FC Arouca vs Sporting Braga: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

FC Arouca play Sporting Braga in Liga NOS (Portugal). The match date is 1 December 2025 at 21:15. Final score: 0:4.

Current form

FC Arouca: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Sporting Braga: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

FC Arouca scores 1.38 and concedes 1.88 goals per match. Sporting Braga scores 1.88 and concedes 1.06. League average: 2.68 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: FC Arouca 56%, Sporting Braga 56%. Over 2.5: FC Arouca 68%, Sporting Braga 68%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 54%.

xG, shots and style

Sporting Braga has higher xG: 1.44 vs 1.20. FC Arouca: 10.7 shots per match, Sporting Braga: 11.7.

Match halves

FC Arouca: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.85. Sporting Braga: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.79.

Goals by minute

FC Arouca: 61-75 (12 goals). Sporting Braga: 16-30 (15 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga Portugal: 2.68 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 54%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

0 : 3
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

16Possession (%)84
FC AroucaSporting Braga
3Shots18
FC AroucaSporting Braga
1Shots on target6
FC AroucaSporting Braga
0xG0
FC AroucaSporting Braga
0Corners6
FC AroucaSporting Braga
0Dangerous attacks0
FC AroucaSporting Braga
11Fouls9
FC AroucaSporting Braga
4Cards0
FC AroucaSporting Braga

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

FC AroucaSporting Braga
1.38Goals scored / match1.88
FC AroucaSporting Braga
1.88Goals conceded / match1.06
FC AroucaSporting Braga
50%Average possession63%
FC AroucaSporting Braga
3.59Shots on target / match4.68
FC AroucaSporting Braga

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.71Shots per match11.68
FC AroucaSporting Braga
3.59Shots on target4.68
FC AroucaSporting Braga
12.9%Shot conversion16.1%
FC AroucaSporting Braga
50%Possession63%
FC AroucaSporting Braga
1.2xG for1.44
FC AroucaSporting Braga
1.45xG against1.09
FC AroucaSporting Braga

Shooting quality

FC Arouca: BalancedSporting Braga: Efficient finishing
FC AroucaSporting Braga
Accuracy (shots on target)34%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.40

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

FC Arouca is 67% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - FC Arouca · 1.2 pts / match - Sporting Braga

FC Arouca
WLDWW
Season result split
35% W18% R47% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-6-16
1.24 pts / match · goal difference -17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-4-6
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
LWWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.40Opponent xG: 1.36BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Sporting Braga
WLDDD
Season result split
47% W32% R21% P
Season (W-D-L)
16-11-7
1.74 pts / match · goal difference +28
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
8-5-4
Last 5 away
3-1-1
WWWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.03Opponent xG: 1.37BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Sporting Braga is 36% better for: goals scored per match.

1.38 goals / match - FC Arouca · 1.88 goals / match - Sporting Braga

Sporting Braga is 77% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.88 goals / match - FC Arouca · 1.06 goals / match - Sporting Braga

FC Arouca scoring profile: strong

FC Arouca scores in 74% of matches (25 of 34 matches), while Sporting Braga keeps a clean sheet in 35% (12 of 34 matches).

Sporting Braga scoring profile: very strong

Sporting Braga scores in 91% of matches (31 of 34 matches), while FC Arouca keeps a clean sheet in 21% (7 of 34 matches).

47Goals scored (season)64
FC AroucaSporting Braga
64Goals conceded (season)36
FC AroucaSporting Braga
3.26Average goals in match2.94
FC AroucaSporting Braga
10Goals scored (last 5)7
FC AroucaSporting Braga
6Goals conceded (last 5)7
FC AroucaSporting Braga

How often they score at least...

74%1 goal91%
FC AroucaSporting Braga
38%2 goals56%
FC AroucaSporting Braga
26%3 goals26%
FC AroucaSporting Braga
0%4 goals12%
FC AroucaSporting Braga

How often they concede at least...

