FC Arouca vs FC Vizela, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Arouca vs FC Vizela — Primeira Liga at Municipal de Arouca.
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 34 | 88 |
| 2 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 34 | 82 |
| 3 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 34 | 80 |
| 4 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 34 | 59 |
| 5 | FC Famalicão | 34 | 56 |
| 6 | Gil Vicente FC | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Moreirense FC | 34 | 43 |
| 8 | FC Arouca | 34 | 42 |
| 9 | Vitória SC | 34 | 42 |
| 10 | GD Estoril Praia | 34 | 39 |
| 11 | FC Alverca | 34 | 39 |
| 12 | Rio Ave FC | 34 | 36 |
| 13 | CD Santa Clara | 34 | 36 |
| 14 | CD Nacional | 34 | 34 |
| 15 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 34 | 30 |
| 16 | Casa Pia AC | 34 | 30 |
| 17 | CD Tondela | 34 | 28 |
| 18 | AVS | 34 | 21 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan | FC Vizela | H | 5–0 | W |
| 20 Jan | GD Estoril Praia | A | 2–1 | W |
| 15 Jan | Vitória SC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 06 Jan | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 0–3 | L |
| 28 Dec | CF Estrela da Amadora | A | 4–1 | W |
| 16 Dec | Gil Vicente FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan | FC Arouca | A | 0–5 | L |
| 18 Jan | Sporting Clube de Portugal | H | 2–5 | L |
| 14 Jan | Boavista FC | H | 1–4 | L |
| 06 Jan | CF Estrela da Amadora | A | 1–1 | D |
| 23 Dec | Moreirense FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 16 Dec | Rio Ave FC | A | 1–1 | D |
Key Stats
43%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
H2H (7 games)
57%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
21%
Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
FC Arouca this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Arouca
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
2/4
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Arouca and FC Vizela has kicked off!
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Amadou Ba-Sy made 178 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' It looks surprising FC Vizela does not make any changes. Joao Escoval has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 11' Rafa Mujica puts FC Arouca on the lead.
- 13' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Matheus Pereira.
- 16' Joao Escoval was booked on 16.
- 17' Goal! Cristo Gonzalez scores his 15 goal in 545 matches.
- 22' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alberto Soro suffering a number of foals already.
- 27' The travelling FC Vizela supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 32' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 37' FC Arouca is showing some good football. However, FC Arouca are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 43' The whistle greets Samuel Essende as he departs to be replaced by Amadou Ba-Sy.
- 44' It is a substitution in FC Vizela team. Samuel Essende is replaced by Amadou Ba-Sy on 44 minute.
- 49' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 50' What a strike from Matheus Pereira! The score is 2-1.
- 55' It’s high time Rubén de la Barrera made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 60' Bogdan Milovanov needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
- 68' Another change for FC Vizela made on 68 minute. Alex Mendez leaves to be changed by Abdul Awudu.
- 70' The FC Arouca manager makes a substitution. Eboue Kouassi departs to be replaced by Oriol Busquets.
- 71' The whistle greets Morlaye Sylla as he departs to be replaced by Yusuf Lawal.
- 76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Arouca that had 171 games and scored 181 goals.
- 79' Time for substitution for FC Arouca. David Simao is replaced by Pedro Moreira.
- 79' The referee calls foul for Francisco Montero. He receives a Yellow card.
- 83' Another substitution for FC Arouca to replace Tiago Esgaio by Bogdan Milovanov on 83 minute.
- 86' What a strike from Rafa Mujica! The score is 3-1.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for FC Arouca and FC Vizela (для сухой ничьи).
Lineups
FC Arouca Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4
- 10
-
5
David Simao ↓ Pedro Moreira 79'
- 19
- 23
-
28
Tiago Esgaio ↓ Bogdan Milovanov 83'
- 26
-
8
Eboue Kouassi ↓ Oriol Busquets 70'
- 12
-
2
Morlaye Sylla ↓ Yusuf Lawal 71'
- 64
Bench
-
14
Oriol Busquets ↑ 70'
-
20
Pedro Moreira ↑ 79'
-
7
Yusuf Lawal ↑ 71'
- 1
- 18
-
22
Bogdan Milovanov ↑ 83'
- 9
- 11
-
13
Mati-as Rocha ↑ 71'
Coach
Daniel Sousa
FC Vizela Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 97
- 29
-
99
Samuel Essende ↓ Amadou Ba-Sy 43'
- 25
- 4
- 6
- 5
-
8
Alex Mendez ↓ Abdul Awudu 68'
- 2
- 79
- 90
Bench
-
14
Dylan Saint-Louis ↑ 68'
-
–
Amadou Ba-Sy ↑ 43'
- 1
- 73
- 19
- 12
- 22
-
18
Abdul Awudu ↑ 68'
- 42
Coach
Rubén de la Barrera
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Guilherme Schettine | 6 |
| Rafa Mujica | 3 |
| Cristo Gonzalez | 3 |
| Samu | 2 |
| Samuel Essende | 1 |
| Andre Bukia | 1 |
| Abdoulaye Ba | 1 |
| Alan Ruiz | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Arouca Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2
FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92
FC Vizela xG
I would bet for:
FC Arouca to win 62%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Arouca win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 78% |
|
22% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
FC Arouca or Draw
84%
Draw or FC Vizela
38%
FC Arouca or FC Vizela
78%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Arouca win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 5–0 not predicted5 – 0Actual
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 0
10.7%
1 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
7.1%
3 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
4.4%
1 – 2
4.4%
0 – 1
4.2%
4 – 0
3.5%
4 – 1
3.3%
Asian Handicap — FC Arouca
| Handicap | FC Arouca covers | Push | FC Vizela covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -2 | 19% | 19% | 62% |
| -1.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| -1 | 38% | 23% | 39% |
| -0.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +0.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +1 | 84% | 10% | 5% |
| +1.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +2 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
40%
✗
FC Vizela keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

