Sporting CP vs Arouca match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Primeira Liga · Portugal · Regular Season - 8 · Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon · Ref António Nobre

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Sporting CP beat Arouca 2–1 in the Primeira Liga on 8 October 2023. Expected goals finished 1.70–0.61. Sporting CP had 57% of the ball.

Sporting CP vs Arouca match statistics

Sporting CPArouca

57% Ball possession 43%
1.70 Expected goals (xG) 0.61
12 Total shots 12
5 Shots on target 5
6 Shots off target 3
1 Blocked shots 4
9 Shots inside the box 4
5 Corners 2
7 Fouls 18
4 Offsides 0
4 Yellow cards 7
1 Red cards 1
493 Passes 371
88% Pass accuracy 84%
4 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

30' Yellow card O. Diomande Sporting CP
30' Yellow card Rafa Mújica Arouca
31' Goal V. Gyökeres (assist M. Edwards) Sporting CP
42' Yellow card O. Diomande Sporting CP
42' Red card O. Diomande Sporting CP
45+2' Yellow card M. Edwards Sporting CP
52' Goal Rafa Mújica (assist Jason) Arouca
58' Yellow card Cristo Arouca
60' Yellow card Weverson Arouca
62' Yellow card Eduardo Quaresma Sporting CP
63' Yellow card Rafael Fernandes Arouca
68' Goal H. Morita (assist Pote) Sporting CP
74' Yellow card I. de Arruabarrena Arouca
87' Yellow card Rafael Fernandes Arouca
87' Red card Rafael Fernandes Arouca
90+3' Yellow card Pedro Santos Arouca

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sporting CP

Confirmed 3-4-3 Rúben Amorim

1 Adán

25 Gonçalo Inácio 4 S. Coates 26 O. Diomande

11 N. Santos 5 H. Morita 42 M. Hjulmand 47 Ricardo Esgaio

8 Pote 9 V. Gyökeres 10 M. Edwards

Bench Matheus Reis , Geny Catamo , Eduardo Quaresma , Daniel Bragança , Luís Carlos , F. Israel , Iván Fresneda , Paulinho , Dário Essugo

Arouca

Confirmed 3-4-3 Daniel Ramos

12 I. de Arruabarrena

4 Javi Montero 64 Rafael Fernandes 28 Tiago Esgaio

26 Weverson 14 O. Busquets 2 M. Sylla 22 B. Milovanov

9 A. Trezza 19 Rafa Mújica 23 Cristo

Bench Jason , Pedro Santos , Puche , A. Bukia , Y. Lawal , Thiago , Y. Moses , N. Galović , E. Kouassi

Form guide

Sporting CP at home

9–1–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 3.3 per game
Conceded: 0.8 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.2 per game
Shots on target: 5.2 per game

15% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Arouca away

3–4–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.9 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 2.0 per game
Shots on target: 3.2 per game

Sporting CP vs Arouca head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
16 Apr 23	Sporting CP v Arouca	1–1
29 Oct 22	Arouca v Sporting CP	1–0

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Sporting CP vs Arouca head-to-head record