FC Porto 2-0 Arouca
Updated
FC Porto won: FC Porto 2-0 Arouca in the Liga Portugal (Round 3) on Sun, 23 Aug 2026 at Estádio Do Dragão, Porto. FC Porto goals: Gabriel Veiga 67', Borja Sainz 86'. Expected goals: 2.92-0.54. Possession: 53-47. Player of the match: Gabriel Veiga (8.9).
Match report
FC Porto beat Arouca 2-0
FC Porto beat Arouca 2-0 at Estádio Do Dragão on Sunday 23 August in Liga Portugal.
Gabriel Veiga put FC Porto ahead on 67' (1-0) and Borja Sainz made it 2-0 on 86'.
FC Porto had 53% of the ball, shots were 23-4 (10-1 on target) and expected goals finished 2.92-0.54. FC Porto were the better side on chances, too.
Gabriel Veiga (FC Porto) was player of the match with an 8.9 rating.
Attendance: 46,825. Referee: João Pinheiro.
Match stats
| FC Porto | Arouca | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 53 | 47 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.92 | 0.54 |
| Total shots | 23 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 10 | 1 |
| Touches in opposition box | 42 | 8 |
| Big chances | 8 | 1 |
| Big chances missed | 6 | 1 |
| Accurate passes | 394 (85%) | 361 (87%) |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
| Corners | 12 | 2 |
| Total shots | 23 | 4 |
| Shots off target | 8 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 10 | 1 |
| Blocked shots | 5 | 0 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 17 | 2 |
Lineups
FC Porto (4-3-3): Diogo Costa, Alberto Costa, Jan Bednarek, Jakub Kiwior, Zaidu Sanusi, Victor Froholdt, Pablo Rosario, Gabriel Veiga, William Gomes, André Silva, Pepê
Arouca (4-2-3-1): Ignacio de Arruabarrena, Tiago Esgaio, Javi Sánchez, Jose Fontán, Orest Lebedenko, Taichi Fukui, Espen van Ee, Alfonso Trezza, Hyun-Ju Lee, Naïs Djouahra, Barbero
Key events
- 62' · Substitution · Pablo Gozálbez for Hyun-Ju Lee (Arouca)
- 62' · Substitution · Dylan Nandín for Barbero (Arouca)
- 67' · Goal · Gabriel Veiga (FC Porto)
- 72' · Substitution · Deniz Gül for André Silva (FC Porto)
- 72' · Substitution · Brian Mansilla for Alfonso Trezza (Arouca)
- 72' · Substitution · Pedro Santos for Espen van Ee (Arouca)
- 76' · Substitution · Borja Sainz for William Gomes (FC Porto)
- 76' · Substitution · In-Beom Hwang for Gabriel Veiga (FC Porto)
- 82' · Yellow card · In-Beom Hwang (FC Porto)
- 86' · Goal · Borja Sainz (FC Porto)
- 88' · Substitution · Nehuén Pérez for Jan Bednarek (FC Porto)
- 88' · Substitution · Mateo Flores for Tiago Esgaio (Arouca)
All-time head-to-head
19 league meetings since 2013: FC Porto 16, draws 1, Arouca 2.
Questions
Who won FC Porto vs Arouca?
FC Porto won, 2-0 (Liga Portugal) on Sun, 23 Aug 2026.
When and where is FC Porto vs Arouca?
Sun, 23 Aug 2026, 19:30 UTC at Estádio Do Dragão, Porto, Liga Portugal.
What is the head-to-head record between FC Porto and Arouca?
In 19 league meetings since 2013: FC Porto 16 wins, 1 draws, Arouca 2 wins (goals 53-11).