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Sporting CP vs Arouca carries a clear Sporting CP advantage, reinforced by wins at both venues. Sporting won 2–1 away on 24 January 2026 and 6–0 at home on 17 August 2025. Arouca held Sporting to a 2–2 draw in Lisbon on 15 February 2025, before Sporting won 3–0 in Arouca on 13 September 2024. The hierarchy is strong, but one counterpoint remains.
Past matches, Sporting CP vs Arouca
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Sporting CP
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28F
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4M
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50D
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58F
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7F
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30G
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31F
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9F
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21M
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72D
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8M
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13D
Arouca Substitutes
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D
37
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G
1
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F
20
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D
5
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M
89
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F
77
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F
23
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D
4
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F
9
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F
24
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F
27
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G
71
Match events
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3'⚽Gonçalo Inácio Normal Goal (Asst: Maximiliano Araujo)
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17'⚽Luis Suárez Normal Goal (Asst: Iván Fresneda)
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36'Espen van Ee Yellow Card
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44'Javi Sánchez Yellow Card
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45'Gabrijel Rukavina Mateo Flores
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51'Jose Fontán Yellow Card
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54'Zeno Debast Red Card
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57'Eduardo Quaresma Nestory Irankunda
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59'Pedro Santos Espen van Ee
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61'Luis Suárez Yellow Card
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61'Pedro Santos Yellow Card
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66'Silas Andersen Rodrigo Zalazar
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69'Brian Mansilla Alfonso Trezza
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78'Iván Barbero Penalty confirmed
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80'Eduardo Quaresma Yellow Card
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81'⚽Jose Fontán Penalty
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86'Dylan Nandín Javi Sánchez
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86'Fally Mayulu Iván Barbero
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86'Pedro Lima Barros Issa Doumbia
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86'Fotis Ioannidis Luis Suárez
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87'⚽Dylan Nandín Normal Goal
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90' +2Brian Mansilla Yellow Card
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90' +4Maximiliano Araujo Yellow Card
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90' +8Gonçalo Inácio Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Sporting CP VS Arouca
Sporting set the dominant direction
Sporting CP’s broader platform is visible in victories at home and away. They beat Arouca 2–1 away on 24 January 2026 and 6–0 at home on 17 August 2025, following a 3–0 away win on 13 September 2024. These margins establish a clear hierarchy and show Sporting succeeding in different settings. The direction is firm without making every meeting identical.
Arouca’s draw softens the picture
Arouca’s 2–2 draw at Sporting CP on 15 February 2025 is the clearest interruption among the dated fixtures. It demonstrates that Arouca can prevent a decisive margin even when Sporting own the wider balance. Future meetings will ask whether Sporting can convert their platform into another clear win and whether Arouca can create a similar resistance. The fixture remains interesting because one exception keeps the hierarchy from being absolute. That authority remains clear, but Arouca still have room to respond.