FC Porto vs Arouca 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 1': Goal! FC Porto 1, Arouca 0. Oskar Pietuszewski (FC Porto) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Froholdt.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +37 | FC Porto | 23 | 62 | 1 |
| +47 | Sporting CP | 23 | 58 | 1 |
| +36 | Benfica | 23 | 55 | 0 |
| +26 | Braga | 23 | 42 | 5 |
Statistics
 FCA |
FCP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 6 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 44 | POSSESSION | 56 |
| 1 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 167 | Accurate Passes | 227 |
| 199 | Passes | 255 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 5 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 19 | Long Balls | 14 |
| 9 | Accurate Long Balls | 5 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 12 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 9 | Clearances | 4 |
FC Porto (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Diogo Costa (GK) |
| 4 | Jakub Kiwior |
| 5 | Jan Bednarek |
| 12 | Zaidu Sanusi |
| 20 | Alberto Costa |
| 13 | Pablo Rosario |
| 10 | Gabri Veiga |
| 8 | Victor Froholdt |
| 27 | Deniz Gül |
| 77 | Oskar Pietuszewski |
| 11 | Pepê |
Arouca (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Ignacio De Arruabarrena (GK) |
| 3 | José Fontán |
| 15 | Javi Sánchez |
| 25 | Bas Kuipers |
| 6 | Diogo Monteiro |
| 19 | Alfonso Trezza |
| 10 | Pablo Gozálbez |
| 21 | Taichi Fukui |
| 17 | Barbero |
| 7 | Näis Djouahra |
| 24 | Brian Mansilla |
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