On the 20th of August, Santa Clara and Arouca will play a match in Ponta Delgada in a clash of the Primeira Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 13th placed Santa Clara, recorded a 1-2 loss against Boavista. Rildo Gonçalves de Amorim Filho struck first for Santa Clara in the 34th minute, then Yusupha Njie tied it up for Boavista in the 62nd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 66th minute on a goal by Carneiro Tavares. Santa Clara looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while 12th placed Arouca is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Gil Vicente. Rafael Sebastian Mujica Garcia scored the first goal for Arouca in the 1st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Gil Vicente couldn’t manage to score, and Arouca took the shutout win. Arouca is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Santa Clara won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw. Rui Costa and Rildo Gonçalves de Amorim Filho are the top scorers for Santa Clara in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.