League Cup betting previews: Predictions and stats for the Arouca - Rio Ave game

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Competition: Portugal League Cup
Competition: Sun 01.August
Match begins: 16:00 (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 Rio Ave 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

This is not the first game this season in the League Cup for Arouca, as the manager A. Macedo Freitas led his troops to eliminate Vilafranquense, and reach the 2nd Round.

34 points is a decent return from 17 Segunda Liga games here at Estádio Municipal de Arouca for Arouca. The data says 10 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. Arouca haven’t lost a league-game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Penafiel, 139 days ago.

Happy days for Arouca in their previous game, a League Cup match away at Vilafranquense that ended with a 3-0 victory.

Before that match, a Segunda Liga win away at Mafra.

The Arouca fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 17 matches. Arouca are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Municipal de Arouca in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 17 matches.

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Rio Ave form and stats

The traveling awayteam has defeated Varzim in order to reach 2nd round of League Cup. They also participated in League Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rio Ave so far with only 16 points returning home. The records show 3-7-7 (win-draw-lose).

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Varzim (after extra-time, 3-4 on penalties) in their previous outing. The League Cup match ended in a draw 1-1.

Prior to that result Rio Ave won their away game at Nacional in the Primeira Liga. The scoreline was 2-1.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Rio have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Last nine meetings between the teams: Arouca won four, Rio Ave won three and two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Arouca missing players

Rio Ave missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Arouca Rio Ave
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   12 25
16 9   Won W   2 5
4 2   Drew D   5 9
5 2   Lost L   5 11
37 18   Scored S   11 21
17 7   Conceded C   16 30
92% 85%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 84%
64% 54%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 72%
48% 46%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   25% 32%
12% 8%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 8%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 4%
36% 31%   BTTS BTTS   50% 40%
52% 54%   Clean Sheets C S   8% 24%
20% 31%   Failed to Score F T   50% 52%
 
4.5 5   Corners for (avg) C F   6.7 5.6
4.5 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   6.2 5.3
2.1 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 2.3
4 2   Red cards R C   1 6
 
10.5 10.7   Shots (avg) S (   11.2 10.9
4.2 4.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.3 3.4
34% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 25%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Estoril 34 20 10 4 55 26 17 10 6 1 33 15 17 10 4 3 22 11 29 70
2 Vizela 34 18 12 4 59 35 17 11 5 1 29 15 17 7 7 3 30 20 24 66
3 Arouca 34 19 8 7 45 25 17 10 4 3 22 11 17 9 4 4 23 14 20 65
4 Academica 34 17 11 6 46 30 17 9 4 4 23 17 17 8 7 2 23 13 16 62
28 18 13 69
8 Aylesbury 42 20 8 14 72 52 21 11 6 4 46 28 21 9 2 10 26 24 20 68
9 Beaconsfield Town 42 19 10 13 77 54 21 13 4 4 47 18 21 6 6 9 30 36 23 67
10 Godalming Town 42 19 10 13 51 45 21 11 3 7 27 22 21 8 7 6 24 23 6 67
11 Ware 42 19 6 17 67 69 21 11 3 7 34 26 21 8 3 10 33 43 -2 63
12 Potters Bar Town 42 16 10 16 62 64 21 11 4 6 36 22 21 5 6 10 26 42 -2 58
13 Petersfield Town 42 16 7 19 71 80 21 12 2 7 39 27 21 4 5 12 32 53 -9 55
14 Bedford Town 42 12 13 17 57 60 21 9 7 5 32 26 21 3 6 12 25 34 -3 49
15 Uxbridge 42 13 9 20 58 70 21 10 0 11 34 36 21 3 9 9 24 34 -12 48
16 Fleet Town 42 13 9 20 64 78 21 9 5 7 34 26 21 4 4 13 30 52 -14 48
17 Arlesey Town 42 14 5 23 48 87 21 6 4 11 24 39 21 8 1 12 24 48 -39 47
18 Barton Rovers 42 9 15 18 51 75 21 3 9 9 25 39 21 6 6 9 26 36 -24 42
19 Aylesbury United 42 11 7 24 45 81 21 4 4 13 19 48 21 7 3 11 26 33 -36 40
20 Hanwell Town 42 10 9 23 38 64 21 5 3 13 19 35 21 5 6 10 19 29 -26 39
21 Leighton Town 42 9 8 25 47 86 21 4 5 12 20 35 21 5 3 13 27 51 -39 35
22 North Greenford United 42 6 6 30 50 106 21 5 5 11 29 41 21 1 1 19 21 65 -56 24

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 Kings Langley 42 26 6 10 82 45 21 14 5 2 50 24 21 12 1 8 32 21 37 84
2 Egham Town 42 26 5 11 81 39 21 12 4 5 37 23 21 14 1 6 44 16 42 83
3 Royston Town 42 24 8 10 99 55 21 12 4 5 51 22 21 12 4 5 48 33 44 80
4 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 42 24 8 10 82 43 21 15 3 3 54 18 21 9 5 7 28 25 39 80
5 St Ives Town 42 22 12 8 72 39 21 11 5 5 36 20 21 11 7 3 36 19 33 78
6 Chalfont St Peter 42 23 2 17 76 71 21 13 1 7 46 33 21 10 1 10 30 38 5 71
7 Northwood 42 20 9 13 62 49 21 9 5 7 34 31 21 11 4 6 28 18 13 69
8 Aylesbury 42 20 8 14 72 52 21 11 6 4 46 28 21 9 2 10 26 24 20 68
9 Beaconsfield Town 42 19 10 13 77 54 21 13 4 4 47 18 21 6 6 9 30 36 23 67
10 Godalming Town 42 19 10 13 51 45 21 11 3 7 27 22 21 8 7 6 24 23 6 67
11 Ware 42 19 6 17 67 69 21 11 3 7 34 26 21 8 3 10 33 43 -2 63
12 Potters Bar Town 42 16 10 16 62 64 21 11 4 6 36 22 21 5 6 10 26 42 -2 58
13 Petersfield Town 42 16 7 19 71 80 21 12 2 7 39 27 21 4 5 12 32 53 -9 55
14 Bedford Town 42 12 13 17 57 60 21 9 7 5 32 26 21 3 6 12 25 34 -3 49
15 Uxbridge 42 13 9 20 58 70 21 10 0 11 34 36 21 3 9 9 24 34 -12 48
16 Fleet Town 42 13 9 20 64 78 21 9 5 7 34 26 21 4 4 13 30 52 -14 48
17 Arlesey Town 42 14 5 23 48 87 21 6 4 11 24 39 21 8 1 12 24 48 -39 47
18 Barton Rovers 42 9 15 18 51 75 21 3 9 9 25 39 21 6 6 9 26 36 -24 42
19 Aylesbury United 42 11 7 24 45 81 21 4 4 13 19 48 21 7 3 11 26 33 -36 40
20 Hanwell Town 42 10 9 23 38 64 21 5 3 13 19 35 21 5 6 10 19 29 -26 39
21 Leighton Town 42 9 8 25 47 86 21 4 5 12 20 35 21 5 3 13 27 51 -39 35
22 North Greenford United 42 6 6 30 50 106 21 5 5 11 29 41 21 1 1 19 21 65 -56 24

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