Arouca vs Braga prediction 01.12.2025 | Liga Portugal
Arouca
Kick off:
Date:
Braga
1
7.00
X
3.90
2
1.50
Contents
- Competition: Liga Portugal
- Date: 1st December 2025
- Kick-off: 20:15 UK / 21:15 CET
- Venue: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Arouca are in that awkward place where every point seems much heavier than it should be. Braga come into this a bit more relaxed, placed mid-table but hardly flying. The hosts clearly hold on to that 3–0 win in this fixture in 2024 like a lifeline. Bookmakers still favour the visitors though games with a set-up like this one seem to have a habit of disregarding those inferences.
Arouca vs Braga Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Braga
2 : 1
Arouca
Liga Portugal
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Arouca
1 : 2
Braga
Liga Portugal
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Braga
0 : 3
Arouca
Liga Portugal
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Arouca
0 : 1
Braga
Liga Portugal
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Braga
2 : 0
Arouca
Liga Portugal
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Arouca
0 : 6
Braga
Liga Portugal
These two teams have met nine times since 2021, including regular season games and a friendly. The Archbishops held their own in that period with eight wins and five clean sheets, which says a lot about how one-sided their games have been. Arouca has managed one victory, however, and because it came only last season, it remains fresh in the players’ minds. Over those encounters the average goals sits at 3.3, so the matches hardly tend to steer towards boring affairs.
Arouca team overview
Arouca have been in the top flight since returning in 2020-21 and they even produced eye-catching seasons with fifth- and seventh-place finishes not too long ago.
Since then, the downward spiral has been pretty evident and off truth be told, a lot of us thought Vasco Seabra would have something sorted by now but it appears to have been quite the opposite.
The Wolves have won just two of their 11 league games and enter Monday’s fixture having lost four on the bounce. Even worse, they have allowed four or more in two of those defeats, an indication that their defensive structure is coming apart.
Tiago Esgaio is one yellow card from a ban; Mateo Fdez still recovering from meniscus injury, this should be his 11th match out.
Last matches of Arouca
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Fafe
2 : 1
Arouca
Taça De Portugal
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Estoril
4 : 3
Arouca
Liga Portugal
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Arouca
0 : 2
Moreirense
Liga Portugal
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Benfica
5 : 0
Arouca
Liga Portugal
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Portimonense S.C.
1 : 2
Arouca
Taça De Portugal
Arouca lineup
Goalkeeper
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58
Nico Mantl
Defenders
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16
Arnau Solà
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5
Boris Popović
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3
José Fontán
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28
Tiago Esgaio
Midfielders
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8
David Simão
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14
Lee Hyun-ju
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21
Taichi Fukui
Forwards
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7
Naïs Djouahra
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17
Iván Barbero
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11
Miguel Puche
Braga team overview
The disconnect between what fans at Braga Stadium are watching and what the team has produced this season has gaped a little too often for comfort. They clanged through a four-match winning streak in November, putting up goals without letting any in, though that promising run was followed by two losses that injected some doubts.
Archbishops have now picked up a win in two of their last three games across all competitions but defensively they are still making mistakes as their trip to the Sierra Meuha will be believeably without keeping a clean sheet in any of their last five matches.
Vicens’ men didn’t manage a win in each of their last four away games, which is certainly not something that will be forgotten by anyone among Monday's crowd who is aiming for back to back league wins.
Rodrigo Zalazar is a booking away from missing out through suspension, while Jonatás Noro and Vítor Carvalho are ruled out of the trip due to injury.
Last matches of Braga
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Rangers FC
1 : 1
Braga
Europa League
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Braga
4 : 2
CD Nacional
Taça De Portugal
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Braga
2 : 1
Moreirense
Liga Portugal
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Braga
3 : 4
Genk
Europa League
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Porto
2 : 1
Braga
Liga Portugal
Braga lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Lukáš Horníček
Defenders
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26
Bright Arrey-Mbi
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4
Sikou Niakate
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14
Gustaf Lagerbielke
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2
Víctor Gómez
Midfielders
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29
Jean-Baptiste Gorby
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8
João Moutinho
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10
Rodrigo Zalazar
Forwards
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21
Ricardo Horta
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39
Fran Navarro
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77
Gabri Martínez
Prediction
Braga appear marginally better equipped to win this one 2-1 even if they have been less impressive on the road. The Archbishops are unbeaten in three games and also boast a good record over their hosts, who have lost four consecutive matches and also without a win in five home matches. With the Wolves leaking goals and Braga’s attack in full flow, the visitors should claim all three points.
Three reasons we expect at least three goals in this game
- Six of the last eight games of Arouca ended with over 2.5 goals.
- Bets on over 2.5 goals won in six of the last seven games of Braga.
- Five of the last seven meetings between Arouca and Braga produced 3+ goals.
Main prediction Arouca - Braga
Over 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
Megapari
1.85
Arouca vs Braga standings in Liga Portugal
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 24 - 3 | +21 | 31 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27 - 6 | +21 | 28 |
| 3 | Benfica | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 25 - 7 | +18 | 28 |
| 4 | Gil Vicente | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 - 6 | +10 | 23 |
| 5 | Famalicão | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 - 7 | +6 | 20 |
| 6 | Moreirense | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 - 17 | +1 | 19 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 - 17 | -3 | 17 |
| 8 | Sporting Braga | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 - 11 | +8 | 16 |
| 9 | Alverca | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 - 19 | -5 | 14 |
| 10 | Estoril | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 - 17 | +2 | 13 |
| 11 | Nacional | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 - 17 | -5 | 12 |
| 12 | Rio Ave | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 - 19 | -5 | 12 |
| 13 | Estrela Amadora | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 - 14 | -1 | 11 |
| 14 | Santa Clara | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 - 13 | -4 | 11 |
| 15 | Casa Pia | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 - 26 | -13 | 9 |
| 16 | Tondela | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 - 20 | -13 | 9 |
| 17 | Arouca | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 - 30 | -17 | 9 |
| 18 | AVS | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 - 29 | -21 | 3 |