Arouca vs Santa Clara prediction

Arouca have won six, drawn two and lost two of their ten Primeira Liga games so far, scoring 13 and letting in 7. That has them 5th on 20 points.

Their last six in all competitions read four wins, one draw and one defeat, at 1.7 goals scored and 0.7 conceded per game. Last time out they were held to a goalless draw by Estoril; before that came a 2-1 win at home to Maritimo and a 2-0 defeat away at Porto.

Three clean sheets in that spell, but they also drew a blank twice. At home they've won three of three recently (9 scored, 2 conceded).

So far in the Primeira Liga, Santa Clara have won six, drawn three and lost one of ten, with 15 goals scored and 6 conceded, good for 4th place and 21 points.

Over the last six matches it has been three wins, two draws and one defeat, averaging 1.5 goals for and 0.7 against. Last time out they beat Rio Ave 4-0 at home; before that came a 1-1 draw away at Alverca and a 1-0 win at home to Famalicao.

Santa Clara are unbeaten in five. They have scored in each of their last five. Three clean sheets in that spell. On the road they've won one of three recently (2 scored, 2 conceded).

Home and away form points to Arouca: Arouca have won three of their last three at home, Santa Clara one of their last three on the road. One point separates the two sides in the table.

We make Arouca favourites at 38%, with Santa Clara on 33% and the draw at 30%. In truth there's very little in it.

On goals, it expects around 2.4 in the game: 1.3 for Arouca and 1.1 for Santa Clara. Over 2.5 goals is 44% and both teams scoring 49%. Their last meeting, on 2 May 2026, finished 2-2.