Santa Clara vs Arouca — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2024/2025

Santa ClaraRank 5

26 APR

2:0

AroucaRank 11

Goals

GOAL

Goal4'

Ricardinho · Right foot shot 1-0

GOAL

AST

Goal37'

Ricardinho (assist: Lucas Soares) · Left foot shot 2-0

Man of the match

RicardinhoSanta Clara8.5

Expected goals (xG)

Santa ClaraxGArouca

1.350.90

Trends

season

Win %

50%26%

Over 1.5 %

59%71%

Over 2.5 %

29%47%

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TV stations

International

Bet365

Sport TV1

Sport TV Multiscreen

MEGOGO Football 3

Channels in 3 countries

Portugal

Sport TV1

Sport TV Multiscreen

International

Bet365

Ukraine

MEGOGO Football 3

Venue

Estádio de São MiguelPonta Delgada · 13,277 seats

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Conditions

Weatherfew clouds
RefereeRicardo Baixinho
1st AssistantAndreia Sousa
2nd AssistantD. Silva Pereira
4th OfficialLuís Carlos Mateus Filipe

Pressure index

Santa ClaraArouca

1′45′90′

Which side was pressing, minute by minute. The markers are the events: tap one to read the minute and the player — and, with ball positions loaded, the replay jumps there.

Match flow

GOAL

Goal4'

Ricardinho · Right foot shot 1-0

PLAYER

Yellow card24'

Lucas Soares

PLAYER

Yellow card31'

Luís Rocha

GOAL

AST

Goal37'

Ricardinho (assist: Lucas Soares) · Left foot shot 2-0

PLAYER

Yellow card47'

Serginho

PLAYER

Yellow card57'

Chico Lamba

OUT

Substitution57'

In: Miguel Puche · Out: Mamadou Loum · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Red card58'

Mamadou Loum

PLAYER

Yellow card59'

Alex Pinto

PLAYER

VAR63'

Morlaye Sylla · Penalty cancelled

OUT

Substitution71'

In: Diogo Calila · Out: Lucas Soares · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution71'

In: Vinícius Lopes · Out: Ricardinho · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution71'

In: Wendel · Out: João Costa · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution77'

In: Henrique Araújo · Out: Brian Mansilla · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution77'

In: Pablo Gozálbez · Out: Alex Pinto · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card82'

Adriano Firmino

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Amadou Dante · Out: Dylan Nandín · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Güven Yalçın · Out: Weverson · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution86'

In: Dani Borges · Out: Serginho · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card87'

Güven Yalçın

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Matheusinho · Out: Gabriel Silva · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Morlaye Sylla

