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Estrela vs Arouca – Lineups & Match Details

Estrela beat Arouca 3-1. Goals: Kikas (29'), A. Marcus (34'), T. Fukui (59'), Rodrigo Pinho (89'). Estrela had 63% possession against Arouca's 37%. Shots on target: 9-2.

Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 13

Sunday, 7 December 2025

EstrelaEstrela

3 - 1

Full Time

HT: 2 - 0

AroucaArouca

Referee: Joao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves, Portugal

Lineups

EstrelaEstrela3-4-3
R. Ribeiro40R. RibeiroG
Luan Patrick30Luan PatrickD
Bernardo Schappo14Bernardo SchappoD
Otavio83OtavioD
S. Cabral55S. CabralM
P. Moreira19P. MoreiraM
O. Ngom6O. NgomM
I. Stoica10I. StoicaM
A. Marcus99A. MarcusF
Kikas98KikasF
Jovane11JovaneF

Substitutes

7L. AntonettiF
8RobinhoM
9Rodrigo PinhoF
17J. EncadaD
18J. MeirelesF
63A. SolaM
79A. ChernevD
89J. GastaoF
22D. GriloG
AroucaArouca4-3-3
N. Mantl58N. MantlG
Alex Pinto78Alex PintoD
O. Fayed66O. FayedD
B. Popovic5B. PopovicD
A. Dante44A. DanteD
Puche11PucheM
E. van Ee22E. van EeM
T. Fukui21T. FukuiM
A. Trezza19A. TrezzaF
D. Nandin23D. NandinF
N. Djouahra7N. DjouahraF

Substitutes

1J. ValidoG
4M. RochaD
8D. SimaoM
10P. GozalbezM
14H. LeeM
16A. SolaD
17I. BarberoF
24B. MansillaF
89Pedro SantosM

Match Events

28'R

Alex Pinto

29'G

Kikas

Assist: I. Stoica

34'G

A. Marcus

Assist: I. Stoica

45'Y

O. Ngom

51'Y

E. van Ee

51'Y

N. Djouahra

59'G

T. Fukui

62'S

E. van Ee

Substitution 1

68'R

T. Fukui

68'S

Jovane Cabral

Substitution 1

73'S

Otávio

Substitution 2

73'S

O. Ngom

Substitution 3

73'S

A. Trezza

Substitution 2

82'S

Kikas

Substitution 4

82'S

I. Stoica

Substitution 5

82'S

D. Nandín

Substitution 3

85'Y

Pedro Santos

89'G

Rodrigo Pinho

Assist: Jorge Meireles

90'+7Y

Lee Hyun-Ju

Statistics

Estrela
63%37%
Arouca
3.27Expected Goals (xG)0.48
24Total Shots9
9Shots on Target2
5Corners3
12Fouls14
2Offsides1
87Pass Accuracy (%)75
1Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards2
Match preview

Estrela host Arouca on Sunday, 7 December 2025 at Estádio José Gomes. The kick-off time is 18:00 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. Estrela go into the match 15th in the table; Arouca sit 11th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Estrela have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Arouca have collected 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses over the same span. Recent run: 4 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 19 Apr 2025: Estrela 0-1 Arouca; 9 Dec 2024: Estrela 2-1 Arouca; 5 May 2024: Estrela 0-0 Arouca. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Estrela beat Arouca 3-1. Estrela scored through Kikas 29', A. Marcus 34', Rodrigo Pinho 89'. Arouca replied with T. Fukui 59'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 89 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Estrela held 63% of the ball against 37% for Arouca. Shots on target finished 9-2. Expected goals read 3.27 for Estrela, 0.48 for Arouca.

Verdict

The win nudges Estrela forward and leaves Arouca with work to do. Estrela sat 15th and Arouca 11th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.