The visiting Arouca side should be favourites in this visit to Castro Daire, as the away team holds a 14 point advantage from their nine league games this season.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Castro Daire form and stats
When playing at home in the 2. Division: Group B, Castro Daire have managed 2 wins, 0 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 5 games. Castro Daire has recorded two wins in a row here, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The home team returns after sharing the points with Amarante (placed 13th) on their last time out; the 2. Division: Group B game ended 1-1. Before that, Castro Daire had a home game versus Canelas 2010 which ended with a victory 1-0.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Castro Daire here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 8 goals have been conceded.
Arouca form and stats
The visitors are W2-D1-L1 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Division: Group B.
The supporters enjoyed Arouca's previous game versus Leca (placed 5th), a 2. Division: Group B 3-0 win played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Ginasio Figueirense.
Arouca are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 7 times in 4 away games so far. Arouca have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  Thales 4 goals |  Fábio Fortes 4 goals |  Adílio Santos 3 goals |
Castro Daire missing players
Arouca missing players
| Castro Daire | Arouca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 15 | 8 | 7 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 78% |
| 44% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 56% |
| 33% | 40% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 44% | 20% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 75% | 44% |
| 22% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 56% |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 8 | 8.7 |
| 5.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.5 | 6.7 |
| 2.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- All of Arouca's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Arouca have created more than twice as many corners as Castro Daire.
- Arouca have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Arouca have scored in all their matches so far.
- Arouca haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Castro Daire have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Castro Daire haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | Lusitania FC Lourosa | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Sanjoanense | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Espinho | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| 5 | Leca | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 17 |
| 6 | Lusitano FCV | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 7 | Felgueiras 1932 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Canelas 2010 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | Coimbrões | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 10 | Valadares Gaia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Paredes | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Pedras Rubras | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 9 |
| 13 | Amarante | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Gondomar | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 15 | Castro Daire | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 16 | Ginasio Figueirense | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -11 | 7 |
| 17 | Trofense | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 5 |
| 18 | Vila Real | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | -15 | 4 |