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Henrique Araújo

Ball positions

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Commentary

103

72′A shot was denied. Vinícius Lopes from Santa Clara attempted a left-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but it was blocked. The assist came from Sidney Lima. Vinícius's attempt was thwarted.Penalty
90′José Fontán from Arouca commits a risky foul.
90′Henrique Araújo from Arouca has been shown a yellow card.
90′Morlaye Sylla from Arouca has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
90′Morlaye Sylla commits a foul against Arouca.
90′Substitution for Santa Clara: Matheusinho comes on to replace Gabriel Silva.
89′Another offensive move underway. Güven Yalçin from Arouca makes a header from the left side of the penalty area, but it’s expertly saved in the bottom left corner. The assist came from Miguel Puche, who delivered a precise cross. Güven Yalçin's shot was on target.Penalty
88′Corner awarded to Arouca after a foul by Matheus Pereira. Matheus Pereira will take the corner kick.
87′Corner awarded to Santa Clara after a foul by Miguel Puche. Miguel Puche will take the corner kick.
87′Güven Yalçin of Arouca has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
87′Adriano Firmino from Santa Clara was awarded a free kick in the defensive area after being fouled by Morlaye Sylla.
86′Substitution for Santa Clara: Daniel Borges comes on to replace Serginho.
85′Substitution for Arouca: Amadou Dante comes on to replace Dylan Nandín. Amadou Dante is now on the field.
85′Substitution for Arouca: Güven Yalçin comes on to replace Weverson.
82′Adriano Firmino from Santa Clara has been shown a yellow card. Adriano receives a yellow card.
82′Missed opportunity. Dylan Nandín from Arouca attempted a header from the center of the penalty area, but it went wide. The assist came from Weverson, who delivered a cross. Dylan Nandín's shot was off target.Penalty
79′Missed opportunity! Alfonso Trezza from Arouca attempted a header from a challenging angle on the left side, but the shot went wide of the goal.
77′Substitution for Arouca: Pablo Gozálbez comes on to replace Alex Pinto.
77′Substitution for Arouca: Henrique Araújo comes on to replace Brian Mansilla.
77′Alex Pinto from Arouca earned a free kick on the right side after being fouled by Gabriel Silva.
76′Another offensive effort underway. Dylan Nandín from Arouca takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it's successfully stopped. Dylan Nandín's attempt is on target.Penalty
73′Missed opportunity. Brian Mansilla from Arouca attempted a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it soared over the goal and to the left following a corner kick. Brian Mansilla's shot goes off target.Penalty
72′Corner awarded to Arouca after a foul by MT. MT will take the corner kick.
72′Another offensive push. Wendel from Santa Clara takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but it's saved in the bottom left corner. The assist came from Serginho, who set him up with a header. Wendel's shot was on target.Penalty
71′Substitution for Santa Clara: Wendel comes on to replace João Costa. Wendel is now on the field.
71′Substitution for Santa Clara: Diogo Calila comes on to replace Lucas Soares.
71′Substitution for Santa Clara: Vinícius Lopes comes on to replace Ricardinho. Vinícius is now on the field.
70′Missed opportunity! Morlaye Sylla from Arouca attempted a left-footed shot from the center of the penalty area, but it went wide of the target.Penalty
68′Another offensive push! Alex Pinto from Arouca takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it's expertly saved in the bottom right corner. The assist came from Miguel Puche. Alex Pinto's shot was on target.Penalty
63′VAR Update: No penalty awarded to Arouca. Decision made by Morlaye Sylla and the referee.
60′Missed opportunity! Ricardinho from Santa Clara takes a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it sails high and wide to the right following a corner kick. Ricardinho's attempt goes off target.
60′Another offensive push! Sidney Lima from Santa Clara takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's saved in the bottom left corner. The assist came from Gabriel Silva. Sidney's shot was on target.Penalty
59′Alex Pinto from Arouca has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
59′Alex Pinto from Arouca committed a foul.
58′Mamadou Loum from Arouca has been shown a red card.
57′Chico Lamba of Arouca has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
57′Chico Lamba from Arouca committed a foul.
56′Substitution for Arouca: Miguel Puche comes on to replace Mamadou Loum.
56′Ricardinho from Santa Clara commits a handball.
55′Chico Lamba commits a foul against Arouca.
53′Ricardinho from Santa Clara committed a handball violation.
51′Foul committed by Alex Pinto of Arouca.
49′Offside call against Santa Clara. Gabriel Silva has been caught offside. Ricardinho is also in an offside position.
48′Dylan Nandín from Arouca commits a foul.
47′Serginho from Santa Clara has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
47′Alfonso Trezza from Arouca earned a free kick in an offensive position after being fouled by Serginho.
45′Chico Lamba of Arouca was awarded a free kick in the defensive area after being fouled by Gabriel Silva.
45′Ricardinho from Santa Clara committed a foul.
44′Alfonso Trezza commits a foul against Arouca.
42′Offside call against Santa Clara. João Costa has been flagged for offside. Lucas Soares is also in an offside position.
