Sporting CP vs FC Arouca prediction | 20 Sep 2026 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Sporting CP Sporting CP Rating: 82.0
H
77%
20 Sep 2026
Primeira Liga
D
16%
FC Arouca Arouca Rating: 65.7
A
7%
Sporting CP
Ranking: #28 overall, #2 in Portugal

82.0 → 82.0 (0.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-0 16 May Gil Vicente (H) 82.2 +0.2
2-2 08 Aug Estrela (A) 82.4 +0.2
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
FC Arouca
Ranking: #213 overall, #9 in Portugal

65.1 → 65.7 (+0.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-1 16 May Tondela (H) 65.9 +0.5
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

Sporting CP vs FC Arouca: by the numbers

There are 185 places between these two in our European rankings, with Sporting CP the higher, and 7 places between them in Portugal.

FC Arouca arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +0.6 rating points over their last 10 matches against Sporting CP's +0.0.

Last time these teams played, on 24 Jan 2026, Sporting CP lost 0.2 rating points.

Sporting CP first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 85.8 on 5 Nov 2024.

The highest FC Arouca have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #180, first reached on 9 May 2025.