Arouca vs Nacional: result 3-0 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 23Kick-off on February 21, 2026 at 03:30 PM (UTC)Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca
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What was the result of Arouca vs Nacional?
Arouca won 3-0 on February 21, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 47′A. TrezzaArouca
- 67′Lee Hyun-JuArouca
- 72′D. NandínArouca
Official lineup for Arouca vs Nacional
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Arouca
4-2-3-1- 17Barbero
- 7N. Djouahra
- 14Lee Hyun-Ju
- 19A. Trezza
- 21T. Fukui
- 22E. van Ee
- 25B. Kuipers
- 3José Fontán
- 15Javi Sánchez
- 28Tiago Esgaio
- 12I. de Arruabarrena
Nacional
4-1-4-1- 9C. Ramírez
- 11Paulinho Bóia
- 15C. Labidi
- 8Miguel Baeza
- 27Gabriel Veron
- 6Matheus Dias
- 24L. Vallier
- 38Zé Vitor
- 34Léo Santos
- 16A. Núñez
- 1Kaique
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Arouca have 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats; Nacional have 2, 5 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2026 | Casa Pia(away) | 2-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 7, 2026 | Guimaraes(home) | 3-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 31, 2026 | Rio Ave(away) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Sporting CP(home) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 17, 2026 | AVS(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2026 | FC Porto(home) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 8, 2026 | Casa Pia(home) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 1, 2026 | Sporting CP(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 25, 2026 | Rio Ave(home) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 17, 2026 | GIL Vicente(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Arouca wins, 2 draws, 1 Nacional win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2025 | Nacional 1-2 Arouca | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 1, 2025 | Nacional 1-2 Arouca | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 25, 2024 | Arouca 1-0 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| May 6, 2018 | Arouca 0-1 Nacional | Segunda Liga |
| Dec 22, 2017 | Nacional 2-2 Arouca | Segunda Liga |
| Jan 28, 2017 | Nacional 1-1 Arouca | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Arouca score 1.3 and concede 2.1 goals per match over their last 15; Nacional score 1.3 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arouca | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4 | 8/15 | 11/15 |
| Nacional | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Arouca sit 5th in Primeira Liga (14 points from 8 matches) and Nacional sit 16th (4 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Arouca | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 14 |
| 16 | Nacional | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 4 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy