Arouca vs Santa Clara: result 2-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 32Kick-off on May 2, 2026 at 02:30 PM (UTC)Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca
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What was the result of Arouca vs Santa Clara?
Arouca and Santa Clara drew 2-2 on May 2, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 8′Lee Hyun-JuArouca
- 10′Gabriel SilvaSanta Clara
- 84′Tiago EsgaioArouca
- 90′Elias ManoelSanta Clara
Official lineup for Arouca vs Santa Clara
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Arouca
4-2-3-1- 17Barbero
- 7N. Djouahra
- 14Lee Hyun-Ju
- 19A. Trezza
- 22E. van Ee
- 21T. Fukui
- 25B. Kuipers
- 3José Fontán
- 15Javi Sánchez
- 28Tiago Esgaio
- 12I. de Arruabarrena
Santa Clara
4-2-3-1- 39Gonçalo Paciência
- 10Gabriel Silva
- 77Klismahn
- 11Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos
- 35Serginho
- 65José Luís Rocha Tavares
- 5Guilherme Romão
- 21Frederico Venâncio
- 23Sidney Lima
- 2Diogo Calila
- 1Gabriel Batista
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Arouca have 7 wins, 0 draws and 8 defeats; Santa Clara have 4, 4 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2026 | Alverca(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 19, 2026 | Estrela(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 12, 2026 | SC Braga(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Estoril(home) | 3-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 21, 2026 | Moreirense(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2026 | SC Braga(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 18, 2026 | Casa Pia(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 11, 2026 | Rio Ave(home) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Sporting CP(away) | 2-4 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 21, 2026 | GIL Vicente(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Arouca wins, 1 draw, 1 Santa Clara win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2025 | Santa Clara 0-0 Arouca | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Santa Clara 2-0 Arouca | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Arouca 1-0 Santa Clara | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 11, 2023 | Arouca 1-0 Santa Clara | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Santa Clara 1-2 Arouca | Taça da Liga |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Santa Clara 1-2 Arouca | Primeira Liga |
Last archived meeting: Santa Clara vs Arouca on Dec 21, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Arouca score 1.5 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Santa Clara score 1.1 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arouca | 1.5 | 1.4 | 5 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
| Santa Clara | 1.1 | 1.5 | 4 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
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 Santa Clara sit 4th (18 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Santa Clara | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Arouca | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 14 |
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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