Nacional vs Arouca

Primeira Liga 20 Sep 2025, 14:30
Nacional
Nacional
1–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Arouca
Arouca
Round 6

Match report

Arouca edged past Nacional 2-1 in the Primeira Liga on 20 September 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Nacional had 15 shots to Arouca's 10.

Matheus Dias was sent off in the 80th minute, one of 2 red cards in the game.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 57% - 43% Shots 15 - 10 On target 6 - 3 Corners 3 - 5 Fouls 10 - 18 Red cards 2 Yellow cards 4
9
Player of the match
João Valido
Arouca · 5 saves
8 Boris Popović 1 goal
8 Pablo Ruan captained the side
8 Taichi Fukui captained the side
7 Espen Van Ee 1 goal
First half vs second half
Arouca came out stronger after half-time, with 9 second-half shots against 1 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–1 8–9
Shots On Goal 4–0 2–3
Ball Possession 62–38 —
Corners 2–1 1–4
Attacks 45–32 43–27
Match statistics
3 Corners 5
2 Penalty 0
3 Substitution 5
88 Attacks 59
58 Dangerous Attacks 31
5 On Target 3
12 Off Target 7
57% Ball Possession 43%
15 Shots Total 10
6 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 4
3 Shots Blocked 3
7 Shots Inside Box 5
8 Shots Outside Box 5
10 Fouls 18
3 Corners 5
7 Offsides 0
58% Ball Possession 42%
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 1
1 Saves 5
348 Passes Total 249
271 Passes Accurate 183
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Nacional · 4-1-4-1
37 L. França
2 J. Aurélio 34 L. Santos 38 Ze Vitor 5 J. Gomes
6 M. Dias
99 P. Ruan 28 Liziero 15 C. Labidi 11 P. Bóia
9 J. Ramírez
Arouca · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Valido
28 T. Esgaio 5 B. Popović 3 J. Fontán 44 A. Dante
21 T. Fukui 8 D. Simão
19 A. Trezza 14 H. Lee 7 N. Djouahra
23 D. Nandín
Nacional
Coach
Tiago Miguel Carvalho Margarido
Substitutes
  • 7 Witi
  • 4 Ulisses
  • 22 Filipe Soares
  • 1 Kaique
  • 16 Alan Nuñez
  • 26 Joel Silva
  • 18 André Sousa
  • 30 Martim Gustavo Watts
  • 19 Lucas João
Arouca
Coach
Vasco César Freire de Seabra
Substitutes
  • 10 Pablo Gozálbez
  • 24 Brian Mansilla
  • 17 Ivan Barbero
  • 22 Espen Van Ee
  • 11 Miguel Puche
  • 58 Nico Mantl
  • 78 Alex Pinto
  • 4 Matías Rocha
  • 89 Pedro Santos
Substitutions
  • 62' ↑ P. Gozalbez ↓ H. Lee Arouca
  • 71' ↑ I. Barbero ↓ D. Nandin Arouca
  • 71' ↑ B. Mansilla ↓ A. Trezza Arouca
  • 78' ↑ Witi ↓ Pablo Ruan Nacional
  • 82' ↑ Ulisses ↓ C. Labidi Nacional
  • 84' ↑ Puche ↓ N. Djouahra Arouca
  • 84' ↑ E. van Ee ↓ T. Fukui Arouca
  • 88' ↑ F. Soares ↓ Leo Santos Nacional
Cards
  • 80' Matheus Dias Nacional
  • 85' J. Fontan Arouca
  • 5' Liziero Nacional
  • 57' J. Fontan Arouca
  • 85' J. Fontan Arouca
  • 90+6' J. Ramirez Nacional
Head-to-head
Nacional 0 0 draws 4 Arouca
2026-02-21 Arouca vs Nacional 3 - 0
2025-09-20 Nacional vs Arouca 1 - 2
2025-02-01 Nacional vs Arouca 1 - 2
2024-08-25 Arouca vs Nacional 1 - 0
Recent form
Nacional D D D D W
Arouca D D D W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Nacional vs Arouca?
Nacional lost 1-2 against Arouca on 20 September 2025.
Who won Nacional vs Arouca?
Arouca won the match 2-1.
Who had more possession in Nacional vs Arouca?
Nacional had 57% of possession, compared to 43% for the other side.