§ Liga Portugal · 2025-26 · Matchday 19

Arouca 1–2 Sporting CP

  • Barbero 48'
  • Rocha 90+8'
  • Rocha 90+9'
  • Suárez 35'
  • Suárez 90+6'
  • Reis 90+7'
  • Reis 90+7'

24 January 2026

The match in data

Sporting CP beat Arouca 2–1 on 24 January 2026, on matchday 19 of the 2025-26 Liga Portugal.

Player of the match: Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting CP), rated 74, thanks above all to 11 final-third passes and 111 passes. Inácio produced 1.6 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.

For Arouca, the highest-rated player was Iván Barbero, with 62.

Luis Suárez scored twice.

Matheus Reis was sent off at 90+7'.

Matheus Reis was sent off at 90+7'.

Matías Rocha was sent off at 90+8'.

Matías Rocha was sent off at 90+9'.

74
Player of the match

Gonçalo Inácio

Sporting CP · 90'

Produced 1.55× and cost 0.30× their position's average

Added
  • 11 final-third passes 2.0×
  • 111 passes 2.5×
  • 7 recoveries 1.9×
Took away
  • 5 misplaced passes 0.7×
  • 2 duels lost 0.5×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Arouca
PlayerPositionMinRating
Iván Barbero Forward 87 62
Amadou Dante Defender 20 59
Hyun-ju Lee Midfielder 76 55
Javi Sánchez Defender 90 52
Naïs Djouahra Forward 90 51
Matías Rocha Defender 90 49
Tiago Esgaio Defender 90 47
Taichi Fukui Midfielder 90 45
José Fontán Defender 90 43
Alfonso Trezza Forward 90 39
Mateo Flores Midfielder 20 37
Espen van Ee Midfielder 70 35
Ignacio de Arruabarrena Goalkeeper 90 33
Pablo Gozálbez Midfielder 14 no rating
Miguel Puche Forward 3 no rating
Sporting CP
PlayerPositionMinRating
Gonçalo Inácio ★ Defender 90 74
Hidemasa Morita Midfielder 21 73
Pedro Gonçalves Forward 21 64
Matheus Reis Defender 90 60
Morten Hjulmand Midfielder 90 56
Rui Silva Goalkeeper 90 55
Luis Suárez Forward 90 53
Geny Catamo Forward 90 49
João Simões Midfielder 69 45
Iván Fresneda Defender 90 43
Maxi Araújo Defender 90 43
Francisco Trincão Midfielder 69 42
Alisson Santos Forward 10 no rating
Zeno Debast Defender 10 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Arouca player won the most aerial duels?

Iván Barbero, with 7 aerial duels won. Next: Tiago Esgaio 2, Javi Sánchez 1.

Iván Barbero commanded the aerial duels for Arouca with 7 won in the 1–2 loss. Tiago Esgaio followed with 2, while Javi Sánchez managed 1.

Which Sporting CP player played the most passes leading to a shot?

Gonçalo Inácio, with 3 key passes. Next: Iván Fresneda 2, Geny Catamo 1.

Gonçalo Inácio led Sporting CP's chance creation with 3 key passes in the 1–2 win, generating more shot opportunities than Iván Fresneda and Geny Catamo.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Arouca 1–2 Sporting CP, Liga Portugal 2025-26. Player of the match: Gonçalo Inácio, 74
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.