On the 11th of September, Arouca will play host to Boavista in a clash of these two closely matched Primeira Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 10th placed Arouca, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Casa Pia. 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 0 – 0 draw,. Arouca is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Boavista recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Paços de Ferreira. Róbert Boženík scored the first goal for Boavista in the 58th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Paços de Ferreira couldn’t manage to score, and Boavista took the shutout win. Boavista is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Yusupha Njie has been the most prolific scorer on Boavista in the last five matches with 2 goals. Arouca’s most prolific scorer has been Rafael Sebastian Mujica Garcia. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.