Arouca vs Portimonense Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Arouca

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Arouca enter this fixture after a 1-1 Primeira Liga drawn game vs Chaves.

In that game, Arouca had 51% possession and 18 shots on goal with 6 on target. The scorer for Arouca was João Basso (78'). On the other side, Chaves had 15 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Steven Vitória (17') was the scorer for Chaves.

Fewer than three goals per match were seen in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Arouca have taken part. Regarding the goal distribution from this period, their opponents scored a total of 7 and Arouca got themselves 6. That aside, it remains to be seen whether that pattern will persist in this next game.

Portimonense

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Last time out, Portimonense drew 0-0 in the Primeira Liga match with Santa Clara.

In that match, Portimonense managed 75% possession and 24 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Santa Clara had 10 attempts on goal with 2 on target.

The numbers tell their own story, and Portimonense have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 7 goals in all. At the back, Portimonense certainly have room for improvement.

👥 Head to head

The last league match between these clubs was Primeira Liga match day 32 on 30/04/2022 and the score finished Arouca 1-0 Portimonense.

In that game, Arouca had 52% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was David Simão (50').

Portimonense got 7 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Luis Godinho.

ℹ️ Team News: Arouca

The Arouca boss Armando Evangelista will be grateful not to have any fitness concerns at all coming into this clash thanks to a fully injury-free group ready to go.

📰 Team News: Portimonense

Portimonense boss Paulo Sérgio has multiple availability issues to deal with. Carlinhos (Unknown Injury) and Pedro Sá (Unknown Injury) are those who can’t be considered.

⚡ Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Portimonense have the ability to get a goal against this Arouca side, although it may not prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We can see a narrow 2-1 victory for Arouca by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Should be a good one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 00:34 16/01/2023