Sporting host Arouca at Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa on 19 September 2026 at 20:30 in Liga Portugal. Sporting's last five results: W W W W D (4 wins and 1 draw). Arouca's last five: W L W D L (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses). In their last 6 meetings, Sporting have won 5, Arouca 0, with 1 draw.
Sporting vs Arouca kicks off at 20:30 UK time on Saturday 19 September 2026 in Liga Portugal, at Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa.
Sporting vs Arouca is being played at Estádio José Alvalade in Lisboa, the home ground of Sporting.
Sporting's last five results read W W W W D (oldest to newest): 4 wins and 1 draw.
Arouca's last five results read W L W D L (oldest to newest): 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Across the last 6 meetings Sporting have won 5, Arouca have won 0 and 1 was drawn. The most recent was Arouca 1-2 Sporting CP on 24 January 2026 in the Liga Portugal.
Luis Suárez leads Sporting with 9 goals across their last 10 games.
Iván Barbero leads Arouca with 5 goals across their last 10 games.
David Rafael Oliveira Silva is the referee for Sporting vs Arouca.
Statz's predicted starting XIs for Sporting and Arouca are on the Lineups tab of this page, and update to the confirmed teams around an hour before kick-off.
Statz's projection model makes Sporting the favourite with a 77% chance of winning, against 7% for Arouca and 16% for the draw. Projected goals are Sporting 2.6 - 0.7 Arouca.
The most likely scoreline is 2-0, a Sporting win, at 13%. Both teams to score is 47% likely and over 2.5 goals 63%. Every scoreline's chance is on the Projections tab of this page.
Statz AI projects goals, shots, fouls, cards and more for every player and both teams in the Projections tab, and the Bets tab prices the best bet builder picks against bet365.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2026 | Liga Portugal | Arouca vs Sporting CP | 1-2 |
| 17 Aug 2025 | Liga Portugal | Sporting CP vs Arouca | 6-0 |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Liga Portugal | Sporting CP vs Arouca | 2-2 |
| 13 Sep 2024 | Liga Portugal | Arouca vs Sporting CP | 0-3 |
| 10 Mar 2024 | Liga Portugal | Arouca vs Sporting CP | 0-3 |
| 8 Oct 2023 | Liga Portugal | Sporting CP vs Arouca | 2-1 |
Statz's projection model expects Sporting 2.6 - 0.7 Arouca in goals. It gives Sporting a 77% chance of winning, the draw 16% and Arouca 7%. Both teams to score is 47% likely, over 1.5 goals 84% and over 2.5 goals 63%. The most likely scorelines are 2-0 (13%), 3-0 (11%), 1-0 (9%), 2-1 (9%), 1-1 (8%).
| Score | Result | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 2-0 | Sporting win | 13% |
| 3-0 | Sporting win | 11% |
| 1-0 | Sporting win | 9% |
| 2-1 | Sporting win | 9% |
| 1-1 | Draw | 8% |
Statz's predicted starting XIs for Sporting vs Arouca, updated to the confirmed teams around an hour before kick-off.
| # | Sporting | Fouls committed | Arouca | Fouls committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. Vagiannidis | 11 | I. Barbero | 15 |
| 2 | L. Suárez | 11 | E. Ee | 15 |
| 3 | S. Altimira | 10 | A. Trezza | 13 |
| 4 | M. Araújo | 9 | T. Esgaio | 11 |
| 5 | G. Catamo | 9 | J. Fontán | 9 |
| # | Sporting | Shots | Arouca | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. Suárez | 32 | I. Barbero | 22 |
| 2 | G. Catamo | 17 | N. Djouahra | 18 |
| 3 | F. Ioannidis | 15 | T. Fukui | 15 |
| 4 | R. Zalazar | 10 | A. Trezza | 14 |
| 5 | F. Gonçalves | 10 | E. Ee | 7 |
| # | Sporting | Shots on target | Arouca | Shots on target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. Suárez | 13 | I. Barbero | 11 |
| 2 | F. Gonçalves | 6 | T. Fukui | 7 |
| 3 | M. Araújo | 5 | E. Ee | 4 |
| 4 | F. Ioannidis | 5 | A. Trezza | 3 |
| 5 | G. Catamo | 5 | H. Lee | 2 |
| # | Sporting | Goals | Arouca | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. Suárez | 9 | I. Barbero | 5 |
| 2 | F. Gonçalves | 3 | E. Ee | 2 |
| 3 | M. Araújo | 2 | H. Lee | 2 |
| 4 | F. Ioannidis | 2 | T. Fukui | 2 |
| 5 | G. Inácio | 1 | T. Esgaio | 1 |
| # | Sporting | Yellow cards | Arouca | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. Suárez | 4 | H. Lee | 3 |
| 2 | G. Catamo | 3 | J. Sánchez | 3 |
| 3 | E. Quaresma | 2 | J. Fontán | 2 |
| 4 | S. Altimira | 2 | E. Ee | 2 |
| 5 | S. Blopa | 1 | D. NandÃn | 2 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2.5 | 2 of 18 |
| Goals against | 1 | 7 of 18 |
| Shots | 14 | 4 of 18 |
| Shots on target | 6.3 | 2 of 18 |
| Fouls | 12.3 | 11 of 18 |
| Tackles | 17 | 6 of 18 |
| Passes | 578.7 | 3 of 18 |
| Corners | 5.2 | 5 of 18 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.6 | 6 of 18 |
| Goals against | 0.8 | 5 of 18 |
| Shots | 10.3 | 11 of 18 |
| Shots on target | 3.7 | 10 of 18 |
| Fouls | 9.3 | 17 of 18 |
| Tackles | 14.7 | 12 of 18 |
| Passes | 465.8 | 5 of 18 |
| Corners | 3 | 15 of 18 |