Arouca and Vitória SC fans eagerly anticipate Primeira Liga meeting at Estádio Municipal de Arouca

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sat 18.September
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Arouca (5600 seats)

Here's another intriguing game in the Primeira Liga. Arouca is in the 13th spot from playing five games. They receive Vitória SC who are placed 10th from five fixtures.

Insights:
  • Arouca have the most conceded goals in the first half (8) in Primeira Liga
  • Vitória SC have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Primeira Liga

This promises to be an action-packed fixture with lots of action and bustle as both squads are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!

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Arouca form and stats

Only two Primeira Liga home games for Arouca so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

Arouca drew their last game, 2-2 away at Marítimo (placed 11th). Attacking player André Silva outdid all the other footballers in that fixture and managed a match rating of 7.74 out of 10. Silva scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.

Prior to that, an away loss at Porto.

At Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca has the goal stats of 2-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Vitória SC form and stats

Vitória SC are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Primeira Liga, having played 2 games and collected 2 points (0 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses). Visiting Vitória has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

F. Sacko was the last player to score for the away team. Vitória haven't scored a league goal in the last 180 minutes. The Vitória SC goalkeeper Matous Trmal is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 364 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Vitória SC played 0-0 against Belenenses in their previous match. Goalkeeper Matouš Trmal got the top player rating of the team with 8.11/10. Trmal stopped the opponent with six saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. Matouš Trmal had red hot gloves after the game against Belenenses, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Sporting Braga.

Vitória have another game that requires travelling in just three nights, a League Cup match versus Sporting Covilha. A back-breaking calendar for them!

Vitória SC have the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: one - three - five (Arouca wins - draws - Vitória SC wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

AroucaJ. Othavio Basso
J. Othavio Basso
1 goals
AroucaA. Oliveira Silva
A. Oliveira Silva
1 goals
AroucaA. Watshini Bukia
A. Watshini Bukia
1 goals

Arouca missing players

Vitória SC missing players

Arouca Vitória SC
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
5 2 0 Played P 0 2 5
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 2 3
3 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
4 2 0 Scored S 0 0 4
10 3 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 40%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 20%
60% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 20%
20% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 80%
60% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 80%
 
4.4 6.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 7.5 7.6
4.8 5.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 4.8
2.8 2.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 4.5 4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
12.2 16.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11 13.8
3 5.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1.5 3.4
27% 18% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 24%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • All of Arouca's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Arouca have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Arouca have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Arouca have the most conceded goals in the first half (8) in Primeira Liga
  • Arouca have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Arouca haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vitória SC have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Vitória SC have not yet lost a game away.
  • Vitória SC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Vitória SC have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Primeira Liga
  • Vitória SC have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Primeira Liga
  • Vitória SC have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Primeira Liga
  • Vitória SC have the most clean sheets (4) in Primeira Liga
  • Vitória SC have yet to win a game away.
Arouca Last season Vitória SC
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
19 10   Won W   5 12
8 4   Drew D   6 7
7 3   Lost L   6 15
45 22   Scored S   16 37
25 11   Conceded C   17 44
88% 82%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   82% 91%
59% 53%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   53% 59%
41% 41%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   41% 50%
15% 12%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 29%
3% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 6%
38% 35%   BTTS BTTS   29% 41%
50% 53%   Clean Sheets C S   41% 35%
24% 29%   Failed to Score F T   47% 32%
 
5 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 5.3
4.1 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 4.7
2.3 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.3
4 2   Red cards R C   1 3
 
10.3 10.8   Shots (avg) S (   8.3 10
4 3.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.8 3.3
33% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 33%

  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 5 5 0 0 13 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 3 0 0 9 1 11 15
2 Estoril 5 4 1 0 9 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 3 0 0 7 2 6 13
3 Porto 5 3 2 0 9 3 2 2 0 0 5 0 3 1 2 0 4 3 6 11
4 Sporting CP 5 3 2 0 9 3 3 2 1 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 6 11
5 Boavista 5 2 2 1 7 5 3 2 1 0 6 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 8
6 Sporting Braga 5 2 2 1 6 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 8
7 Portimonense 5 2 1 2 5 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 7
8 Gil Vicente 5 2 1 2 6 5 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 7
9 Pacos de Ferreira 5 2 1 2 4 6 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 7
10 Vitória SC 5 1 3 1 4 1 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 6
11 Marítimo 5 1 2 2 6 8 3 0 2 1 3 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 5
12 Vizela 5 1 2 2 5 11 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 0 1 2 2 9 -6 5
13 Arouca 5 1 1 3 4 10 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 0 1 2 2 7 -6 4
14 Santa Clara 5 1 1 3 3 12 3 1 1 1 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 5 -9 4
15 Moreirense 5 0 3 2 8 10 3 0 1 2 5 7 2 0 2 0 3 3 -2 3
16 Tondela 5 1 0 4 6 9 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 0 0 2 2 4 -3 3
17 Famalicão 5 0 2 3 5 9 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 0 1 2 3 6 -4 2
18 Belenenses 5 0 2 3 2 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 0 1 2 0 4 -5 2

Read more about Primeira Liga

The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.