The Académica & Arouca managers F. Ribeiro Alexandre and A. Macedo Freitas are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Segunda Liga league table.
- Académica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Arouca is in the best form (5-1-0)
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.
Académica are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Arouca are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Académica form and stats
When playing at home in the Segunda Liga, Académica have managed 8 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 15 games.
The Académica supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Chaves in Segunda Liga and win 2-1. In the game before, an away victory match versus Casa Pia with a 3-0 scoreline.
This is expected to be a close game, with Académica perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Académica as a small favourite), we find eight games. Académica has won three of these, drawn two and lost three.
The Académica fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 15 matches. From these home matches, Académica have conceded only 14 goals.
Arouca form and stats
The visitors are W7-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Segunda Liga. Arouca have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena. Arouca has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Arouca won their last game, 3-0 versus Vilafranquense played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Sporting Covilha at their stadium, the result 2-1.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Arouca playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were two Arouca wins, four draws and five defeats.
Arouca have scored 21 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Arouca as they have only conceded 14 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Arouca - Académica 0-2. Académica-Arouca H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Académica four wins, Arouca three wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Bouldini 13 goals |   J. Othavio Basso 7 goals |  A. Oliveira Silva 7 goals |
Académica missing players
Arouca missing players
| Académica | Arouca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 39 | 20 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 21 | 38 |
| 24 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 23 |
| 83% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 87% |
| 67% | 73% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 73% | 60% |
| 50% | 53% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 47% | 40% |
| 10% | 7% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 13% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 57% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 47% | 37% |
| 37% | 27% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 40% | 50% |
| 23% | 13% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9.3 | 10 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 9.9 | 10.2 |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 41% | 39% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 32% | 32% |
- Académica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Arouca have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Arouca have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Segunda Liga
- Arouca is in the best form (5-1-0)
| 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 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 29 | 65 |
| 2 | Vizela | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 50 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 20 | 58 |
| 3 | Académica | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 55 |
| 4 | Feirense | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 54 |
| 5 | Arouca | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 53 |
| 6 | Chaves | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 52 |
| 7 | Penafiel | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -1 | 39 |
| 8 | Casa Pia | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 17 | -3 | 39 |
| 9 | Benfica II | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 37 |
| 10 | Leixoes | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 36 |
| 11 | Mafra | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -11 | 35 |
| 12 | Sporting Covilha | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 32 |
| 13 | Cova Piedade | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | -9 | 32 |
| 14 | Academico Viseu | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -12 | 32 |
| 15 | UD Oliveirense | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -19 | 28 |
| 16 | Vilafranquense | 30 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 27 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 25 | -16 | 27 |
| 17 | Varzim | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 | -17 | 27 |
| 18 | Porto II | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -10 | 26 |