Primeira Liga
Arouca have 20 points to show for 10 league games, good for 5th in Primeira Liga. Back Arouca with the facts in hand: recent form, the goals profile and the fixtures ahead, then the markets that suit the numbers.
Arouca
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Founded in 1951, Arouca go by the Arouquenses and the Lobos and play in Primeira Liga.
The average team concedes 1.34 a game; Arouca allow just 0.7.
With 13 points between them and the drop, Arouca sit 5th in Primeira Liga.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Benfica | 10 | 8 |
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| 8 |
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| +5 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 21 | +1 |
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| 4 | Santa Clara | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 21 | +1 |
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| 5 | Arouca | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 20 | – |
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| 6 | Académico Viseu | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 20 | 0 |
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| 7 | GIL Vicente | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 15 | −5 |
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| 8 | SC Braga | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 14 | −6 |
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League average this season: 1.34 goals scored per team per game, 2.7 per match (all 18 clubs' goals over their games played).
Arouca are unbeaten in five games, winning 3 and drawing 2 (all competitions).
Six consecutive matches with a goal for Arouca (all competitions).
| Date | Competition | H/A | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primeira Liga | H | Nacional (H) | 1–0 | W | |
| Primeira Liga | A | Alverca (A) | 1–0 | W | |
| Taça de Portugal | A | CF Os Belenenses (A) | 3–3 | D | |
| Primeira Liga | H | Estrela (H) | 1–0 | W | |
| Primeira Liga | A | Sporting CP (A) | 2–2 | D | |
| Primeira Liga | H | Santa Clara (H) | 1–2 | L | |
| Primeira Liga | A | Estoril (A) | 0–0 | D | |
| Primeira Liga | H | Marítimo (H) | 2–1 | W | |
| Primeira Liga | A | FC Porto (A) | 0–2 | L | |
| Primeira Liga | H | Moreirense (H) | 4–0 | W |
All competitions. Scores are shown with the team in this guide first.
Arouca score 1.8 goals a game at home but only 0.8 away (league matches).
| Venue | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts/game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2.40 |
| Away | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.60 |
| All | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2.00 |
League matches only, the same games as the season table.
Over 2.5 goals lands in 40% of Arouca's league games, below the league rate of 54%.
BTTS lands 30% of the time in Arouca's league games, against a league norm of 47%.
| Measure | Last 20 | Last 5 | Before that (15) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals scored per game | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Goals conceded per game | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Total goals per game | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 55% | 40% | 60% |
| Both teams scored | 45% | 40% | 47% |
| Clean sheets | 45% | 60% | 40% |
| Failed to score | 25% | 0% | 33% |
All competitions. "Last 20" is the team's last 20 finished matches; "Last 5" the latest 5; "Before that (15)" the 15 matches before the last 5. The Primeira Liga average this season is 2.7 goals per match. Across 90 finished Primeira Liga matches this season, 54% went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 47%. In Arouca's 10 Primeira Liga matches, 40% went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 30%.
Ivan Barbero has 5 goals in 10 appearances for Arouca, 0.5 a game on average (all competitions).
Also, Naïs Djouahra sets the table for Arouca, with 6 assists (all competitions).
| Player | Apps | Goals | Assists | G+A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Barbero | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Dylan Nandín | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| José Fontán | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Espen Van Ee | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taichi Fukui | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tiago Esgaio | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Naïs Djouahra | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
All competitions since 7 August. Ranked by goals, then assists.
3.64 is the price on a Arouca win over Famalicão: a long shot by the market's reckoning.
However, there are six places between Arouca (5th) and their next opponents Famalicão (11th).
| Date | Competition | H/A | Opponent | Pos | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primeira Liga | A | Famalicão (A) | 11th | DWLWL | |
| Taça de Portugal | A | Mafra (A) | – | – | |
| Primeira Liga | H | Rio Ave (H) | 16th | DLWLL | |
| Primeira Liga | A | SC Braga (A) | 8th | DLLLW | |
| Primeira Liga | A | Académico Viseu (A) | 6th | WWWWW |
Opponent position and form are from the league table.
| Market | Why |
|---|---|
| Back them at home | Strong points per game at home (home and away table above) |
| Win to nil, clean sheet | Clean sheets come often (goals profile above) |
Rules of thumb from recent results, not predictions. Prices are on the bookmaker sites.
Arouca were founded on 25 December 1951 as an FC Porto subsidiary and spent their first five decades in the Aveiro regional leagues. Two years from 2006 to 2008 carried them to the third division, with television presenter Jorge Gabriel in charge for a few months of it. Promotion number four in seven years arrived in 2012–13 and lifted them for the first time into Primeira Liga. Under Lito Vidigal in 2015–16 they finished fifth, a best-ever placing, and qualified for the UEFA Europa League for the first time. Two years in the second division ended in May 2019, and with them nine years in the professional leagues.
