In this week 13 match, on Sun Dec 5th, Santa Clara hosts Arouca in a meeting 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 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 18th placed Santa Clara is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Estoril. Lincoln struck first for Santa Clara in the 15th minute, then Rosier tied it up for Estoril in the 24th minute . Santa Clara looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 9th placed Arouca, recorded a 2-1 win against Boavista. Oday Dabagh struck first for Arouca in the 11th minute on a feed from Arsenio Martins Lafuerte Nunes, then in the 54th minute, Yanis Hamache sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Petar Musa. Arouca is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Arouca’s top weapon lately has been Oday Dabagh, who has two goals in the last five matches. Jean Patric and Allano are the top scorers for Santa Clara in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.