Vitória Guimarães VS Arouca

2026/2027 Liga Portugal, Portugal

Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques Today - 5:00 PM

Liga Portugal

Vitória Guimarães VSC

Arouca FCA

KICKOFF : Today - 5:00 PM

Round 1 Regular Season

CONTEXT

Vitória Guimarães host Arouca at Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques for a Liga Portugal regular season encounter in the 2026/2027 campaign. The home side sits fifth in the domestic standings while the visitors occupy ninth place. Power ratings give Vitória Guimarães a modest edge at 72.34 compared with 69.76 for Arouca, producing a 2.6-point advantage that marks the hosts as the stronger unit. Neither side carries recent form data into the fixture, leaving early-season dynamics open to interpretation. Set-piece information remains limited with low confidence indicators and proxy metrics in place for both teams. Efficiency and transition details are unavailable at present. The match offers an opportunity for Vitória Guimarães to leverage home support and positional superiority against an Arouca side seeking to close the gap in the table.

TL;DR

Structural: Vitória Guimarães hold fifth place domestically while Arouca sit ninth.
Form: Neither side supplies recent form records ahead of the fixture.
Squad: Power ratings list Vitória Guimarães at 72.34 and Arouca at 69.76.
Efficiency: Efficiency metrics remain unavailable for both participants.
Transition: Transition data is not provided in current records.
Set pieces: Set-piece analysis carries low confidence and relies on proxy values.
xVariable: Vitória Guimarães receive a 2.6-point power advantage over Arouca.
Market: Baseline split: Vitória Guimarães 0% (Δ+0%) | Draw 0% (Δ+0%) | Arouca 0% (Δ+0%).

No standings statistics available.

No head-to-head records found.

0.5+ goals: 85%

1.5+ goals: 70%

2.5+ goals: 50%

3.5+ goals: 25%

Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15

Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%

Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

Team	xPts
Home	1.8
Away	1.2

Jan 25 vs Team A

Feb 1 vs Team B

Feb 8 vs Team C

T. Carvalho Margarido

V. Freire De Seabra

1.08

Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)

1.46

Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)

Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)

1 - 2 - 1

No sidelined player data available.

Team Power Ranking

72.34

69.76

0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)

Metric

Vitória Guimarães

Arouca

Power Score

72.34

69.76

League Position

Global Rank

209

275

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

Vitória Guimarães — Opponent-weighted form score

Arouca — Opponent-weighted form score

Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Vitória Guimarães Arouca

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 4 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Vitória Guimarães VSC Home

4 matches

Arouca FCA Away

Match Record

Wins

Draws

Losses

Goals

Goals Scored

Goals Conceded

Goal Difference

Expected Goals

xGA

Data last updated: 2026-08-08T00:36:43+00:00

STARTING XI

48 O. Zych

66 T. Strata

4 O. Rivas Viondi

28 T. Balieiro Lourenço de Carvalho

13 João Mendes

30 G. Teixeira Nogueira

16 B. Mambuene Mukendi

11 G. da Silva Cunha

20 F. Amorim Silva

19 O. Camara

90 A. Ndoye

12 I. De Arruabarrena Fernández

3 J. Fontán Mondragón

6 D. Pinheiro Monteiro

15 J. Sánchez de Felipe

28 T. Sousa Esgaio

22 E. van Ee

21 T. Fukui

7 N. Djouahra

14 H. Lee

19 A. Trezza Hernández

17 I. Martínez Gonzálvez

General Information

Date & Time

Aug 08, 2026, 05:00 PM

Competition

2026/2027 Liga Portugal, Portugal · Round 1 · Regular Season

Stadium

Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques

Capacity

30008

Pitch Surface

Grass

Weather

☀️ 12°C, Fair

Referees

Miguel Bertolo Nogueira

Paulo Ricardo Duarte Brás

Nuno Filipe Figueiredo Pires

Márcio André Dias Torres

Lineup

Referee : Miguel Bertolo Nogueira

Manager ▼

T. Carvalho Margarido Coach

Starting XI ▼

Oliwier Zych Goalkeeper

6.82

Óscar Rivas Defender

6.94

João Mendes Defender

6.75

Thiago Balieiro Defender

6.67

Tony Strata Defender

6.69

Beni Mukendi Midfielder

6.85

Samu Midfielder

6.94

Gonçalo Nogueira Midfielder

6.82

Gustavo Silva Attacker

6.89

Oumar Camara Attacker

6.7

A. Ndoye Attacker

6.61

Referee : Miguel Bertolo Nogueira

Manager ▼

V. Freire De Seabra Coach

Starting XI ▼

Ignacio de Arruabarrena Goalkeeper

6.81

José Fontán Defender

6.75

Diogo Monteiro Defender

6.51

Javi Sánchez Defender

6.97

Tiago Esgaio Defender

6.87

Hyun-ju Lee Midfielder

6.69

Taichi Fukui Midfielder

6.86

Espen van Ee Midfielder

6.84

Naïs Djouahra Attacker

6.83

Iván Barbero Attacker

6.79

Alfonso Trezza Attacker

6.73

CONCLUSION

Vitória Guimarães enter the contest with a slight structural edge derived from league position and power rating. Home advantage at their familiar venue could support efforts to control proceedings against Arouca. The visitors will look to exploit any early-season uncertainties while maintaining defensive organisation. Limited recent data means both teams must adapt quickly once play begins. Set-piece situations may prove decisive given the current low-confidence metrics available. Overall the encounter presents a balanced test where small margins in execution could determine the outcome. Teams will focus on building rhythm across the ninety minutes while monitoring positional discipline throughout.

STANDINGS

CONTEXT