Arouca vs Nacional

Value Assessment

Home Win
2.26
41% pred
-3.6%
Draw
3.22
28% pred
-2.8%
Away Win
3.15
31% pred
-0.6%
BTTS Yes 1.71 52%
BTTS No 2.06 48%

Key Insights

Away Struggles

Nacional

Nacional winless in last 8 away matches (3 draws, 5 losses) - poor away record

Medium impact

High Scoring

Nacional

Nacional involved in high-scoring games: 8 of last 10 matches had 3+ goals - favors Over 2.5

Medium impact

Top Scorer

Nacional

Nacional has Jesús Ramírez ranked #5 in league scoring (13 goals) - strong attacking threat

Medium impact

Match Normality

90%

Normal match expected

Match Info

Kickoff
Sat, Feb 21 2026 · 15:30
Venue
Estádio Municipal de Arouca (Arouca)
Competition
Liga Portugal · 23
Referee
Luí­s Carlos Mateus Filipe Luí­s Carlos Mateus Filipe

Coaches

Vasco César Freire De Seabra

Vasco César Freire De Seabra

Arouca Arouca

In role since Oct 2024

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Tiago Miguel Carvalho Margarido

Tiago Miguel Carvalho Margarido

Nacional Nacional

In role since Jul 2023

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Recent Form

Arouca Arouca
3W 1D 1L
2 GF · 1.2 GA
W H Nacional Nacional 3-0
W H Vitória Guimarães Vitória Guimarães 3-2
L H Sporting CP Sporting CP 1-2
D H Gil Vicente Gil Vicente 2-2
W H Alverca Alverca 1-0
3W 1D 1L
2 GF · 1.2 GA
W H Nacional Nacional 3-0
W H Vitória Guimarães Vitória Guimarães 3-2
L H Sporting CP Sporting CP 1-2
D H Gil Vicente Gil Vicente 2-2
W H Alverca Alverca 1-0
2W 1D 2L
1.4 GF · 1.2 GA
L A Casa Pia Casa Pia 2-3
W A Rio Ave Rio Ave 3-0
W A AVS AVS 1-0
L A Tondela Tondela 1-3
D A Santa Clara Santa Clara 0-0
3W 0D 2L
2.4 GF · 1.4 GA
W H Nacional Nacional 3-0
L A Casa Pia Casa Pia 2-3
W H Vitória Guimarães Vitória Guimarães 3-2
W A Rio Ave Rio Ave 3-0
L H Sporting CP Sporting CP 1-2
Nacional Nacional
0W 1D 4L
1 GF · 2.2 GA
L A Arouca Arouca 0-3
L A Sporting CP Sporting CP 1-2
L A Gil Vicente Gil Vicente 1-2
L A Vitória Guimarães Vitória Guimarães 1-2
D A AVS AVS 2-2
2W 2D 1L
2 GF · 1 GA
L H Porto Porto 0-1
D H Casa Pia Casa Pia 0-0
W H Rio Ave Rio Ave 4-0
D H Santa Clara Santa Clara 3-3
W H Tondela Tondela 3-1
0W 1D 4L
1 GF · 2.2 GA
L A Arouca Arouca 0-3
L A Sporting CP Sporting CP 1-2
L A Gil Vicente Gil Vicente 1-2
L A Vitória Guimarães Vitória Guimarães 1-2
D A AVS AVS 2-2
1W 1D 3L
1 GF · 1.2 GA
L A Arouca Arouca 0-3
L H Porto Porto 0-1
D H Casa Pia Casa Pia 0-0
L A Sporting CP Sporting CP 1-2
W H Rio Ave Rio Ave 4-0

Sidelined Players

Arouca Arouca 3 out
Vitinho
Vitinho
injury
Matías Rocha
Matías Rocha
suspended
Nino Galović
Nino Galović
injury
Nacional Nacional 3 out
Filipe Soares
Filipe Soares
injury
Ivanildo Fernandes
Ivanildo Fernandes
injury
Ulisses
Ulisses
injury

Head-to-Head (Last 10)

Arouca
1
10%
Draws
3
30%
Nacional
6
60%
Avg Goals
2.9
BTTS
50%

League Signals

Predictability
54%
MEDIUM
Home Bias
+7%
MODERATE
Avg Goals
2.6
MEDIUM
Draw Rate
24%
BTTS
49%
Over 2.5
49%

Final Words

Nacional have been inconsistent, managing just 1 win in their last 5. The head-to-head favors Nacional in recent meetings.