Arouca vs Tondela Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal

Portugal - Liga Portugal

Arouca
16/05/2026 13:00
Tondela

Prediction :

 

Tondela wins

 
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 by Geoffrey Ejiga | in Liga Portugal Predictions

Arouca vs Tondela ​ Tondela has only one mission on the final day: beat Arouca at all costs. The visitors are relegation-bound but can climb up to three places up if they do the double over Arouca while the rest draw or lose. With top-flight football on the edge of the line, we’re backing Auriverdes to win their third game in a row in our Arouca vs Tondela match prediction.

Tondela (17th) enters this final showdown with 28 points, trailing Casa Pia and Estrela Amadora by just a single point. After appearing dead and buried, the Auriverdes have pulled off a miraculous late-season surge, winning their last two matches against Casa Pia (1-0) and Moreirense (2-0).

Manager Tozé Marreco has transformed them into a defensive wall at the perfect time, keeping back-to-back clean sheets to give them a fighting chance at safety. Meanwhile, Arouca (11th) finds themselves safe with 39 points. While they broke a winless streak with a 3-1 victory over Gil Vicente last week, their motivation levels are vastly different from their opponents.

Historically, Arouca has struggled to contain Tondela’s playing style, losing the reverse fixture 3-1 earlier this season. With their safety already long-secured, Arouca might lack the competitive "bite" required to match a side playing for its life.

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Arouca v Tondela Best Betting Odds

Bookmaker 1 X 2 Bonus up to
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3.25 3.5 2.14
Melbet
3.1 3.4 2.3
Betwinner
3.26 3.6 2.13
Bet365
3.4 3.5 2.05
Roobet
2.94 3.4 2.28
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What is the prediction for the football match between Arouca and Tondela?

Our prediction for the Arouca vs Tondela match is: Tondela wins.

Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 16/05/2026 between Arouca and Tondela in Liga Portugal :

  • The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 42.83% for a win of Arouca against Tondela with odds of 3.4 at Bet365.
  • The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Arouca vs Tondela is 24.17% with odds of 3.6 at Betwinner.
  • Our prediction model gives a 33% chance ⭐ for a win of Tondela vs Arouca with odds of 2.34 at Tonybet.

Arouca - Tondela Prediction and Best Odds:

Arouca Tondela Prediction Probability Odds
Arouca wins 42.83% 3.4 at Bet365
Over 2.5 goals 63.05% 1.92 at Melbet
Both Team To Score 53.75%
Half-time: Draw / Full-time: Arouca 23.75% 8 at Bet365

Arouca vs Tondela Form

Arouca and Tondela's standings in the Liga Portugal

Teams Pts P W D L GD
8 Arouca
42 34 12 6 16 -17
17 Tondela
28 34 6 10 18 -28

Arouca and Tondela Last Matches

Arouca
Arouca Last matches
W L W L D W
Wins

3/6 (50%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3 Total goals
67% BTTS
1.67 Goals scored
1.33 Goals conceded
67% Over 2.5
33% Under 2.5

11 May 2026 - Liga Portugal

Gil Vicente
1 :  3
Arouca

2 May 2026 - Liga Portugal

Arouca
2 :  2
Santa Clara

24 Apr 2026 - Liga Portugal

FC Alverca SAD
2 :  1
Arouca

19 Apr 2026 - Liga Portugal

Arouca
1 :  0
Estrela Amadora

12 Apr 2026 - Liga Portugal

SC Braga
1 :  0
Arouca

6 Apr 2026 - Liga Portugal

Arouca
3 :  2
Estoril
W W L W W D
Wins

4/6 (67%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

1/6 (17%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3.5 Total goals
67% BTTS
2.17 Goals scored
1.33 Goals conceded
83% Over 2.5
17% Under 2.5

2 May 2026 - Liga Portugal

Arouca
2 :  2
Santa Clara

19 Apr 2026 - Liga Portugal

Arouca
1 :  0
Estrela Amadora

6 Apr 2026 - Liga Portugal

Arouca
3 :  2
Estoril

14 Mar 2026 - Liga Portugal

Arouca
1 :  2
Benfica Lisbon

21 Feb 2026 - Liga Portugal

Arouca
3 :  0
Nacional Madeira

7 Feb 2026 - Liga Portugal

Arouca
3 :  2
Vitoria SC Guimaraes
L L W L L W
Wins

2/6 (33%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Losses

4/6 (67%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.33 Total goals
50% BTTS
1 Goals scored
1.33 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

11 May 2026 - Liga Portugal

Gil Vicente
1 :  3
Arouca

24 Apr 2026 - Liga Portugal

FC Alverca SAD
2 :  1
Arouca

12 Apr 2026 - Liga Portugal

SC Braga
1 :  0
Arouca

21 Mar 2026 - Liga Portugal

Moreirense
0 :  1
Arouca

6 Mar 2026 - Liga Portugal

Famalicao
1 :  0
Arouca

27 Feb 2026 - Liga Portugal

Porto
3 :  1
Arouca
Tondela
Tondela Last matches
D L L D W W
Wins

2/6 (33%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.5 Total goals
33% BTTS
1.17 Goals scored
1.33 Goals conceded
33% Over 2.5
67% Under 2.5

11 May 2026 - Liga Portugal

Tondela
2 :  0
Moreirense

3 May 2026 - Liga Portugal

Casa Pia Lisbon
0 :  1
Tondela

29 Apr 2026 - Liga Portugal

Sporting Lisbon
2 :  2
Tondela

25 Apr 2026 - Liga Portugal

Tondela
0 :  2
Nacional Madeira

19 Apr 2026 - Liga Portugal

Porto
2 :  0
Tondela

13 Apr 2026 - Liga Portugal

Tondela
2 :  2
Gil Vicente
D L D D L W
Wins

1/6 (17%)

