GUIMARãES. Vitória SC managed to reverse the score against Arouca to win 2-1. It was Arouca to strike first with an early goal of Jason at the 8′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, André Silva gave the win to Vitória SC in the 64′ minute.

The match was played at the Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques stadium in Guimarães on Monday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. In front of 11,200 spectators.​ The referee was Gustavo Fernandes Correia who had the assistance of Inácio Pereira and Luís Carlos Lopes da Costa. The 4th official was Rui Miguel Gomes Lima. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.72 degrees Celsius or 56.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Vitória SC

2 - 1

Arouca

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 17 Total 10
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 3 Off Target 5
  • 7 Shots blocked 3
  • 126 Attack 90
  • 63 Dangerous attack 26
  • 20 Ball safe 26
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 1
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 3 Total 4
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Vitória SC was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Arouca that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Vitória SC was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vitória SC won the match​.

Vitória SC shot 17 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Arouca shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Vitória SC received 1 yellow card (Álvaro Teixeira Pacheco). Talking about the opposition, Arouca received 3 yellow cards (Alfonso Trezza, Jason and Francisco Montero).

Match Timeline

8'
Jason(goal)Rafa Mújica
31'
Javi Montero- Yellow
40'
Jason- Yellow
Jota Silva(goal)Nuno Santos
45'
64'
72'
Maga- sub ->Bruno Gaspar
72'
João Mendes- sub ->Nuno Santos
73'
72'
Cristo(VAR)
85'
Alfonso Trezza- sub ->Bogdan Milovanov
Zé Carlos- sub ->Jota Silva
86'
86'
Yusuf Lawal- sub ->Morlaye Sylla
86'
90'
Alfonso Trezza- Yellow
Adrián Butzke- sub ->André Silva
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Sporting CP
87
33
Benfica
79
33
Porto
69
33
Sporting Braga
68
33
Vitória SC
60
33
Moreirense
52
33
Arouca
46
33
Famalicão
42
33
Farense
37
33
Rio Ave
36
33
Gil Vicente
36
33
Casa Pia
35
33
Estoril
33
33
Boavista
31
33
Estrela Amadora
30
33
Portimonense
29
33
Vizela
25
33
Chaves
23
33

After playing this encounter, Vitória SC has 33 points like Sporting Braga to hold in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Arouca will stays with 16 points like Gil Vicente to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Vitória SC will host Estrela Amadora on the 21st of January with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Estrela Amadora (1 draw).

Arouca will play away against Estoril on the 21st of January with a 5-5 head to head.

Vitória SC – Formation

Vitória SC
G
Bruno Varela 14.Portugal
6.7
D
Tomás Ribeiro 4.Portugal
7.0
D
Toni Borevkovic 24.Croatia
6.7
D
Jorge Fernandes 44.Portugal
7.5
M
Tomás Händel 8.Portugal
7.5
M
Tiago Silva 10.Portugal
7.3
86'
M
Ricardo Mangas 19.Portugal
6.3
M
Bruno Gaspar 76.Angola
6.4
72'
F
André Silva 7.Brazil
8.1
90' 64'
F
Nuno Santos 77.Portugal
9.2
73'
F
Jota Silva 11.Portugal
7.8
86' 45'
Substitutes
G
Charles 27.Brazil
D
Maga 2.Portugal
6.8
72'
D
Zé Carlos 28.Portugal
6.8
86'
D
Afonso de Freitas 72.Portugal
M
Manu 6.Portugal
M
João Mendes 17.Portugal
6.7
73'
M
Dani Silva 80.Portugal
6.7
86'
F
Nélson da Luz 20.Angola
F
Adrián Butzke 22.Spain
90'

Vitória SC started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Álvaro Adriano Teixeira Pacheco decided to play with the following team: Bruno Varela (6.7), Jorge Fernandes (7.5), Toni Borevković (6.7), Tomás Ribeiro (7.0), Bruno Gaspar (6.4), Tiago Silva (7.3), Tomás Händel (7.5), Ricardo Mangas (6.3), Jota Silva (7.8), André Silva (8.1) and Nuno Santos (9.2).

The home team had on the bench: Nelson Luz, Adrián Butzke, Daniel Silva (6.7), Miguel Maga (6.8), Manu, João Mendes (6.7), Charles, Zé Carlos (6.8) and Afonso Freitas.

Substitutions

Vitória SC made 5 changes: André Silva for Adrián Butzke (90′), Bruno Gaspar for Miguel Maga (72′), Nuno Santos for João Mendes (73′), Tiago Silva for Daniel Silva (86′) and Jota Silva for Zé Carlos (86′).

Player of the match: Nuno Santos​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Vitória SC was Nuno Santos even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 9.2 with 33 passes (76% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.

Arouca – Formation

Arouca
G
Ignacio de Arruabarrena 12.Uruguay
7.3
D
Matías Rocha 13.Uruguay
7.1
D
Javi Montero 4.Spain
7.3
31'
D
Bogdan Milovanov 22.Ukraine
7.0
85'
D
Tiago Esgaio 28.Portugal
7.3
D
Nino Galovic 44.Croatia
M
Morlaye Sylla 2.Guinea
6.8
86'
M
David Simão 5.Portugal
7.0
M
Eboue Kouassi 8.Ivory Coast
7.0
M
Jason 10.Spain
8.2
72' 40' 8'
F
Rafa Mujica 19.Spain
6.8
F
Cristo 23.Spain
6.8
Substitutes
G
Thiago Silva 16.Brazil
D
Weverson 26.Brazil
M
Vitinho 43.Brazil
M
Pedro Santos 89.Portugal
F
Yusuf Lawal 7.Nigeria
7.0
86'
F
Alfonso Trezza 9.Uruguay
6.7
85' 90'
F
Benji Michel 18.Haiti
F
A. Bukia 30.DR Congo
6.6
72'

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

Daniel Sousa played with: Ignacio de Arruabarrena (7.3), Bogdan Milovanov (7.0), Nino Galović, Matías Rocha (7.1), Francisco Montero (7.3), Tiago Esgaio (7.3), Jason (8.2), David Simão (7.0), Kouassi Eboue (7.0), Morlaye Sylla (6.8) and Cristo González (6.8), Rafa Mújica (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Yusuf Lawal (7.0), Alfonso Trezza (6.7), Thiago da Silva, Benji Michel, Weverson, André Bukia (6.6), Vitinho and Pedro Santos.

Substitutions

Arouca made 3 changes: Jason for André Bukia (72′), Morlaye Sylla for Yusuf Lawal (86′) and Bogdan Milovanov for Alfonso Trezza (85′).

Player of the match: Jason​

The most impressive player for Arouca was Jason.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 22 passes (55% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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