Nacional vs Arouca: result 1-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 6Kick-off on September 20, 2025 at 02:30 PM (UTC)Estádio da Madeira, Ilha da Madeira
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What was the result of Nacional vs Arouca?
Arouca won 1-2 on September 20, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 66′C. RamírezNacional (pen.)
- 74′B. PopovićArouca
- 89′E. van EeArouca
Official lineup for Nacional vs Arouca
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Nacional
4-1-4-1- 9C. Ramírez
- 11Paulinho Bóia
- 15C. Labidi
- 28Liziero
- 99Pablo Ruan
- 6Matheus Dias
- 5José Gomes
- 38Zé Vitor
- 34Léo Santos
- 2João Aurélio
- 37Lucas França
Arouca
4-2-3-1- 23D. Nandín
- 7N. Djouahra
- 14Lee Hyun-Ju
- 19A. Trezza
- 8David Simão
- 21T. Fukui
- 44A. Danté
- 3José Fontán
- 5B. Popović
- 28Tiago Esgaio
- 1João Valido
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nacional have 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats; Arouca have 4, 5 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2025 | FC Porto(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 30, 2025 | Casa Pia(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Sporting CP(home) | 1-4 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 17, 2025 | Rio Ave(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 9, 2025 | GIL Vicente(home) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2025 | Casa Pia(home) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 30, 2025 | Guimaraes(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Rio Ave(home) | 3-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 17, 2025 | Sporting CP(away) | 0-6 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 9, 2025 | AVS(home) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Nacional win, 2 draws, 3 Arouca wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Aug 21, 2016 | Arouca 2-0 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Nacional score 0.7 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Arouca score 1.3 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacional | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
| Arouca | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Nacional sit 16th in Primeira Liga (4 points from 8 matches) and Arouca sit 5th (14 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