📊 Form Guide

Porto

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Porto are hoping to win again after their last result, a 1-0 Primeira Liga victory vs Rio Ave.

In that game, Porto had 55% possession and 16 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Porto was Victor Froholdt (22'). Rio Ave had 6 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.

Porto have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, hitting the target in each and every one of their last 6 games.

They have claimed a sum of 10 during that period while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 4.

A look at their previous results shows us that Porto:

• haven't lost in the league to Arouca in their previous 3 games.
• are unbeaten in their last 14 home league matches. A fantastic home record.

Arouca

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Arouca will go into the clash following a 3-0 Primeira Liga win with the eclipse of Nacional in their previous fixture.

In that game, Arouca managed 61% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. For Arouca, the scorers were Alfonso Trezza (47'), Hyun-ju Lee (67') and Dylan Nandín (72'). Nacional got 15 attempts on goal with 5 on target.

Over the course of their previous half-dozen outings, Arouca have helped themselves to the sum of 13 goals. Arouca have also managed to score in every single one of those games. During those fixtures, their defenders have seen 7 goals scored by their opponents. Historical results aside, we’ll just have to find out whether that pattern shall be sustained in this next match or not.

Coming into this clash, Arouca have not beaten Porto in games played away from home for the previous 5 league games. They really have not been travelling well at all.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A look at their most recent head-to-head meetings going back to 08/05/2023 tells us that Porto have won 4 of them & Arouca 1, with the tally of drawn matches being 1.

A combined total of 18 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 14 of them from Dragões and 4 netted by Arouca. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.

The previous league clash between the two was Primeira Liga match day 7 on 29/09/2025 when the final score was Arouca 0-4 Porto.

On that occasion, Arouca managed 47% possession and 13 shots on goal with 3 on target.

At the other end, Porto got 16 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Aghehowa (12'), Deniz Gül (51'), Moura (60') and Zaidu Sanusi (85') scored.

The match was refereed by Fábio Veríssimo.

📰 Team News: Porto

It seems likely that Dragões should use the 4-3-3 system for the game, beginning the first half with Diogo Costa, Alberto Costa, Pablo Rosario, Jan Bednarek, Zaidu Sanusi, Rodrigo Mora, Gabriel Veiga, Victor Froholdt, Pepê, Deniz Gül and Oskar Pietuszewski.

📰 Team News: Arouca

We reckon that Arouca could decide to begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 formation using I. de Arruabarrena, Tiago Esgaio, Jose Fontán, Javi Sánchez, Bas Kuipers, Taichi Fukui, Espen van Ee, Alfonso Trezza, Miguel Puche García, Näis Djouahra and Ivan Barbero.

💡 Prediction

In our view, Porto will most probably dominate possession and create several successful chances.

In contrast, Arouca won’t find it easy getting goals although we do see them being dangerous at times.

Accordingly, we see a 3-1 winning score for Porto at the end of this one.

Renata Leite, 04:10 24/02/2026