. de Arruabarrena (G)7.5
  • 21Mateo Flores↓65’6.6
  • 3José Fontán ★7.9
  • 15Javi Sánchez↓73’7.6
  • 28Tiago Esgaio7.3
  • 8T. Fukui7.0
  • 6E. van Ee↓70’6.7
  • 7N. DjouahraA7.0
  • 14Lee Hyun-Ju↓70’6.2
  • 19A. Trezza6.5
  • 17Barbero↓65’7.3

Substitutes used

  • 89Pedro Santos↑70’6.7
  • 18O. Lebedenko↑65’6.7
  • 10Pablo Gozálbez↑70’6.7
  • 23D. Nandin↑65’6.6
  • 4Diogo Monteiro↑73’5.6

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

Coach: Vasco Seabra

Player stats

Top rated
José FontánArouca7.9
2nd
Javi SánchezArouca7.6
3rd
I. de ArruabarrenaArouca7.5

Guimaraes

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
O. Zych G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 94% 18 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
J. Teixeira Mendes D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 82% 57 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.2
Thiago Balieiro D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 93% 76 3 5 1/1 1/0 7.2
Óscar Rivas D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 89% 82 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
Miguel Maga D 69 0 0 0 (0) 2 86% 29 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.9
Gonçalo Nogueira M 78 0 0 1 (0) 3 89% 38 1 0 0/0 0/1 7.2
Beni M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 59 6 3 2/2 1/0 7.3
O. Camara F 70 0 0 1 (0) 1 50% 16 1 1 1/1 1/0 6.5
Samu M 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 95% 40 1 0 0/1 1/0 7.2
Gustavo Silva F 90 0 0 5 (2) 3 70% 20 3 1 2/3 1/2 7.2
A. Ndoye F 78 0 0 4 (0) 1 70% 10 0 0 0/1 1/2 6.3
Telmo Arcanjo M 20 0 0 1 (0) 1 82% 11 1 0 0/0 0/1 7.0
L. Doucet M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Matija Mitrović M 12 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 15 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.9
T. Strata D 21 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 20 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.3
M. Nogueira M 12 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 4 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.6

Arouca

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
I. de Arruabarrena G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 60% 53 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.5
Mateo Flores M 65 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 27 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.6
José Fontán D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 69 1 2 0/0 0/0 7.9
Javi Sánchez D 73 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 44 3 0 0/0 0/0 7.6
Tiago Esgaio D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 58% 24 2 1 0/0 0/1 7.3
T. Fukui M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 38 4 2 0/0 0/1 7.0
E. van Ee M 70 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 22 1 0 0/0 2/0 6.7
N. Djouahra F 90 0 1 1 (1) 1 79% 24 1 4 1/4 0/0 7.0
Lee Hyun-Ju M 70 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 13 1 0 0/2 0/1 6.2
A. Trezza F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 64% 11 2 0 0/1 1/1 6.5
Barbero F 65 1 0 1 (1) 0 71% 17 2 0 0/2 0/1 7.3
Pedro Santos M 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 10 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
O. Lebedenko D 25 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 1 1 0/1 1/0 6.7
Pablo Gozálbez M 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 6 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
D. Nandin F 25 0 0 0 (0) 0 56% 9 0 0 1/1 0/2 6.6
Diogo Monteiro D 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 8 0 1 0/0 3/0 5.6

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.