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Santa Clara and Arouca present a closely balanced Primeira Liga matchup with a narrow Arouca advantage. The teams drew 2–2 at Arouca on 2 May 2026 and 0–0 at Santa Clara on 21 December 2025, while Santa Clara won 2–0 at home on 26 April 2025. Arouca’s 1–0 home victory on 15 December 2024 adds a counterpoint from the opposite direction.
Past matches, Santa Clara vs Arouca
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Arouca
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37D
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21M
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24F
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9F
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4D
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23F
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77F
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89M
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5D
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20F
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1G
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71G
Santa Clara Substitutes
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M
22
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M
17
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F
99
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D
3
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G
12
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F
73
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F
7
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M
41
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F
11
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D
19
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F
18
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F
25
Match events
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22'⚽Gonçalo Paciência Normal Goal (Asst: José Tavares)
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23'Mateo Flores Pablo Gozálbez
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33'Emanuel Moreira Yellow Card
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36'⚽José Tavares Normal Goal (Asst: Pedro Pacheco)
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46'⚽Iván Barbero Normal Goal (Asst: Näis Djouahra)
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54'Näis Djouahra Yellow Card
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62'Dani Borges José Tavares
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64'Vasco César Freire de Seabra Yellow Card
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65'Tiago Ribeiro Yellow Card
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65'Espen van Ee Yellow Card
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68'Pedro Santos Espen van Ee
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68'Gabrijel Rukavina Näis Djouahra
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72'Pedro Ferreira Yellow Card
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73'Henrique Silva Tiago Ribeiro
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73'Welinton Torrão Brenner Lucas Goncalves Santos
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73'Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira Gonçalo Paciência
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81'Brian Mansilla Alfonso Trezza
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81'Fally Mayulu Orest Lebedenko
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82'Luiz Fernando Salles De Castro Vinicius lopes
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84'Luiz Fernando Salles De Castro Yellow Card
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85'Luiz Fernando Salles De Castro Red Card
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87'Gabrijel Rukavina Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Santa Clara VS Arouca
Arouca hold the slim edge
Arouca have the slightly stronger overall position, but the Primeira Liga results remain closely contested. The teams drew 2–2 at Arouca on 2 May 2026 and 0–0 at Santa Clara on 21 December 2025, making level outcomes a meaningful part of the pairing. Arouca’s 1–0 home win on 15 December 2024 gives them a narrow lift without creating a decisive separation. Neither side can rely on venue alone.
Santa Clara can answer at home
Santa Clara’s 2–0 victory over Arouca on 26 April 2025 is the clearest response. It shows that Santa Clara can turn home advantage into a winning margin, even while Arouca carry the broader balance. The opposing results keep the fixture open to a change of emphasis from one venue to the other. Future meetings will ask whether Arouca can protect their slim edge or Santa Clara can turn another home opportunity into a stronger answer.