Match-goers at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos haven’t celebrated many home wins this season, with Gil Vicente struggling in the 15th place. The opposing Arouca will hope to protect their higher league position in this game.
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.
Gil Vicente form and stats
When playing at home in the Liga Portugal, Gil Vicente have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 9 games. Gil Vicente has recorded two wins in a row here at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Vicente lost their last game at Pacos de Ferreira (placed 18th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Navarro has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in three matches in a row. Badass! Lopes, defender, was given a rating of 7.93/10 in that game, top of the team. Lopes hit one key pass and won 3 of 6 duels.
Before that match, a win away at Casa Pia.This is expected to be a close game, with Gil Vicente perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Gil Vicente as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Gil Vicente has won 3 of these, drawn 4 and lost 4.
Vicente aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos in the league, with only {7 goals} from 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.
Arouca form and stats
The visitors are W2-D4-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Liga Portugal.
The manager Freitas was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Estádio Municipal de Arouca. Arouca suffered a 0-3 loss to Benfica (placed 1st). That defeat was their first after three consecutive league games winning points. Defender Basso was the best team player with a rating of 7.0. Basso won 4 of 4 duels.
The match before was the League Cup-battle against Sporting CP, a home defeat (1-2). So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Arouca playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 4 Arouca wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats.
The attacking power of Arouca when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Arouca have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Arouca have managed a sequence of 12 consecutive matches without losing (8-4-0) when facing Gil Vicente.The former H2H match ended Arouca - Gil Vicente 1-0, played this season. The games between these sides have sometimes been brutal, having seen 16 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Navarro 12 goals |   O. Dabbagh 6 goals |  J. Othavio Basso 3 goals |
Gil Vicente missing players
Arouca missing players
| Gil Vicente | Arouca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 18 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 22 |
| 26 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 28 |
| 94% | 89% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 61% | 44% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 72% |
| 56% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 50% |
| 33% | 11% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 17% |
| 56% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 44% |
| 17% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 33% | 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 28% |
| 5.7 | 5.8 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 5.4 | 4.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6 | 5.7 |
| 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12.7 | 13.3 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 10.4 | 10.7 |
| 4 | 4.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 25% | 18% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 29% | 32% |
| 14.6 | 13.2 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 15.1 | 12.9 |
| 5.3 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 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 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 36 | 50 |
| 2 | Sporting Braga | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 26 | 40 |
| 3 | Porto | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 30 | 39 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 32 |
| 5 | Casa Pia | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 30 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 27 |
| 7 | Arouca | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 26 |
| 8 | Vizela | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 24 |
| 9 | Boavista | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 24 |
| 10 | Chaves | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 22 |
| 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 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 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 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 19 |
| 15 | Gil Vicente | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Santa Clara | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 14 |
| 17 | Maritimo | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 23 | -20 | 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 |
