Only a win will satisfy the Arouca supporters in this Estádio Municipal de Arouca clash with Varzim, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Segunda Liga table.
- Arouca has the most clean sheets (5) at home in Segunda Liga
- Varzim has the fewest scored goals (12) in Segunda Liga
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Arouca form and stats
When playing at home in the Segunda Liga, Arouca, who have the most clean sheets (5) at home in Segunda Liga, have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Victor Hugo Silva Braga not having conceded a league goal in 213 minutes.
Arouca are returning here after visiting Leixoes in a Segunda Liga game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Arsénio Nunes scored the goal(s). Before that, Arouca had a home game versus Estoril which ended with a victory 1-0.
Arouca have scored 8 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot. Arouca have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Varzim form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Varzim, who have the fewest scored goals (12) in Segunda Liga, so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-5 (win-draw-lose).
Varzim failed to get anything from their last game, a Segunda Liga home match vs Chaves (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 1-3. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Porto II.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Varzim as they have only managed to score 7 times from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 12 goals have been conceded by Varzim in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Varzim - Arouca 0-0 earlier this season. Arouca-Varzim H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Arouca two wins, Varzim four wins, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Othavio Basso 4 goals |  A. Martins Lafuerte Nunes 3 goals | A. Correa dos Santos 2 goals |
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| Arouca | Varzim | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 18 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 16 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 26 |
| 84% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 89% | 89% |
| 53% | 44% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 56% | 58% |
| 26% | 22% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 32% |
| 11% | 11% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 21% |
| 5% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 37% | 33% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 47% |
| 47% | 56% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 22% | 21% |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 42% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 7.7 | 8.7 |
| 3.6 | 3 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
| 26% | 30% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 21% |
- Arouca has the most clean sheets (5) at home in Segunda Liga
- Varzim has the fewest scored goals (12) in Segunda Liga
- Varzim has the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Segunda Liga
- Varzim has the the worst goal difference (-14) in Segunda Liga
- Varzim have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Varzim have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Académica | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 39 |
| 2 | Estoril | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 38 |
| 3 | Feirense | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 37 |
| 4 | Vizela | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 5 | Chaves | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | Arouca | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 | Casa Pia | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -5 | 26 |
| 8 | Mafra | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Penafiel | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | Benfica II | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 23 |
| 11 | Leixoes | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 22 |
| 12 | Cova Piedade | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -6 | 20 |
| 13 | Academico Viseu | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 19 |
| 14 | Vilafranquense | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | UD Oliveirense | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 16 | Sporting Covilhã | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 17 | Porto II | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 14 |
| 18 | Varzim | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -14 | 14 |