Santa Clara vs Arouca — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2025/2026

Santa Clara

21 DEC

0:0

Arouca

Goals

No goals in this one.

Man of the match

Nico MantlArouca7.7

Expected goals (xG)

Santa ClaraxGArouca

0.600.33

Trends

season

Win %

26%35%

Over 1.5 %

56%79%

Over 2.5 %

35%68%

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TV stations

International

Bet365

Sport TV1

Sport TV Multiscreen

Megogo

fuboTV

Channels in 4 countries

Portugal

Sport TV1

Sport TV Multiscreen

International

Bet365

Ukraine

Megogo

United States

fuboTV

Venue

Estádio de São MiguelPonta Delgada · 13,277 seats

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Conditions

Weatherscattered clouds
RefereeIancu Ioan Vasilica
1st AssistantJoão Alexandre Bessa Silva
2nd AssistantAndré Ferreira
4th OfficialCarlos André Fernandes Macedo

Pressure index

Santa ClaraArouca

1′45′90′

Which side was pressing, minute by minute. The markers are the events: tap one to read the minute and the player — and, with ball positions loaded, the replay jumps there.

Match flow

PLAYER

Yellow card2'

Tiago Esgaio

OUT

Substitution20'

In: Arnau Solà · Out: Boris Popović

OUT

Substitution64'

In: Luquinhas · Out: Wendel

OUT

Substitution64'

In: Djé · Out: Adriano Firmino

OUT

Substitution68'

In: Hyun-ju Lee · Out: Dylan Nandín

PLAYER

Yellow card72'

Sidney Lima

OUT

Substitution75'

In: Tiago Duarte · Out: MT

OUT

Substitution75'

In: Vinícius Lopes · Out: Pedro Ferreira

PLAYER

Yellow card80'

Serginho

PLAYER

Yellow card82'

Miguel Puche

OUT

Substitution87'

In: Iván Barbero · Out: Naïs Djouahra

OUT

Substitution87'

In: Taichi Fukui · Out: Espen van Ee

OUT

Substitution87'

In: Pablo Gozálbez · Out: Alfonso Trezza

OUT

Substitution88'

In: Elias Manoel · Out: Gabriel Silva

Ball positions

The ball's path over the whole match or one half: press play to run through it, drag the slider to jump anywhere. Loaded on request to keep the page light.

