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2 April 2017 at 17:00

12
Full Time
Primeira Liga · Season 2016
Referee: Luis Miguel Branco Godinho

Match Summary

Sporting CP defeated Arouca 2:1. The match was played in Primeira Liga 2016. Goals were scored by Mateus 9′, A. Ruiz 34′, Bruno César 36′. 7 yellow cards were shown. Arouca had 43% possession while Sporting CP held 57%. Arouca had 5 shots (1 on target) compared to 9 (7 on target) for Sporting CP. Arouca made 3 substitutions, Sporting CP made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between Arouca and Sporting CP — 3 goals and 7 cards recorded during the match.

Arouca
Sporting CP
Kick Off
Mateus

assist: Vitor

9′
23′Alan Ruiz
Vitor Costa26′
34′
A. Ruiz

assist: Gelson Martins

36′
Bruno César

assist: M. Zeegelaar

Adilson Goiano45′
Half Time
SamiKuca
67′
70′
A. RuizJoão Palhinha
Adilson GoianoNuno Valente
72′
77′
B. RuizDaniel Podence
Anderson Luis80′
88′William Carvalho
MateusTómané
89′
90′Rui Patrício
90+2′
Gelson MartinsPaulo Oliveira
Full Time

Match Statistics

Arouca had 43% possession against Sporting CP's 57%. Arouca registered 5 shots (1 on target) while Sporting CP managed 9 (7 on target). Corner kicks: 4–3. Fouls committed: 30–20.

1Shots on Goal7
3Shots off Goal0
5Total Shots9
1Blocked Shots2
3Shots insidebox7
2Shots outsidebox2
30Fouls20
4Corner Kicks3
0Offsides3
43%Ball Possession57%
3Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
5Goalkeeper Saves0
374Total passes483
250Passes accurate371
67%Passes %77%

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Arouca have recorded 2 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats. Sporting CP show 4 wins, 1 draws and 1 losses from their last 6 outings.

Arouca

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Sporting CP

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Head to Head

Arouca and Sporting CP have met 2 times — Arouca won 0, Sporting CP won 2, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Sporting CP leads the head-to-head with 2 victories from 2 meetings. A combined 9 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 4.50 per match (1 for the home side, 8 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 1 matches (50%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 2 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 6–0 in 2025.

0

Arouca

0

Drawn

2

Sporting CP

Goals: 1Goals: 8

Recent Meetings (2)

24 Jan 2026Arouca1 – 2Sporting CP
17 Aug 2025Sporting CP6 – 0Arouca

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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