On Dec 28th, Porto hosts Arouca at Estádio Do Dragão in a meeting of these two Primeira Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Porto recorded a 4-1 win against Boavista. Ivan Marcano scored the first goal for Porto in the 41st minute, then Stephen Eustáquio added another in the 64th minute. Porto should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Arouca recorded a 0-1 loss against Rio Ave. Abdul-Aziz Yakubu struck first for Rio Ave in the 59th minute on a penalty kick, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Arouca was frustrated by Rio Ave’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rio Ave ended the match with the shutout victory. Arouca is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Porto won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Arouca’s most prolific scorer has been Antony. The Brazilian midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Porto is fortunate enough to have Mehdi Taremi in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals.