Soccer match preview: Home supporters have high expectations when Sporting CP greet Arouca

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sat 05.March
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade (50044 seats)

Sporting CP should be probable winners of this home fixture vs Arouca, if the league table is to be trusted. Or are we looking at a possible?

Insights:
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have scored more than double the goals of Arouca.

The hosts Sporting CP saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Taça De Portugal. This match was also played here at Estádio José Alvalade. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Arouca have had more rest.

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Sporting CP form and stats

Sporting CP have been outstanding at home so far in the Primeira Liga with 10 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estádio José Alvalade.

Midfielder Porro was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.61 (out of ten) in that game. Porro served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times.

Before that, Sporting CP played out a Primeira Liga draw 1-1 when visiting Maritimo.

The manager Amorim will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Manchester City in only four days.

The Sporting CP fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 22 goals in 12 league matches. Sporting CP have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 5 goals.

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Arouca form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Arouca so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 2-5-5 (win-draw-lose).

Arouca's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Moreirense that finished 1-1. Defender Basso was the best team player with a rating of 7.84. Basso hit one key pass and won 9 of 10 duels.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Vitoria Guimaraes with the score of 3-1.

As opposed to that, Arouca have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The newest archived meeting involving both these teams is the Arouca - Sporting CP 1-2 played previously this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: ten - zero - zero (Sporting CP wins - draws - Arouca wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being ill-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting CPJ. Dias Fernandes
J. Dias Fernandes
9 goals
Sporting CPP. Pereira Gonçalves
P. Pereira Gonçalves
7 goals
Sporting CPP. Sarabia García
P. Sarabia García
7 goals

Sporting CP missing players

Arouca missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting CP Arouca
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 5 Played P 4 12 24
18 10 5 Won W 1 2 5
4 1 0 Drew D 1 5 7
2 1 0 Lost L 2 5 12
47 22 10 Scored S 4 12 23
16 5 0 Conceded C 7 17 43
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 92%
83% 75% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 92%
46% 33% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 58% 58%
21% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 17% 21%
12% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
46% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 58%
54% 75% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 12%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 38%
 
5.7 5.9 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 5.5 5.1
3.1 2.3 2.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.2 3.8
3.2 2.8 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.2 3
6 0 0 Red cards R C 2 4 5
 
15.3 17.1 18.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 12.8 12.6
6.1 6.7 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3.7 3.8
32% 28% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 27% 25%
 
8.3 6.2 4.8 Shots against (avg) S A 14.8 11.1 11
2.7 1.6 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 3.5 4.2
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Sporting CP have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sporting CP have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Sporting CP have scored more than double the goals of Arouca.
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the most clean sheets (13) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the most clean sheets (9) at home in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Primeira Liga
  • Sporting CP have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Sporting CP haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 24 20 4 0 59 17 12 10 2 0 30 9 12 10 2 0 29 8 42 64
2 Sporting CP 24 18 4 2 47 16 12 10 1 1 22 5 12 8 3 1 25 11 31 58
3 Benfica 24 17 3 4 63 22 12 8 1 3 30 12 12 9 2 1 33 10 41 54
4 Sporting Braga 24 13 6 5 40 23 13 7 4 2 22 10 11 6 2 3 18 13 17 45
5 Gil Vicente 24 11 8 5 36 25 12 5 3 4 19 15 12 6 5 1 17 10 11 41
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 24 8 6 10 33 33 11 6 2 3 21 14 13 2 4 7 12 19 0 30
7 Estoril 24 7 9 8 28 30 12 2 6 4 15 17 12 5 3 4 13 13 -2 30
8 Portimonense 24 7 8 9 24 26 12 2 4 6 9 15 12 5 4 3 15 11 -2 29
9 Maritimo 24 7 8 9 29 32 12 3 6 3 14 11 12 4 2 6 15 21 -3 29
10 Pacos de Ferreira 24 6 9 9 20 27 12 3 5 4 12 14 12 3 4 5 8 13 -7 27
11 Famalicao 24 6 8 10 31 38 12 3 5 4 13 14 12 3 3 6 18 24 -7 26
12 Santa Clara 24 6 8 10 27 42 12 5 4 3 15 20 12 1 4 7 12 22 -15 26
13 Boavista 24 4 13 7 30 38 12 3 8 1 17 14 12 1 5 6 13 24 -8 25
14 Vizela 24 5 9 10 26 40 13 3 5 5 12 17 11 2 4 5 14 23 -14 24
15 Arouca 24 5 7 12 23 43 12 3 2 7 11 26 12 2 5 5 12 17 -20 22
16 Moreirense 24 4 8 12 23 39 11 3 3 5 15 16 13 1 5 7 8 23 -16 20
17 Tondela 24 6 2 16 30 47 12 4 0 8 17 24 12 2 2 8 13 23 -17 20
18 Belenenses 24 3 6 15 14 45 12 3 2 7 10 26 12 0 4 8 4 19 -31 15

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 Porto 24 20 4 0 59 17 12 10 2 0 30 9 12 10 2 0 29 8 42 64
2 Sporting CP 24 18 4 2 47 16 12 10 1 1 22 5 12 8 3 1 25 11 31 58
3 Benfica 24 17 3 4 63 22 12 8 1 3 30 12 12 9 2 1 33 10 41 54
4 Sporting Braga 24 13 6 5 40 23 13 7 4 2 22 10 11 6 2 3 18 13 17 45
5 Gil Vicente 24 11 8 5 36 25 12 5 3 4 19 15 12 6 5 1 17 10 11 41
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 24 8 6 10 33 33 11 6 2 3 21 14 13 2 4 7 12 19 0 30
7 Estoril 24 7 9 8 28 30 12 2 6 4 15 17 12 5 3 4 13 13 -2 30
8 Portimonense 24 7 8 9 24 26 12 2 4 6 9 15 12 5 4 3 15 11 -2 29
9 Maritimo 24 7 8 9 29 32 12 3 6 3 14 11 12 4 2 6 15 21 -3 29
10 Pacos de Ferreira 24 6 9 9 20 27 12 3 5 4 12 14 12 3 4 5 8 13 -7 27
11 Famalicao 24 6 8 10 31 38 12 3 5 4 13 14 12 3 3 6 18 24 -7 26
12 Santa Clara 24 6 8 10 27 42 12 5 4 3 15 20 12 1 4 7 12 22 -15 26
13 Boavista 24 4 13 7 30 38 12 3 8 1 17 14 12 1 5 6 13 24 -8 25
14 Vizela 24 5 9 10 26 40 13 3 5 5 12 17 11 2 4 5 14 23 -14 24
15 Arouca 24 5 7 12 23 43 12 3 2 7 11 26 12 2 5 5 12 17 -20 22
16 Moreirense 24 4 8 12 23 39 11 3 3 5 15 16 13 1 5 7 8 23 -16 20
17 Tondela 24 6 2 16 30 47 12 4 0 8 17 24 12 2 2 8 13 23 -17 20
18 Belenenses 24 3 6 15 14 45 12 3 2 7 10 26 12 0 4 8 4 19 -31 15

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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.