Sporting CP vs Arouca: result 2-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 7Kick-off on September 19, 2026 at 07:30 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Sporting CP vs Arouca?
Sporting CP and Arouca drew 2-2 on September 19, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 3′Gonçalo InácioSporting CP
- 17′L. SuárezSporting CP
- 81′José FontánArouca (pen.)
- 87′D. NandínArouca
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Sporting CP win at 84%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 3-0. Actual score: 2-2.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Sporting CP vs Arouca
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1- 97L. Suárez
- 19N. Irankunda
- 17R. Zalazar
- 10Geny Catamo
- 77I. Doumbia
- 5Sergi Altimira
- 20M. Araújo
- 25Gonçalo Inácio
- 6Z. Debast
- 22Iván Fresneda
- 1Rui Silva
Arouca
4-2-3-1- 17Barbero
- 7N. Djouahra
- 21Mateo Flores
- 19A. Trezza
- 8T. Fukui
- 6E. van Ee
- 18O. Lebedenko
- 3José Fontán
- 15Javi Sánchez
- 28Tiago Esgaio
- 12I. de Arruabarrena
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting CP have 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat; Arouca have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2026 | Famalicao(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Galatasaray(home) | 3-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Nacional(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Rio Ave(away) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Alverca(home) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2026 | Santa Clara(home) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| 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 |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Sporting CP wins, 1 draw, 0 Arouca wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2026 | Arouca 1-2 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 17, 2025 | Sporting CP 6-0 Arouca | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 15, 2025 | Sporting CP 2-2 Arouca | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Arouca 0-3 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 10, 2024 | Arouca 0-3 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 8, 2023 | Sporting CP 2-1 Arouca | Primeira Liga |
Last archived meeting: Arouca vs Sporting CP on Jan 24, 2026
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting CP score 3.2 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Arouca score 1.3 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 3.2 | 0.9 | 5 | 10/15 | 12/15 |
| Arouca | 1.3 | 0.9 | 7 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Sporting CP sit 3rd in Primeira Liga (18 points from 8 matches) and Arouca sit 5th (14 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sporting CP | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 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