Liga Portugal match prognosis and game guide for the Vizela vs Arouca clash

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Competition: Portugal Liga Portugal
Competition: Sun 20.Aug
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Do Vizela (3500 seats)

After the first game it's Vizela - Arouca 0-3 in points. Who will prevail in this second Liga Portugal fixture of the season?

The visiting Arouca played their last game only three days ago, a Europa Conference League match. That game was also an away game, at Brann. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Vizela form and stats

Last season, Vizela's league statistics were 11 wins, 7 draws and 16 losses, results that produced 11th position in the Liga Portugal. Over these 34 matches they scored {34 goals} and gave away 38. Performing as the host team in the last season Vizela generated 5-4-8 (win-draw-lost) with {18 goals} and 19 conceded.

Vizela are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Sporting CP. Heartbreak for Vizela in their last match as Sporting CP's Paulinho scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Silva was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.95 out of 10. The defender Silva served one assist, hit two key passes and won 9 of 11 duels.

Before that match, a loss in the away fixture against AVS in the League Cup. This is expected to be a close game, with Vizela perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Vizela as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Vizela has won 2 of these, drawn 6 and lost 1.

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Arouca form and stats

Let's have a look at how Arouca performed last season in the Liga Portugal: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 9 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 36 and conceded {37 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 7 and lost 5 with 14/20 goals scored/conceded.

Two away matches in a row for Arouca, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Brann in the Europa Conference League.

Before that, Arouca secured a home win against Estoril with the score 4-3.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Arouca playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 4 Arouca wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the preceeding six meetings featuring these two teams are: two wins for Vizela, one draw and three wins for Arouca. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

VizelaN. Rocha Moreira
N. Rocha Moreira
1 goals
VizelaS. Essende
S. Essende
1 goals
AroucaR. Mújica García
R. Mújica García
1 goals

Vizela missing players

Arouca missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Vizela Arouca
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 4
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 3
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 2
8 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 6
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 10
4 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 4
50% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 100%
 
24 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 11
7 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 7
Vizela Last season Arouca
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
11 5   Won W   5 15
7 4   Drew D   7 9
16 8   Lost L   5 10
34 18   Scored S   14 36
38 19   Conceded C   20 37
94% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 94%
62% 59%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 62%
41% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   18% 26%
15% 24%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   12% 18%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 9%
35% 35%   BTTS BTTS   41% 32%
32% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   35% 44%
38% 47%   Failed to Score F T   35% 29%
 
5 5.6   Corners for (avg) C F   3.1 3.3
6.1 5.6   Corners against (avg) C A   6.4 6.5
3 2.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.3
5 3   Red cards R C   2 4
 
12.4 14.3   Shots (avg) S (   10.6 10.7
4.6 5.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.2 3.7
22% 21%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 29%
 
14.1 12.9   Shots against (avg) S A   15.1 13.4
4.3 4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.6 4.5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gil Vicente 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 Casa Pia 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
3 Rio Ave 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Arouca 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Boavista 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Sporting CP 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Famalicao 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
8 Porto 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
9 Vitoria Guimaraes 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
10 Estoril 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0
11 Benfica 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
12 Vizela 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
13 Moreirense 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Sporting Braga 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Estrela Amadora 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Chaves 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
17 Farense 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
18 Portimonense 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benfica 34 28 3 3 82 20 17 15 1 1 48 12 17 13 2 2 34 8 62 87
2 Porto 34 27 4 3 73 22 17 15 0 2 44 11 17 12 4 1 29 11 51 85
3 Sporting Braga 34 25 3 6 75 30 17 13 2 2 40 11 17 12 1 4 35 19 45 78
4 Sporting CP 34 23 5 6 71 32 17 13 2 2 42 12 17 10 3 4 29 20 39 74
5 Arouca 34 15 9 10 36 37 17 10 2 5 22 17 17 5 7 5 14 20 -1 54
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 34 16 5 13 34 39 17 10 3 4 18 12 17 6 2 9 16 27 -5 53
7 Chaves 34 12 10 12 35 40 17 6 5 6 20 21 17 6 5 6 15 19 -5 46
8 Famalicao 34 13 5 16 39 47 17 9 1 7 21 19 17 4 4 9 18 28 -8 44
9 Boavista 34 12 8 14 43 54 17 8 6 3 23 21 17 4 2 11 20 33 -11 44
10 Casa Pia 34 11 8 15 31 40 17 6 5 6 18 17 17 5 3 9 13 23 -9 41
11 Vizela 34 11 7 16 34 38 17 5 4 8 18 19 17 6 3 8 16 19 -4 40
12 Rio Ave 34 10 10 14 36 43 17 8 3 6 18 14 17 2 7 8 18 29 -7 40
13 Gil Vicente 34 10 7 17 32 41 17 6 6 5 15 14 17 4 1 12 17 27 -9 37
14 Estoril 34 10 5 19 33 49 17 7 2 8 20 24 17 3 3 11 13 25 -16 35
15 Portimonense 34 10 4 20 25 48 17 6 3 8 14 21 17 4 1 12 11 27 -23 34
16 Maritimo 34 7 5 22 32 63 17 6 3 8 21 23 17 1 2 14 11 40 -31 26
17 Pacos de Ferreira 34 6 5 23 26 62 17 3 2 12 13 33 17 3 3 11 13 29 -36 23
18 Santa Clara 34 5 7 22 26 58 17 4 5 8 18 29 17 1 2 14 8 29 -32 22

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gil Vicente 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 Casa Pia 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
3 Rio Ave 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Arouca 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Boavista 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Sporting CP 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Famalicao 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
8 Porto 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
9 Vitoria Guimaraes 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
10 Estoril 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0
11 Benfica 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
12 Vizela 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
13 Moreirense 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Sporting Braga 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Estrela Amadora 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Chaves 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
17 Farense 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
18 Portimonense 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0

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The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.