We would expect a noteworthy gap in performance between these sides based on the league table so far, with Estoril in front of Arouca by 11 points.
- Estoril have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Arouca have yet to win a game away.
Both teams have had plentiful rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's look for an active fixture!
Estoril form and stats
Estoril's results here at Estádio António Coimbra da Mota in the Primeira Liga have been very modest with 1 victory, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
The Estoril fans got no joy from their last match, a Primeira Liga game also here at Estádio António Coimbra da Mota: A 2-3 defeat against Porto (placed 1st). A disaster for the home team in their last match (vs Porto) as a comfortable lead 2-0 was completely ruined into a loss 2-3. Silva had a busy but productive day in the Porto match. Despite making seven saves the loss could not be prevented. The goalie Silva was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.32 out of ten. Silva stopped the opponent with seven saves.
Heartbreak before that as Estoril lost 0-1 at Moreirense's place.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Estoril have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won six times, drawn two and lost one.
Estoril has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Estoril have conceded 12 from these games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Arouca form and stats
There's been little loot from Arouca's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 9 away games in the Primeira Liga. Arouca only have 0 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws.
Arouca are travelling again after losing away to Belenenses in their previous match (1-2). Late heartbreak for Arouca in the Belenenses match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime. Silva got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, top player of the team. Silva hit the woodwork once, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Preceding that, the 0-6 home loss versus Sporting Braga.We have checked recent matches where Arouca have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were zero victories, four draws and five defeats.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Arouca rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 15 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have met each other already this season, with the result Arouca - Estoril 0-2 written in the official records. Head-to-head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Estoril won four games, two matches ended in a draw and Arouca got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  A. Russo Franco 7 goals |  O. Dabbagh 4 goals | Chiquinho 3 goals |
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| Estoril | Arouca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 19 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 33 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 76% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 41% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 56% | 65% |
| 29% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 24% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 59% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 67% | 65% |
| 24% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 29% |
| 5.2 | 3.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 4.9 | 6.1 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 11.2 | 9.9 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 12.4 | 12.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 35% | 42% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 24% | 26% |
| 13.1 | 13.6 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.3 | 12 | 11.7 |
| 3.6 | 4.5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
- Arouca have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Arouca have yet to win a game away.
- Estoril have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Estoril have won significantly less 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 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 33 | 47 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 44 |
| 3 | Benfica | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 34 | 40 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 32 |
| 5 | Estoril | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Portimonense | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Gil Vicente | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 8 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 9 | Marítimo | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -5 | 20 |
| 10 | Boavista | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -8 | 17 |
| 11 | Pacos de Ferreira | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 17 |
| 12 | Tondela | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -12 | 16 |
| 13 | Vizela | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -12 | 16 |
| 14 | Santa Clara | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -17 | 16 |
| 15 | Moreirense | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 15 |
| 16 | Arouca | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -16 | 14 |
| 17 | Famalicão | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -11 | 12 |
| 18 | Belenenses | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -18 | 11 |
