In total; 19 league matches are finished and Arouca are 12 points on top of Santa Clara. Who wins the prize?
- Arouca have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Santa Clara have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Liga Portugal
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Arouca form and stats
5 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Arouca have to build on here at Estádio Municipal de Arouca in the Liga Portugal.
The Arouca coach Freitas and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Gil Vicente (placed 15th). Arouca's goalie de Arruabarrena played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Gil Vicente with a stunning six saves. Ruiz (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.03/10. Ruiz hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that game, the home loss against Benfica with the scoreline 0-3.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Arouca handle that role? We have found 12 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
A decent goal production from Arouca in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 10 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Arouca defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Santa Clara form and stats
There's been little loot from Santa Clara's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 9 away games in the Liga Portugal. Santa Clara only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.
There were no winners in Santa Clara's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Boavista (placed 9th). Silva got a match rating of 8.55 in that game, top player of the team. Silva scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.
A 1-2 defeat away at Casa Pia before that.We have checked recent matches where Santa have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 1 victory, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Santa Clara's away games in the league this season with only {3 goals} from 9 matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
Arouca and Santa Clara have duelled previously this season: Santa Clara - Arouca 1-2. Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Arouca won five games, two matches ended in a draw and Santa Clara have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  O. Dabbagh 7 goals |   G. Silva Vieira 4 goals |  J. Othavio Basso 3 goals |
Arouca missing players
Santa Clara missing players
| Arouca | Santa Clara | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 23 | 15 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 29 | 15 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 25 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 78% | 84% |
| 74% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 20% | 22% | 58% |
| 47% | 60% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 22% | 47% |
| 32% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| 16% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 47% | 30% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 22% | 47% |
| 32% | 40% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 33% | 21% |
| 26% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 67% | 47% |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
| 2.6 | 2.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 10.7 | 10.9 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| 3.9 | 4.5 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3 |
| 31% | 33% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 15% | 25% |
| 13.2 | 11.1 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.6 | 14 | 13.6 |
| 4.9 | 4.6 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
- Arouca have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Arouca have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Santa Clara have scored away.
- Arouca haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Santa Clara have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Santa Clara have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Liga Portugal
- Santa Clara have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Liga Portugal
| 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 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 39 | 53 |
| 2 | Porto | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 34 | 45 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 43 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 35 |
| 5 | Casa Pia | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 30 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 30 |
| 7 | Arouca | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 27 |
| 8 | Chaves | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 25 |
| 9 | Boavista | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 25 |
| 10 | Vizela | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 24 |
| 11 | Rio Ave | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Famalicao | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -9 | 21 |
| 13 | Portimonense | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 20 |
| 14 | Estoril | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 19 |
| 15 | Gil Vicente | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 19 |
| 16 | Santa Clara | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 15 |
| 17 | Maritimo | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 25 | -23 | 13 |
| 18 | Pacos de Ferreira | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -23 | 9 |
