League Cup: Buckle up for the Arouca - Feirense clash

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Competition: Portugal League Cup
Competition: Fri 18.November
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Arouca (5600 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Arouca or Feirense that keep their silverware dream alive.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Arouca form and stats

Arouca was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the League Cup.

Arouca have played 7 Liga Portugal games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Arouca's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Rio Ave. Midfield player Simão got a match rating of 7.74 in that game, the max score being 10. Simão hit one key pass and had 58 successful passes (of 69 total).

Before that, a strong away win at Gil Vicente. A Taça De Portugal match. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Arouca have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 2 and lost 3.

Arouca has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.

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Feirense form and stats

Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.

The visitors are W3-D3-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Segunda Liga.

Feirense has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Farense for a 0-0 draw.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Nacional.

We have checked recent matches where Feirense have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 3 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Feirense's manager da Silva has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only {2 conceded goals}. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The 5 latest fixtures featuring these two teams have all finished as Arouca victories. Another one?

Top Goalscorers

FeirenseE. Sá da Silva
E. Sá da Silva
6 goals
AroucaAntony
Antony
3 goals
AroucaR. Mújica
R. Mújica
3 goals

Arouca missing players

Feirense missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Arouca Feirense
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   14 25
10 6   Won W   5 8
7 4   Drew D   4 9
8 3   Lost L   5 8
28 14   Scored S   13 28
29 14   Conceded C   11 24
88% 85%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   86% 88%
56% 46%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   57% 68%
40% 38%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   29% 36%
24% 23%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 8%
16% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 8%
44% 38%   BTTS BTTS   36% 56%
36% 46%   Clean Sheets C S   36% 24%
32% 31%   Failed to Score F T   43% 32%
 
4 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4 5.6
5.3 5.8   Corners against (avg) C A   6.8 5.9
2.6 2.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 2.3
4 3   Red cards R C   0 1
 
11.2 11.5   Shots (avg) S (   9.8 11.3
3.5 3.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.3 4.1
31% 28%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 29%
 
12.4 11.2   Shots against (avg) S A   9.9 9.5
4.3 4.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.1 3.4

  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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Feirense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Leixoes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Santa Clara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 UD Oliveirense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  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 13 12 1 0 37 7 7 7 0 0 26 6 6 5 1 0 11 1 30 37
2 Porto 13 9 2 2 31 9 6 5 0 1 19 3 7 4 2 1 12 6 22 29
3 Sporting Braga 13 9 1 3 29 12 6 3 1 2 11 5 7 6 0 1 18 7 17 28
4 Sporting CP 13 8 1 4 26 15 6 5 0 1 16 4 7 3 1 3 10 11 11 25
5 Casa Pia 13 7 2 4 13 10 7 3 1 3 5 4 6 4 1 1 8 6 3 23
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 13 7 2 4 14 13 7 5 1 1 9 5 6 2 1 3 5 8 1 23
7 Portimonense 13 6 1 6 12 14 7 3 1 3 6 7 6 3 0 3 6 7 -2 19
8 Chaves 13 5 4 4 13 16 6 1 4 1 6 5 7 4 0 3 7 11 -3 19
9 Arouca 13 5 4 4 14 19 7 3 1 3 9 12 6 2 3 1 5 7 -5 19
10 Rio Ave 13 5 3 5 16 18 6 4 0 2 8 5 7 1 3 3 8 13 -2 18
11 Boavista 13 5 2 6 14 23 7 3 2 2 9 12 6 2 0 4 5 11 -9 17
12 Estoril 13 4 4 5 14 18 6 1 2 3 6 12 7 3 2 2 8 6 -4 16
13 Vizela 13 4 3 6 11 13 6 1 1 4 3 6 7 3 2 2 8 7 -2 15
14 Santa Clara 13 3 4 6 11 13 7 2 3 2 9 8 6 1 1 4 2 5 -2 13
15 Famalicao 13 3 2 8 11 18 6 3 0 3 8 7 7 0 2 5 3 11 -7 11
16 Gil Vicente 13 2 3 8 11 21 7 1 2 4 4 8 6 1 1 4 7 13 -10 9
17 Maritimo 13 1 3 9 8 27 6 0 2 4 4 8 7 1 1 5 4 19 -19 6
18 Pacos de Ferreira 13 0 2 11 7 26 7 0 1 6 3 14 6 0 1 5 4 12 -19 2
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Moreirense 13 10 2 1 31 14 6 6 0 0 17 6 7 4 2 1 14 8 17 32
2 Farense 12 7 4 1 22 12 6 3 3 0 10 6 6 4 1 1 12 6 10 25
3 Benfica II 13 6 4 3 25 15 7 4 1 2 16 8 6 2 3 1 9 7 10 22
4 Estrela Amadora 13 5 7 1 19 14 7 3 4 0 10 7 6 2 3 1 9 7 5 22
5 Vilafranquense 13 6 3 4 16 14 6 3 1 2 8 8 7 3 2 2 8 6 2 21
6 Academico Viseu 13 5 5 3 24 20 7 3 2 2 13 11 6 2 3 1 11 9 4 20
7 Feirense 13 4 7 2 14 9 6 1 4 1 7 7 7 3 3 1 7 2 5 19
8 Leixoes 13 4 7 2 15 11 6 3 2 1 6 2 7 1 5 1 9 9 4 19
9 Porto II 13 5 4 4 14 12 6 2 2 2 4 2 7 3 2 2 10 10 2 19
10 Tondela 13 3 9 1 17 13 7 1 5 1 8 8 6 2 4 0 9 5 4 18
11 Penafiel 13 4 6 3 14 13 6 1 3 2 7 7 7 3 3 1 7 6 1 18
12 Mafra 13 4 4 5 15 20 7 2 3 2 10 10 6 2 1 3 5 10 -5 16
13 Nacional 13 3 4 6 13 17 7 1 2 4 7 9 6 2 2 2 6 8 -4 13
14 UD Oliveirense 13 2 5 6 15 21 6 1 5 0 8 6 7 1 0 6 7 15 -6 11
15 Torreense 13 3 1 9 7 17 7 1 1 5 1 8 6 2 0 4 6 9 -10 10
16 Belenenses 13 2 3 8 20 28 6 0 1 5 8 15 7 2 2 3 12 13 -8 9
17 Trofense 12 2 2 8 8 24 6 1 0 5 5 16 6 1 2 3 3 8 -16 8
18 Sporting Covilha 13 1 3 9 12 27 7 0 1 6 5 15 6 1 2 3 7 12 -15 6

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 Arouca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Feirense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Leixoes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Santa Clara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 UD Oliveirense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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