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Arouca vs Nacional prediction

Portugal · Primeira Liga · 01 November 2026

Arouca5th · 17 pts
1 - 0Full time
Nacional15th · 7 pts
AroucaDrawNacional
Prediction correctModel pick before kick-off: Arouca to win (56%)
Our predictionArouca to winLean
56%Probability
1.77Fair odds
1-1Likely score
1.58-1.13Expected goals

Betting markets

Model chances and the fair odds they imply

Match result

  • Arouca56%1.77
  • Draw23%4.43
  • Nacional21%4.76

Double chance

  • Arouca or draw79%1.27
  • Arouca or Nacional77%1.29
  • Draw or Nacional44%2.29

Goals

  • Over 2.551%1.97
  • Under 2.549%2.03

Both teams to score

  • Yes53%1.87
  • No47%2.14

Match in numbers

This season, Arouca at home and Nacional away

Arouca (home)Nacional (away)
Matches44
Points per game2.250.25
Goals scored per game2.001.00
Goals conceded per game0.752.00
Shots on target per game5.02.8
Shots on target conceded3.06.8
Clean sheets50%0%
Over 2.5 goals75%50%
Both teams scored50%50%
  • Arouca: 5th in the table; the model rates their attack 8th and their defence 9th in the league.
  • Nacional: 15th in the table; the model rates their attack 12th and their defence 13th in the league.
  • Our predictions for Arouca matches: 2 of 3 correct.
  • Our predictions for Nacional matches: 1 of 3 correct.

Match preview

Arouca have the edge at 56%, but this is far from settled: the draw is at 23% and a win for Nacional at 21%.

At home this season Arouca average 2.25 points and 2.0 goals per game, conceding 0.8. Away from home Nacional take 0.25 points per game, scoring 1.0 and conceding 2.0. On shots on target, the measure the model leans on most, Arouca manage 5.0 per home game and Nacional 2.8 per away game.

Expected goals from the model: Arouca 1.58, Nacional 1.13. The single most likely score is 1-1 (12%), and the chance of three or more goals is 51%.

Arouca won all 4 of the last league meetings between the two.

Most likely scores

  • 1-112%
  • 1-011%
  • 2-19%
  • 2-08%
  • 0-18%

Arouca form

DLDWW
  • Wat Alverca1-02026-10-24
  • Wvs Estrela1-02026-10-11
  • Dat Sporting CP2-22026-09-19
  • Lvs Santa Clara1-22026-09-13
  • Dat Estoril0-02026-09-07

Nacional form

LLLLW
  • Wvs Sporting Braga1-02026-10-25
  • Lat Rio Ave2-32026-10-11
  • Lvs Famalicão0-42026-09-19
  • Lvs Alverca1-32026-09-12
  • Lat Sporting CP0-22026-09-05

Head to head

  • 2026-02-21Arouca 3-0 Nacional
  • 2025-09-20Nacional 1-2 Arouca
  • 2025-02-01Nacional 1-2 Arouca
  • 2024-08-25Arouca 1-0 Nacional

Prediction made 2026-11-01 15:17 UTC and frozen at kick-off. Fair odds are 1 divided by the model probability, not bookmaker prices. Published by Semalt; see how it works and the track record.