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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sat 28.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Do Dragão (50033 seats)

Arouca have journeyed here for an absorbing battle versus the home team Porto. Read up on the game with this full Primeira Liga preview!

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Porto form and stats

Porto have only played one Primeira Liga game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 13 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat from 17 matches.

Porto travelled for their previous game, a trip to Maritimo that ended 1-1. Bruno Costa (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.64/10. Costa hit two key passes and had 58 successful passes (of 62 total).

In the game before, an away victory match versus Famalicao with a 2-1 scoreline.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Porto at home in the league. 2 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Arouca form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Primeira Liga ended in defeat. Last season Arouca had these away match statistics: Played 17; won 9, drew 4 and lost 4.

Arouca go into this game after a win, the home game against Famalicao that ended 2-1. Thales was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.0. The defender Thales hit two key passes and won 8 of 11 duels.

Prior to that match, the Arouca manager A. Macedo Freitas faced defeat when travelling to Benfica and losing 0-2.

As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Arouca's match history for similar games we find one match. The home team won one of these as expected, one of them by at least two goals. Arouca managed zero draws and zero surprise wins.

It's early days yet, but Arouca has scored 0 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: seven - zero - one (Porto wins - draws - Arouca wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

PortoA. Martínez López
A. Martínez López
3 goals
PortoL. Díaz Marulanda
L. Díaz Marulanda
2 goals
AroucaJ. Othavio Basso
J. Othavio Basso
1 goals

Porto missing players

Arouca missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Porto Arouca
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 1 1 3
2 1 1 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 1 1 2
5 2 2 Scored S 0 0 2
2 0 0 Conceded C 2 2 5
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
33% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 67%
 
4.7 8 8 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2 5
3 3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4 5
1.3 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
16 21 21 Shots (avg) S ( 3 3 12
4 6 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1 4
42% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 17%
Porto Last season Arouca
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
24 13   Won W   9 19
8 3   Drew D   4 8
2 1   Lost L   4 7
74 40   Scored S   23 45
29 15   Conceded C   14 25
94% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 88%
79% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 59%
56% 59%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   41% 41%
41% 47%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 15%
24% 24%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 3%
53% 53%   BTTS BTTS   41% 38%
47% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   47% 50%
6% 6%   Failed to Score F T   18% 24%
 
5.9 6.4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 5
3.3 2.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.5 4.1
1.8 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.3
4 3   Red cards R C   2 4
 
