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Arouca

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Arouca will be looking for a repeat result of the 0-3 Primeira Liga triumph over Braga.

In that match, Arouca managed 43% possession and 12 shots on goal with 6 on target. The only player to score for Arouca was Rafa Mújica (34', 89'). At the other end, SC Braga had 17 shots at goal with 9 of them on target. Serdar Saatçı (29' Own goal) was the scorer for Braga.

Matches featuring Arouca have often been entertaining ones lately with plenty of scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past 6 games alone, the sum of 21 goals have been scored for both teams combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 13 of them being chalked up by Arouca. Such a pattern might not follow through into this match, of course.

Coming into this fixture, Arouca have not been beaten in the league by Boavista in their previous 2 games.

Boavista

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Since a losing effort in their last game against Farense in Primeira Liga competition, Boavista will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, Boavista had 56% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Farense had 16 shots at goal with 7 on target. Cláudio Falcão (28') and Bruno Duarte (39') scored for Farense.

The strike force from Boavista have had real problems scoring goals over their last 6 clashes, netting the disappointing return of only 3. In those matches, As Panteras have also seen the overall goal tally of their opponents equal 13.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at their most recent head-to-head meetings going back to 21/01/2017 shows that Arouca have won 2 of these games & Boavista 3, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.

A total of 14 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 8 of them from Arouca and 6 for As Panteras. The average goals per game has been 2.33.

The previous league clash featuring these sides was Primeira Liga match day 12 on 03/12/2023 when it ended Boavista 0-4 Arouca.

In that match, Boavista managed 64% possession and 11 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.

Arouca got 12 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Cristo González (2', 23'), Rafa Mújica (39') and Jason (72') scored.

The referee was Tiago Martins.

📰 Team News: Arouca

The Arouca boss Daniel Sousa does not have any fitness concerns whatsoever before this game with a completely healthy squad ready to go.

It looks as if Arouca will possibly line up in a 4-2-3-1 system in the match featuring I. De Arruabarrena, Bogdan Milovanov, Nino Galovic, Francisco Montero, Weverson, Pedro Santos, David Simao, Jason, Cristo Gonzalez, Morlaye Sylla and Rafa Mujica.

ℹ️ Team News: Boavista

Boavista manager Ricardo Paiva has to currently contend with reduced team options. César (unknown injury) and Augusto Dabó (unknown injury) are those who can’t be considered.

We’re of the thinking that As Panteras will likely begin the game with a 3-4-3 lineup, choosing Joao Goncalves, Rodrigo Abascal, Filipe Ferreira, Chidozie Awaziem, Pedro Malheiro, Ibrahima, Ilija Vukotic, S. Onyemaechi, Salvador Agra, Robert Bozenik and Bruno Lourenco.

💡 Prediction

We feel that Arouca look set to get the win and a possible clean sheet when they line up against Boavista, who might well find it a difficult task getting on the scoresheet.

We’re predicting a decent 2-0 winning score for Arouca at full-time.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 16:02 14/04/2024