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Arouca

Vs

Nacional

Since 02/01/2016

ARO wins

Draws

NAC wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

16 Arouca · 5 Nacional

Goals per game

2.62

both sides combined

Over 1.5

88%

of meetings

Over 2.5

62%

of meetings

BTTS

50%

of meetings

Last meeting

3-0

21 Feb 2026

Next game

01 Nov

Sunday, Portugal - Primeira Liga

Arouca vs Nacional: the head-to-head

Arouca’s recent dominance is unmistakable, having won six of the eight encounters since 2016 and keeping Nacional winless. The two sides have met eight times, with Arouca 6 wins, 2 draws and Nacional none. Across the series, 21 goals have been scored, an average of 2.62 per game. In 88% of the meetings two or more goals were scored, while 62% saw three or more, and both teams found the net in 50% of the fixtures. The latest clash ended 3-0 in Arouca’s favour on 21 February 2026. Arouca have netted 16 goals to Nacional’s five. When Arouca host, they have never lost, winning all four home meetings, whereas away they have secured two wins and two draws from four matches. Their next encounter is scheduled for 1 November 2026.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

Next meeting

Arouca vs Nacional

Sunday 01 November 2026 · Portugal - Primeira Liga

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01Head-to-head record⚖

Arouca

Nacional

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 8 games between these two clubs

75%

win %

2.62

avg goals

2.62

88%

over 1.5 %

88%

62%

over 2.5 %

62%

12%

over 3.5 %

12%

2.00

scored

0.62

conceded

2.00

50%

btts

50%

clean sheet

7.75

corners

7.75

8.00

cards

8.00

Top three rows are this fixture: 8 meetings, 6 to Arouca, 2 drawn, 0 to Nacional, at 2.62 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Arouca

Won at home

100%

4 of 4 home meetings

Won away

50%

2 of 4 away meetings

Drawn

25%

2 of 8 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Nacional

Won at home

0 of 4 home meetings

Won away

0 of 4 away meetings

Drawn

25%

2 of 8 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Arouca
21 Feb 2026	Portugal - Primeira Liga	Arouca	3-0	Nacional	W	view
20 Sep 2025	Portugal - Primeira Liga	Nacional	1-2	Arouca	W	view
01 Feb 2025	Portugal - Primeira Liga	Nacional	1-2	Arouca	W	view
25 Aug 2024	Portugal - Primeira Liga	Arouca	1-0	Nacional	W	view
28 Jan 2017	Portugal - Primeira Liga	Nacional	1-1	Arouca	D	view
21 Aug 2016	Portugal - Primeira Liga	Arouca	2-0	Nacional	W	view
01 May 2016	Portugal - Primeira Liga	Arouca	3-0	Nacional	W	view
02 Jan 2016	Portugal - Primeira Liga	Nacional	2-2	Arouca	D	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Arouca · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.7

Avg scored

1.7

Avg conceded

1.0

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.30 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.50	1.50	1.86	1.43	1.19	1.56
vs Stronger (8)	0.88	2.00	1.25	2.50	0.50	1.50
vs Similar (22)	1.73	1.32	2.10	1.00	1.42	1.58
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	30% (+1pp vs league)

Nacional · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.4

Avg scored

1.2

Avg conceded

1.2

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.30 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.17	1.40	1.47	1.07	0.87	1.73
vs Stronger (13)	0.69	1.46	0.83	1.00	0.57	1.86
vs Similar (17)	1.53	1.35	1.89	1.11	1.12	1.62
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	23% (-6pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Arouca

LWLDWWWWLW

Last 10: 17 scored, 10 conceded.

Nacional

LWWLLWDWLL

Last 10: 12 scored, 12 conceded.

Arouca

Home · last 10

LWWLWWDWWW

7 won · 23 scored, 12 conceded

Away · last 10

WLLLWLLWWL

4 won · 12 scored, 13 conceded

Nacional

Home · last 10

DLLLWWLWWL

4 won · 11 scored, 9 conceded

Away · last 10

LLLDLLWLDL

1 won · 7 scored, 16 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Arouca

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored0% / 100%

Conceded0% / 100%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 61-75'.

From this fixture only: 2 of 8 meetings have goal timings on record. See Arouca's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Nacional

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored0% / 100%

Conceded0% / 100%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 61-75'.