Commentary

117

90+8′The second half has concluded with the score remaining Santa Clara 0, Arouca 0.
90+6′Vinícius Lopes from Santa Clara earned a free kick in the defensive area.
90+6′Tiago Esgaio from Arouca committed a foul.
90+4′Opportunity wasted! Lee Hyun-Ju from Arouca took a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it narrowly missed the target. The assist came from Pablo Gozálbez.Penalty
90+3′Matías Rocha from Arouca earned a free kick in the defensive area.
90+3′Elias Manoel committed a foul against the opposing player - Santa Clara.
90+2′Tiago Esgaio from Arouca earned a free kick in the defensive zone.
90+2′Tiago Esgaio from Arouca earned a free kick in the defensive area.
90+2′Vinícius Lopes from Santa Clara committed a foul.
90+1′Offside call against Arouca. Miguel Puche has been flagged for being offside.
90+1′Corner awarded to Arouca after Tiago Duarte allowed the ball to go out of play.
90+1′The pause has ended. They’re set to resume play now.
90′Match is currently on hold due to an injury to Pedro Santos from Arouca.
90′The fourth official has indicated that there will be 7 minutes of stoppage time.
90′Pedro Santos from Arouca has been awarded a free kick in an offensive position.
90′Lee Hyun-Ju from Arouca earned a free kick on the left side of the field.
89′Luquinhas commits a foul against Santa Clara.
89′José Tavares from Santa Clara earned a free kick in the defensive area.
88′Substitution for Santa Clara: Elias Manoel replaces Gabriel Silva.
87′Substitution for Arouca: Taichi Fukui replaces Espen van Ee.
87′Substitution for Arouca: Barbero replaces Naïs Djouahra.
87′Substitution for Arouca: Pablo Gozálbez comes on to replace Alfonso Trezza.
86′Opportunity wasted. Sidney Lima from Santa Clara attempted a header from the center of the box following a corner kick.
86′Corner awarded to Santa Clara after a play that resulted in Arnau Solà giving up possession.
85′A fresh offensive push unfolds as José Tavares from Santa Clara takes a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but Nico Mantl of Arouca makes a fantastic save, denying the attempt at the top center of the goal.Penalty
85′Corner awarded to Santa Clara after José Fontán allowed the ball to go out.
83′A fresh offensive effort unfolds as Gabriel Silva from Santa Clara takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area. The attempt is expertly denied by Nico Mantl of Arouca, who makes a save to his right. The assist came from Tiago Duarte.Penalty
82′Miguel Puche from Arouca has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
81′Gabriel Batista from Santa Clara has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
81′Miguel Puche from Arouca committed a foul.
80′Serginho from Santa Clara has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
80′Serginho committed a foul against a player from Santa Clara.
80′Alfonso Trezza from Arouca was awarded a free kick on the left side of the field.
80′The attempt is thwarted. Naïs Djouahra from Arouca takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's blocked. The assist came from Pedro Santos.Penalty
76′Pedro Santos from Arouca committed a foul.
76′Brenner from Santa Clara has been awarded a free kick in their defensive zone.
75′Lee Hyun-Ju from Arouca has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
75′Luquinhas commits a foul on a Santa Clara player.
75′Substitution for Santa Clara: Vinícius Lopes comes on to replace Pedro Ferreira.
75′Substitution for Santa Clara: Tiago Duarte is coming on to replace MT due to an injury.
72′Sidney Lima from Santa Clara has been shown a yellow card.
72′Sidney Lima of Santa Clara has been awarded a free kick in the defensive zone.
72′Lee Hyun-Ju from Arouca committed a foul.
71′The pause has ended. They're set to resume play now.
69′Match interruption due to an injury for MT - Santa Clara.
69′Missed opportunity! Luquinhas from Santa Clara attempted a header from the center of the box but couldn't find the target. The assist came from MT.
68′Substitution for Arouca: Lee Hyun-Ju comes on to replace Dylan Nandín.
66′Corner awarded to Arouca after a defensive play by Luís Rocha.
64′Substitution for Santa Clara: José Tavares comes on to replace Adriano Firmino, who is leaving the pitch due to an injury.
64′Substitution for Santa Clara: Luquinhas comes on to replace Wendel.
64′The pause has ended. They're set to resume play.
61′Match interruption due to an injury to Adriano Firmino from Santa Clara.
61′Adriano Firmino from Santa Clara committed a foul.
61′Espen van Ee from Arouca has earned a free kick in an offensive position.
60′Henrique Silva from Santa Clara has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
60′Tiago Esgaio from Arouca committed a foul.
59′Missed opportunity! Arnau Solà from Arouca took a left-footed shot from the center of the penalty area.Penalty
58′Henrique Silva from Santa Clara committed a foul.
58′Alfonso Trezza from Arouca has earned a free kick in the offensive zone.
56′Foul committed by Luís Rocha of Santa Clara.
