Nacional v Arouca result

Full-time · Nacional 1–2 Arouca

Primeira Liga · Sat, 20 Sep 2025 15:30 BST

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Nacional · Arouca

Nacional 1–2 Arouca — Arouca won this Primeira Liga match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Arouca won 2–1 at Nacional in the Primeira Liga on Saturday 20 September. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Nacional out-shot Arouca 15 to 10 and created the better chances, 2.47 xG to 1.10 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Nacional: C. Ramírez (66’ pen); Arouca: Boris Popović (74’, assisted by Näis Djouahra) and Espen van Ee (89’, assisted by Barbero). Matheus Dias (80’) and José Fontán (85’) were sent off.

Discipline

Joao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves, Portugal showed four yellow cards and two reds — against 6.0 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Nacional: Liziero (5’) and C. Ramírez (90+6’); Arouca: José Fontán (57’) and José Fontán (85’).

What it changes

Nacional have scored 37 goals, the ninth-fewest (shared) of the 19 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 34 games, ranked per game). Nacional have conceded 45 goals, the ninth-fewest of the 19 clubs.

Arouca have scored 47 goals, the sixth-most (shared) of the 19 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 34 games, ranked per game). Arouca have conceded 64 goals, the second-most of the 19 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, João Valido (Arouca) 7.2, Pablo Ruan (Nacional) 5.5 and Boris Popović (Arouca) 5.0 led the match.

Next up

Nacional next travel to Maritimo on 27 November 2026.

Arouca next host Rio Ave on 28 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Nacional: Maritimo v Nacional, Friday 27 November — the preview. Next for Arouca: Arouca v Rio Ave, Saturday 28 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Nacional 1–2 Arouca · Primeira Liga
Referee: Joao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves, Portugal
Head-to-head (last 2): Nacional 0 · draws 0 · Arouca 2 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Nacional 1W 1D 3L · Arouca 1W 2D 2L

Nacional 1–2 Arouca (Primeira Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1 / 1.5

Goals

against 2 / 1.88 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.13 / 3.25

Corners

against 5.25 / 4.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

2.88 / 3.88

Shots on target

against 5.13 / 4.63 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

3.75 / 2.38

Cards

against 2.75 / 3.13 · 5 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 September 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 14 September 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Nacional for / against	Line	Arouca for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.13 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.25 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	10.25 for · 14.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	10.5 for · 13.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	2.88 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.88 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	16.75 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	14.13 for · 15.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	3.75 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Joao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves, Portugal.

Nacional

Nacional Goalkeeper

Nacional — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Lucas França	5	90450 min	173.4 /90	81.6 /90	00 /90

Nacional — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Nacional before kick-off, to 14 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Lucas França n 8	90	3.1 7/4

Nacional Defensive

Nacional — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
João Aurélio	5	90450 min	153 /90	102 /90	20.4 /90	295.8 /90	81.6 /90	10.2 /90
José Gomes	5	87433 min	81.7 /90	30.6 /90	30.6 /90	193.9 /90	30.6 /90	00 /90
Léo Santos	5	81405 min	30.7 /90	51.1 /90	51.1 /90	224.9 /90	81.8 /90	10.2 /90
Zé Vitor	4	90360 min	71.8 /90	51.3 /90	10.3 /90	225.5 /90	82 /90	10.3 /90
Matheus Dias	5	90450 min	81.6 /90	112.2 /90	30.6 /90	173.4 /90	91.8 /90	10.2 /90
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Nacional — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Nacional before kick-off, to 14 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
João Aurélio n 8	81.4	1.7 7/4	1.1 5/3	A. Danté
Matheus Dias n 8	82.4	1.6 7/4	1 6/1	—
Lucas França n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
José Gomes n 8	86	0.7 4/1	0.1 1/0	José Fontán
C. Ramírez n 5	85.6	1.7 4/2	1.3 3/2	—
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Nacional — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Nacional before kick-off, to 14 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
João Aurélio n 8	81.4	2.6 8/6
Matheus Dias n 8	82.4	1.5 5/3
José Gomes n 8	86	1.6 6/4
C. Ramírez n 5	85.6	0.8 4/0
Paulinho Bóia n 8	86.1	1.8 8/5
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Nacional Attacking

Nacional — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
C. Ramírez	5	86428 min	20.4 /90	00 /90	61.3 /90	40.8 /90	10.2 /90	40.8 /90
Paulinho Bóia	5	84419 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	51.1 /90	20.4 /90	30.6 /90	20.4 /90
Witi	5	49246 min	00 /90	00 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90	41.5 /90	10.4 /90
Pablo Ruan	3	51152 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.6 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90
Matheus Dias	5	90450 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.2 /90	00 /90	10.2 /90	20.4 /90
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Nacional — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Nacional before kick-off, to 14 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
João Aurélio n 8	81.4	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
Matheus Dias n 8	82.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Lucas França n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
José Gomes n 8	86	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
C. Ramírez n 5	85.6	1.3 3/2	0.8 3/1
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Nacional — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Nacional before kick-off, to 14 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
João Aurélio n 8	81.4	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Lucas França n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Matheus Dias n 8	82.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
José Gomes n 8	86	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
C. Ramírez n 5	85.6	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
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Arouca