From this fixture only: 2 of 8 meetings have goal timings on record. See Nacional's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	FC Porto	4	12	100%	3.0	9	0	+9	2.2	100%	25%	0%	11.0	75%	1.7	33%	22.5	75%	467	214	105	148	2.2	0.0	55%
2	Sporting CP	4	10	75%	2.5	12	5	+7	4.2	100%	100%	100%	5.2	0%	4.2	50%	24.0	50%	414	146	91	176	3.0	1.2	62%
3	Arouca	4	9	75%	2.2	7	3	+4	2.5	75%	50%	25%	8.5	25%	4.8	50%	19.0	25%	28	11	8	8	1.8	0.8	50%
4	Santa Clara	4	8	50%	2.0	5	3	+2	2.0	50%	25%	25%	9.5	50%	3.8	75%	27.5	100%	27	9	6	12	1.2	0.8	48%
5	Benfica	3	7	67%	2.3	11	3	+8	4.7	100%	100%	67%	8.3	33%	3.7	67%	25.3	100%	357	172	77	108	3.7	1.0	58%
6	GIL Vicente	3	7	67%	2.3	3	0	+3	1.0	33%	0%	0%	7.7	0%	4.3	67%	24.7	100%	29	11	8	11	1.0	0.0	50%
7	Maritimo	4	7	50%	1.8	6	5	+1	2.8	75%	75%	25%	7.0	0%	4.5	50%	26.2	75%	16	7	3	6	1.5	1.2	-
8	Estrela	3	5	33%	1.7	7	6	+1	4.3	100%	100%	100%	6.0	0%	4.7	67%	23.3	67%	20	6	3	11	2.3	2.0	47%
9	SC Braga	2	4	50%	2.0	3	2	+1	2.5	50%	50%	50%	5.0	0%	5.0	100%	32.0	100%	165	41	56	68	1.5	1.0	63%
10	Nacional	4	4	25%	1.0	6	6	+0	3.0	75%	50%	50%	8.2	25%	4.2	50%	25.5	75%	20	6	5	9	1.5	1.5	46%
11	Moreirense	3	4	33%	1.3	3	6	-3	3.0	67%	67%	67%	6.3	0%	5.3	100%	28.3	67%	22	5	8	9	1.0	2.0	50%
12	Guimaraes	4	3	25%	0.8	3	5	-2	2.0	25%	25%	25%	6.0	0%	6.0	75%	26.0	75%	46	22	11	12	0.8	1.2	51%
13	Rio Ave	4	3	25%	0.8	2	7	-5	2.2	75%	25%	25%	8.2	25%	3.0	33%	19.8	50%	37	8	8	21	0.5	1.8	47%
14	Famalicao	4	2	0%	0.5	2	4	-2	1.5	50%	25%	0%	9.5	50%	4.0	50%	28.2	100%	57	16	20	22	0.5	1.0	51%
15	Academico Viseu	4	2	0%	0.5	4	8	-4	3.0	75%	75%	50%	7.2	25%	4.5	75%	28.8	100%	16	8	3	6	1.0	2.0	-
16	Alverca	4	2	0%	0.5	4	8	-4	3.0	100%	50%	50%	8.2	50%	4.2	50%	20.8	75%	39	15	6	18	1.0	2.0	45%
17	Estoril	4	1	0%	0.2	2	7	-5	2.2	100%	25%	0%	10.5	50%	3.2	25%	25.5	100%	42	24	8	10	0.5	1.8	53%
18	Casa Pia	4	0	0%	0.0	0	11	-11	2.8	50%	25%	25%	6.0	0%	3.5	75%	27.0	100%	27	9	6	12	0.0	2.8	41%

Portugal - Primeira Liga 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Portugal - Primeira Liga stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

AroucaNacional

€27.5m

squad value

€17.3m

€38.8m

attack

€24.8m

€22.2m

midfield

€7.6m

€36.2m

defence

€36.0m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Arouca carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Arouca

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
12 Apr	@ SC Braga	0-1	L
19 Apr	vs Estrela	1-0	W
24 Apr	@ Alverca	1-2	L
02 May	vs Santa Clara	2-2	D
11 May	@ GIL Vicente	3-1	W
16 May	vs Tondela	3-1	W
08 Aug	@ Guimaraes	1-0	W
16 Aug	vs Moreirense	4-0	W
23 Aug	@ FC Porto	0-2	L
29 Aug	vs Maritimo	2-1	W

Nacional

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
12 Apr	@ Benfica	0-2	L
18 Apr	vs Alverca	1-0	W
25 Apr	@ Tondela	2-0	W
02 May	vs AVS	1-2	L
11 May	@ Santa Clara	0-2	L
16 May	vs Guimaraes	2-0	W
10 Aug	@ Santa Clara	2-2	D
16 Aug	vs Estoril	2-0	W
23 Aug	@ Guimaraes	0-1	L
30 Aug	vs Estrela	2-3	L