Nacional vs Arouca Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

Nacional were up against Arouca in the Liga Portugal on September 20. The match finished with Arouca victorious, 1-2.

The game turned on the 66th minute when Jesus Ramirez found the net, handing Nacional the advantage. This was followed by goals from Boris Popovic and Espen Van Ee, bringing the match to a 1-2 conclusion.

Tensions run high as Nacional and Arouca meet again, 8 months after the previous Liga Portugal encounter that concluded in a 1-2 victory for Arouca. Nacional come into this match following a defeat to Porto on September 13, looking to bounce back with a stronger performance. Resolving issues at the back will be vital for improvement, particularly since their defensive frailties have been apparent as they have struggled to keep opponents from scoring, conceding in their last ten home matches.

Arouca are coming off a defeat to Casa Pia in the Liga Portugal on September 14, having failed to win in their last four outings. They've had trouble holding their opponents at bay, conceding goals in their last eight matches in a row.

This Liga Portugal clash shines a light on the players who have played crucial roles in creating and converting chances for Nacional and Arouca in this campaign. Nacional’s attacking options, crafted under Tiago Margarido’s leadership, have been bolstered by Jesus Ramirez, the team’s top scorer, and Jose Gomes, both of whom have contributed crucial goals and assists. In Liga Portugal, Ramirez has been Nacional’s standout scorer with two goals, with Gomes topping their assist tally in the competition with two. Leo Santos, Paulinho Boia and Liziero have also played key roles, contributing with goals and assists to fuel Nacional’s attack.

Meanwhile, Arouca’s leading scorer Alfonso Trezza and Nais Djouahra have played significant roles in the team’s attack, under the tactical direction of Vasco Seabra, each providing decisive moments in their offensive play. Trezza has emerged as Arouca’s leading scorer in Liga Portugal this season, netting three goals, while also leading the team in assists, having set up two goals this campaign. Arouca’s attacking depth is further showcased by Hyun-ju Lee, Jose Fontan and Ivan Barbero, who have each made valuable contributions this season.

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AI Prediction

Our system first delivers a pre-match prediction for Nacional–Arouca, and then continues to track the action live, updating its forecast every minute as the game unfolds. The forecast, generated from pre-game data, showed Nacional’s victory had the highest chance, at 39%, while a draw was at 29% and Arouca’s victory was at 32%.

Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Nacional - Arouca in real time.

Nacional kicked off the game with Lucas Franca, Jose Gomes, Ze Vitor, Leo Santos who got substituted by Filipe Soares on the 88th minute, Joao Aurelio, Liziero, Matheus Dias, Chiheb Labidi who got substituted by Ulisses on the 82nd minute, Pablo Ruan who got substituted by Witi on the 78th minute, Jesus Ramirez and Paulinho Boia as starters, with Kaique Pereira, Alan Nunez, Ulisses, Watts, Witi, Joel Silva, Filipe Soares, Andre Sousa and Lucas Joao on the bench.

Arouca's starting eleven were Joao Valido, Amadou Dante, Boris Popovic, Jose Fontan, Tiago Esgaio, David Martins Simao, Taichi Fukui who got substituted by Espen Van Ee on the 84th minute, Nais Djouahra who got substituted by Puche on the 84th minute, Hyun-ju Lee who got substituted by Pablo Gozalbez on the 62nd minute, Alfonso Trezza who got substituted by Brian Mansilla on the 71st minute and Dylan Nandin who got substituted by Ivan Barbero on the 71st minute, with Nico Mantl, Alex Pinto, Matias Rocha, Pablo Gozalbez, Espen Van Ee, Puche, Pedro Santos, Brian Mansilla and Ivan Barbero on the bench.

Stats

Explore stats from Nacional vs Arouca on ScoreBat - we are updating the numbers on this page every second of the game.

• Expected Goals: 2.66 - 1.11
• Ball Possession: 58 - 42
• Big Scoring Chances: 3 - 2
• Total Attempts: 15 - 10
• Shots On Target: 6 - 3
• Blocked Shots: 3 - 3
• Shots in the Box: 7 - 5
• Shots from Outside the Box: 8 - 5
• Woodwork Hits: 0 - 1
• Fouls: 10 - 18
• Corners: 3 - 5
• Throw-Ins: 30 - 16
• Saves: 1 - 5
• Free Kicks: 16 - 10
• Offsides: 7 - 0
• Passes into Final Third: 117 - 73
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 72 - 41
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 30 - 15
• Tackles: 12 - 9
• Completed Tackles: 8 - 5
• Total Crosses: 23 - 12
• Successful Crosses: 7 - 4
• Interceptions: 8 - 4
• Clearances: 16 - 44

Referee showed the yellow card three times throughout the game. Liziero, Jose Fontan and Jesus Ramirez were the ones to receive it.

Head-to-head

Over five meetings since January 2017, the teams have each had their moments. Nacional have won once, Arouca twice, while the remaining matches ended in draws. The last time these teams met was on February 1, 2025, in the Liga Portugal, and Arouca emerged victorious with a 1-2 scoreline. In total, Nacional have managed five goals in these five meetings, compared to Arouca's six. So, overall, Arouca have the edge in head-to-head matches against Nacional in their recent history.

Nacional have won one of their six matches in Liga Portugal this season, with one draw and four defeats, netting five goals (0.83 per match) and conceding ten (1.67 per match). In Liga Portugal, Arouca have played six matches, winning two, drawing two and losing two, scoring nine goals at an average of 1.50 per match and conceding fourteen at a rate of 2.33 per match.

Recent Form

Nacional are coming off a loss in their last match against Porto, while Arouca's most recent outing ended in a loss against Casa Pia. Overall, over their most recent twenty games, Nacional have claimed four victories, suffered twelve defeats, and drawn four times, while Arouca have won five of their last twenty matches, losing nine and drawing six.

Live Standings

As always, Liga Portugal's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Nacional occupy 15th spot with four points in six matches, while Arouca are 10th with eight points from their six games.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Nacional and Arouca in real time. You can watch the goals by Jesus Ramirez, Boris Popovic and Espen Van Ee as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Nacional - Arouca are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.