Draw

3/6 (50%)

Losses

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.17 Total goals
33% BTTS
1 Goals scored
1.17 Goals conceded
33% Over 2.5
67% Under 2.5

11 May 2026 - Liga Portugal

Tondela
2 :  0
Moreirense

25 Apr 2026 - Liga Portugal

Tondela
0 :  2
Nacional Madeira

13 Apr 2026 - Liga Portugal

Tondela
2 :  2
Gil Vicente

21 Mar 2026 - Liga Portugal

Tondela
0 :  0
AVS Futebol SAD

9 Mar 2026 - Liga Portugal

Tondela
0 :  1
Rio Ave

1 Mar 2026 - Liga Portugal

Tondela
2 :  2
Santa Clara
D W L L D W
Wins

2/6 (33%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3 Total goals
33% BTTS
1.17 Goals scored
1.83 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

3 May 2026 - Liga Portugal

Casa Pia Lisbon
0 :  1
Tondela

29 Apr 2026 - Liga Portugal

Sporting Lisbon
2 :  2
Tondela

19 Apr 2026 - Liga Portugal

Porto
2 :  0
Tondela

3 Apr 2026 - Liga Portugal

Vitoria SC Guimaraes
5 :  0
Tondela

20 Feb 2026 - Liga Portugal

Estrela Amadora
0 :  2
Tondela

7 Feb 2026 - Liga Portugal

Estoril
2 :  2
Tondela

Arouca vs Tondela Stats: Head to Head (H2H)

Arouca

40 %

Draw

20 %

Tondela

40 %

Average stats (last H2H results)

3.2
Total goals
80%
BTTS
1.6
Goals scored
1.6
Goals conceded
80%
Over 2.5
20%
Under 2.5

3 Jan 2026 - Liga Portugal

Tondela
3 :  1
Arouca

19 Mar 2022 - Liga Portugal

Tondela
2 :  2
Arouca

29 Oct 2021 - Liga Portugal

Arouca
2 :  0
Tondela

13 May 2017 - Liga Portugal

Arouca
1 :  2
Tondela

8 Jan 2017 - Liga Portugal

Tondela
1 :  2
Arouca
Arouca vs Tondela Prediction

Arouca against Tondela Lineups: Starting 11

Arouca

Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

12
I. de Arruabarrena
28
T. Esgaio
66
O. Fayed
15
J. Sanchez
25
B. Kuipers
22
E. Van Ee
21
T. Fukui
19
A. Trezza
10
P. Gozalbez
7
N. Djouahra
17
Barbero
16
R. Lopes
90
M. Aiko
79
H. Felix
7
P. Pereira dos Santos
97
Cicero
32
J. Rodriguez
27
R. Conceicao
44
J. Silva
4
C. Marques
48
T. Manso
31
B. Parise Fontes

Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Tondela

Substitutes

Arouca
Arouca
Goalkeeper

J. Vinarcik

Defender

J. Silva

D. Monteiro

O. Fayed 59'

Midfielder

H. Lee

N. Djouahra 63'

P. Santos

T. Fukui 79'

M. Flores

P. Gozalbez 79'

Forward

D. Nandin

Barbero 64'

B. Mansilla

F. Mayulu

Tondela
Tondela
Goalkeeper

G. Souza

Defender

Bebeto

J. Afonso

P. Pereira dos Santos 82'

Midfielder

J. Hodge

H. Felix 73'

S. Sithole

Helder Tavares

Cicero 61'

Forward

A. Van Der Heide

R. Conceicao 82'

B. Kimpioka

M. Aiko 73'

J. Siebatcheu

Missing players

Arouca
Arouca
Tondela
Tondela
Midfielder

X. Huarte

Most goals and assists

CD Huachipato Arouca
CD Huachipato Tondela
Top Goalscorer
Uruguay A. Trezza (9 Goals)
Top Goalscorer
Brazil P. Pereira dos Santos (6 Goals)
Best assists
Uruguay A. Trezza (3 Assists)
Japan T. Fukui (3 Assists)
South Korea H. Lee (3 Assists)
Spain J. Fontan (3 Assists)
Portugal T. Esgaio (3 Assists)
Best assists
France M. Aiko (2 Assists)

Arouca - Tondela Key Points

  1. Tondela beat Arouca 3-1 in their previous meeting this season in January.
  2. Tondela has won their last two league games.
  3. Arouca has conceded the second-miost goals this season (63), 11 more than Tondela.
  4. Tondela have also kept a clean sheet in their last two games.
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Our Arouca vs Tondela Prediction

Tondela is in their best form of the season, having finally found defensive stability to complement their desperate need for points. Arouca’s porous defense has been their Achilles' heel all year, and against a motivated Tondela attack, it’s likely to fail them again.

With Tondela's momentum and Arouca's lack of incentive, the visitors are well-priced for an away win. We expect the Auriverdes to throw everything at this game and come away with the result. Hence, our Arouca vs Tondela prediction is that Tondela wins.

Prediction :

 

Tondela wins

 
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Last Minute: Pre-match odds analysis Arouca Tondela

Arouca vs Tondela Opening odds Pre-match odds Odds Movements
Arouca wins 3.1 3.4 +9.7%
Draw 3.4 3.6 +5.9%
Tondela wins 2.2 2.34 +6.4%
Latest odds movements:

After kick-off, the latest odds movements show that:

  • Arouca is most likely to win
  • The odds for this bet have increased by 9.7% since opening
  • The probability of this result was 32.3% and is now 29.4% (-2.8%)

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