Porto have won their first three matches without conceding a goal. Arouca hardly looked like scoring in their only road game this season, so I am backing the Dragons to win to nil once again.
HTH
Porto have an 18-2 advantage against Arouca alongside one draw. The Dragons have won four straight, scoring 13 goals with one conceded.
Perfect Start For Porto
Porto won Liga Portugal last season and began the new campaign by claiming the Super Cup. Victor Froholdt’s first half goal was the difference in a 1-0 win against Torreense.
The Dragons made a winning start to their title defence, André Silva and Gabri Veiga converting penalties in a 2-0 victory over Alverca,. Diogo Costa was strong in goal, keeping yet another clean sheet.
Francesco Farioli’s side are coming off a comfortable 2-0 win at Rio Ave. They had 1.98-0.57 xG in Vila do Conde where Nehuén Pérez and Borja Sainz found the net.
Farioli continued to talk about improvement after the victory: “We have to continue working. It was an important result and some improvement was noticeable.”
“We knew it wasn't an easy pitch and that the opponent was very physical and well-organized, but we managed some situations better. We were effective and the result was very important.”
Arouca Flying High
Arouca have had a perfect start to the season, starting with a fortunate 1-0 win at Vitoria de Guimarães. They had 4-24 shots and 0.42-.25 xG, Barbero scoring early in the second half.
Barbero scored again in a thumping 4-0 victory over Moreirense. Nais Djouahra registered two assists to make it three in two games, setting up Dylan Nandin in added time.
Vasco Seabra praised his attack after the win: "It's a fantastic start to the league. In Guimarães we didn't have as much quality up front, but today we did."
"We had a fantastic first half, with a lot of intensity and rhythm. We need to keep working, because we still have a lot to do."
Predicted Lineups & Team News
Porto (4-3-3) Diogo Costa; Nehuén Pérez, Jan Bednarek, Jakub Kiwior, Zaidu Sanusi; Victor Froholdt, Pablo Rosario, Gabri Veiga; William Gomes, Deniz Gül, Pepê
Martim Fernandes, Alan Varela and Oskar Pietuszewski and close to a return but Cláudio Ramos, Vasco Sousa and Samu remain out.
Rodrigo Mora sealed a move to Roma after not getting enough playing time at his boyhood club. Farioli discussed the financial reasons for the move:
"The last two weeks have been full of differing opinions. Rodrigo's decision to leave is financial. The 50 million euros plus two million in variables represent the club's largest ever net financial gain."
"It's Roma's biggest transfer ever and places it in the top 5 biggest sales in Porto's history. It was a very good market opportunity and brought substantial money to a club like Porto, which needs to sell to continue moving forward."
Deniz Gül could continue up front with André Silva coming back from a minor injury. Mexican striker Santiago Giménez is on the verge of sealing a deal from AC Milan.
Arouca (4-2-3-1) Ignacio de Arruabarrena; Tiago Esgaio, Javi Sanchez, Jose Fontan, Orest Lebedenko; Espen van Ee, Taichi Fukui; Alfonso Trezza, Lee Hyun-Ju, Naïs Djouahra; Ivan Barbero
Winger Miguel Puche is out with a knee injury. Expect Seabra to continue with the same side that started against Moreirense.
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- Competition: Liga Portugal
- Date: Sunday, 23 August 2026 (20:30)
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