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Liga Portugal08/08/2026, 05:00 PM

Vitória Guimarães – Arouca0 : 1

Why the model thinks so

Vitória Guimarães
1.33
Total xG
2.70
Arouca
1.37
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorVitória GuimarãesArouca
Attack strength (1.89x league average)+1.22
Low-scoring league (1.5 goals/match)−1.00−1.00
Defensive weakness (1.6 conceded vs 1 league avg)+0.59
Attack strength (1.32x league average)+0.47
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2 goals/match)+0.17
Rising form (2 vs 1.4 season average)+0.17
4 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (0.8 goals/match)−0.13
Declining form (0.8 vs 1.2 season average)−0.13
Noah Jose Saviolo not in squad (2 goals, 4 assists)
Diogo Sousa not in squad (1 goals, 1 assists)
Pablo Gozálbez on the bench (1 goals, 2 assists)
Bas Kuipers not in squad (1 goals, 2 assists)
Weak away record (0.8 vs 1.4 goals/match)

Key factors

  • Form trend: Arouca enter in strong form with two consecutive wins while Vitória Guimarães suffered three straight defeats
  • Tactical comparison: Arouca averaged 4.2 shots on target in recent matches compared to 3.4 for the hosts
  • Matchup advantage: Arouca are currently scoring more frequently with 2.0 goals on average than their season average of 1.4 goals

Risks

  • Away weakness: Arouca conceded an average of 2.43 goals per away game last season
  • Offensive struggles: Vitória Guimarães' goal production has stalled recently averaging 0.8 goals compared to their season average of 1.2 goals
  • Low threat: The hosts averaged only 3.4 shots on target per match in recent games

All probabilities

Result
Vitória Guimarães35%
Draw29%
Arouca36%
Double chance
Vitória Guimarães or draw64%
Arouca or draw65%
No draw71%
Goals
Over 1.577%
Under 1.523%
Over 2.551%
Under 2.549%
Over 3.529%
Under 3.571%
Both teams score
Yes56%
No44%

Most likely scores

1:1
14%
1:2
8%
2:1
8%
0:2
6%
2:0
6%
0:1
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Vitória Guimarães with João Mendes: 1.7 goals/game. Without: 0 goals/game (6 of 8 games)
  2. Vitória Guimarães: scored only in H2 in 3 consecutive games (3 of 8 total)
  3. Arouca: 80% of xG value comes in the second half (last 7 games with xG data)
  4. Arouca: scored only after the break in 4 of 8 games
  5. Arouca: 4 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 8 games)

Lineups

Vitória Guimarães 4-2-3-1 · Arouca 4-2-3-1

Vitória Guimarães
  • 48 O. Zych
  • 2 M. Gomes Ferreira Magalhães
  • 4 O. Rivas Viondi
  • 28 T. Balieiro Lourenço de Carvalho
  • 13 João Mendes
  • 16 B. Mambuene Mukendi
  • 8 G. Teixeira Nogueira
  • 11 G. da Silva Cunha
  • 20 F. Amorim Silva
  • 7 O. Camara
  • 24 A. Ndoye
Arouca
  • 12 I. De Arruabarrena Fernández
  • 28 T. Sousa Esgaio
  • 15 J. Sánchez de Felipe
  • 3 J. Fontán Mondragón
  • 21 M. Flores Lozano
  • 6 E. van Ee
  • 8 T. Fukui
  • 19 A. Trezza Hernández
  • 14 H. Lee
  • 7 N. Djouahra
  • 17 I. Martínez Gonzálvez
Substitutes
  • 44 L. Doucet
  • 5 A. Sidibé
  • 6 M. Mitrovic
  • 18 T. Gomes Arcanjo
  • 22 J. Castillo Reyes
  • 17 J. Costa Nogueira
  • 23 T. Strata
  • 82 F. Lagos Dias
  • 98 L. Furtado dos Santos
  • 56 S. Verdi Oliveira Silva
  • 37 M. Climent Plá
  • 9 F. Mayulu
  • 5 B. Popović
  • 24 B. Mansilla
  • 89 P. Carvalho Santos
  • 18 O. Lebedenko
  • 4 D. Pinheiro Monteiro
  • 10 P. Gozalbez Gilabert
  • 23 D. Nandín Berrutti
  • 1 J. Vinarčík
  • 77 S. Park
  • 71 M. da Silva Duarte

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