14.4 15.6   Shots (avg) S (   9.8 10.3
5.4 5.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.2 4
40% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 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 Sporting CP 3 3 0 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 6 9
2 Benfica 3 3 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 5 9
3 Porto 3 2 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 7
4 Portimonense 3 2 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 3 6
5 Sporting Braga 3 2 0 1 6 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 6
6 Gil Vicente 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
7 Vitoria Guimaraes 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 4
8 Estoril 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
9 Maritimo 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 4
10 Boavista 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3
11 Tondela 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
12 Pacos de Ferreira 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
13 Arouca 3 1 0 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 3
14 Vizela 3 1 0 2 2 8 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 7 -6 3
15 Moreirense 3 0 1 2 5 7 2 0 0 2 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 1
16 Santa Clara 2 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
17 Famalicao 3 0 0 3 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 4 -4 0
18 Belenenses 3 0 0 3 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting CP 34 26 7 1 65 20 17 13 4 0 34 10 17 13 3 1 31 10 45 85
2 Porto 34 24 8 2 74 29 17 13 3 1 40 15 17 11 5 1 34 14 45 80
3 Benfica 34 23 7 4 69 27 17 12 3 2 31 15 17 11 4 2 38 12 42 76
4 Sporting Braga 34 19 7 8 53 33 17 11 3 3 27 15 17 8 4 5 26 18 20 64
5 Pacos de Ferreira 34 15 8 11 40 41 17 10 3 4 23 19 17 5 5 7 17 22 -1 53
6 Santa Clara 34 13 7 14 44 36 17 7 5 5 26 16 17 6 2 9 18 20 8 46
7 Vitoria Guimaraes 34 12 7 15 37 44 17 7 1 9 21 27 17 5 6 6 16 17 -7 43
8 Moreirense 34 10 13 11 37 43 17 4 10 3 24 23 17 6 3 8 13 20 -6 43
9 Famalicao 34 10 10 14 40 48 17 4 7 6 19 24 17 6 3 8 21 24 -8 40
10 Belenenses 34 9 13 12 25 35 17 6 5 6 15 18 17 3 8 6 10 17 -10 40
11 Gil Vicente 34 11 6 17 33 42 17 4 4 9 13 20 17 7 2 8 20 22 -9 39
12 Tondela 34 10 6 18 36 57 17 8 2 7 18 21 17 2 4 11 18 36 -21 36
13 Boavista 34 8 12 14 39 49 17 5 4 8 17 22 17 3 8 6 22 27 -10 36
14 Portimonense 34 9 8 17 34 41 17 6 5 6 20 17 17 3 3 11 14 24 -7 35
15 Maritimo 34 10 5 19 27 47 17 5 3 9 10 21 17 5 2 10 17 26 -20 35
16 Rio Ave 34 7 13 14 25 40 17 4 6 7 12 18 17 3 7 7 13 22 -15 34
17 Farense 34 7 10 17 31 48 17 4 6 7 19 20 17 3 4 10 12 28 -17 31
18 Nacional 34 6 7 21 30 59 17 4 3 10 19 30 17 2 4 11 11 29 -29 25
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Estoril 34 20 10 4 55 26 17 10 6 1 33 15 17 10 4 3 22 11 29 70
2 Vizela 34 18 12 4 59 35 17 11 5 1 29 15 17 7 7 3 30 20 24 66
3 Arouca 34 19 8 7 45 25 17 10 4 3 22 11 17 9 4 4 23 14 20 65
4 Academica 34 17 11 6 46 30 17 9 4 4 23 17 17 8 7 2 23 13 16 62
5 Feirense 34 17 7 10 48 33 17 9 3 5 23 16 17 8 4 5 25 17 15 58
6 Chaves 34 16 9 9 46 36 17 7 6 4 19 16 17 9 3 5 27 20 10 57
7 Penafiel 34 12 10 12 42 42 17 6 6 5 21 18 17 6 4 7 21 24 0 46
8 Benfica II 34 12 8 14 52 43 17 9 4 4 30 18 17 3 4 10 22 25 9 44
9 Casa Pia 34 10 13 11 41 46 17 6 5 6 21 23 17 4 8 5 20 23 -5 43
10 Leixoes 34 10 10 14 35 43 17 7 4 6 21 22 17 3 6 8 14 21 -8 40
11 Sporting Covilha 34 8 13 13 36 42 17 5 7 5 21 21 17 3 6 8 15 21 -6 37
12 Cova Piedade 34 8 13 13 39 48 17 4 7 6 19 22 17 4 6 7 20 26 -9 37
13 Mafra 34 9 10 15 35 48 17 6 6 5 21 24 17 3 4 10 14 24 -13 37
14 Academico Viseu 34 9 9 16 32 45 17 5 4 8 15 23 17 4 5 8 17 22 -13 36
15 Varzim 34 9 6 19 26 44 17 4 3 10 12 23 17 5 3 9 14 21 -18 33
16 Porto II 34 7 11 16 45 52 17 5 3 9 29 29 17 2 8 7 16 23 -7 32
17 Vilafranquense 34 5 16 13 34 54 17 2 10 5 14 21 17 3 6 8 20 33 -20 31
18 UD Oliveirense 34 7 10 17 25 49 17 4 6 7 14 20 17 3 4 10 11 29 -24 31

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting CP 3 3 0 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 6 9
2 Benfica 3 3 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 5 9
3 Porto 3 2 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 7
4 Portimonense 3 2 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 3 6
5 Sporting Braga 3 2 0 1 6 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 6
6 Gil Vicente 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
7 Vitoria Guimaraes 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 4
8 Estoril 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
9 Maritimo 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 4
10 Boavista 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3
11 Tondela 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
12 Pacos de Ferreira 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
13 Arouca 3 1 0 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 3
14 Vizela 3 1 0 2 2 8 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 7 -6 3
15 Moreirense 3 0 1 2 5 7 2 0 0 2 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 1
16 Santa Clara 2 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
17 Famalicao 3 0 0 3 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 4 -4 0
18 Belenenses 3 0 0 3 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 -5 0

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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.