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Sporting CP 2-2 Arouca result, stats and report

Sporting CP
Sporting CP
Drew · xG 0.91
2 – 2
FT 09:45
Arouca
Drew · xG 2.12
Arouca
Match review
Next: Sporting CP v Moreirense · Sat 7 Nov · Famalicão v Arouca · Fri 6 Nov
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Who won Sporting CP vs Arouca?

Sporting CP 2-2 Arouca, full time in Liga Portugal. Played UK time. Our model's pre-match pick was Both teams to score — No, which did not land. Before this meeting the sides had met once in the fixtures we hold, and Sporting CP won it.

How it played out

Level at 2–2 when it finished

SCPARO

No minute-by-minute record was captured for this match, so the shape of it is not drawn.

Verified final · revision 4 · 09:45Full stats
Match StoryFull breakdown

Sporting CP 2–2 Arouca

Sporting CP threw away a two-goal lead and finished with ten men as Arouca claimed a remarkable 2-2 draw in Lisbon, with Dylan Nandín's 87th-minute strike completing a stunning comeback for the visitors.

Liga PortugalSat 19 Sept, 20:30
Key Takeaways
Result

Sporting CP and Arouca drew 2-2.

Goals

4 goals took the match over the 2.5 line.

First Goal
G
3'⚽
Gonçalo Inácio
MAssist: Maxi Araújo
Game Flow

Expected Goals (xG)

Sporting CP 0.91 xGArouca 2.12 xG
Cumulative · approximated from goal events
0'45'90'

SportSignals model forecast

Recorded before kick-off · prediction, not a Tip

Sporting CP to win

74%Missed

Result

Sporting CP2:2Arouca

SCP v ARO

Our model leaned Sporting CP to win at 74%. Sporting CP 2-2 Arouca. Forecast did not match the result.
📊 Match recap and data context

Sporting CP twice took the lead through Gonçalo Inácio in the third minute and Luis Suárez in the seventeenth, but Arouca clawed back to draw 2-2 after José Fontán converted a penalty in the eighty-first minute. Our model backed Sporting at 74 percent probability; the pick missed. Sporting had won two of their last five Liga Portugal matches but failed to close out a commanding start, extending their recent pattern of both teams scoring in four of five outings. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

SportSignals uses automated analysis with editorial oversight. Check current team news and market prices before relying on this context.

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Who decided it

All 22
  1. Gonçalo InácioSCP★ MOTM1 goal · 90 min7.6
  2. José FontánARO1 goal · 90 min7.5
  3. Luis SuárezSCP1 goal · 86 min7.3
  4. Dylan NandínARO1 goal · 4 min7.3
  5. Pedro SantosARO1 assist · 31 min7.3

Forecast audit · prediction, not a Tip

How the forecast compared

Sporting CPAroucaLiga Portugal

The provider forecast gives Sporting CP win the highest 1X2 probability at 73.1%. No SportSignals Tip was published, so there is no Tip to settle.

SCP
73.1%
Draw
17.9%
ARO
9.0%
Both teams to score · Yes
44.8%
Over 2.5 goals
58.8%

Full-time forecast audit: Sporting CP win was the highest probability; the match result was draw.

Forecast result checked ·

Tips record

No Tip was published for this match

No selection qualified before kickoff, so there is no paid Tip to settle. The original model prediction and observed prices remain separate audit records.

Final pre-match decision · no Tip to settle

Current alternative Tips will be checked as this section comes into view
Match facts · what the record shows

Pre-match facts retained

The historical evidence saved at kick-off, kept separate from what happened in the match.

Head-to-head evidence

Pre-match historical evidence

  • 1-2is the most common scoreline between Sporting CP and Arouca, landing 4 times across 17 league meetings on record.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • 9/17recorded league meetings saw both teams score (52.9%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • 46league matches at home unbeaten for Sporting CP.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Sporting CP scored first in 9 of their last 10 league matches (90%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Arouca scored first in 5 of their last 10 league matches (50%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Sporting CP have averaged 2.9 goals per match over their last 10 league matches.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Arouca have averaged 1.7 goals per match over their last 10 league matches.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Luis Suárez has the highest listed average xGOT for Sporting CP at 0.84 across the provider's evidence window.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Iván Barbero has the highest listed average xGOT for Arouca at 0.44 across the provider's evidence window.Immutable kick-off snapshot

Immutable kick-off snapshot · Source: match facts feed. Evidence sets are labelled separately and never rebuilt from mutable post-match rows.

Questions about this result

  • What was the final score in Sporting CP vs Arouca?
    SCP and ARO drew 2-2 in the Liga Portugal.
  • Who scored the opening goal?
    Gonçalo Inácio opened the scoring in the 3rd minute.
  • Who scored in the match?
    Gonçalo Inácio (3'), Luis Suárez (17'), José Fontán (81'), Dylan Nandín (87').
  • How many bookings were there?
    The referee showed 9 yellow cards and 1 red card.
  • Who refereed the match?
    David Rafael Oliveira Silva officiated.
  • When and where was the match played?
    SCP vs ARO kicked off on Saturday, 19 September 2026 UK time.
  • How many corners were there in the match?
    6 corners were taken across the 90 minutes.
  • Did the model call it right?
    No. The published pick was Both teams to score — No, and it did not land.
  • When do they play next?
    SCP play Sporting CP on Saturday, 7 November 2026 UK time. ARO play Famalicão on Friday, 6 November 2026 UK time.

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