Sporting CP vs FC Arouca prediction | 19 Sep 2026 | xGtoday


Sporting CP
Ranking: #26 overall, #2 in Portugal

81.9 → 82.1 (+0.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-2 14 Aug Vitória (H) 81.7 -0.7
3-1 22 Aug Alverca (H) 81.9 +0.2
0-4 28 Aug Rio Ave (A) 82.0 +0.1
2-0 05 Sep Nacional (H) 82.2 +0.2
3-1 09 Sep Galatasaray (H) 82.1 -0.1
FC Arouca
Ranking: #218 overall, #9 in Portugal

65.1 → 65.7 (+0.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-1 08 Aug Vitória (A) 65.1 -0.8
4-0 16 Aug Moreirense (H) 65.5 +0.4
2-0 23 Aug Porto (A) 65.3 -0.2
2-1 29 Aug Marítimo (H) 65.7 +0.4
0-0 07 Sep Estoril (A) 65.7 0.0

Sporting CP vs FC Arouca: by the numbers

FC Arouca trail Sporting CP by 192 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 7 in Portugal.

The recent trend shows FC Arouca on the rise, +0.6 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Sporting CP has also improved, albeit more slowly at +0.2.

Last time these teams played, on 24 Jan 2026, FC Arouca gained 0.2 rating points.

Sporting CP first climbed to #13 in our European rankings on 22 Feb 2024.

FC Arouca first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 66.9 on 4 May 2025.