FC Porto
vs
Arouca
Primeira Liga prediction
The model makes it 72% FC Porto, 18% draw, 10% Arouca — fair odds of 1.39, 5.56 and 10.00. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 2-0 (12%).
Expected goals: FC Porto 2.33, Arouca 0.77.
Both teams to score: 49%. Over 2.5 goals: 60%, under 2.5: 40%.
Model confidence: High.
Model insights
Form going into this match
FC Porto
No earlier matches on record this season.
Arouca
- W1-0away to Guimaraes8 August 2026
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model works from each side's rolling expected-goals ratings rather than from these results directly, so read them as context.
Primeira Liga table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arouca | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
Where they stand. FC Porto has not started the league season yet. Full tables
Head-to-head: FC Porto vs Arouca
- 27 February 2026FC Porto 3–1 AroucaPrimeira Liga
- 29 September 2025Arouca 0–4 FC PortoPrimeira Liga
- 1 March 2025Arouca 0–2 FC PortoPrimeira Liga
- 29 September 2024FC Porto 4–0 AroucaPrimeira Liga
- 12 February 2024Arouca 3–2 FC PortoPrimeira Liga
- 3 September 2023FC Porto 1–1 AroucaPrimeira Liga
Leading scorers
FC Porto
No league goals recorded yet.
Arouca
- Barbero1 goals
Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.
The two sides
FC Porto carry a model rating of 7.08 against 6.68 for Arouca. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.
Recent form (most recent last): Arouca W.
What the model expects
Under the hood the model expects 2.33 goals for FC Porto and 0.77 for Arouca. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
FC Porto rate 1.12 in attack and 0.71 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Arouca rate 0.77 and 1.10.
That points to 60% for over two and a half goals and 49% for both teams to score.
The three most likely scorelines are 2-0 (12%), 1-0 (10%), 3-0 (10%).
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 288 correct results out of 598 settled predictions (48%), with 58 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
Team comparison
Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives FC Porto the highest probability at 72%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 2.33 expected goals for FC Porto against 0.77 for Arouca. FC Porto's attack/defence rating is 1.12/0.71 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.77/1.1 for Arouca.