A fast pace is expected at Estádio Municipal de Arouca when Arouca meet Porto in what looks to be a first-rate fixture. Check our preview!
- Arouca have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in Liga Portugal
- Porto have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
The visiting Porto played their last game only four days ago, a Taça De Portugal match.
Arouca form and stats
The story so far in the Liga Portugal for Arouca at their home stadium (Estádio Municipal de Arouca) is 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. Two home wins in a row for Arouca bring valid hopes of a third.
Arouca lost their last game at Rio Ave (placed 11th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Until that fixture this team had gone eight consecutive league rounds without being beaten. Goalkeeper de Arruabarrena got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.44 out of ten. Arruabarrena saved a penalty.
Ahead of that match, Arouca won a home game hosting Vizela (1-0).Despite playing at their own arena the home team are massive underdogs in this game. The home fans will enjoy their drinks and snacks knowing that the chances of a positive outcome are very slim. When Arouca have been in this position before, they have won 0, drawn 0 and lost 5 from 5 games. 3 defeats by at least two goals.
It should be noted that a peek at the 11 most recent league fixtures reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Arouca has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Arouca have conceded 16 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Porto form and stats
Porto's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Porto collect 34 points from their 15 away matches in the Liga Portugal. 10 victories and 4 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Porto are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 13 in a row without losing.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Porto goalkeeper Diogo Meireles Costa is eager to challenge this, with his 180 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
The club members enjoyed Porto's previous game versus Famalicão, a Taça De Portugal win (3-2) played at home. The attacker Otávio got a match rating of 7.62 in that game. Otávio scored one goal and had 96 successful passes (of 113 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Boavista in the Liga Portugal.Porto has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 24 goals from 15 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Porto have been victorious in every one of the 6 latest battles against this side. Will the streak continue?Porto - Arouca 5-1 was the end result in these contenders' latest head to head match, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Taremi 16 goals |   R. Mújica García 8 goals |  W. Rodrigues do Nascimento Galeno 8 goals |
Arouca missing players
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| Arouca | Porto | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 13 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | 21 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 24 | 63 |
| 34 | 16 | 11 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 87% | 93% |
| 63% | 60% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 73% | 73% |
| 30% | 40% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 50% |
| 20% | 27% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 10% | 13% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 20% |
| 37% | 27% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 47% | 47% |
| 43% | 53% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 53% | 50% |
| 27% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 13% | 10% |
| 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10.4 | 10.9 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 14.8 | 15 |
| 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 31% | 34% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 33% | 40% |
| 13.7 | 11.4 | 13.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 8.7 | 8.9 |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 6.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
- Arouca have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Arouca have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Arouca have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in Liga Portugal
- Arouca have the most matches under the total-line (21) in Liga Portugal
- Arouca haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Porto have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 71 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 54 | 77 |
| 2 | Porto | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 44 | 73 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 66 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 41 | 71 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 61 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 33 | 64 |
| 5 | Arouca | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 48 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -7 | 44 |
| 7 | Famalicão | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 39 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -5 | 42 |
| 8 | Chaves | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 40 |
| 9 | Vizela | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 39 |
| 10 | Casa Pia | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -7 | 39 |
| 11 | Rio Ave | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -4 | 38 |
| 12 | Boavista | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 29 | -13 | 37 |
| 13 | Portimonense | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 25 | -16 | 33 |
| 14 | Gil Vicente | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 23 | -10 | 31 |
| 15 | Estoril | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 22 | -19 | 28 |
| 16 | Maritimo | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 27 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 35 | -29 | 22 |
| 17 | Pacos de Ferreira | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -29 | 20 |
| 18 | Santa Clara | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 48 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 21 | -29 | 16 |
