Mafra vs Arouca: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Sat 15.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Mafra (1200 seats)

Mafra will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 22 points behind Arouca.

Insights:
  • Mafra have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in Segunda Liga
  • Arouca have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Segunda Liga

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Mafra are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Arouca are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Mafra form and stats

Mafra have played 16 Segunda Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-6-4 (wins-draws-losses). The trend of drawing games is also valid regardless of arena as Mafra has four draws from their last four matches. Mafra have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Chaves that finished 1-1.

A disappointing finish for Mafra in their match versus Academica as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.

The manager R. Pinho de Sousa will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Estoril in only four days.

The Mafra fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 21 in 16 matches. 23 goals have been conceded.

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Arouca form and stats

Playing away, Arouca have won 8 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the Segunda Liga this season. Arouca have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of seven victories in a row regardless of arena. Having won their last three away games Arouca has no reason to fear anyone.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Academica at their stadium, the result 1-0.

Mauro Caballero came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Casa Pia last time out, making the manager A. Macedo Freitas feel like a tactical genius.

After this away game Arouca return home for a Segunda Liga game against Chaves. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Arouca have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 16 league away games 22 goals have been scored. It's not easy to score on Arouca as they have only conceded 14 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Arouca - Mafra 0-0. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Mafra, three draws and two wins for Arouca. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

AroucaJ. Othavio Basso
J. Othavio Basso
7 goals
AroucaA. Oliveira Silva
A. Oliveira Silva
7 goals
AroucaA. Correa dos Santos
A. Correa dos Santos
6 goals

Mafra missing players

Arouca missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Mafra Arouca
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
9 6 2 Won W 2 8 17
10 6 2 Drew D 2 4 8
13 4 1 Lost L 1 4 7
35 21 8 Scored S 7 22 41
46 23 6 Conceded C 7 14 24
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 88%
81% 81% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 69% 59%
47% 56% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 44% 41%
31% 38% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 19% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
50% 62% 80% BTTS BTTS 80% 44% 38%
22% 19% 20% Clean Sheets C S 20% 44% 50%
34% 19% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 19% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2.6 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.6 2.3
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
10.7 10.7 10.4 Shots (avg) S ( 10.6 10.1 10.3
3.7 3.8 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 4.4 4
30% 35% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 31% 32%
Key stats in Segunda Liga this season:
  • 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 (6-0-0)
  • Mafra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mafra have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in Segunda Liga
  • Mafra haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 Estoril 32 19 10 3 52 23 16 9 6 1 32 15 16 10 4 2 20 8 29 67
2 Vizela 32 16 12 4 52 32 16 10 5 1 24 13 16 6 7 3 28 19 20 60
3 Arouca 32 17 8 7 41 24 16 9 4 3 19 10 16 8 4 4 22 14 17 59
4 Feirense 32 17 7 8 46 28 16 9 3 4 23 15 16 8 4 4 23 13 18 58
5 Academica 32 15 11 6 41 27 16 8 4 4 20 15 16 7 7 2 21 12 14 56
6 Chaves 32 15 9 8 42 32 16 6 6 4 16 15 16 9 3 4 26 17 10 54
7 Penafiel 32 11 10 11 40 40 16 6 6 4 20 16 16 5 4 7 20 24 0 43
8 Benfica II 32 11 8 13 50 41 16 8 4 4 28 17 16 3 4 9 22 24 9 41
9 Casa Pia 32 9 13 10 38 42 16 5 5 6 18 23 16 4 8 4 20 19 -4 40
10 Leixões 32 10 10 12 33 38 16 7 4 5 20 20 16 3 6 7 13 18 -5 40
11 Mafra 32 9 10 13 35 46 16 6 6 4 21 23 16 3 4 9 14 23 -11 37
12 Sporting Covilha 32 7 13 12 31 37 16 4 7 5 18 19 16 3 6 7 13 18 -6 34
13 Academico Viseu 31 8 9 14 27 39 15 4 4 7 11 19 16 4 5 7 16 20 -12 33
14 Cova Piedade 32 7 12 13 35 48 16 3 7 6 15 22 16 4 5 7 20 26 -13 33
15 Varzim 32 8 6 18 25 41 16 3 3 10 11 23 16 5 3 8 14 18 -16 30
16 Porto II 32 6 11 15 40 48 16 4 3 9 25 27 16 2 8 6 15 21 -8 29
17 UD Oliveirense 32 6 10 16 23 47 16 3 6 7 12 19 16 3 4 9 11 28 -24 28
18 Vilafranquense 31 4 15 12 28 46 16 2 9 5 14 21 15 2 6 7 14 25 -18 27

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 Estoril 32 19 10 3 52 23 16 9 6 1 32 15 16 10 4 2 20 8 29 67
2 Vizela 32 16 12 4 52 32 16 10 5 1 24 13 16 6 7 3 28 19 20 60
3 Arouca 32 17 8 7 41 24 16 9 4 3 19 10 16 8 4 4 22 14 17 59
4 Feirense 32 17 7 8 46 28 16 9 3 4 23 15 16 8 4 4 23 13 18 58
5 Academica 32 15 11 6 41 27 16 8 4 4 20 15 16 7 7 2 21 12 14 56
6 Chaves 32 15 9 8 42 32 16 6 6 4 16 15 16 9 3 4 26 17 10 54
7 Penafiel 32 11 10 11 40 40 16 6 6 4 20 16 16 5 4 7 20 24 0 43
8 Benfica II 32 11 8 13 50 41 16 8 4 4 28 17 16 3 4 9 22 24 9 41
9 Casa Pia 32 9 13 10 38 42 16 5 5 6 18 23 16 4 8 4 20 19 -4 40
10 Leixões 32 10 10 12 33 38 16 7 4 5 20 20 16 3 6 7 13 18 -5 40
11 Mafra 32 9 10 13 35 46 16 6 6 4 21 23 16 3 4 9 14 23 -11 37
12 Sporting Covilha 32 7 13 12 31 37 16 4 7 5 18 19 16 3 6 7 13 18 -6 34
13 Academico Viseu 31 8 9 14 27 39 15 4 4 7 11 19 16 4 5 7 16 20 -12 33
14 Cova Piedade 32 7 12 13 35 48 16 3 7 6 15 22 16 4 5 7 20 26 -13 33
15 Varzim 32 8 6 18 25 41 16 3 3 10 11 23 16 5 3 8 14 18 -16 30
16 Porto II 32 6 11 15 40 48 16 4 3 9 25 27 16 2 8 6 15 21 -8 29
17 UD Oliveirense 32 6 10 16 23 47 16 3 6 7 12 19 16 3 4 9 11 28 -24 28
18 Vilafranquense 31 4 15 12 28 46 16 2 9 5 14 21 15 2 6 7 14 25 -18 27

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