Arouca vs Santa Clara: result 1-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 6Kick-off on September 13, 2026 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca
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What was the result of Arouca vs Santa Clara?
Santa Clara won 1-2 on September 13, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 22′Gonçalo PaciênciaSanta Clara
- 36′José Luís Rocha TavaresSanta Clara
- 46′BarberoArouca
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Arouca win at 36%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 1-2.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Arouca vs Santa Clara
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Arouca
4-2-3-1- 17Barbero
- 7N. Djouahra
- 10Pablo Gozálbez
- 19A. Trezza
- 8T. Fukui
- 6E. van Ee
- 18O. Lebedenko
- 3José Fontán
- 15Javi Sánchez
- 28Tiago Esgaio
- 12I. de Arruabarrena
Santa Clara
4-3-3- 10Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos
- 9Gonçalo Paciência
- 70Vinícius Lopes
- 20Tiago Ribeiro
- 6Pedro Ferreira
- 8José Luís Rocha Tavares
- 5Guilherme Romão
- 21Emanuel Fernandes
- 4Pedro Pacheco
- 42Lucas Soares
- 1Lucas França
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Arouca have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Santa Clara have 9, 5 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2026 | Estoril(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 29, 2026 | Maritimo(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 23, 2026 | FC Porto(away) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 16, 2026 | Moreirense(home) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Guimaraes(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2026 | Rio Ave(home) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 29, 2026 | Alverca(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 23, 2026 | Famalicao(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Academico Viseu(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Nacional(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Arouca wins, 2 draws, 2 Santa Clara wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2026 | Santa Clara 3-0 Arouca | Friendlies Clubs |
| May 2, 2026 | Arouca 2-2 Santa Clara | Primeira Liga |
| 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 |
Last archived meeting: Santa Clara vs Arouca on Jul 25, 2026
How many goals should we expect?
Arouca score 1.3 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Santa Clara score 1.8 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arouca | 1.3 | 0.9 | 7 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
| Santa Clara | 1.8 | 0.6 | 8 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
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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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
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