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Primeira LigaSaturday 19 September 2026 ·

Sporting CP vs Arouca result and stats

84%
pre-match home win
2–2
full time
10%
draw
6%
pre-match away win
Win probability: home 84%, draw 10%, away 6%

Match report

GOSSIPBALL's parrot has been crunching the numbers

Sporting CP and Arouca drew 2–2 in the Primeira Liga on Saturday 19 September 2026. Before kick-off GossipBall gave Sporting CP 84%, the draw 10% and Arouca 6%, so a draw had a 10% chance. It was an upset by GossipBall's numbers.

On expected goals it finished Sporting CP 1.28, Arouca 2.08, so Arouca created the better chances. Sporting CP had 10 shots (3 on target) to Arouca's 15 (5 on target).

GOSSIPBALL analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 29 October 2026, 20:50 UTC

Match stats

SCAR
1.28
Expected goals
2.08
10
Shots
15
3
On target
5
4
Corners
2
9
Fouls
17
4
Yellow cards
5
1
Red cards
0
2
Half-time goals
0

Recent form

Sporting CP
D @ Famalicão1–1 · 13 Sep
W v Nacional2–0 · 5 Sep
W @ Rio Ave4–0 · 28 Aug
W v Alverca3–1 · 22 Aug
W v Vitória SC3–2 · 14 Aug
Arouca
L v Santa Clara1–2 · 13 Sep
D @ Estoril0–0 · 7 Sep
W v Maritimo2–1 · 29 Aug
L @ Porto0–2 · 23 Aug
W v Moreirense4–0 · 16 Aug

Head to head

In 10 league meetings since 2021, Sporting CP won 7, Arouca won 1 and 2 were drawn; the most recent, on 24 Jan 2026, finished Arouca 1–2 Sporting CP, a win for Sporting CP.

Arouca 1–2 Sporting CP24 Jan 2026
Sporting CP 6–0 Arouca17 Aug 2025
Sporting CP 2–2 Arouca15 Feb 2025
Arouca 0–3 Sporting CP13 Sep 2024
Arouca 0–3 Sporting CP10 Mar 2024
Sporting CP 2–1 Arouca8 Oct 2023

Season averages per game

SCAR
2.33
Goals
1.33
1.22
Conceded
0.78
1.92
xG
1.28
0.87
xG against
1.28
14.6
Shots
11.1
5.3
On target
3.8
5.2
Corners
3.1
2.33
Yellow cards
2.89
22%
Clean sheets
56%
78%
Both score
33%
78%
3+ goals
44%

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