📊 Form Guide

Arouca

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Arouca go into this match coming off the back of a 2-2 Primeira Liga drawn result versus Benfica.

In that match, Arouca managed 45% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. For Arouca, goals were scored by Güven Yalçın (72') and Weverson (95'). At the other end, Benfica had 26 attempts at goal with 8 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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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against Farense in Primeira Liga action, Estrela Amadora will be aiming to make amends here.

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.

↔️ Head to head

The previous league encounter between these sides was Primeira Liga match day 13 on 09/12/2024 when it finished Estrela Amadora 2-1 Arouca.

In that game, Estrela Amadora managed 46% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Rodrigo Pinho (69').

Arouca had 10 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Jason (4') and Tiago Esgaio (58' Own goal) scored.

The referee was Fábio Veríssimo.

📋 Team News: Arouca

Almost everyone can be considered, as there’s just the lone fitness concern for the Arouca gaffer Vasco Seabra to contend with from an otherwise complete group of players. Nino Galović (unknown injury) will miss out.

We are thinking that Arouca may well go for a 4-4-2 system for this game and select Nico Mantl, Alex Pinto, Boris Popovic, Jose Fontan, Amadou Dante, Jason, Pedro Santos, Taichi Fukui, Morlaye Sylla, Guven Yalcin and Alfonso Trezza.

📋 Team News: Estrela Amadora

We believe Estrela Amadora seem most likely to play in a 3-4-3 system, starting Andorinha, Renato Pantalon, Issiar Drame, Ruben Lima, Travassos, Leo Cordeiro, Manuel Keliano, Guilherme Montoia, Rodrigo Pinho, Kikas and Chico Banza.

⚡ 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.

Victor Martins, 16:05 19/04/2025