56′Arnau Solà from Arouca has been awarded a free kick in an attacking position.
56′Miguel Puche from Arouca earned a free kick on the right flank.
56′Foul committed by MT against Santa Clara.
55′Another offensive push. Dylan Nandín from Arouca takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's successfully stopped.Penalty
51′Another offensive push. Adriano Firmino from Santa Clara takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's stopped by the goalkeeper.Penalty
48′Opportunity squandered. Gabriel Silva from Santa Clara attempted a shot with his right foot from outside the penalty area.Penalty
45′The second half is underway with the score still tied at Santa Clara 0, Arouca 0.
45+6′The first half has concluded with the score tied at Santa Clara 0, Arouca 0.
45+4′Offside call against Santa Clara. Serginho has been caught offside.
45+3′Miguel Puche from Arouca commits a handball.
45+2′Opportunity wasted. José Fontán from Arouca attempted a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area but sent it wide to the left. The assist came from Naïs Djouahra, who delivered a cross following a corner kick.Penalty
45+1′Corner kick awarded to Arouca after Gabriel Batista allowed the ball to go out.
45+1′A fresh offensive push from Arouca as Alfonso Trezza takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but Gabriel Batista from Santa Clara makes a save, diving to his left to stop the ball.Penalty
45′The fourth official has indicated that there will be 5 minutes of stoppage time.
45′Corner awarded to Arouca after a foul by Brenner.
44′Miguel Puche from Arouca earned a free kick in the defensive zone.
44′Serginho from Santa Clara committed a foul.
43′Miguel Puche from Arouca has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
43′Adriano Firmino from Santa Clara committed a foul.
42′A fresh offensive effort unfolds as Miguel Puche from Arouca takes a left-footed shot from over 35 yards out. However, Gabriel Batista, the goalkeeper for Santa Clara, makes a solid save right in the middle of the goal.
41′Miguel Puche from Arouca committed a foul.
40′Offside call against Arouca. Alfonso Trezza has been flagged for being offside.
40′Serginho from Santa Clara has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
40′Pedro Santos from Arouca committed a foul.
38′Wendel of Santa Clara has been awarded a free kick in an offensive position.
38′Matías Rocha from Arouca committed a foul.
37′The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
36′Match is currently paused due to an injury to Miguel Puche from Arouca.
36′Offside call against Santa Clara. Gabriel Silva has been caught in an offside position.
35′Opportunity wasted. Serginho from Santa Clara attempted a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area.Penalty
31′Miguel Puche from Arouca was awarded a free kick on the right flank.
31′Adriano Firmino from Santa Clara committed a foul.
25′Tiago Esgaio from Arouca earned a free kick in the defensive area.
25′Gabriel Silva from Santa Clara committed a foul.
23′Miguel Puche from Arouca commits a handball.
23′The attempt is thwarted. Arnau Solà from Arouca fires a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's successfully blocked. The assist came from Alfonso Trezza.Penalty
21′Offside call against Santa Clara. Serginho has been caught in an offside position.
20′Substitution for Arouca: Arnau Solà replaces Boris Popovic due to injury.
20′The pause has ended. They're set to resume play now.
19′Match temporarily halted due to an injury to Boris Popovic from Arouca.
18′Serginho from Santa Clara earned a free kick on the left side of the field.
18′Fouled by Miguel Puche of Arouca.
16′The pause has ended. The teams are set to resume play.
16′Match temporarily halted due to an injury to Dylan Nandín from Arouca.
16′Another offensive effort unfolds. Pedro Ferreira from Santa Clara attempts a header from the right side of the six-yard box, but Nico Mantl, the Arouca goalkeeper, makes a save right in the center of the goal. The assist came from Sidney Lima, who also delivered a header.
15′Espen van Ee from Arouca committed a foul.
15′Brenner - Santa Clara has been awarded a free kick on the right side of the pitch.
14′Offside call against Arouca. Alfonso Trezza is caught in an offside position.
14′Fouled by Luís Rocha of Santa Clara.
14′Dylan Nandín from Arouca was awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
12′The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
11′Match interruption due to an injury to Boris Popovic from Arouca.
3′Another offensive push! MT - Santa Clara - a header from the middle of the box is expertly stopped in the upper center of the goal by Nico Mantl - Arouca. The assist came from Serginho, who delivered a precise cross.
2′Tiago Esgaio from Arouca has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
2′Gabriel Silva from Santa Clara was awarded a free kick on the left side of the pitch.
2′Tiago Esgaio from Arouca committed a foul.
The opening half is underway...

