Arouca vs Nacional

1 November 2026 · Liga Portugal · 2026/27 · Referee Luís Godinho

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Tiago Esgaio 64’

Match summary

Arouca won 1-0 at home to Nacional. It was goalless at half-time.

Tiago Esgaio put Arouca ahead with a header in the 64th minute.

The chances backed that up: Arouca created 0.70 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Nacional's 0.32 from 5.

Arouca secured a narrow victory over Nacional in their Liga Portugal fixture on matchday 10, dominating territory and possession throughout the encounter. The hosts controlled 62 percent of the ball and completed 552 passes with an accuracy of 88.0 percent, compared to 337 passes from the visitors. Arouca registered 12 shots with 5 on target, while limiting Nacional to 5 total shots and 1 on target. The home side earned 8 corners to 2 and created 84 attacks against 61. Expected goals reflected the tight nature of the contest, ending at 0.70 to 0.32 in favour of Arouca, who committed 6 fouls while Nacional gave away 10.

The first half ended goalless before the match sprang to life after the interval. Following a substitution that saw Pablo Gozálbez replace Taichi Fukui for Arouca in the fifty-ninth minute, the deadlock was broken in the sixty-fourth minute when Tiago Esgaio scored the opening and decisive goal for the home side. A flurry of changes followed for both teams. Matchoi Djaló received a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-fourth minute, quickly followed by cautions for Orest Lebedenko in the seventy-sixth minute and Danel Dongmo in the seventy-eighth minute. Pablo Gozálbez was then booked in the fourth minute of stoppage time as Arouca closed out the 1-0 win.

Match stats

62% Possession 38%

12 Shots 5

5 Shots on target 1

8 Corners 2

84 Attacks 61

35 Dangerous attacks 21

552 Passes 337

88.0% Pass accuracy 80.4%

9 Tackles 14

6 Fouls 10

2 Yellow cards 2

0 Offsides 1

Key events

Arouca Nacional

Kick-off

12’

Corner

26’

Corner

27’

33’

Miguel BaezaShot on target

Corner

40’

Second half underway

Half-time0-0

Orest LebedenkoShot on target

51’

Corner

53’

Pablo GozálbezTaichi Fukui

59’

Tiago EsgaioHeader

1-0

64’

70’

Danel DongmoChiheb Labidi

70’

Matchoi DjalóStavros Gavriel

Dylan NandínIvan Barbero

71’

Pablo Messias CardozoAbdel Kader Njoya

74’

Matchoi DjalóFoul

Brian MansillaAlfonso Trezza

75’

Hyun-ju LeeMateo Flores

75’

Orest LebedenkoFoul

76’

78’

Danel DongmoFoul

Dylan NandínShot on target

80’

Corner

80’

81’

Allen ObandoMin-kyu Song

81’

Daniel JúniorMiguel Baeza

Dylan NandínShot on target

88’

Corner

88’

Corner

89’

Hyun-ju LeeShot on target

90’

Corner

90’

Corner

90+2’

Pablo GozálbezFoul

90+4’

Full-time1-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Arouca 0.70 xGNacional 0.32 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Nacional attacking Arouca attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Ignacio de Arruabarrena	90′	1	0	21	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Tiago Esgaio	90′	2	–	–	2	–	40	–	1	–	–
Javi Sánchez	90′	–	2	1	4	4	85	–	–	–	–
Jose Fontán	90′	–	2	–	1	1	122	–	–	–	–
Orest Lebedenko	90′	1	1	–	8	1	55	1	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Espen Van Ee	90′	–	–	62	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mateo Flores Taken off	75′	–	–	49	–	–	3	–	7	1	1	–
Alfonso Trezza Taken off	75′	–	–	17	1	–	1	–	3	–	1	–
Taichi Fukui Taken off	59′	–	–	27	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–
Naïs Djouahra	90′	–	1	41	2	–	–	–	3	–	–	–
Pablo Gozálbez Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	1	1	1
Hyun-ju Lee Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	4	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Ivan Barbero Taken off	71′	–	–	2	–	0.26	–	–	2	1	6	–
Dylan Nandín Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	2	2	0.15	–	1	3	1	5	–
Brian Mansilla Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	3	–	7	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Renato Marin	90′	4	1	40	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Francisco Gonçalves	90′	1	1	–	3	1	54	1	–	–	–
Ze Vitor	90′	3	1	1	6	2	64	–	–	–	–
Williams Kokolo	90′	1	–	–	3	1	35	–	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Markus Jensen	90′	–	–	35	2	–	3	–	5	–	1	–
Miguel Baeza Taken off	81′	–	–	17	–	–	–	–	3	1	1	–
Matheus Dias	90′	–	–	25	–	–	2	1	7	1	1	–
Chiheb Labidi Taken off	70′	–	–	23	–	–	3	1	5	2	–	–
Stavros Gavriel Taken off	70′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
Min-kyu Song Taken off	81′	–	–	18	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	–
Matchoi Djaló Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	2	1	1
Danel Dongmo Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	1	1	1
Daniel Júnior Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	1	–

Forwards3 players


Abdel Kader Njoya Taken off	71′	–	–	1	–	0.07	–	–	5	–	8	–
Pablo Messias Cardozo Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	5	–
Allen Obando Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Arouca win 58% Avg odds 1.61 Our estimate 50%

Draw 24% Avg odds 3.85 Our estimate 23%

Nacional win 18% Avg odds 5.16 Our estimate 27%

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed. Our estimate is the figure from before kick-off. How our figures work.

Form going into the game

Arouca D L D W W

Nacional L L L L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Arouca 3-0 Nacional, 21 Feb 26 Next meeting: Nacional vs Arouca, 21 Mar 27 (upcoming) All Arouca vs Nacional meetings

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Arouca vs Nacional

Match summary

Match stats

Key events

How the chances added up

Shot map

Lineups

Player stats

Before kick-off

Form going into the game

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