On the 14th of May, in this week 34 match, Arouca will host Belenenses at Estádio Municipal De Arouca in a meeting of these two Primeira Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 15th placed Arouca is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Sporting Braga. Ricardo Horta struck first for Sporting Braga in the 87th minute on a feed from Mariano Fale, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Arouca couldn’t muster any offence and Sporting Braga ran away with the shutout win. Arouca looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, 18th placed Belenenses, recorded a 2-3 loss against Famalicão. Alex scored the first goal for Belenenses on an own goal in the 44th minute, but Adrián Marín got the equalizer for Famalicão in the 67th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 95th minute on a goal by Pêpê. Belenenses looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
On Sun Jan 9th, Belenenses hosted Arouca at the Estádio Nacional in their last match together. Belenenses was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Oday Dabagh struck first for Arouca in the 37th minute on a feed from Othavio Basso, then Nilton tied it up for Belenenses in the 73rd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 93rd minute on a goal by Abel Issa Camara to cap off a wild match.
Belenenses’s most prolific scorer has been Yves Baraye. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Andre Oliveira Silva and Alan Ruiz are the top scorers for Arouca in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.