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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 Arouca
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1G
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6D
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10M
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11F
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20M
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24F
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44D
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46M
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77F
Sporting CP Substitutes
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G
12
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M
5
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D
6
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M
8
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D
13
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M
23
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D
26
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F
27
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D
91
Match events
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-5'Matías Rocha Red Card
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-5'Matheus Reis Red Card
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35'⚽L. Suarez Normal Goal
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48'⚽I. Barbero Normal Goal (Asst: J. Fontan)
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64'João Simões Yellow Card
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69'H. Morita J. Simoes
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69'P. Goncalves Trincao
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70'H. Morita J. Simoes
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70'P. Goncalves Trincao
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70'M. Flores E. van Ee
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70'A. Dante M. Rocha
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70'A. Dante M. Rocha
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70'M. Flores E. van Ee
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76'P. Gozalbez H. Lee
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76'Ignacio de Arruabarrena Yellow Card
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80'Z. Debast Matheus Reis
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80'Alisson Santos Luis Guilherme
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84'Naïs Djouahra Yellow Card
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87'Puche I. Barbero
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88'Javi Sánchez Yellow Card
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90'Luis Javier Suárez Yellow Card
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90'⚽L. Suarez Normal Goal (Asst: G. Catamo)
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90' +7Matheus Reis Red Card
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90' +7Morten Hjulmand Yellow Card
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90' +8Rui Silva 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.