Penafiel will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 0 points behind Arouca.
Penafiel and Arouca should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Penafiel form and stats
Penafiel must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Segunda Liga games here at Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril.
In their previous game, the manager P. Ribeiro led his Penafiel to a defeat in the Segunda Liga match away at Academica. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril.
The Penafiel fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. 3 goals have been conceded.
Arouca form and stats
Arouca are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Segunda Liga, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Arouca goalkeeper Victor Hugo Silva Braga is eager to challenge this, with his 266 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
The supporters enjoyed Arouca's previous game versus Benfica II (placed 12th), a Segunda Liga 1-0 win played at home.
The attacking power of Arouca when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. The Arouca defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (1 goal in 3 games).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Penafiel victories, one draw and four Arouca wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Soares Azevedo 2 goals | W. de Andrade Borges 2 goals |  M. da Costa 2 goals |
Penafiel missing players
Arouca missing players
| Penafiel | Arouca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 83% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 83% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 83% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 3.3 | 7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.3 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | 28 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 29 | 59 |
| 23 | 12 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 39% | 42% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 22% | 20% |
- Arouca has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Segunda Liga
- Arouca has the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Segunda Liga
- Arouca has the most matches under the total-line (6) in Segunda Liga
- Penafiel have scored in all their matches so far.
- Penafiel have scored more than double the goals of Arouca.
- Penafiel 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 | Mafra | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Estoril | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Chaves | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Academica | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Feirense | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Arouca | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Penafiel | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Vizela | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 9 | Casa Pia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 8 |
| 10 | Porto II | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Cova Piedade | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -3 | 7 |
| 12 | Benfica II | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Leixoes | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 14 | UD Oliveirense | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Sporting Covilha | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Varzim | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 17 | Vilafranquense | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | Academico Viseu | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 3 |