Running out at their own ground feels safe and friendly for Arouca, but Porto are fully set and capable to win. How will it turn out?
- Arouca have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Porto have the most scored goals (53) in Primeira Liga
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
The story so far in the Primeira Liga for Arouca at their home stadium (Estádio Municipal de Arouca) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats. Game days at Estádio Municipal de Arouca have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Arouca as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
Arouca drew their last game, 0-0 away at Famalicao (placed 16th). Defender Quaresma got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.05/10. Quaresma won 9 of 11 duels.
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Estoril.The Arouca fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Arouca have conceded 20 goals in these home games, a significant number. It's worth mentioning that 12 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When Arouca hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Boavista, Belenenses, Tondela, Famalicao and Moreirense), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Porto form and stats
Porto have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 26 points collected from 10 Primeira Liga games. 8 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the record so far. Things are running smoothly for Porto who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 20 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Belenenses.
Evanilson and Pepê scored in Porto's previous match, the home game against Maritimo that ended 2-1. Otávio got a match rating of 8.83 in that game, top player of the team. Otávio signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Famalicao.Porto create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 26 goals in 10 travels. It's not easy to score on Porto as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Arouca and Porto have met previously this season: Porto - Arouca 3-0. Data for the previous nine meetings involving these two squads are: one win for Arouca, zero draws and eight wins for Porto. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  M. Taremi 11 goals |  F. de Lima Barbosa 7 goals |   A. Oliveira Silva 4 goals |
Arouca missing players
Porto missing players
| Arouca | Porto | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 9 | 26 | 53 |
| 36 | 20 | 12 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 60% | 67% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 20% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 40% | 40% |
| 10% | 22% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | 20% |
| 60% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 65% |
| 15% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 35% |
| 35% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12.2 | 11.4 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 20 | 18.3 | 17.6 |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.3 | 5.8 | 6.4 |
| 25% | 26% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 45% | 41% |
| 11.2 | 11 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.7 | 6.8 | 7 |
| 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
- All of Arouca's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Porto's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Arouca have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Arouca haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Porto have not yet lost a game.
- Porto have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Porto have scored in all their matches so far.
- Porto have scored more than double the goals of Arouca.
- Porto have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Primeira Liga
- Porto have the most points (26) away in Primeira Liga
- Porto have the most points from losing position (16) in Primeira Liga
- Porto have the most scored goals (53) in Primeira Liga
- Porto have the most scored goals in the second half (28) in Primeira Liga
- Porto have the the best goal difference (+39) in Primeira Liga
- Porto have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Porto haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Porto is in the best form (6-0-0) in Primeira Liga
| 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 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 39 | 56 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 47 |
| 3 | Benfica | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 36 | 44 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 38 |
| 5 | Gil Vicente | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 30 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Estoril | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 26 |
| 8 | Portimonense | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | -2 | 25 |
| 9 | Maritimo | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -5 | 24 |
| 10 | Santa Clara | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -14 | 23 |
| 11 | Vizela | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -12 | 22 |
| 12 | Pacos de Ferreira | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 20 |
| 13 | Tondela | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -12 | 20 |
| 14 | Boavista | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -9 | 19 |
| 15 | Arouca | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -17 | 18 |
| 16 | Famalicao | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -12 | 17 |
| 17 | Moreirense | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -13 | 16 |
| 18 | Belenenses | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -22 | 12 |
