On Mar 18th, Arouca will host Paços de Ferreira at Estádio Municipal De Arouca in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Primeira Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Arouca recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Vitória SC. Rafa Mujica struck first for Arouca in the 50th minute on a feed from Quaresma Correia, then Antony added another in the 77th minute In the end, Vitória SC couldn’t muster any offence and Arouca ran away with the shutout win. Arouca should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 17th placed Paços de Ferreira, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Santa Clara. Antunes scored the first goal for Paços de Ferreira in the 54th minute on a penalty shot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Santa Clara couldn’t manage to score, and Paços de Ferreira took the shutout win. Paços de Ferreira is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Arouca and Paços de Ferreira last played eachother at the Estádio Da Capital Do Móvel on Oct 2nd. Paços de Ferreira and Arouca battled to a 1-1 draw. Nicolás Gaitán struck first for Paços de Ferreira in the 61st minute, then Oday Dabagh tied it up for Arouca in the 84th minute on a feed from Jerome Opoku earning Arouca a comeback draw.
Adrián Butzke has been the most prolific scorer on Paços de Ferreira in the last 5 matches with two goals. Rafa Mujica has been the most prolific scorer on Arouca in the last five matches with three goals.