In this week 22 match on Feb 25th, Arouca will host Casa Pia in a Primeira Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 7th placed Arouca, recorded a 0-2 loss against Sporting Braga. Abel Ruiz struck first for Sporting Braga in the 1st minute, then Simon Banza added another in the 81st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Arouca couldn’t manage to score, and Sporting Braga took the shutout win. Arouca is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Casa Pia is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Vitória SC. Casa Pia had 11 on net, and Vitória SC had 9, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Casa Pia is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sep 4th, Casa Pia hosted Arouca in their last match together. Casa Pia and Arouca battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Casa Pia nor Arouca could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 6 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Casa Pia is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Rafael Martins and C. Fernandes Silva each only have 1 goal in their last five. Oday Dabagh has been the most prolific scorer on Arouca in the last five matches with three goals.