A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Arouca fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and Trofense's 16th place in the table will show on the pitch.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Arouca form and stats
Home games in the 2. Division: Group B have been a walk in the park for Arouca so far, with 27 points won from 9 matches; 9 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. In general it's been a long time since Arouca tasted defeat here at Estadio Municipal de Arouca, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games.
Arouca's last game was hosting Coimbrões (placed 13th) and winning 2-1. Preceding that game was the away draw at Canelas 2010 that finished 0-0.
Goals decide football matches and Arouca are scoring many of them at home; 18 on target from 9 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Arouca have only let in 3 goals at home.
Trofense form and stats
3-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Trofense in their 2. Division: Group B matches away.
Trofense are looking to quickly end their 270 minutes long goal drought in the 2. Division: Group B.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Trofense, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Felgueiras 1932 (placed 8th). Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Lusitania FC Lourosa.
Trofense are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Trofense are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Trofense - Arouca 1-2, played this season. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's 6 Arouca victories, 1 draw and 1 Trofense win. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Fortes 6 goals |  T. Bento 4 goals |  B. Pereira 3 goals |
Arouca missing players
Trofense missing players
| Arouca | Trofense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 12 | 9 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 26 | 18 | 9 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 12 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 21 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 78% | 71% |
| 65% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 44% | 53% |
| 41% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 41% |
| 18% | 11% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 18% |
| 12% | 11% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 35% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 35% |
| 59% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 35% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 44% | 59% |
| 6.5 | 7.4 | 6.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 1 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
| 4.3 | 3 | 2.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 9 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 6 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 120 | 75 | 48 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 88 | 156 |
| 50 | 35 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 35 | 59 |
| 28% | 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 17% |
- Arouca has the most points (27) at home
- Arouca have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Arouca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Arouca have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Arouca have scored more than double the goals of Trofense.
- Arouca have won all their matches at home so far.
- Arouca have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Arouca haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Trofense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Trofense have won significantly more corners away than at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arouca | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 39 |
| 2 | Lusitania FC Lourosa | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 36 |
| 3 | Leca | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | Espinho | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 31 |
| 5 | Sanjoanense | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Paredes | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 29 |
| 7 | Castro Daire | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | Felgueiras 1932 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 9 | Lusitano FCV | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 23 |
| 10 | Canelas 2010 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 11 | Pedras Rubras | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 22 |
| 12 | Gondomar | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| 13 | Coimbrões | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -12 | 20 |
| 14 | Amarante | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 16 |
| 15 | Valadares Gaia | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 16 |
| 16 | Trofense | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | -9 | 14 |
| 17 | Vila Real | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 25 | -23 | 10 |
| 18 | Ginásio Figueirense | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 19 | -35 | 7 |