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Arouca and FC Porto have faced each other 17 times, with 14 victories for the Dragons, two for Arouca—both on their home ground—and one draw. Sixteen of those 17 encounters took place in the Primeira Liga: 13 wins for FC Porto, two for Arouca, and one draw. The 22 goals scored by the blue and whites in eight Primeira Liga matches at the Estádio Municipal de Arouca amount to almost three goals per game. Arouca have scored only five goals against FC Porto in the Primeira Liga as the visiting team.

In the last eight times Arouca hosted FC Porto in the Primeira Liga, the home side lost seven times and won once. That victory came in 2023/24 (3-2), when Rafa Mujica, Cristo González, and Jason Romeseiro answered the goals from Francisco Conceição and Evanílson, securing all three points for Arouca.

From the Porto squad in that match, Diogo Costa, Alan Varela, and Pepê, who were starters, as well as Cláudio Ramos, remain at FC Porto. At Arouca, Jason Romeseiro, Tiago Esgaio, David Simão, Pedro Santos, Alfonso Trezza, and Miguel Puche are still with the club.

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