Match details. Liga Portugal, Regular Season - 10. Kick-off is Sun 1 Nov, 16:30 Lagos time. It is played at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Aruca. The referee is Luis Miguel Branco Godinho.
What's at stake. FC Arouca are 5th on 17 points after 9 games, 1 point behind Santa Clara, level on points with Academico Viseu. A win would take them above Santa Clara. Nacional da Madeira are 15th on 7 points after 9 games, 1 point behind Maritimo, level on points with Rio Ave. A win would take them above Maritimo.
Form. FC Arouca have won five, drawn three and lost two of their last ten, 1.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D W D L. Nacional da Madeira have won two, drawn one and lost seven of their last ten, 0.7 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L L L L.
The numbers. FC Arouca score 1.5 and concede one a game over their last ten, with five clean sheets and two games without a goal. FC Arouca average 11.0 shots (4.1 on target), 3.1 corners and 2.6 cards a game, with 53% of the ball. Nacional da Madeira score 0.8 and concede 1.8 a game in their last five away, with no clean sheets and three games without a goal. Nacional da Madeira average 9.2 shots (3.4 on target), 4.3 corners and 1.6 cards a game, with 48% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings FC Arouca have won six, drawn three and lost one. Six of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in five. In the last four, FC Arouca won four. The last time they met, on 21 Feb 2026, it finished FC Arouca 3-0 Nacional da Madeira: FC Arouca had 10 shots to 15, 61% of the ball, eight yellow cards.
The case against. Nacional da Madeira's record still gives them 21% to win.
The read. FC Arouca to win. An open game. Their goals for and against make FC Arouca the likelier winners; FC Arouca are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour FC Arouca; the meetings favour FC Arouca. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 54%. Six of the last ten meetings went over 2.5.
The bets. Best bet: FC Arouca to win at 1.78, 88% on the records (the tipsters read FC Arouca as a clear winner (3 scores) and FC Arouca are 1.5 points a game better this season - 21 of 24 games like this were won). Backup: FC Arouca Over 0.5 Goals at 1.18. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Leave: FC Arouca Over 1.5 goals (FC Arouca's own games don't back it (3 of 9)); Under 4.5 Goals (FC Arouca are a clear winner, no Unders); Under 5.5 Goals (FC Arouca are a clear winner, no Unders). Predicted score: FC Arouca 2-1 Nacional da Madeira (10% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and an open game).