Match statistics

CDSCFCA

Possession and passing

52%Possession48%

80%Pass accuracy80%

427Passes384

342Successful Passes308

78Ball Safe71

8Key Passes5

5 more

56Long Passes56

48%Long-pass accuracy25%

5Substitutions5

27Successful Long Passes14

23Throw-ins24

Attack

9Shots Total8

5Shots On Target2

2Corners4

31Dangerous Attacks27

3Accurate Crosses1

96Attacks97

11 more

11Dribble Attempts9

53Duels Won43

7Goal Attempts4

3Offsides3

0Shots Blocked2

4Shots inside the box4

4Shots Off Target4

5Shots outside the box4

64%Successful dribbles44%

7Successful Dribbles4

13Total Crosses17

Defence and discipline

2Saves5

9Tackles8

12Interceptions9

15Fouls14

2Yellow cards2

14Free Kicks15

1 more

5Goal Kicks9

Other

23Successful Headers16

2Injuries3

2Counter Attacks1

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

I. VasilicaPer-match averages this season · 10 matches · career: 60

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	3.60	2.10	1.50	4.25
Red cards	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.13
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.10
Penalties	0.20	0.10	0.10	0.27

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Santa ClaraxGArouca

0.600.33

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

0.480.21

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

0.600.33

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.170.17

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.430.16

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.190.08

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.540.98

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

0.330.60

Form

Santa ClaraLWDLL

15 DECaway

Sporting Braga

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 14

6 DEChome

Santa Clara

Casa Pia

Liga PortugalRound 13

30 NOVaway

Rio Ave

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 12

8 NOVhome

Santa Clara

Sporting CP

Liga PortugalRound 11

3 NOVaway

Gil Vicente

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 10

25 OCThome

Santa Clara

AVS

Liga PortugalRound 9

4 OCTaway

Vitória Guimarães

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 8

27 SEPThome

Santa Clara

Tondela

Liga PortugalRound 7

20 SEPThome

Santa Clara

Alverca

Liga PortugalRound 6

12 SEPTaway

Benfica

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 5

6 SEPTaway

Estoril

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 3

31 AUGhome

Santa Clara

Estrela Amadora

Liga PortugalRound 4

28 AUGaway

Shamrock Rovers

Santa Clara

Europa Conference League

21 AUGhome

Santa Clara

Shamrock Rovers

Europa Conference League

17 AUGhome

Santa Clara

Moreirense

Liga PortugalRound 2

AroucaWLLLL

14 DEChome

Arouca

Alverca

Liga PortugalRound 14

7 DECaway

Estrela Amadora

Arouca

Liga PortugalRound 13

1 DEChome

Arouca

Sporting Braga

Liga PortugalRound 12

7 NOVaway

Estoril

Arouca

Liga PortugalRound 11

2 NOVhome

Arouca

Moreirense

Liga PortugalRound 10

25 OCTaway

Benfica

Arouca

Liga PortugalRound 9

5 OCThome

Arouca

Famalicão

Liga PortugalRound 8

29 SEPThome

Arouca

Porto

Liga PortugalRound 7

20 SEPTaway

Nacional

Arouca

Liga PortugalRound 6

14 SEPThome

Arouca

Casa Pia

Liga PortugalRound 5

30 AUGaway

Vitória Guimarães

Arouca

Liga PortugalRound 4

23 AUGhome

Arouca

Rio Ave

Liga PortugalRound 3

17 AUGaway

Sporting CP

Arouca

Liga PortugalRound 2

9 AUGhome

Arouca

AVS

Liga PortugalRound 1

Head-to-head

3Wins

3Draws

3Wins

The two sides have met 9 times.

