Santa Clara vs Arouca Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 21 Dec 2025

Primeira Liga Betting Preview: Santa Clara vs Arouca

Santa Clara square off against Arouca at Estadio do Sao Miguel, with kick-off set for 15:30 on Sunday 21 December.

Santa Clara look like an attractive bet at -139 and we think they can beat Arouca. We’ll place this Full-Time Result wager with confidence and there’s plenty of juice in the available price.

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Santa Clara were beaten in their last game. On their travels, they suffered a 1-0 loss against Braga at Estadio Municipal de Braga. The Azores team ended up with just 32% possession and had two shots on target.

Arouca have lost three consecutive away games. In their previous appearance, they recorded a 1-0 home triumph over Alverca at Municipal de Arouca. The Wolves had four shots on goal and enjoyed 69% possession, with Hyun-Ju Lee firing the winner in the 59th minute.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Santa Clara beat Arouca in their last head-to-head clash. It was a 2-0 home win at Estadio do Sao Miguel. The 6 previous H2H meetings have involved three Arouca wins, one draw and two Santa Clara victories.

Primeira Liga		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
14	Arouca	20	5	5	10	23	44	-21	23:44	20
16	Santa Clara	20	4	5	11	16	25	-9	16:25	17

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3 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.0 goals from 4.1 shots on goal and 11.1 attempts. Santa Clara have had 44.7% possession, 361.3 passes and 4.1 corners per game. On average, their opponents have scored 1.1 goals from 4.4 shots on goal and 10.5 attempts, while being awarded 4.8 corners.

Top goalscorer Vinicius has found the net 4 times, Sergio Araujo 3, with Frederico Venancio and two other players on 1. Wendel is the leading assists maker on 2, with goalkeeper Gabriel Batista keeping 2 clean sheets.

Arouca have won 2, lost 7 and drawn 1, with an average of 0.8 goals from 9.1 attempts and 2.5 shots on goal. Vasco Seabra's side average 48.0% possession, 380.1 passes, 4.0 corners awarded and 6.5 corners against them, while conceding 2.6 goals from 14.3 attempts and 5.4 shots on goal.

Taichi Fukui and Nais Djouahra have scored 2 goals, followed by Hyun-Ju Lee with 1. Tiago Esgaio, Miguel Puche and Arnau Sola have had 1 assists in the last 10 games, while Nico Mantl has one clean sheet to his name.

Confirmed Lineups

Santa Clara confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Gabriel Batista (GK), Sidney Lima, Luis Rocha, Henrique Silva, Matheus Nunes, Pedro Ferreira, Adriano, Sergio Araujo, Brenner, Wendel, Gabriel Silva.

Arouca confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Nico Mantl (GK), Tiago Esgaio, Boris Popovic, Matias Rocha, Jose Fontan, Espen van Ee, Pedro Santos, Miguel Puche, Alfonso Trezza, Nais Djouahra, Dylan Nandin.

Santa Clara vs Arouca Prediction & Betting Tips

Our Santa Clara vs Arouca betting preview covers everything you need, including a key match prediction, a corners betting angle, correct score insight, top player prop bets and a value-packed bet builder recommendation.

Match Prediction

Santa Clara look like the real deal to claim a victory, especially as odds of -139 are available. You can back this value selection with confidence when they line up in this Primeira Liga clash.

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Key Santa Clara vs Arouca league stats:

• Santa Clara have won 3 of their last 5 games at home.
• Arouca have lost 4 of their last 5 games.
• Arouca have lost 7 of their last 10 games.
• Arouca have lost their last 3 games on the road.

If you go by the top bookies, there’s a 58.1% likelihood of our pick winning. Based on our in-depth research, we calculate the actual probability to be 65-70%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this wager.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Santa Clara 2 - 0 Arouca

An exciting bet could be a 2-0 victory in favor of Santa Clara at odds of +480. A correct score wager provides a fun alternative and a nice potential return on the cards.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Luis Rocha To Score +950

Luis Rocha (Santa Clara) can be wagered at +950 to find the net. We think there’s value in backing him for an Anytime Goalscorer prop bet which will hopefully see him find the net.

