Alverca vs Arouca Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent league form

Arouca's last seven in the league read draw, loss, draw, win, loss, win, win, including a 4-0 home rout of Moreirense and a tidy away win at Vitória SC. It's not flawless, but the losses came against Sporting CP and FC Porto, which is understandable.

Alverca: 20 completed matches; Arouca: 20 completed matches.

Alverca

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

24

Conceded

24

Difference

0

Arouca

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

21

Difference

+6

Alverca's sequence is win, win, loss, draw, loss, draw, loss. There are decent results in there, including away wins at Rio Ave and Nacional, but the three defeats have all been by a two-goal margin or more.

Arouca's recent form looks a touch more solid, especially in defence.

Comparative Team Statistics: Alverca vs Arouca

Head-to-head

These two have met twice in the last year, both in the Primeira Liga, and both games went to the home team. Arouca won 1-0 at home in December, then Alverca won 2-1 at home in April.

That's a fairly even split, and both results are now from last season, so they tell us more about a pattern than about current strength.

Recent history doesn't clearly favour either side.

Where they sit

Arouca are fifth with 11 points from seven games, built on three wins, two draws and two defeats. Alverca are down in tenth with eight points from the same number of matches, two wins, two draws and three losses.

The gap isn't huge in games played, but Arouca's goal difference is positive while Alverca's is in the red, which lines up with how each side has been performing.

Arouca go into this with the healthier league position and goal difference.

Where the goals come from

Barbero has been Arouca's main source of goals with four in seven appearances, and N. Djouahra has set up four of them, so a fair amount of their attacking output runs through those two.

Alverca:

Best scorers:

D. Camara - 3

Best assist providers:

Chiquinho - 2

I. James - 2

Penalty cards:

Chiquinho x 1 x 1

Y. Bojang x 3

D. Gui x 3

Arouca:

Best scorers:

Barbero - 4

Best assist providers:

N. Djouahra - 4

Penalty cards:

Diogo Monteiro x 1 x 1

Javi Sánchez x 3

For Alverca, D. Camara has three goals but only in three matches, which is a promising rate from a small sample. Chiquinho has also picked up a red card already this season, in just five games, which is worth noting on the discipline side.

Goals at both ends

Alverca have conceded 11 goals in seven league games, the leakier of the two defences here. Arouca have been tighter at the back, letting in just seven in the same span.

Arouca's own scoring hasn't been prolific away from home, but Alverca's defensive record gives them a platform to test that leaky rearguard.