40′A shot is deflected. Gabriel Silva from Santa Clara attempts a right-footed strike from the middle of the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Ricardinho. Gabriel Silva's shot is stopped.Penalty
41′Corner awarded to Santa Clara after a foul by José Fontán. José Fontán will take the corner kick.
37′Goal! Santa Clara leads Arouca 2-0. Ricardinho scores with a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area. What a fantastic goal by Ricardinho!
35′Corner awarded to Arouca after a foul by Sidney Lima. Sidney will take the corner kick.
34′Alex Pinto from Arouca was awarded a free kick in the defensive area after being fouled by João Costa.
33′Offside call against Santa Clara. João Costa has been flagged for being in an offside position. MT Offside.
33′The attempt is thwarted. Taichi Fukui from Arouca takes a right-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but it gets blocked. Taichi Fukui's shot is denied.Penalty
31′Luís Rocha from Santa Clara has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
31′Foul committed by Luís Rocha of Santa Clara.
29′Corner awarded to Arouca after Lucas Soares conceded the ball. Matheus Pereira is set to take the corner kick.
27′Corner awarded to Arouca after Luís Rocha's defensive play. Luís Rocha will take the corner kick.
27′The attempt is denied. Morlaye Sylla from Arouca fires a right-footed shot from the center of the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Dylan Nandín. Morlaye Sylla's shot is thwarted.Penalty
26′Foul committed by Morlaye Sylla of Arouca.
25′Foul committed by João Costa of Santa Clara.
24′Lucas Soares of Santa Clara has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
24′Alfonso Trezza from Arouca was awarded a free kick on the left side after being fouled by Lucas Soares.
23′Another offensive push! Brian Mansilla from Arouca takes a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's saved in the bottom right corner. The assist came from Taichi Fukui. Brian Mansilla's attempt was on target.Penalty
22′Missed opportunity. Morlaye Sylla from Arouca attempted a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it went wide of the goal.Penalty
20′Offside call against Arouca. Alfonso Trezza has been flagged for being offside. Dylan Nandín is also in an offside position.
17′Missed opportunity for Mamadou Loum! The Arouca player took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it sailed over the goal and to the right. Loum's attempt goes off target.Penalty
16′Dylan Nandín from Arouca earned a free kick in the defensive area after being fouled by Matheus Pereira.
15′The attempt is thwarted. Lucas Soares from Santa Clara fires a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's blocked. The assist came from João Costa. Lucas Soares' shot is denied.Penalty
15′Chico Lamba commits a foul against Arouca.
14′Missed opportunity! Taichi Fukui from Arouca attempted a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it went wide. The assist came from Alfonso Trezza. Fukui's shot was off target.Penalty
12′Missed opportunity. Lucas Soares from Santa Clara attempted a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it went wide of the target.Penalty
7′Dylan Nandín from Arouca committed a foul.
6′Lucas Soares from Santa Clara committed a foul.
4′Goal! Santa Clara takes the lead with a score of 1-0 against Arouca. Ricardinho has found the back of the net with a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, placing it perfectly into the bottom right corner. What a fantastic goal by Ricardinho!
3′Brian Mansilla from Arouca has committed a foul.
1′Missed opportunity! Taichi Fukui from Arouca attempted a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it went over the bar. The assist came from Dylan Nandín. Taichi Fukui's shot was off target.Penalty
0′The second half has concluded with Santa Clara defeating Arouca 2-0.
90′Wendel from Santa Clara has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
90′The pause has ended. The teams are set to resume play.
90′Match interruption - Arouca.
90′Henrique Araújo from Arouca has fallen to the ground, but the referee believes he is faking it.
90′The fourth official has indicated that there will be 8 minutes of stoppage time.
84′Adriano Firmino from Santa Clara committed a foul.
84′Substitution for Arouca: Güven Yalçin replaces Weverson.
82′Henrique Araújo from Arouca was awarded a free kick in an attacking position.
82′Opportunity squandered. Dylan Nandín from Arouca attempted a header from the middle of the penalty area but failed to convert.Penalty
80′Match is currently on hold due to an injury to Sidney Lima from Santa Clara.
78′The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
78′Match interruption - Arouca.
61′Missed opportunity! Ricardinho from Santa Clara took a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it sailed high and wide to the right following a corner kick.
60′Corner awarded to Santa Clara, following a foul by Nico Mantl.
45′The second half is underway with the scoreline reading Santa Clara 2, Arouca 0.
45′The first half has concluded with Santa Clara leading Arouca by a score of 2-0.
45′The fourth official has indicated that there will be two minutes of stoppage time.
29′The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
28′Match is currently paused due to an injury to Gabriel Batista from Santa Clara.
13′The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
12′Match is currently paused due to an injury to Gabriel Silva from Santa Clara.
0′The first half is underway...

