Primeira Liga: What this match might lack in glamour it should make up for in energy and commitment. Let's go: Boavista - Arouca!
- Boavista have won significantly more corners at home than away.
This promises to be an engaging fixture with lots of fun and energy as both teams are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!
Boavista form and stats
Boavista have played 14 Primeira Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-9-2 (wins-draws-losses).
A strong away win for Boavista against Famalicao the last match, as Sauer and Musa were on target. The attacker Musa won the honour of being "man of the match" for Boavista with a rating of 7.65/10. Musa scored one goal and hit the woodwork once.
Preceding that match was the home game against Porto that was lost 0-1.The Boavista fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 14 matches. Boavista's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Arouca form and stats
There's been little loot from Arouca's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 14 away games in the Primeira Liga. Arouca only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 6 draws.
Impressive finishing from Silva (2) secured the home win 2-1 against Gil Vicente in their previous game. Silva, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.15. Silva scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that, Arouca travelled to Tondela and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.In the opposite end, Arouca have conceded 21 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Arouca - Boavista 2-1 was the product when this pair of sides previously did battle, earlier this season. Previous seven meetings with these contenders: Boavista won three, Arouca triumphed in two and we saw two draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  P. Musa 10 goals |   A. Oliveira Silva 8 goals |  G. Affonso Sauerbeck 6 goals |
Boavista missing players
Arouca missing players
| Boavista | Arouca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 33 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 27 |
| 41 | 16 | 8 | Conceded | C | 6 | 21 | 49 |
| 93% | 93% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 86% | 93% |
| 86% | 79% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 86% | 89% |
| 43% | 29% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 57% | 57% |
| 25% | 21% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 21% | 21% |
| 11% | 7% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 71% | 64% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 64% | 57% |
| 18% | 29% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 14% | 11% |
| 18% | 14% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 36% | 39% |
| 4.2 | 5.4 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 5.3 | 4.9 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 7 | 5 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 11.6 | 12.1 | 15.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.2 | 12.2 | 12.1 |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 35% | 36% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| 11.8 | 9.9 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.4 | 11.1 | 11.1 |
| 4.4 | 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
- Boavista have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 70 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 42 | 61 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 52 |
| 5 | Gil Vicente | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 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 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -2 | 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 | Boavista | 28 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 25 | -8 | 30 |
| 12 | Portimonense | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -8 | 29 |
| 13 | Vizela | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 28 | -15 | 29 |
| 14 | Famalicao | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -9 | 28 |
| 15 | Arouca | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -22 | 26 |
| 16 | Tondela | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 54 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 27 | -21 | 22 |
| 17 | Belenenses | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 20 | -29 | 21 |
| 18 | Moreirense | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -20 | 20 |
