Arouca vs Maritimo – On Monday, Arouca and Maritimo face off for three points at the Estadio Municipal de Arouca, bringing the 22nd round of the Portuguese Primeira Liga to a close.
The hosts, who might move clear of the relegation positions with the win, will be hoping to grab one over O Maior das Ilhas having failed to win any of the last three encounters between the sides since 2016.
Arouca vs Maritimo – Team News:
Arouca enters the game with many injury concerns running down the core of the team, with goalkeeper Fernando Augusto and midfielder Moses Yaw both continuing their layoffs.
Jose Manuel Velazquez, who has been out of action since September, is another name on the Arouquenses’ injury list, while new signing Alan Ruiz is set to make his debut after suffering an injury in October.
David Simao, who joined the club in January, was forced to leave the game against Porto after suffering an injury 33 minutes in. He is a significant question for Arouca.
Meanwhile, Ricardinho returned from his injury lay-off in the game against Estoril Praia last time out, but Swedish forward Tim Soderstrom remains out of contention for Maritimo after picking up an injury back in November.
Despite failing to come away with all three points in the aforementioned game, Seabra will be impressed by his side’s defensive display and the Portuguese manager could opt for a similar starting lineup on Monday.
Should that be the case, Vitor Costa, Zainadine Junior, Matheus Costa and Claudio Winck should all start in defence, shielding veteran goalkeeper Paulo Victor between the sticks.
Arouca possible starting lineup:
Braga; Thales, Basso, Ba, Quaresma; Eboue, Moreira, L Silva, Bukia; Nunes, A Silva
Maritimo possible starting lineup:
Victor; Winck, M Costa, Junior, V Costa; Henrique, Mendes, Guitane, Beltrame; Alipour, Costa
Arouca vs Maritimo – Head-to-Head:
Our Prediction: Under 3.5 Goals
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