Primeira Liga · 2025Estádio Municipal de Arouca

FC Arouca 2–2 Santa Clara · Primeira Liga

2–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

FC Arouca and Santa Clara drew 2–2.

Shots
912
Shots on target
54
Expected goals
0.781.86
Possession
51%49%

Full time

What the match recorded

Arouca and Santa Clara drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Arouca – Santa Clara): shots 9–12, shots on target 5–4, expected goals 0.78–1.86, possession 51%–49%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Santa Clara's recent record differs from the season

weak

Santa Clara's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.97 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match0.97 goals/match1.18 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Arouca show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Arouca's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

10.6 shots/match ▲ShotsArouca · Santa Clara12 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricAroucaSanta ClaraBaseline
Shots10.6 shots/match12 shots/match11.7 shots/match
Shots against13.2 shots/match9.44 shots/match13.2 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots12 shotsFC Arouca 9 shots, Santa Clara 12 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots4 shotsFC Arouca 5 shots, Santa Clara 4 shots
  • Expected goals0.78 xG1.86 xGFC Arouca 0.78 xG, Santa Clara 1.86 xG
  • Possession51%49%FC Arouca 51%, Santa Clara 49%
  • Corners5 corners6 cornersFC Arouca 5 corners, Santa Clara 6 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls8 foulsFC Arouca 15 fouls, Santa Clara 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards3 cardsFC Arouca 3 cards, Santa Clara 3 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Espen Van Ee · Arouca · 18′ · 0.01 xG · on targetTaichi Fukui · Arouca · 74′ · 0.01 xG · on targetGonçalo Paciência · Santa Clara · 23′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJosé Tavares · Santa Clara · 56′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Silva · Santa Clara · 61′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedEspen Van Ee · Arouca · 64′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedFrederico Venâncio · Santa Clara · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIvan Barbero · Arouca · 52′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDiogo Calila · Santa Clara · 59′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedNaïs Djouahra · Arouca · 31′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedEspen Van Ee · Arouca · 57′ · 0.04 xG · on targetVinícius Lopes · Santa Clara · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJosé Tavares · Santa Clara · 60′ · 0.06 xG · on targetTiago Esgaio · Arouca · 83′ · 0.08 xG · goalTiago Esgaio · Arouca · 8′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedElias Manoel · Santa Clara · 88′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedJosé Tavares · Santa Clara · 65′ · 0.16 xG · on targetGabriel Silva · Santa Clara · 10′ · 0.20 xG · goalGustavo Klismahn · Santa Clara · 59′ · 0.23 xG · off target or blockedHyun-ju Lee · Arouca · 8′ · 0.45 xG · goalElias Manoel · Santa Clara · 90′ · 0.89 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Arouca: 9 shots, 5 on target, 0.79 xG. Santa Clara: 12 shots, 4 on target, 1.82 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Hyun-ju Lee · Arouca · 8′Tiago Esgaio · Arouca · 83′Gabriel Silva · Santa Clara · 10′Elias Manoel · Santa Clara · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Arouca 0.79 xG · Santa Clara 1.82 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3FC Arouca
1Draws
1Santa Clara
Santa Clara — FC Arouca · Primeira Liga0–0
Santa Clara — FC Arouca · Primeira Liga2–0
FC Arouca — Santa Clara · Primeira Liga1–0
FC Arouca — Santa Clara · Primeira Liga1–0
Santa Clara — FC Arouca · Primeira Liga1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: FC Arouca favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Santa Clara in 8 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

FC Arouca34 matchesSanta Clara34 matches
1.32 goals/match ▲Goals scored34/340.97 goals/match
1.85 goals/matchGoals allowed34/34▲ 1.18 goals/match
0.98 xG/matchExpected goals32/33▲ 1.08 xG/match
10.6 shots/matchShots34/34▲ 12 shots/match
3.47 shots/matchShots on target34/343.38 shots/match
50.5% ●Possession34/3449.2%
3.71 corners/matchCorners34/34● 4.76 corners/match
3.07 cards/matchCards28/273.22 cards/match
13.7 fouls/matchFouls34/3414.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples34 / 34home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 2 May 2026, 18:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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