13 SEPT2026

Arouca

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

2 MAY2026

Arouca

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

21 DEC2025

Santa Clara

Arouca

Liga Portugal

26 APR2025

Santa Clara

Arouca

Liga Portugal

15 DEC2024

Arouca

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

11 FEB2023

Arouca

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

20 AUG2022

Santa Clara

Arouca

Liga Portugal

15 APR2022

Arouca

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

5 DEC2021

Santa Clara

Arouca

Liga Portugal

Trends

Win %

26%35%

Over 1.5 %

56%79%

Over 2.5 %

35%68%

Over 3.5 %

15%50%

BTTS %

41%56%

Failed to score %

38%26%

Clean sheets %

29%21%

Share of this season's matches where it happened — a win, over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals, both teams scoring, failing to score, a clean sheet.

Season comparison

Goals / match

0.941.38

Conceded / match

1.211.88

Possession %

48.5350.29

Corners / match

4.623.71

Yellow cards / match

3.442.79

Team rating

6.766.69

Starting XI

AroucaFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €3.2M7/11

Vasco Freire De Seabra

Santa ClaraFormation: 4-3-3 · €6.3M5/11

Vasco Matos

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Santa Clara€6.3Mstarting XI · 5/11€7.3Mwith bench · 8/20

Arouca€3.2Mstarting XI · 7/11€7.5Mwith bench · 12/20

Santa Clara's starting XI cost €3.2M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Santa Clara — bench

Elias ManoelAttacker · €900K (2025)12

NenecaGoalkeeper · €20K (2026)17

João CostaAttacker20

Adriel MoraesAttacker28

LuquinhasAttacker · €60K (2026)6.5 65

DjéMidfielder6.9 70

Vinícius LopesAttacker6.4 76Midfielder 80

Tiago DuarteAttacker

Arouca — bench

João ValidoGoalkeeper6

Diogo MonteiroDefender8

David SimãoMidfielder · €400K (2019)10

Pablo GozálbezMidfielder6.5 14

Hyun-ju LeeMidfielder · €1.5M (2025)6.5 16

Arnau SolàDefender · €500K (2025)6.9 17

Iván BarberoAttacker · €300K (2020, loan)21

Taichi FukuiMidfielder · €1.6M (2025)78

Alex PintoDefender

Player statistics

Santa Clara starters then subs, by rating

Henrique Silva#94 · Defender · 90′7.4

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 63/76
Pass accuracy: 85%
Key passes: 0
Passes in final third: 3
Long balls (won/total): 4/9

Possession & duels

Touches: 99
Duels (won/total): 11/14
Aerials won: 5
Dribbles (won/attempted): 1/1
Possession lost: 15
Ball recoveries: 3

Defence

Tackles: 4
Interceptions: 4
Clearances: 7
Last-man tackles: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 1
Fouls drawn: 1

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Santa Clara	1.8055.56%	1.7457.47%
Draw	3.2530.77%	3.4528.99%
Arouca	5.0020%	4.9020.41%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Santa Clara or Draw	1.1685.76%	1.1487.72%
Santa Clara or Arouca	1.3375.02%	1.2679.37%
Draw or Arouca	1.9551.28%	1.9651.02%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.3673.53%
0–1 goals	–	2.8535.09%
3+ goals	2.4041.67%	2.1845.87%
0–2 goals	1.5365.23%	1.5863.29%
4+ goals	–	4.0025%
0–3 goals	–	1.1984.03%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Santa Clara	2.5040%	2.3842.02%
Draw	2.0050%	2.1546.51%
Arouca	5.5018.18%	5.0020%

Outcome	bet365
CDSC → CDSC	2.8734.78%
CDSC → X	15.006.67%
CDSC → FCA	41.002.44%
X → CDSC	4.3323.08%
X → X	4.5022.22%
X → FCA	9.5010.53%
FCA → CDSC	26.003.85%
FCA → X	17.005.88%
FCA → FCA	8.5011.76%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	6.0016.67%
6 - 8	2.6038.46%
9 - 11	2.7536.36%
Under 6	6.0016.67%
Over 14	15.006.67%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	2.2045.45%	2.0848.08%
No	1.6161.92%	1.6560.61%

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