Primeira Liga

Season 2025/2026

Primeira Liga

FC Porto vs Arouca – Lineups & Match Details

FC Porto beat Arouca 3-1. Goals: O. Pietuszewski (1'), N. Djouahra (70'), William (90' pen.), T. Moffi (90'). FC Porto had 57% possession against Arouca's 43%. Shots on target: 7-1.

Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 24

Friday, 27 February 2026

FC PortoFC Porto

3 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

AroucaArouca

Referee: Vasilica Iancu, Portugal

Lineups

FC PortoFC Porto4-3-3
D. Costa99D. CostaG
A. Costa20A. CostaD
J. Bednarek5J. BednarekD
J. Kiwior4J. KiwiorD
Zaidu12ZaiduD
V. Froholdt8V. FroholdtM
P. Rosario13P. RosarioM
G. Veiga10G. VeigaM
Pepê11PepêF
D. Gul27D. GulF
O. Pietuszewski77O. PietuszewskiF

Substitutes

24J. CostaG
7William GomesF
21D. PrpicD
29T. MoffiF
42S. FofanaM
68A. OliveiraM
72A. MirandaF
74F. MouraD
86R. MoraM
AroucaArouca4-2-3-1
I. De Arruabarrena12I. De ArruabarrenaG
D. Monteiro6D. MonteiroD
J. Sanchez15J. SanchezD
J. Fontan3J. FontanD
B. Kuipers25B. KuipersD
T. Fukui21T. FukuiM
P. Gozalbez10P. GozalbezM
B. Mansilla24B. MansillaM
A. Trezza19A. TrezzaM
N. Djouahra7N. DjouahraM
I. Barbero17I. BarberoF

Substitutes

1J. ValidoG
2J. SilvaD
4M. RochaD
5B. PopovicD
11PucheF
20J. Santiago PerezM
23D. NandinF
44A. DanteD
87B. DuarteF

Match Events

1'G

O. Pietuszewski

Assist: Victor Mow Froholdt

46'S

Javi Sánchez

Substitution 1

61'S

D. Gül

Substitution 1

62'S

O. Pietuszewski

Substitution 2

62'S

Gabri Veiga

Substitution 3

66'S

Barbero

Substitution 2

70'G

N. Djouahra

76'S

P. Rosario

Substitution 4

78'S

B. Mansilla

Substitution 3

78'S

Pablo Gozálbez

Substitution 4

84'S

Pepê Aquino

Substitution 5

85'S

A. Trezza

Substitution 5

90'+3Y

Diogo Monteiro

90'+2Y

B. Popović

90'P

William

90'G

T. Moffi

Assist: William

Statistics

FC Porto
57%43%
Arouca
3.16Expected Goals (xG)0.24
20Total Shots7
7Shots on Target1
5Corners1
11Fouls14
2Offsides0
86Pass Accuracy (%)82
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

FC Porto host Arouca on Friday, 27 February 2026 at Estádio Do Dragão. The kick-off time is 18:45 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. FC Porto go into the match 1st in the table; Arouca sit 11th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

FC Porto have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Arouca have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 29 Sept 2025: FC Porto 4-0 Arouca; 1 Mar 2025: FC Porto 2-0 Arouca; 29 Sept 2024: FC Porto 4-0 Arouca. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

FC Porto beat Arouca 3-1. FC Porto scored through O. Pietuszewski 1', William 90' (pen.), T. Moffi 90'. Arouca replied with N. Djouahra 70'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

FC Porto held 57% of the ball against 43% for Arouca. Shots on target finished 7-1. Expected goals read 3.16 for FC Porto, 0.24 for Arouca.

Verdict

The win nudges FC Porto forward and leaves Arouca with work to do. FC Porto sat 1st 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.