The odds favour Arouca in this match versus Vizela, but the visitors will fight to the end. Here's our match guide!
- Arouca have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vizela have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Primeira Liga
This looks to be an appealing game with lots of action and energy as both participants are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Arouca form and stats
3-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Primeira Liga numbers at home for Arouca so far this season. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estádio Municipal de Arouca.
No payout for Arouca in their previous match, an away game at Santa Clara that ended in defeat 1-2. The gifted forward Arsénio Nunes outshone all the other footballers in that match and was awarded a match rating of 8.45 out of 10. Nunes scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 7 of 7 times.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Boavista.Arouca have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Municipal de Arouca with 9 goals in 6 league matches. Arouca have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Vizela form and stats
There's been little loot from Vizela's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 6 away games in the Primeira Liga. Vizela only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Vizela, who have now gone ten games without a victory. The Tondela game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
Vizela lost away at Sporting Braga (1-4) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Koffi Kouao was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.13. The defender Kouao scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 9 of 15 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Estrela Amadora in the Taça De Portugal.The attacking power of Vizela when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 6 league matches away. For Vizela, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - one - zero (Arouca wins - draws - Vizela wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Dabbagh 3 goals |   G. Schettine Guimarães 3 goals | J. Othavio Basso 2 goals |
Arouca missing players
Vizela missing players
| Arouca | Vizela | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 20 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 62% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 42% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 62% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 67% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 5 | 4.8 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.7 | 5.4 |
| 4.4 | 4.5 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 7 | 5.8 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 12.2 | 21 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 11 | 14.1 |
| 4.3 | 5.8 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 25% | 26% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 21% | 21% |
| 11.8 | 11.8 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20.5 | 17.2 | 13.6 |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 6 | 4.6 |
- All of Arouca's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Arouca have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Arouca have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vizela have scored away.
- Arouca haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Vizela have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Vizela have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vizela have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Primeira Liga
- Vizela have the most conceded goals in the second half (17) in Primeira Liga
- Vizela have the the worst goal difference (-10) away in Primeira Liga
- Vizela have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Vizela have yet to win a 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 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 35 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 35 |
| 3 | Benfica | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 25 | 31 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
| 5 | Estoril | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Portimonense | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Gil Vicente | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 9 | Arouca | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 13 |
| 10 | Tondela | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 11 | Boavista | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 12 |
| 12 | Maritimo | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 11 |
| 13 | Pacos de Ferreira | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 11 |
| 14 | Famalicao | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -8 | 10 |
| 15 | Vizela | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 10 |
| 16 | Santa Clara | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -15 | 10 |
| 17 | Moreirense | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 9 |
| 18 | Belenenses | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -15 | 8 |