The Primeira Liga match at Estádio Municipal de Arouca on Saturday will see hosts Arouca go into battle with opponents Estrela Amadora.
All Arouca v Estrela Amadora game predictions, stats and user poll are shown below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Form Guide
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Arouca
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Arouca go into this fixture following on from a 2-2 Primeira Liga draw vs Benfica.
In that match, Arouca had 45% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For Arouca, the scorers were Güven Yalçın (72') and Weverson (95'). Benfica got 26 shots on 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 being defeated in their last game at the hands of Farense in Primeira Liga action, Estrela Amadora and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that game, Estrela Amadora managed 59% possession and 13 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Farense had 10 attempts on goal with 5 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 previous league clash featuring the two was Primeira Liga match day 13 on 09/12/2024 when it ended Estrela Amadora 2-1 Arouca.
In that game, Estrela Amadora managed 46% possession and 10 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Their only player to score was Rodrigo Pinho (69').
Arouca had 10 shots on goal with 4 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 the lone fitness concern for the Arouca boss Vasco Seabra to contend with from a near full-strength group. Nino Galović (unknown injury) is sidelined.
It looks as if Arouca will possibly make use of the 4-4-2 formation for this game, utilising Nico Mantl, Alex Pinto, Boris Popovic, Jose Fontan, Amadou Dante, Jason, Pedro Santos, Taichi Fukui, Morlaye Sylla, Guven Yalcin and Alfonso Trezza.
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Team News: Estrela Amadora
From our viewpoint, Estrela Amadora might begin the game with a 3-4-3 system with a starting lineup of Andorinha, Renato Pantalon, Issiar Drame, Ruben Lima, Travassos, Leo Cordeiro, Manuel Keliano, Guilherme Montoia, Rodrigo Pinho, Kikas and Chico Banza.
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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 4.1. These are the best prices on offer at the current time.
Victor Martins,
00:04 19/04/2025
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.