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Sunday, 11/10/2026 at 21:30

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Match preview · Liga Portugal

FC Arouca – CF Estrela Amadora

FC Arouca 5th in Liga Portugal Home 1.46 projected goals by the model
CF Estrela Amadora 8th in Liga Portugal Away 1.12 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Best odds updated 10 October, 12:00

What the model expects

expected goals
1.46 1.12
FC Arouca CF Estrela Amadora
FC Arouca
43%
Draw
31%
CF Estrela Amadora
26%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
FC Arouca Draw CF Estrela Amadora
Fair odds 2.33 3.26 3.79
Total goals
2.58
Over 2.5 goals
49%
Both teams to score
58%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

The model sees an edge in 2 outcomes.

  • FC Arouca

    Model
    43.0%
    Market, margin removed
    43.0%
    Probability gap
    −0.1 pp
    Edge
    −7.6%
    Fair odds
    2.33
    Market odds
    2.15 Bet365
    Price at which a 5% edge begins
    2.44
    Bookmaker margin
    8.1%
  • Draw

    Model
    30.6%
    Market, margin removed
    28.0%
    Probability gap
    +2.6 pp
    Edge
    +1.1%
    Fair odds
    3.26
    Market odds
    3.30 Bet365
    Price at which a 5% edge begins
    3.43
    Bookmaker margin
    8.1%
  • CF Estrela Amadora

    Model
    26.4%
    Market, margin removed
    28.9%
    Probability gap
    −2.5 pp
    Edge
    −15.5%
    Fair odds
    3.79
    Market odds
    3.20 Bet365
    Price at which a 5% edge begins
    3.98
    Bookmaker margin
    8.1%
Markets 2 / 17

Match result

Draw model 30.6% · book 28.0% (no margin) +1.1% 3.30 fair 3.26
Marginal

No measured model skill on this market (-1.04%).

Both teams to score

Both teams to score model 57.8% · book 53.3% (no margin) +1.1% 1.75 fair 1.73
Marginal

No measured model skill on this market (-0.43%).

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Skill is what a backtest measured each market at, over 7 competitions to 17/08/2026. Across every market at once it is +2.50%. Markets measured at nothing are ranked last and never recommended. How that is measured →

The model's case

Why the model leans FC Arouca

43% FC Arouca to win

Attack
6th vs 12th
FC Arouca attack v CF Estrela Amadora defence
Defence
11th vs 8th
FC Arouca defence v CF Estrela Amadora attack
Recent xG form
+0.12 vs -0.19
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.46 – 1.12
FC Arouca v CF Estrela Amadora
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: FC Arouca and CF Estrela Amadora compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading FC Arouca CF Estrela Amadora
xG / match (better) 1.24 · 10th 1.23 · 11th
xGA / match (better) 1.38 · 10th 1.63 · 12th
xGD / match (better) -0.14 · 8th -0.40 · 12th
xPts / match (better) 1.37 · 8th 1.13 · 10th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.12 -0.19

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 35% of the model's distribution.

FC Arouca clean sheet
29%
FC Arouca 2+ goals
44%
Under 2.5 goals
51%
Both teams to score: no
42%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
15.7%
2:1
10.7%
1:0
8.6%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
FC Arouca sample
20 matches
CF Estrela Amadora sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · FC Arouca
3 matches
Away xG sample · CF Estrela Amadora
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30
Odds updated
1 minute ago

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.