GolVolt — Nacional vs Arouca: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Defence

Nacional concede 2.4 goals per match

Nacional2.4 Arouca0.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Arouca concede 0.8.

Last time

Last meeting, 21 February 2026: Arouca – Nacional 3:0

WWWW

Arouca have won the last 4 meetings.

Streak

Arouca have scored in 4 matches in a row

LDWW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 5 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Liga Portugal, this season.

Abdel Kader Njoya

Nacional · forward

2goals 0assists 7.18avg rating

Last match, Sporting Braga: rating 6.3.

Naïs Djouahra

Arouca · midfielder

0goals 5assists 7.14avg rating

Last match, Alverca: rating 7.8.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Nacional at home and Arouca away, as in this match.

Nacional

at home · 10

5W0D5L1.2scored per match1.3conceded per match

Arouca

away · 10

4W2D4L0.9scored per match0.9conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 21 Feb 2026 · Liga Portugal Arouca 3:0 Nacional Trezza 47' · Lee 67' · Nandín 72'. Arouca: 4 wins in a row in this fixture.

0wins

0 draws2.5 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 4

4wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Nacional (5-4-1, last: Sporting Braga) · Arouca (4-2-3-1, last: Alverca).

RMMarin MJJensen FGGonçalves MDDias ZVVitor WKKokolo SGGavriel CLLabidi MBBaeza MSSong ANNjoya IAde Arruabarrena OLLebedenko JFFontán JSSánchez TEEsgaio PSSantos EEvan Ee NDDjouahra TFFukui ATTrezza IBBarbero

NacionalArouca

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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