FC Porto beat FC Arouca 2-0 in Liga Portugal Betclic, with their 4-3-3 producing sustained attacking pressure against the visitors’ 4-2-3-1. Borja Sainz and Gabri Veiga scored the goals, each contributing once as Porto turned territorial control into a clear advantage in the penalty areas. The hosts recorded 23 shots and placed 10 on target, while Arouca managed four attempts and tested the goalkeeper only once. Porto’s 3.0 xG compared with Arouca’s 0.54 further reflected the difference in chance quality, although the visitors’ goalkeeper limited the damage with an 80% save rate and saved 1.0 goals above expectation. Possession was more evenly shared, with Porto holding 53%, so the decisive tactical distinction was not simply control of the ball but the hosts’ ability to progress from midfield and generate repeated shooting opportunities. Arouca retained a reasonable share yet struggled to translate it into comparable threat, while Porto’s goalkeeper completed a 100% save performance from the single shot on target faced. The result gives Porto three Liga Portugal points.