Santa Clara vs Arouca – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
0:0
21/12/2025 at 15:30 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • Liga Portugal - Round 15
  • Referee: Vasilica I. (Por)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
finlandFinlandVeikkaus TV
portugalPortugalSport TV1
south-americaSouth-americaGol TV Latinoamerica, Gol TV Latinoamerica, Gol TV Play Latinoamerica
ukraineUkraineMEGOGO Futbol 6, MEGOGO Ukraine
usaUsaFanatiz
venezuelaVenezuelaInter

Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
0.490.29
Ball Possession
52%48%
Total shots
98
Shots on target
52
Big Chances
00
Corner Kicks
24
Passes
80% (334/419)80% (311/388)
Yellow Cards
22
Expected Goals (xG)
0.490.29
xG on target (xGOT)
0.760.09
Total shots
98
Shots on target
52
Shots off target
44
Blocked Shots
02
Shots inside the Box
43
Shots outside the Box
55
Hit the Woodwork
00
Big Chances
00
Corner Kicks
24
Touches in opposition box
129
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
33
Free Kicks
1415
Passes
80% (334/419)80% (311/388)
Long passes
42% (25/59)25% (14/57)
Passes in final third
63% (62/99)59% (47/80)
Crosses
25% (3/12)6% (1/17)
Expected assists (xA)
0.720.22
Throw-ins
2324
Fouls
1514
Tackles
25% (2/8)43% (3/7)
Duels won
4944
Clearances
2430
Interceptions
1212
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper Saves
25
xGOT faced
0.090.76
Goals prevented
0.090.76

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 0)
  • 2', Tiago Esgaio 🟨,
  • 20', Popovic B. , Sola A. ,
  • 2nd Half (0 - 0)
  • 64', Wendell , Luquinhas ,
  • 64', Adriano Firmino , Tavares J. ,
  • 68', Nandin D. , Lee H. ,
  • 72', Lima S. 🟨,
  • 75', Ferreira P. , Vinicius Lopes ,
  • 75', MT , Duarte T. ,
  • 80', Serginho 🟨,
  • 82', Puche 🟨,
  • 87', van Ee E. , Fukui T. ,
  • 87', Trezza A. , Gozalbez P. ,
  • 88', Gabriel Silva , Elias Manoel ,
  • 88', Djouahra N. , Barbero I. ,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Santa Clara
52.2%
Draw
28.5%
Arouca
19.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
55.4% 26.1% 18.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

58.9% 24.5% 17.3%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Santa Clara has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-3.2%)
  • Arouca has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.9%)
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Santa Clara than the current prediction. (+6.7%)
  • Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests a strong performance forecast for Santa Clara, possibly due to key factors that the model accounted for.
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Arouca than the current prediction. (-2%)
  • Santa Clara - Arouca Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    1.82
    (1.66)
    3.32
    (3.52)
    4.82
    (5)
    5.8%
    (8.7%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 2.00
    What is the prediction for Santa Clara - Arouca?
  • Users Predictions: 19 users predict this event. Santa Clara will win (votes: 15 - 78.9%). Arouca will win (votes: 1 - 5.3%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 15.8%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Santa Clara: 60.6%97.2%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 3 high ROI users predict this event. Santa Clara (votes: 2 - 66.7%). Tie (votes: 1 - 33.3%).
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • BTTS - yes (votes: 4 - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.
    • O/U 0.5, 1st Half - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • O/U 1.5, 1st Half - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:0.
  • Preview Facts
    • A mid-table team will face off against the outsider in this match (ranked 12 and 15).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Santa Clara won 1.
    • Recent performances by Santa Clara have been up and down (last 5 games: 2 wins).
    • Arouca has been struggling lately (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
    • Arouca may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
    • In this match, Santa Clara is seen as the favorite.
    • There will not play in Santa Clara: Diogo Calila (International duty) Pacheco P. (Knee Injury)
    • There will not play in Arouca: Dante A. (International duty) Flores M. (Knee Injury)
    • There are questionable in Santa Clara: Vinicius Lopes (Inactive)
    • There are questionable in Arouca: Popovic B. (Injury)
    • In the last 12 head-to-head matches, Santa Clara won 3 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 10:17. (average 0.8:1.4).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Santa Clara won 2 matches, drew 1 match, lost 2 matches, and goals 6:5. (average 1.2:1).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Santa Clara - Arouca were as follows:
    26.04.2025 Santa Clara - Arouca 2:0
    15.12.2024 Arouca - Santa Clara 1:0
    11.02.2023 Arouca - Santa Clara 1:0
    16.12.2022 Santa Clara - Arouca 1:2
    Latest results of Santa Clara
    Latest results of Arouca
    14.12.2025 Arouca - Alverca 1:0
    01.12.2025 Arouca - Braga 0:4
    23.11.2025 Fafe - Arouca 2:1
    07.11.2025 Estoril Praia - Arouca 4:3
    Liga Portugal Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1FC Porto23202144:73762
    2Sporting CP23184159:124758
    3Benfica23167049:133655
    4Braga23126548:222642
    5Gil Vicente23117534:211340
    6Famalicao23105829:21835
    7Estoril2396846:39733
    8Moreirense231031029:33-433
    9Vitoria Guimaraes23941027:34-731
    10Alverca23751123:38-1526
    11Arouca23751131:49-1826
    12Estrela23581026:41-1523
    13Casa Pia23571125:43-1822
    14Nacional23561227:34-721
    15Rio Ave23481123:44-2120
    16Santa Clara23461318:29-1118
    17Tondela23461317:36-1918
    18AFS23151718:57-398

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