GUIMARãES. Arouca prevails over Vitória SC with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Mújica (50′) and a goal from Antony (76′). Vitória SC lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques stadium in Guimarães on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Hélder Miguel Azevedo Malheiro who was helped by Hugo André Pires Ribeiro and Ângelo Carneiro. The 4th official was Diogo Rosa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.1 degrees Celsius or 59.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Vitória SC was in firm control of the ball 56% while Arouca was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vitória SC was more pushing with 78 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, Arouca found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Vitória SC shot 25 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Arouca shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Vitória SC received 3 yellow cards (André Silva, André Amaro and Ibrahima Bamba). On the other side, Arouca received 3 yellow cards (Arsénio, Nino Galovic and I. De Arruabarrena).

Standings

After this match, Vitória SC will stay with 40 points to hold in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Arouca will have 37 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Vitória SC will play away with Benfica on the 18th of March with a 27-7 head to head record in favor of Benfica (4 draws).

Arouca will host Paços de Ferreira on the 18th of March with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Paços de Ferreira (7 draws).

Vitória SC – Formation

Vitória SC started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira decided to play with the following team: Pedro Rafael Oliveira (5.2), André Amaro (5.9), Ibrahima Bamba (6.6), Mikel Villanueva (6.9), Miguel Maga (7.1), Daniel Silva (7.3), Tiago Silva (7.6), Afonso Freitas (6.2), Jota Silva (6.6), André Silva (7.8) and Allison Safira (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Anderson Silva (6.2), Ryoya Ogawa, Matheus Salgueiro Pains, Mahamadou Tounkara, Michael Johnston (6.6), Tiago André Dores Gonçalves, Nicolas Janvier (7.0), André André (6.4) and Nelson Luz (6.9).

Substitutions

Vitória SC made 5 changes: Jota Silva for Michael Johnston (61′), Afonso Freitas for Nélson Luz (61′), Dani Silva for André André (67′), Alisson Safira for Anderson Silva (67′) and Tiago Silva for Nicolas Janvier (79′).

Best player: André Silva​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Vitória SC was André Silva.

His rating is (7.8) with 36 passes (72% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 14.

Arouca – Formation

Arouca started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Armando Evangelista Macedo Freitas played with: Ignacio de Arruabarrena (8.1), Tiago Esgaio (7.1), João Basso (7.7), Nino Galović (7.0), Mateus Quaresma (6.9), Ismaila Soro (7.4), David Simão (7.4), Antony Alves (7.4), Morlaye Sylla (7.0), Arsénio Nunes (6.4) and Rafa Mújica (7.6).

These were the players on the bench: Bruno Henrique Marques Torres, Bogdan Milovanov, Benji Michel (7.3), Yusuf Lawal, Pedro Manuel da Silva Moreira, Moses Yaw, Sema Velázquez (6.5), Thiago Rodrigues da Silva and Oriol Busquets Mas.

Substitutions

Arouca made 4 changes: Rafa Mújica for Benji Michel (75′), Arsénio for Sema Velázquez (86′), Antony for Yusuf Lawal (87′) and Ismaila Soro for Moses Yaw (90′).

Best player: Ignacio de Arruabarrena​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Arouca was the goalkeeper: Ignacio de Arruabarrena. His rating is 8.12. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.​

• Vizela – Sporting Braga – 0-4
• Paços de Ferreira – Santa Clara – 1-0
• Chaves – Portimonense – 2-0
• Vitória SC – Arouca – 0-2