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Remontada Arouca vs Sporting CP

Big comebackLiga Portugal · Sat 19/9

Arouca trailed by 2 goals, then came back to draw

Sporting CP2-2Arouca
Ahead by 2 goalsAhead by one goalLevelBehind by one goalBehind by 2 goals0153045607590HT3'17'81'87'Lowest pointEqualiser
Behind by 2 goals in minute 17Equaliser in minute 87

Why they came back

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 17 to the final whistle: Arouca had 11 shots (5 on target), Sporting CP only 7.

Changes by coach Seabra

Santos came on for E. van Ee (59') and assisted, Nandin came on for Sánchez (86') and scored, G. Rukavina came on for Flores (46').

Sporting CP down to ten

Red card for Debast in minute 54, and Arouca made the extra man count.

The last 15 minutes

2 goals by Arouca came after the 75th minute. It's not over until the final whistle.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, only 7% of fans backed Arouca to win. Almost nobody saw it coming.

The match in one curve

Ahead by 2 goalsAhead by one goalLevelBehind by one goalBehind by 2 goals0153045607590HT3'17'81'87'Substitution 46'Red card 54'Substitution 59'Substitution 69'Substitution 86'Substitution 86'Lowest pointEqualiser
BehindLevelAheadArouca goal Sporting CP goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Arouca chances, below: Sporting CP. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
AroucaSporting CP04590

Match story

  1. 3'

    Inacio opened the scoring for Sporting CP, assisted by Araujo, putting Sporting CP ahead 1-0.

  2. 17'

    Suarez extended the lead for Sporting CP, assisted by Fresneda, putting Sporting CP ahead 2-0.

  3. 54'

    Red card for Debast, leaving Sporting CP with ten men

  4. 81'

    Fontán pulled one back for Arouca from the penalty spot, Sporting CP still lead 2-1.

  5. 87'

    Nandin equalised for Arouca, assisted by Santos, to make it 2-2.

The match in numbers

Sporting CPArouca
54%Possession46%
1.28Chance quality (xG)2.08
10Shots15
3On target5
5Big chances4
4Corners2
480Passes391

Top players

1
InacioSporting CP · Centre Back
8.1
2
FontánArouca · Left Back
7.6
3
FukuiArouca · Central Midfield
7.5
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Sporting 81%Draw 12%Arouca 7%
from 4,123 votes

Arouca's record after falling behind

2times came back from behind
1ended in a win
4points won from behind
2 goalsbiggest deficit overturned
1times led and lost it

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Behind by one goal in minute 83Equaliser in minute 90+5

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