79%1 goal65%
FC AroucaSporting Braga
56%2 goals38%
FC AroucaSporting Braga
29%3 goals3%
FC AroucaSporting Braga
15%4 goals0%
FC AroucaSporting Braga

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

48%
League average

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time29%
FC AroucaSporting Braga
6%BTTS in both halves12%
FC AroucaSporting Braga
24%Scored in both halves47%
FC AroucaSporting Braga

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
FC AroucaSporting Braga
18%Min. 3 goals without BTTS21%
FC AroucaSporting Braga
80%BTTS - last 580%
FC AroucaSporting Braga

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time88%
FC AroucaSporting Braga
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time47%
FC AroucaSporting Braga
26%Min. 3 goals before half-time24%
FC AroucaSporting Braga

2nd half

85%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
FC AroucaSporting Braga
56%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
FC AroucaSporting Braga
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%
FC AroucaSporting Braga

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Sporting Braga is 71% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.03 pts / match - FC Arouca · 1.76 pts / match - Sporting Braga

FC Arouca - half-time state
21% leading41% draw38% trailing
Sporting Braga - half-time state
50% leading26% draw24% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.03Points per match (1st half)1.76
FC AroucaSporting Braga
0.53Goals scored (1st half)1.09
FC AroucaSporting Braga
0.94Goals conceded (1st half)0.53
FC AroucaSporting Braga
1.47Average goals (1st half)1.62
FC AroucaSporting Braga
47%Clean sheet before half-time56%
FC AroucaSporting Braga
59%No goal before half-time26%
FC AroucaSporting Braga

After half-time (2nd half)

1.26Points per match (2nd half)1.62
FC AroucaSporting Braga
0.85Goals scored (2nd half)0.79
FC AroucaSporting Braga
0.94Goals conceded (2nd half)0.53
FC AroucaSporting Braga
1.79Average goals (2nd half)1.32
FC AroucaSporting Braga
35%Clean sheet after half-time62%
FC AroucaSporting Braga
44%No goal after half-time35%
FC AroucaSporting Braga

FC Arouca - second-half results

32% W29% R38% P
35
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
-14
Goal difference (1st half)
43
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.03
PPG before half-time
Lead holding167%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sporting Braga - second-half results

38% W47% R15% P
60
Half-time points
37
Half-time goals
+19
Goal difference (1st half)
55
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.76
PPG before half-time
Lead holding94%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 47%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

FC Arouca - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.202.20
Goals scored / match0.41.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match0.82.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference0+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Sporting Braga - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.200.60
Goals scored / match0.80.6
Goals conceded / match0.21.2
Average goals in match1.01.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+3-3
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

FC Arouca
ScoredConceded
9
10
0-15
2
8
16-30
7
14
31-45
11
9
46-60
12
9
61-75
6
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (12 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - late phases are a weakness.

Sporting Braga
ScoredConceded
11
3
0-15
15
7
16-30
11
8
31-45
7
4
46-60
6
6
61-75
14
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (15 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.10
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
116%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-68%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
67%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

FC Arouca

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.25
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.25
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+6.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.43
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
92%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
158%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.76
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

Sporting Braga

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.35
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.47
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-18.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.44
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
158%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
71%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.54
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Liga Portugal).

Teams vs league

FC AroucaLigaSporting Braga
Average goals in match 3.262.68 2.94
Both teams scored 56%48% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 68%54% 68%
Clean sheets 21%29% 35%
Goal before half-time 71%69% 88%
Goal after half-time 85%80% 76%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.68
Average goals per match
48%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.50
Home goals / match
1.19
Away goals / match
+26%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: FC Arouca 0 - 0 - 1 Sporting Braga. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of FC Arouca vs Sporting Braga?

The Liga NOS match finished FC Arouca 0:4 Sporting Braga. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before FC Arouca vs Sporting Braga?

FC Arouca score 1.38 goals per game on average and Sporting Braga 1.88. The Liga NOS average is 2.68 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 56% of FC Arouca's matches and 56% of Sporting Braga's.

What form are FC Arouca and Sporting Braga in?

Over the last 5 games FC Arouca have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Sporting Braga 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for FC Arouca vs Sporting Braga?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.