Can Arouca beat Gil Vicente in Estádio Municipal de Arouca clash?

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sat 02.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Arouca (5600 seats)

Both Arouca and Gil Vicente are hungry for points in this match, in spite of the away team carrying a 23 point lead in the standings.

Insights:
  • Arouca have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Gil Vicente have won significantly less corners away then at home.

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.

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Arouca form and stats

Arouca's struggle is real here at Estádio Municipal de Arouca with only 11 points collected from 13 Primeira Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-2-8. With seven home Primeira Liga games in a row without a win, the Arouca fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Boavista game long ago, can be stopped today.

Arouca drew their last game, 2-2 away at Tondela (placed 16th). Silva, a natural forward, was the top player for the team in that fixture, and was presented with a rating of 8.13 (out of 10). Silva scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Preceding that match was the home game against Pacos de Ferreira that was lost 0-1.

Arouca aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Municipal de Arouca in the league, with only 11 goals from 13 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Arouca with 27 goals conceded in these matches.

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Gil Vicente form and stats

Gil Vicente's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Gil Vicente collect 26 points from their 13 away matches in the Primeira Liga. 7 victories and 5 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). In general it has been a productive period now for Gil Vicente as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.

Gil Vicente's last game was the home draw against Maritimo (1-1). Midfielder Pedrinho was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.51. Pedrinho hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 45 successful passes (of 55 total).

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Sporting Braga.

Vicente are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 13 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 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

Gil Vicente - Arouca 1-1 was the output when these teams formerly played each other, some time ago this season. Head-to-head data (for the previous nine meetings): Arouca won five games, four matches ended in a draw and Gil Vicente managed zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / five The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 8 sending-offs from the last nine duels.

Top Goalscorers

Gil VicenteF. Navarro Aliaga
F. Navarro Aliaga
13 goals
Gil VicenteS. Dias Lino
S. Dias Lino
9 goals
AroucaA. Oliveira Silva
A. Oliveira Silva
6 goals

Arouca missing players

Gil Vicente missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Arouca Gil Vicente
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 5 13 27
5 3 0 Won W 2 7 12
8 2 1 Drew D 3 5 10
14 8 4 Lost L 0 1 5
25 11 3 Scored S 8 18 38
48 27 14 Conceded C 4 10 26
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
89% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 62% 70%
56% 54% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 38% 44%
22% 23% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 15% 22%
7% 15% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
56% 46% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 54% 48%
11% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 38% 37%
41% 46% 60% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 19%
 
4.9 4.8 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 3.8 4.7
4.1 3.8 3 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.7 5.4
3.1 3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.4 3.2 2.8
5 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
12.3 12.5 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.6 10.5 12.6
3.8 4 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4.1 4.7
25% 21% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 34% 30%
 
11 10.9 11 Shots against (avg) S A 14.6 16.2 14.4
4.2 4.8 5.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 4.2 3.8
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Arouca have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Arouca haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Gil Vicente have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Gil Vicente haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Porto 27 23 4 0 68 19 13 11 2 0 34 9 14 12 2 0 34 10 49 73
2 Sporting CP 27 21 4 2 54 17 13 11 1 1 24 5 14 10 3 1 30 12 37 67
3 Benfica 27 19 4 4 68 25 14 9 2 3 33 14 13 10 2 1 35 11 43 61
4 Sporting Braga 27 14 7 6 43 26 14 7 4 3 22 11 13 7 3 3 21 15 17 49
5 Gil Vicente 27 12 10 5 38 26 14 5 5 4 20 16 13 7 5 1 18 10 12 46
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 27 10 6 11 37 37 13 7 2 4 24 18 14 3 4 7 13 19 0 36
7 Estoril 27 8 10 9 31 32 13 3 6 4 17 17 14 5 4 5 14 15 -1 34
8 Maritimo 27 8 9 10 31 34 13 3 6 4 14 12 14 5 3 6 17 22 -3 33
9 Pacos de Ferreira 27 8 9 10 25 32 14 4 5 5 16 19 13 4 4 5 9 13 -7 33
10 Santa Clara 27 7 10 10 30 43 14 6 5 3 18 21 13 1 5 7 12 22 -13 31
11 Portimonense 27 7 8 12 26 32 14 2 4 8 11 19 13 5 4 4 15 13 -6 29
12 Famalicão 27 6 10 11 33 41 13 3 6 4 13 14 14 3 4 7 20 27 -8 28
13 Boavista 27 4 15 8 31 40 14 3 9 2 18 16 13 1 6 6 13 24 -9 27
14 Vizela 27 5 11 11 29 45 14 3 6 5 13 18 13 2 5 6 16 27 -16 26
15 Arouca 27 5 8 14 25 48 13 3 2 8 11 27 14 2 6 6 14 21 -23 23
16 Tondela 27 6 4 17 33 54 14 4 2 8 20 27 13 2 2 9 13 27 -21 22
17 Moreirense 27 4 8 15 24 44 13 3 3 7 15 19 14 1 5 8 9 25 -20 20
18 Belenenses 27 3 9 15 15 46 13 3 3 7 10 26 14 0 6 8 5 20 -31 18

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 Porto 27 23 4 0 68 19 13 11 2 0 34 9 14 12 2 0 34 10 49 73
2 Sporting CP 27 21 4 2 54 17 13 11 1 1 24 5 14 10 3 1 30 12 37 67
3 Benfica 27 19 4 4 68 25 14 9 2 3 33 14 13 10 2 1 35 11 43 61
4 Sporting Braga 27 14 7 6 43 26 14 7 4 3 22 11 13 7 3 3 21 15 17 49
5 Gil Vicente 27 12 10 5 38 26 14 5 5 4 20 16 13 7 5 1 18 10 12 46
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 27 10 6 11 37 37 13 7 2 4 24 18 14 3 4 7 13 19 0 36
7 Estoril 27 8 10 9 31 32 13 3 6 4 17 17 14 5 4 5 14 15 -1 34
8 Maritimo 27 8 9 10 31 34 13 3 6 4 14 12 14 5 3 6 17 22 -3 33
9 Pacos de Ferreira 27 8 9 10 25 32 14 4 5 5 16 19 13 4 4 5 9 13 -7 33
10 Santa Clara 27 7 10 10 30 43 14 6 5 3 18 21 13 1 5 7 12 22 -13 31
11 Portimonense 27 7 8 12 26 32 14 2 4 8 11 19 13 5 4 4 15 13 -6 29
12 Famalicão 27 6 10 11 33 41 13 3 6 4 13 14 14 3 4 7 20 27 -8 28
13 Boavista 27 4 15 8 31 40 14 3 9 2 18 16 13 1 6 6 13 24 -9 27
14 Vizela 27 5 11 11 29 45 14 3 6 5 13 18 13 2 5 6 16 27 -16 26
15 Arouca 27 5 8 14 25 48 13 3 2 8 11 27 14 2 6 6 14 21 -23 23
16 Tondela 27 6 4 17 33 54 14 4 2 8 20 27 13 2 2 9 13 27 -21 22
17 Moreirense 27 4 8 15 24 44 13 3 3 7 15 19 14 1 5 8 9 25 -20 20
18 Belenenses 27 3 9 15 15 46 13 3 3 7 10 26 14 0 6 8 5 20 -31 18

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