The Primeira Liga fixture at Estádio Municipal de Arouca on Saturday sees home side Arouca welcome Estrela Amadora.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Arouca v Estrela Amadora, scroll down - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Arouca
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Arouca head into this match coming off the back of a 2-2 Primeira Liga tied result versus Benfica.
In that game, Arouca managed 45% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 5 on target. For Arouca, the scorers were Güven Yalçın (72') and Weverson (95'). For their opponents, Benfica got 26 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. Orkun Kökçü (60') and Vangelis Pavlidis (79') scored for Benfica.
It’s not been often in recent games where Arouca haven’t conceded. In fact, Arouca have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 9 goals along the way. We will see if that trend will end up being continued on in this game.
Leading up to this clash, Arouca:
- have left without a victory over Estrela Amadora in their previous 2 matches in the league.
- are without a home win in the past 5 matches in the league. Their supporters are understandably frustrated.
Estrela Amadora
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Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against Farense in Primeira Liga action, Estrela Amadora and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that game, Estrela Amadora had 59% possession and 13 shots on goal with 3 on target. On the other side, Farense had 10 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Rui Costa (47') scored for Farense.
The attacking players from Estrela Amadora have had real problems scoring goals over their previous 6 games, contributing the unsatisfactory return of only 3. In those matches, Estrela have also seen the collective goal tally of their opponents equal 8.
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Head to head
The last league fixture featuring these clubs was Primeira Liga match day 13 on 09/12/2024 when it ended Estrela Amadora 2-1 Arouca.
On that day, Estrela Amadora had 46% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 2 on target. The scorer was Rodrigo Pinho (69').
For their opponents, Arouca had 10 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Jason (4') and Tiago Esgaio (58' Own goal) scored.
The referee was Fábio Veríssimo.
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Team News: Arouca
There is just one fitness concern for the Arouca gaffer Vasco Seabra to be concerned with due to a largely intact group of players. Nino Galović (unknown injury) will miss out.
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Prediction
Our feeling is that Estrela Amadora might have a difficult job to breach the defence of this Arouca outfit who will likely emerge victorious.
We therefore fancy a very even match with a 1-0 winning margin for Arouca at the end of this game.
Looking forward to watching this one unfold.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Checking on the latest odds for this match in the 90 min. result market, putting your money on Arouca can be had for 1.9, a bet on the game finishing all-square is 3.3 and selecting the win for Estrela Amadora can get you 4.2. These are the best prices on offer at the current time.
Victor Martins,
13:05 16/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Arouca
Formed: 1952
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca (5,600)
Captain: David Simão
Chairman: Carlos Pinho
Manager: Vasco Seabra
Competitions: Primeira Liga position 13
🔑 Key Player: Alfonso Trezza
Usually played in the Right Wing position, Alfonso Trezza was born in Florida, Uruguay. After having played his first senior match for Arouca in the 2023 - 2024 season, the accomplished Forward has scored a sum of 4 league goals in this Liga Portugal 2024 - 2025 campaign so far from a total of 29 appearances.