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Arouca vs Santa Clara prediction

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Round: Regular Season - 6
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca
Referee: Vitor Ferreira, Portugal

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Form

Recent form

Arouca

65Strong

Last 5 matches · 2W-2D-1L · +1 goal difference

Santa Clara

77Strong

Last 5 matches · 3W-2D-0L · +6 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance

Arouca or Draw

BetGenius backs Arouca or Draw (Double Chance) at 72% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

72%

Confidence

Solid

Preview

Match preview

Arouca host Santa Clara in a closely contested Primeira Liga encounter between two sides separated by just a single point near the European qualification places. Arouca sit fifth in the table with ten points from their opening five fixtures, having won both of their home matches this season with a combined scoreline of six goals scored to one conceded.

Santa Clara arrive in fourth place with eleven points and remain unbeaten in the league through five rounds, recording three victories and two draws. Their defensive organization has been a standout feature, conceding only three goals in total and just one in two away fixtures.

Head-to-head records at this venue further tilt the balance toward the hosts remaining competitive. In four competitive meetings hosted by Arouca in the head-to-head sample, Santa Clara have failed to record a victory, taking two draws and suffering two defeats.

Analysis

Key factors

Arouca have won both of their home league fixtures this season, scoring six goals and conceding one.
Santa Clara are winless in four competitive head-to-head trips to Arouca, with two draws and two defeats.
Both sides possess strong defensive records, each conceding only three goals across their opening five league matches.
Santa Clara have scored only two goals in two away games this season.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

Arouca at homeSanta Clara away

Played

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3-0-1

W-D-L

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Scored /game

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0.8

Conceded /game

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Clean sheets

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Failed to score

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60%

BTTS (last 5)

40%

60%

Over 2.5 (last 5)

40%

Players

Key players this season

Arouca

Barbero5G
N. Djouahra5A

Santa Clara

Gonçalo Paciência5G

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

Full table →

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	FC PortoPromotion - Champions League (League phase)	8	+16	24
2	BenficaPromotion - Champions League (League phase)	8	+17	19
3	Sporting CPPromotion - Champions League (Qualification)	8	+11	18
4	Santa ClaraPromotion - Europa League (Qualification)	8	+8	18
5	AroucaPromotion - Conference League (Qualification)	8	+4	14
6	GIL Vicente	8	+2	14
7	Academico Viseu	8	+1	14
8	Alverca	8	+1	11

History

Head-to-head

Full record →

4
Arouca: 3
Draws: 3
Santa Clara

Arouca have won 4 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 2.2 goals a game.

2026-07-25Santa Clara3-0Arouca
2026-05-02Arouca2-2Santa Clara
2025-12-21Santa Clara0-0Arouca
2025-04-26Santa Clara2-0Arouca
2024-12-15Arouca1-0Santa Clara

BetGenius

Our record in Primeira Liga

70%49 won from 70 settled predictions

Settled results only — every published pick is recorded win or lose. Full track record →

Predictions

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Double Chance

Arouca or Draw

72%

Confidence

Arouca boast a 100 percent winning record on home soil this league campaign, scoring six goals and conceding only once across two matches. Furthermore, Santa Clara have never won an away fixture against Arouca across their four recorded competitive visits, drawing twice and losing twice. While Santa Clara remain unbeaten across the opening five rounds, their two away matches have yielded tight results with only two goals scored. Backing Arouca to either win or draw covers the most probable outcomes between two well-matched defensive units.

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Arouca vs Santa Clara prediction

Recent form

Our verdict

Match preview

Key factors

Statistical comparison

Key players this season

Arouca

Santa Clara

Table context

Head-to-head

Our record in Primeira Liga

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