In this week 33 match, on Sunday May 8th, Sporting Braga plays host to Arouca in a meeting of these two Primeira Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 4th placed Sporting Braga, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Belenenses. Ricardo Horta scored the first goal for Sporting Braga in the 90th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Belenenses was frustrated by Sporting Braga’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sporting Braga ended the match with the shutout victory. Sporting Braga should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 15th placed Arouca, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Portimonense. David Simão struck first for Arouca in the 50th minute on a feed from Alan Ruiz, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Portimonense couldn’t manage to score, and Arouca took the shutout win. Arouca is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Estádio Municipal De Arouca, Sporting Braga won by a score of 6 to 0. Carvalho Oliveira scored the first goal for Sporting Braga in the 5th minute, then Carvalho Oliveira added another in the 12th minute In the end, Arouca was frustrated by Sporting Braga’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sporting Braga ended the match with the shutout victory.
Arouca’s most prolific scorer has been Andre Oliveira Silva. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Sporting Braga’s most prolific scorer has been Ricardo Horta. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.