Match statistics

CDSCFCA

Possession and passing

39%Possession61%

71%Pass accuracy85%

288Passes449

204Successful Passes381

76Ball Safe63

6Key Passes10

5 more

53Long Passes43

26%Long-pass accuracy44%

5Substitutions5

14Successful Long Passes19

28Throw-ins18

Attack

2Goals0

9Shots Total15

4Shots On Target5

1Big Chances Created1

3Corners5

32Dangerous Attacks34

14 more

2Accurate Crosses3

71Attacks123

1Big Chances Missed1

11Dribble Attempts16

44Duels Won51

5Goal Attempts12

3Offsides1

3Shots Blocked2

3Shots inside the box7

2Shots Off Target8

4Shots outside the box8

36%Successful dribbles63%

4Successful Dribbles10

8Total Crosses20

Defence and discipline

4Saves2

14Tackles16

3Interceptions8

14Fouls14

4Yellow cards5

0Red cards1

2 more

14Free Kicks14

11Goal Kicks7

Other

13Successful Headers15

1Assists0

3Injuries0

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

R. BaixinhoPer-match averages this season · 8 matches · career: 39

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	7.50	2.75	4.75	6.79
Red cards	0.25	0.00	0.25	0.44
Second yellows	0.13	0.13	0.00	0.23
Penalties	0.25	0.13	0.13	0.51

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Santa ClaraxGArouca

1.350.90

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

1.770.71

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.350.90

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

1.300.80

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.050.10

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.020.06

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.000.04

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.701.02

Form

Santa ClaraDLLWW

18 APRaway

Rio Ave

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 30

12 APRhome

Santa Clara

Sporting CP

Liga PortugalRound 29

5 APRaway

Vitória Guimarães

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 28

30 MARhome

Santa Clara

Nacional

Liga PortugalRound 27

15 MARaway

Gil Vicente

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 26

9 MARhome

Santa Clara

Moreirense

Liga PortugalRound 25

2 MARaway

Boavista

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 24

23 FEBaway

Estrela Amadora

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 23

15 FEBhome

Santa Clara

Benfica

Liga PortugalRound 22

8 FEBaway

AVS

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 21

1 FEBhome

Santa Clara

Casa Pia

Liga PortugalRound 20

26 JANaway

Porto

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 19

18 JANhome

Santa Clara

Estoril

Liga PortugalRound 18

5 JANhome

Santa Clara

Farense

Liga PortugalRound 17

30 DECaway

Famalicão

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 16

AroucaWDLLD

19 APRhome

Arouca

Estrela Amadora

Liga PortugalRound 30

13 APRaway

Benfica

Arouca

Liga PortugalRound 29

5 APRhome

Arouca

Famalicão

Liga PortugalRound 28

29 MARaway

Sporting Braga

Arouca

Liga PortugalRound 27

16 MARhome

Arouca

Estoril

Liga PortugalRound 26

8 MARaway

AVS

Arouca

Liga PortugalRound 25

1 MARhome

Arouca

Porto

Liga PortugalRound 24

23 FEBhome

Arouca

Farense

Liga PortugalRound 23

15 FEBaway

Sporting CP

Arouca

Liga PortugalRound 22

10 FEBhome

Arouca

Rio Ave

Liga PortugalRound 21

1 FEBaway

Nacional

Arouca

Liga PortugalRound 20

24 JANhome

Arouca

Moreirense

Liga PortugalRound 19

18 JANaway

Vitória Guimarães

Arouca

Liga PortugalRound 18

4 JANaway

Boavista

Arouca

Liga PortugalRound 17

27 DEChome

Arouca

Gil Vicente

Liga PortugalRound 16

Head-to-head

3Wins

3Draws

3Wins

The two sides have met 9 times.

13 SEPT2026

Arouca

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

2 MAY2026

Arouca

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

21 DEC2025

Santa Clara

Arouca

Liga Portugal

26 APR2025

Santa Clara

Arouca

Liga Portugal

15 DEC2024

Arouca

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

11 FEB2023

Arouca

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

20 AUG2022

Santa Clara

Arouca

Liga Portugal

15 APR2022

Arouca

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

5 DEC2021

Santa Clara

Arouca

Liga Portugal

Trends

Win %

50%26%

Over 1.5 %

59%71%

Over 2.5 %

29%47%

Over 3.5 %

9%29%

BTTS %

41%56%

Failed to score %

32%26%

Clean sheets %

32%24%

Share of this season's matches where it happened — a win, over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals, both teams scoring, failing to score, a clean sheet.