Latest Luis Rocha Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+950

First

+2000

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Corners Prediction

Over 8.5 Corners -147

The 8.5 Total Corners line has been covered in three straight Santa Clara home matches, with the previous ten Arouca games averaging 10.50 corners. If you concur with our viewpoint that the Total Corners line can be covered, then you can secure odds of -147 that this outcome happens.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Santa Clara

Total

8.90 4.10 4.80

Home

8.80 4.70 4.10

Away

7.90 3.40 4.50

Arouca

Total

10.50 4.00 6.50

Home

10.00 4.40 5.60

Away

8.60 2.60 6.00

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 8.5

-147

Under 8.5

+102

Santa Clara Corners

Over 5.5

-109

Under 5.5

-130

Arouca Corners

Over 3.5

+108

Under 3.5

-156

Most Corners

1

-238

X

+700

2

+230

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Santa Clara vs Arouca Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

The bookies have Santa Clara at -139 when it comes to Full-Time Result. This implies that the favourites are 58% likely to win this Primeira Liga encounter according to the latest betting odds. For those wanting to back Arouca, you will find +390 about this outsider.

Santa Clara -0.75 at -111 means you split your Asian Handicap stake between -0.5 and -1. You ideally want a win by two goals or more against Arouca, although a one-goal victory means a half-stake return and a refund with the other half.

Under 2.5 Goals is a short-priced option for those expecting two goals or less. As long as one team or more fails to score, then the No option on the Both Teams to Score market will pay out at -154.

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Full-Time Result

1

-139

X

+240

2

+390

Half-Time Result

1

+138

X

+115

2

+400

Double Chance

1X

-714

12

-385

X2

-104

Draw No Bet

1

-370

2

+235

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.75

-111

2 Hcp +0.75

-128

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-172

Over 2.5

+118

Both Teams to Score

Yes

+108

No

-154

You will find Vinícius Lopes at +400 to be First Goalscorer which makes him the favourite. There’s the chance to get +195 that he finds the net at anytime.

Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara)

First

+195

Anytime

+400

João Pedro Augusto Mourão Costa (Santa Clara)

First

+275

Anytime

+550

Elias Manoel (Santa Clara)

First

+320

Anytime

+650

Barbero (Arouca)

First

+390

Anytime

+800

Alfonso Trezza (Arouca)

First

+480

Anytime

+900

Miguel Puche (Arouca)

First

+525

Anytime

+1000

Sérgio Miguel Lobo Araújo (Santa Clara)

First

+550

Anytime

+1150

Pedro Pacheco (Santa Clara)

First

+750

Anytime

+1600

Frederico Venancio (Santa Clara)

First

+850

Anytime

+1800

Pedro Carvalho Santos (Arouca)

First

+900

Anytime

+1700

Pablo Gozálbez (Arouca)

First

+900

Anytime

+1900

Espen van Ee (Arouca)

First

+950

Anytime

+1900

Luis Rocha (Santa Clara)

First

+950

Anytime

+2000

Sidney Alexssander Pena de Lima (Santa Clara)

First

+950

Anytime

+2000

Lucas Soares (Santa Clara)

First

+950

Anytime

+2000

Diogo Calila (Santa Clara)

First

+1000

Anytime

+2000

Matheus ''MT'' Faugundes de Araújo (Santa Clara)

First

+1000

Anytime

+2000

Santa Clara have managed four victories, four losses and two draws in the last 10 home matches, recording an average of 1.00 goals per game and conceding 0.80.

The past three Arouca games on the road have ended in defeat. The Wolves have six defeats, three draws and one win in the last 10 away games, scoring an average of 1.10 goals per match and conceding 2.70.

The most recent Estadio do Sao Miguel meeting saw Santa Clara claim a 2-0 win over Arouca. The previous 3 H2H meetings at Estadio do Sao Miguel have involved two Santa Clara triumphs and just one win for Arouca.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Santa Clara Home Stats		4-2-4	1.80	1.00	0.80	4	6	4	6
Arouca Away Stats		1-3-6	3.80	1.10	2.70	7	3	7	3

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

Santa Clara vs Arouca Lineups & Team News

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