Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Sporting CP (2nd, 82 pts) held a 40-point advantage over Arouca (8th, 42 pts). Arouca ranked 4th in the league on five-round form, well above their 8th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Arouca 1.38 scored and 1.88 conceded per game, Sporting CP 2.62 and 0.71, with the league averaging 1.34.
GioScore's database holds 18 meetings between the two: 1 for Arouca, 15 for Sporting CP and 2 drawn, at 3.17 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 72% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 56%.
Estádio Municipal de Arouca, capacity 5,600, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Sporting CP led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Arouca: Iván Barbero (48') · Sporting CP: Luis Suárez (35'), Luis Suárez (90')
Key stats
Possession: Arouca 35% · Sporting CP 65% · Total shots: 11-15 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 4-7