Boavista vs Arouca – Boavista hopes to replicate its victory over Paços de Ferreira in the Primeira Liga, which it won 1-3. Boavista had 38% of the control in that game and attempted 12 goals, four of which were successful.
Yusupha Njie (28′), Ricardo Mangas (47′), and Kenji Gorré (57′) scored goals for Boavista. Six of the 15 attempts Paços de Ferreira took at goal were on target. For Paços de Ferreira, the goal came from Adrián Butzke (62′).
Boavista has recently struggled to maintain clean sheets, but they have also done well enough to score on their own opportunities. Boavista has scored in five of their last six games while also giving up goals in five of those games.
Arouca will enter the encounter after defeating Casa Pia 2-0 in their previous Primeira Liga match. Arouca had 60% of the control in that game and made 9 attempts on goal, scoring on three of them. Rafa Mjica was the lone scorer for Arouca (81′, 93′). Three of Casa Pia’s 11 shots on goal were successful.
In recent games, there has been a tendency for at least one side to go scoreless when Arouca is on the field. It has occurred five times in their previous six encounters, according to the analysis.
In those encounters, Arouca has tallied eight goals while the other teams have combined for six. If that pattern can be maintained here, we’ll shortly find out. Arouca had lost their last four league games on the road before this matchup.
Boavista vs Arouca – Betting Analysis
Looking at their previous head-to-head matches dating back to April 8, 2016, we can see that Boavista has won 4 of them and Arouca has won 1, with 1 game being tied.
Between them, they scored a total of 12 goals in these encounters, with As Panteras scoring 8 and Arouca scoring 4. There are typically two goals scored per contest on average.
Arouca defeated Boavista 1-2 in the two teams’ most recent league encounter, which took place on Match Day 6 of the Primeira Liga on September 11, 2022.
At that point, Arouca had 6 attempts on goal, 1 of which was on target, and 33% of the possession. Rafa Mjica (27′) was the only player from their team to register a goal.
Boavista made 10 efforts at goal, four of which were successful. Martim Tavares tallied in the 70th and 31st seconds. Joo António Gonçalves served as the match’s official judge.
Being able to choose from a completely healthy group means Boavista manager Armando Petit has absolutely no concerns regarding his players’ fitness ahead of this game.
The Arouca manager Armando Evangelista has a fully healthy roster to choose from, so there are no notable fitness worries going into this game.
Arouca will have to work hard as a team to score goals against this Boavista squad, who we believe has a good chance of winning and possibly keeping a clean sheet as well.
What are the top odds for the game?
In terms of the bookies’ odds in the 90 min. result market, putting your money on Boavista is available for 2.12, going for the game finishing all-square is 3.32 and selecting the winning team to be Arouca gets you 3.6. Those are the most competitive returns being offered at this very moment.
Boavista vs Arouca – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Home Win or Draw
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