Primeira Liga
Finished
High risk

FC Porto vs Arouca

20Full time
Sun, Aug 23, 07:30 PMEstádio do Dragão

AI prediction

Home Win

Confidence 56/100

This match has finished. The analysis below is recomputed from current data for reference; the forecast that counts is the one frozen before kickoff, shown under Recorded forecast.
Model verdict
High risk

Home Win

FC Porto (WWWLW) project at 2.2 expected goals versus 0.8 for Arouca (WLDWW). The blended Poisson, form, rating and market signals lean Home Win at 56/100 confidence with high risk. Team strength uses the 2025 historical season baseline, so confidence is deliberately capped.

Confidence

56/100

Confidence
56/100

Strongest cover

1X

90.4% probability

Risk classification

High

17.5% draw weight

Value status

Unpriced

Pre-match odds unavailable

Market sample

Unavailable

No pre-match quotes

Full distribution

Market probabilities

1X2

FP win72.9%
Draw17.5%
A win9.6%

Goals

Over 1.580.1%
Over 2.556.9%
Under 2.543.1%

Both teams to score

Yes49.3%
No50.7%

Complementary outcomes total 100%; values are model estimates, not implied guarantees.

Inputs behind the forecast

Evidence ledger

FC Porto

12/15 recent form points

WWWLW
xG / match
Unavailable
xGA / match
Unavailable
Goals / match
1.94
Shots on target
Unavailable

Arouca

10/15 recent form points

WLDWW
xG / match
Unavailable
xGA / match
Unavailable
Goals / match
1.38
Shots on target
Unavailable

Matchup xG signal

The live data feed does not provide xG in this statistics response. This forecast uses the 2025 historical season baseline, falls back to observed scoring and conceding rates, and lowers its data-quality assessment.

Recent meetings: BTTS in 4/10 and Over 2.5 in 6/10.

Price interpretation

Value read

Odds unavailable for this fixture

The forecast is based on team and matchup evidence only. No model-versus-market edge is claimed until a complete price set is available.

Provenance

Model card

Version
livewin-hybrid-v0.6
Data source
Licensed live data feed
Statistics baseline
2025 season
Odds timestamp
No odds available
Optional coverage
H2H available · no odds
Confidence
Signal agreement score
Risk
High · uncertainty remains

Confidence reflects separation, form, market agreement and volatility. It does not equal the probability of the displayed pick, and it should not be used as a stake recommendation.

Head-to-Head

FC Porto 2-0 Arouca

2026-08-23T21:30:00+02:00

No BTTS

Under 2.5

FC Porto 3-1 Arouca

2026-02-27T19:45:00+01:00

BTTS

Over 2.5

Arouca 0-4 FC Porto

2025-09-29T21:00:00+02:00

No BTTS

Over 2.5

Arouca 0-2 FC Porto

2025-03-01T19:00:00+01:00

No BTTS

Under 2.5

FC Porto 4-0 Arouca

2024-09-29T19:00:00+02:00

No BTTS

Over 2.5

Arouca 3-2 FC Porto

2024-02-12T21:15:00+01:00

BTTS

Over 2.5

FC Porto 1-1 Arouca

2023-09-03T19:00:00+02:00

BTTS

Under 2.5

Arouca 0-1 FC Porto

2023-05-08T22:15:00+02:00

No BTTS

Under 2.5

FC Porto 4-0 Arouca

2023-01-11T21:45:00+01:00

No BTTS

Over 2.5

FC Porto 5-1 Arouca

2022-12-28T22:15:00+01:00

BTTS

Over 2.5

Odds Comparison

No pre-match bookmaker prices are available for this fixture. The model does not claim a market edge.

Model reasoning

FC Porto’s home record is strong, with 28 wins and only 2 losses from 34 matches, and they’ve been very hard to break down at home, conceding just 18 goals overall and keeping 21 clean sheets. Their recent form is also mostly positive (WWWLW), which supports the idea that they can control the game. Arouca’s away results look less reliable, with 16 losses in 34 matches and a weaker defensive profile, conceding 64 goals overall and recording only 7 clean sheets. Their recent form is mixed (WLDWW), but the overall away trend suggests they may struggle to consistently limit Porto’s scoring chances. The goal outlook leans toward a Porto-led match: Porto’s season scoring (66 goals) and Arouca’s defensive concession rate (64 goals) align with the 56.9% probability for over 2.5 goals. Both teams to score is close to a coin flip at 49.3%, so while Porto may create more, Arouca still has enough attacking presence to make the outcome less straightforward. With home win priced as 72.9% but confidence only 56 and risk marked high, the main uncertainty is whether Porto can convert dominance into a clear margin rather than a tighter game. A home win remains the most likely result, but the match profile suggests some volatility in how many goals are actually scored.

Recorded forecast

Final score

2-0

Pre-kickoff call

Home Win · 72.7%

Recorded before kickoff; settlement runs after results are confirmed.

Team hubs: FC Porto predictions · Arouca predictions

Predictions are probabilistic and for informational/analytical purposes only. No outcome is guaranteed.