Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Arouca
Match Time & Date:
29 September 2025
20:00
Prediction: 1-2
Porto
Arouca and Porto take on each other at Estadio Municipal de Arouca in the closing match of the Primeira Liga round 7. Arouca are eager to upset the league leaders, but they will have a big fish to fry in Monday’s showdown. Defender Jose Fontan serves a one-game ban following his sending-off in a 2-1 win over Nacional, while summer signing Espen van Ee is pushing for his full Primeira Liga debut.
The Dragons, on the other hand, made a perfect start to the season, with the team keeping their 100% record intact thanks to a 3-0 win over Rio Ave. Porto look unstoppable at the moment and given their recent positive record against Os Lobos, away win should be considered. In their last encounter at the venue, Porto defeated Arouca 2-0 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. Bearing any fresh injury worries, Francesco Farioli is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated Os Rioavistas at the weekend.
Highlighted Team (Porto):
Futebol Clube do Porto are one of Portugal’s biggest football clubs playing their matches in front of 50,000 people at their Estadio do Dragao. Porto form biggest rivalries with two other Big Three clubs in Portugal and regular league title contenders – Benfica and Sporting CP. Rivalries between the clubs stem from the historical, political, economical and cultural discrepancies between the cities of Porto and Lisbon. The Dragons, as they are commonly known in Portugal, are the second most successful Portuguese team with a total of 74 trophies to their name.
Porto hold a record of five consecutive league titles which are part of the total tally of 27 Primeira Liga trophies. FC Porto’s success extends to the international scene as well with seven European titles. Two-time European champions from 1987 and 2004, Porto also won two UEFA Cup/Europa League titles, the UEFA Super Cup and the International Cup on two occasions. Together with Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United, Porto have the most appearances in the UEFA Champions League group stage – the total of 20.