Season comparison

Goals / match

1.061.03

Conceded / match

0.941.44

Possession %

44.5352.62

Corners / match

3.825.29

Yellow cards / match

3.412.59

Team rating

6.946.9

Starting XI

AroucaFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €13M8/11

Vasco Freire De Seabra

Santa ClaraFormation: 3-4-3 · €5.4M4/11

Vasco Matos

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Santa Clara€5.4Mstarting XI · 4/11€7.6Mwith bench · 9/20

Arouca€13Mstarting XI · 8/11€13Mwith bench · 8/20

Arouca's starting XI cost €7.5M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Santa Clara — bench

Diogo CalilaDefender · €85K (2026)6.6 7

MatheusinhoMidfielder · €630K (2020)6.7 12

NenecaGoalkeeper · €20K (2026)21

Frederico VenâncioDefender22

EdneyDefender27

Gui RamosDefender · €100K (2026)29

WendelAttacker · €1.4M (2025)6.6 41

Dani BorgesMidfielder70

Vinícius LopesAttacker6.8

Arouca — bench

João ValidoGoalkeeper11

Miguel PucheAttacker7.2 13

Boris PopovićDefender20

Pedro MoreiraMidfielder22

Pablo GozálbezMidfielder6.7 27

Amadou DanteDefender6.6 30

Jakub VinarcikGoalkeeper39

Henrique AraújoAttacker6.5 50

Güven YalçınAttacker7.0

Player statistics

Santa Clara starters then subs, by rating

Ricardinho#10 · Attacker · 71′8.5

In this match

Attack

Goals: 2
Assists: 0
Shots: 3
Shots on target: 2
Chances created: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.23
xGoT: 0.85

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 9/14
Pass accuracy: 62%
Key passes: 1
Passes in final third: 2
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/1
Long balls (won/total): 0/1

Possession & duels

Touches: 28
Duels (won/total): 1/7
Dribbles (won/attempted): 1/2
Dispossessed: 2
Possession lost: 10
Ball recoveries: 3

Defence

Tackles: 0
Clearances: 1
Dribbled past: 2

Discipline

Fouls: 3

Player	Reason	Back
Nino Galović🩹 injury · Unknown Injury	injury · Unknown Injury	unknown
Jason🟥 suspended · Yellow Card Suspension	suspended · Yellow Card Suspension	27 Apr 2025
Pedro Santos🟥 suspended · Yellow Card Suspension	suspended · Yellow Card Suspension	27 Apr 2025

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Santa Clara	1.9052.63%	1.8155.25%
Draw	3.1032.26%	3.3030.3%
Arouca	4.7521.05%	4.3023.26%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Santa Clara or Draw	1.1884.67%	1.2182.64%
Santa Clara or Arouca	1.3673.37%	1.3076.92%
Draw or Arouca	1.9052.38%	1.9252.08%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.4270.42%
0–1 goals	–	2.7536.36%
3+ goals	2.5040%	2.3842.02%
0–2 goals	1.5066.67%	1.5464.94%
4+ goals	–	4.9020.41%
0–3 goals	–	1.1686.21%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Santa Clara	2.6038.46%	2.6038.46%
Draw	2.0050%	1.9850.51%
Arouca	5.0020%	4.8020.83%

Outcome	bet365
CDSC → CDSC	3.1032.26%
CDSC → X	15.006.67%
CDSC → FCA	41.002.44%
X → CDSC	4.5022.22%
X → X	4.3323.08%
X → FCA	9.0011.11%
FCA → CDSC	29.003.45%
FCA → X	17.005.88%
FCA → FCA	7.5013.33%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	5.0020%
6 - 8	2.7536.36%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	7.0014.29%
Over 14	13.007.69%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	2.2045.45%	2.1247.17%
No	1.6161.92%	1.6261.73%

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Santa Clara — bench

Arouca — bench

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