Arouca Goalkeeper

Arouca — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
João Valido	5	90450 min	122.4 /90	132.6 /90	00 /90

Arouca — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Arouca before kick-off, to 14 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
João Valido n 8	90	2.6 6/4

Arouca Defensive

Arouca — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
José Fontán	5	90450 min	30.6 /90	51 /90	40.8 /90	204 /90	51 /90	20.4 /90
A. Danté	5	76382 min	102.4 /90	20.5 /90	40.9 /90	174 /90	61.4 /90	00 /90
Tiago Esgaio	4	65259 min	51.7 /90	20.7 /90	10.3 /90	206.9 /90	31 /90	10.3 /90
M. Rocha	2	90180 min	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	21 /90	63 /90	21 /90	10.5 /90
A. Trezza	5	78388 min	51.2 /90	10.2 /90	00 /90	122.8 /90	30.7 /90	00 /90
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Arouca — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Arouca before kick-off, to 14 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
José Fontán n 8	90	1.3 7/3	1.1 5/2	José Gomes
João Valido n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.6 5/0	—
A. Trezza n 8	82.3	1.2 6/2	1.2 6/3	—
Lee Hyun-Ju n 5	77.6	1.2 3/2	3 4/3	—
A. Danté n 8	78	1.2 5/2	0.3 2/0	João Aurélio
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Arouca — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Arouca before kick-off, to 14 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
José Fontán n 8	90	0.6 4/1
A. Trezza n 8	82.3	1.1 6/2
Lee Hyun-Ju n 5	77.6	0.9 4/0
A. Danté n 8	78	2.6 5/4
T. Fukui n 8	76.6	2.5 7/5
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Arouca Attacking

Arouca — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
D. Nandín	4	73291 min	00 /90	00 /90	20.6 /90	20.6 /90	20.6 /90	10.3 /90
Barbero	3	38114 min	00 /90	00 /90	21.6 /90	10.8 /90	21.6 /90	00 /90
B. Mansilla	2	2346 min	00 /90	00 /90	23.9 /90	00 /90	12 /90	35.9 /90
Miguel Puche	2	2039 min	00 /90	00 /90	24.6 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90
A. Trezza	5	78388 min	30.7 /90	10.2 /90	40.9 /90	30.7 /90	10.2 /90	10.2 /90
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Arouca — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Arouca before kick-off, to 14 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
José Fontán n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
João Valido n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Trezza n 8	82.3	1.4 6/3	0.5 3/1
Lee Hyun-Ju n 5	77.6	0.7 1/1	0.5 1/1
A. Danté n 8	78	0.7 3/2	0.1 1/0
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Arouca — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Arouca before kick-off, to 14 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
José Fontán n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
João Valido n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Trezza n 8	82.3	0.5 3/1	0.3 2/0
Lee Hyun-Ju n 5	77.6	0 0/0	0.5 2/0
A. Danté n 8	78	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Nacional		Arouca
58%	Possession	42%
2.47	Expected goals (xG)	1.10
15	Shots	10
6	Shots on target	3
6	Shots off target	4
3	Blocked shots	3
7	Shots inside the box	5
3	Corners	5
7	Offsides	0
10	Fouls	18
2	Yellow cards	2
1	Red cards	1
1	Saves	5
349	Passes	249
78%	Pass accuracy	73%

Nacional Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Lucas França	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.5
João Aurélio	90	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.2
Zé Vitor	90	0	1	0	1	3	0	7.3
José Gomes	90	0	1	1	1	0	0	5.9
Liziero	90	0	1	0	1	1	Y	6.9
Paulinho Bóia	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	7
C. Ramírez	90	1	2	2	1	0	Y	6.3
Léo Santos	88	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
C. Labidi	82	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.5
Matheus Dias	80	0	0	0	0	3	R	6.7
Pablo Ruan	78	0	4	2	3	1	0	7.7
Filipe Soares sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Witi sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Ulisses sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Arouca Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
João Valido	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.5
Tiago Esgaio	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
B. Popović	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.9
A. Danté	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
David Simão	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
José Fontán	85	0	0	0	0	0	0	RY	5.9
T. Fukui	84	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
N. Djouahra	84	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
A. Trezza	71	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	6.2
D. Nandín	71	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
Lee Hyun-Ju	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Pablo Gozálbez sub	28	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.6
B. Mansilla sub	19	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.5
Barbero sub	19	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	6.6
E. van Ee sub	19	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.7
Miguel Puche sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Nacional v Arouca — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

NacionalLDLWL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

AroucaWLDDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Nacional 0 · 0 draws · Arouca 2 · 2 goals/game

2025-02-01 Nacional 1–2 Arouca
2024-08-25 Arouca 1–0 Nacional

League standing · 2025/26

Nacional#14 pos34 pts34 pl-8 GD

Arouca#8 pos42 pts34 pl-17 GD

Goals per game

Nacional scored1.09

Arouca scored1.38

Nacional conceded1.32

Arouca conceded1.88

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What is the head-to-head record between Nacional and Arouca?: In their last 2 meetings, Nacional won 0, Arouca won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Nacional and Arouca?: Recent form — Nacional 1W 1D 3L; Arouca 1W 2D 2L.

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