Santa Clara vs Arouca Live Stream, Predictions (Apr 26)

📏 Form Guide

Santa Clara

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Santa Clara enter this fixture following on from a 1-1 Primeira Liga stalemate against Rio Ave.

In that game, Santa Clara managed 51% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 5 on target. The only player to score for Santa Clara was Sidney Lima (85'). Rio Ave got 8 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. André Luiz (25') was the scorer for Rio Ave.

Santa Clara have really been misfiring in more recent games. Their sum of goals equals just 4 versus opposing sides during their previous 6 matches. In those games, Santa Clara have also seen the number of goals scored against them total 5.

Going into this one, Santa Clara have left without a victory over Arouca in their previous 4 league matches.

Arouca

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Arouca will go into this encounter after a 1-0 Primeira Liga win in the defeat of Estrela Amadora in their last match.

In that game, Arouca managed 57% possession and 19 shots on goal with 6 on target. The scorer for Arouca was Dylan Nandín (67'). Estrela Amadora had 8 shots on goal with 4 of them on target.

In their previous half-dozen outings, Arouca have amassed a tally of 7 goals. Arouca have also not failed to score in every single one of those games. During that period, their defenders have seen 7 goals go against them. Previous results aside, time will tell whether that trend shall persist here in this game.

Going into this encounter, Arouca have not won away from home in their last 2 league matches.

👥 Head to head

A review of their past head to head clashes going back to 11/04/2018 shows that Santa Clara have won 1 of these games and Arouca 3, with the number of draws standing at 2.

A sum of 10 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 4 from Os Açoreanos and 6 netted by Arouca. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.67.

The previous league encounter featuring these clubs was Primeira Liga match day 14 on 15/12/2024 when it ended Arouca 1-0 Santa Clara.

That day, Arouca managed 51% possession and 12 shots at goal with 3 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Jason (67').

Santa Clara had 5 attempts at goal with 1 on target.

The referee was André Narciso.

ℹ️ Team News: Santa Clara

Wendel (Injury to the ankle) and Pedro Pacheco (Knee injury) will not be able to play for Santa Clara gaffer Vasco Matos.

📋 Team News: Arouca

In an otherwise available group of players, there’s just the lone fitness problem for the Arouca boss Vasco Seabra to be concerned about. Nino Galović (unknown injury) won’t be in action.

🔮 Prediction

Our feeling is that Arouca may not find it easy to score goals against this Santa Clara team who should get the vital goal that wins it.

We therefore fancy a very even match with a 1-0 win for Santa Clara after 90 minutes.

We’ll see what happens.

📖 ⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?

Turning to the betting odds in the win-draw-win market, a win for Santa Clara is available for 2, a bet on a drawn result is 3.1 and staking on the win for Arouca gets you 4.2. These are the top prices offered as of now.

Lucas Pereira, 07:01 22/04/2025