FC Porto vs Arouca 2021-22 Portuguese Liga
Introduction
FC Porto are hosting Arouca
at Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Match Commentary
- 24': Goal! FC Porto 1, Arouca 0. Mateus Uribe (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 25': Leandro Silva (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Goal! FC Porto 2, Arouca 0. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz with a through ball.
- 45'+2': João Mário (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, FC Porto 2, Arouca 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Porto 2, Arouca 0.
- 51': Bruno Costa (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Substitution, Arouca. Pité replaces Arsénio.
- 52': Substitution, Arouca. Tiago Araújo replaces Leandro Silva.
- 59': Luis Díaz (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, FC Porto. Vitinha replaces Bruno Costa.
- 61': Substitution, FC Porto. Pepê replaces Toni Martínez.
- 63': Goal! FC Porto 3, Arouca 0. Iván Marcano (FC Porto) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pepe following a set piece situation.
- 67': Mateus Uribe (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, FC Porto. Francisco Conceição replaces Luis Díaz.
- 80': Substitution, FC Porto. Fábio Vieira replaces Otávio.
- 80': Substitution, Arouca. Oday Dabbagh replaces André Bukia.
- 83': Mateus Quaresma (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Arouca. Or Dasa replaces Eugeni Valderrama.
- 86': Substitution, Arouca. Tiago Esgaio replaces Mateus Quaresma.
- 86': Substitution, FC Porto. Wendell replaces Chancel Mbemba.
- 88': Oday Dabbagh (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, FC Porto 3, Arouca 0.
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 12,588
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 12,588
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +41 | Sporting CP | 22 | 52 | 2 |
| +32 | Benfica | 22 | 50 | 4 |
| +19 | Braga | 23 | 47 | 4 |
| +28 | FC Porto | 22 | 46 | 4 |
Statistics
 ARO |
POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 40.7 | Possession | 59.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 239 | Accurate Passes | 387 |
| 324 | Passes | 479 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 9 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 73 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 47 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 19 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 22 | Clearances | 10 |
FC Porto (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Diogo Costa (GK) |
| 19 | Chancel Mbemba |
| 3 | Pepe |
| 5 | Iván Marcano |
| 23 | João Mário  |
| 28 | Bruno Costa |
| 8 | Mateus Uribe |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 25 | Otávio |
| 9 | Mehdi Taremi |
| 29 | Toni Martínez |
Arouca (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 97 | Fernando Castro (GK) |
| 4 | Sema Velázquez |
| 13 | Joao Basso |
| 6 | Mateus Quaresma |
| 72 | Thales |
| 20 | Pedro Moreira |
| 23 | Eugeni Valderrama |
| 21 | Leandro Silva |
| 7 | André Silva |
| 8 | Arsénio |
| 10 | André Bukia |
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