Arouca and Estoril are keen to show off their new players and skills: It's their first game of the Liga Portugal season.
The hosts Arouca saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Europa Conference League. This match was also played here at Estádio Municipal de Arouca. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Estoril have had more rest.
Arouca form and stats
Last season, Arouca's league stats were 15 wins, 9 draws and 10 losses, results that produced 5th spot in the Liga Portugal. Over these 34 matches they scored {36 goals} and let in 37. Performing as the home team in the former season Arouca managed 10-2-5 (win-draw-lost) with {22 goals} and 17 conceded.
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 3 and lost 2.
Arouca are traveling soon after this match as the Europa Conference League match at Brann awaits in four days.
Estoril form and stats
Let's have a look at how Estoril performed last season in the Liga Portugal: They landed a 14th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 5 draws and 19 defeats. In total they scored 33 and conceded {49 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 3 and lost 11 with 13/25 goals scored/conceded.
We have checked recent matches where Estoril have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 2 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Estoril played two friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 1 victory, 1 draw and 0 defeats. In these two matches Estoril scored 2 and conceded {1 goals}.
Head 2 Head
Arouca-Estoril H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Arouca five wins, Estoril four wins, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these teams have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Arouca missing players
Estoril missing players
| Arouca | Estoril | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arouca | Last season | Estoril | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 11 | 19 | ||
| 36 | 22 | Scored | S | 13 | 33 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Conceded | C | 25 | 49 | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 62% | 53% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 59% | 71% | ||
| 26% | 35% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 29% | 35% | ||
| 18% | 24% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 24% | 24% | ||
| 9% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 9% | ||
| 32% | 24% | BTTS | BTTS | 35% | 35% | ||
| 44% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 24% | ||
| 29% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 41% | ||
| 3.3 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4.7 | ||
| 6.5 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 5.9 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 2.9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 6 | ||
| 10.7 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 10.6 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.1 | ||
| 29% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 31% | ||
| 13.4 | 11.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.9 | 14.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 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 | Benfica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Boavista | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Casa Pia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Chaves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Estoril | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Estrela Amadora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Famalicao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Farense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Portimonense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Porto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Sporting Braga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sporting CP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Vizela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |