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FC Vizela vs FC Arouca, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2023-24
FC Vizela
2 – 2
Full Time
FC Arouca
Sun 20 Aug 2023 · 19:30 UTC Estadio do Futebol Clube de Vizela 2,620 HT 45' · FT 45'
Samu pen 9' 1–0
1–1 39' Cristo Gonzalez
1–2 64' Rafa Mujica
Samuel Essende 88' 2–2
R 8' Mati-as Rocha
Nuno Moreira 37' Y
Y 42' Tiago Esgaio
Y 45' Cristo Gonzalez
Matheus Pereira 45' Y
Y 45' Morlaye Sylla
Anderson Jesus 45' Y
Y 45' Pedro Santos
Tomas Silva 57' R
Y 74' Quaresma
Y 83' Oriol Busquets
Samu 89' Y
Diogo Nascimento 90' Y
Pedro Ortiz 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Vizela vs FC Arouca — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Futebol Clube de Vizela.

Match Details

  • Referee Helder Malheiro
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Goncalo Freire

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 2 6
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2 4
3 CD Santa Clara 2 4
4 CS Marítimo 1 3
5 FC Arouca 1 3
6 Gil Vicente FC 1 3
7 CF Estrela da Amadora 2 2
8 CD Nacional 2 2
9 GD Estoril Praia 2 2
10 Moreirense FC 1 1
11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 1
12 Sporting Clube de Braga 1 1
13 Académico de Viseu FC 2 1
14 FC Famalicão 1 1
15 FC Alverca 2 1
16 Casa Pia AC 1 0
17 Vitória SC 2 0
18 Rio Ave FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

3
1
3
FC Vizela 7 games · Avg 2.9 goals FC Arouca
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-20 FC Vizela 2–2 FC Arouca 2023-04-23 FC Arouca 1–0 FC Vizela 2022-11-05 FC Vizela 0–1 FC Arouca 2022-04-22 FC Vizela 2–1 FC Arouca 2021-12-13 FC Arouca 1–4 FC Vizela

Recent Form

FC Vizela
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug FC Arouca H 2–2 D
12 Aug Sporting Clube de Portugal A 2–3 L
26 May Sporting Clube de Portugal H 1–2 L
19 May CS Marítimo A 0–1 L
13 May FC Famalicão H 0–0 D
07 May Vitória SC A 0–3 L
FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug FC Vizela A 2–2 D
13 Aug GD Estoril Praia H 4–3 W
27 May Portimonense SC A 2–0 W
20 May GD Chaves H 1–0 W
15 May GD Estoril Praia A 0–2 L
08 May FC Porto H 0–1 L

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Arouca
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. FC Arouca kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' FC Vizela are deployed in a 4-1-4-1 today, looking to exploit space against FC Arouca's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 6' Matias Rocha catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 6.
  • 8' A moment of madness from Matias Rocha on 8 minutes earns him a Red card. FC Arouca will be frustrated.
  • 9' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Samu makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 14' FC Arouca come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 19' Over 19 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 23' Against the run of play, Samu has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Weverson made 251 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pablo Villar will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 37' FC Vizela player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 39' Cristo Gonzalez does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Arouca surge ahead!
  • 42' The referee has no hesitation. Tiago Esgaio is booked for FC Arouca — Yellow card on 42.
  • 45' FC Vizela receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 46' Controversy at the stadium! Samu argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 46' A tactical swap from FC Arouca — Oriol Busquets on, Pedro Santos off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' FC Vizela are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Arouca backline.
  • 55' The referee has no hesitation. Tomas Silva is booked for FC Vizela — Yellow card on 55.
  • 56' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tomas Silva on 56.
  • 57' FC Vizela receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 57.
  • 58' A tactical swap from FC Arouca — Quaresma on, Weverson off on 58 minutes.
  • 59' The FC Vizela manager makes a substitution. Matias Lacava departs to be replaced by Diogo Nascimento.
  • 64' Rafa Mujica has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 64 minutes.
  • 68' FC Vizela ring the changes. Nuno Moreira has done his job and it is now time for Diogo Nascimento to step up.
  • 73' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 74' Quaresma picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 75' Poor challenge from David Simao. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 80' Jerome Opoku has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 81' The FC Vizela manager makes a substitution. Anderson Jesus departs to be replaced by Jardel.
  • 83' Poor challenge from Oriol Busquets. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 84' Poor challenge from Oriol Busquets. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 85' Puche is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rafa Mujica at the 85 minute mark.
  • 88' Samuel Essende adds to his 0 season tally! FC Vizela lead 3-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 89' Samu is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Samu argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' Another change for FC Arouca made on 90 minute. Jason leaves to be changed by Bogdan Milovanov.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FC Vizela Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Villar

FC Arouca Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Ramos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Guilherme Schettine 6
Rafa Mujica 3
Cristo Gonzalez 3
Samu 2
Abdoulaye Ba 1
Alan Ruiz 1
Antony 1
Morlaye Sylla 1

Head to Head

2023-08-20 FC Vizela 2–2 FC Arouca 2023-04-23 FC Arouca 1–0 FC Vizela 2022-11-05 FC Vizela 0–1 FC Arouca 2022-04-22 FC Vizela 2–1 FC Arouca 2021-12-13 FC Arouca 1–4 FC Vizela

FC Vizela Form

2023-08-20 FC Vizela 2–2 FC Arouca D 2023-08-12 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–2 FC Vizela L 2023-05-26 FC Vizela 1–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2023-05-19 CS Marítimo 1–0 FC Vizela L 2023-05-13 FC Vizela 0–0 FC Famalicão D 2023-05-07 Vitória SC 3–0 FC Vizela L

FC Arouca Form

2023-08-20 FC Vizela 2–2 FC Arouca D 2023-08-13 FC Arouca 4–3 GD Estoril Praia W 2023-05-27 Portimonense SC 0–2 FC Arouca W 2023-05-20 FC Arouca 1–0 GD Chaves W 2023-05-15 GD Estoril Praia 2–0 FC Arouca L 2023-05-08 FC Arouca 0–1 FC Porto L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.38 FC Vizela xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 FC Arouca xG
I would bet for: FC Vizela or FC Arouca 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Vizela38% Draw29% FC Arouca33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

FC Vizela or Draw
67%
Draw or FC Arouca
62%
FC Vizela or FC Arouca
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Vizela28% Draw48% FC Arouca24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
8.2%
0 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — FC Vizela

Handicap FC Vizela covers Push FC Arouca covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Vizela keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.