GUIMARãES. Arouca conquers Vitória SC 3-1.

The match was played at the Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques stadium in Guimarães on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias with the collaboration of Rui Licínio Barbosa Tavares and André Filipe Nogueira Dias. The 4th official was Bruno José Ribeiro Pires Costa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8 degrees Celsius or 46.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Vitória SC

1 - 3

Arouca

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 9 Total 14
  • 1 On Target 7
  • 8 Off Target 7
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 119 Attack 73
  • 50 Dangerous attack 30
  • 72 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 9
Fouls
  • 19 Total 15
  • 4 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Vitória SC was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Arouca that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Vitória SC was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Arouca was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Vitória SC shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Arouca shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Vitória SC received 4 yellow cards (N. Da Luz, R. Quaresma, N. Janvier and J. Fernandes). Talking about the opposition, Arouca received 4 yellow cards (E. Kouassi, N. Galovic, D. Simao and L. Silva).

Match Timeline

13'
26'
27'
Eboue Kouassi- Yellow
35'
41'
45'
46'
48'
Nino Galovic- Yellow
62'
62'
66'
67'
70'
David Simão - Yellow
71'
80'
81'
Tiago Esgaio- sub ->A. Bukia
86'
Jorge Fernandes- Yellow
88'
89'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Porto
91
34
Sporting CP
85
34
Benfica
74
34
Sporting Braga
65
34
Gil Vicente
51
34
Vitória SC
48
34
Santa Clara
40
34
Famalicão
39
34
Estoril
39
34
Marítimo
38
34
Boavista
38
34
Portimonense
38
34
Paços de Ferreira
38
34
Vizela
33
34
Arouca
31
34
Moreirense
29
34
Tondela
28
34
Belenenses
26
34

After playing this contest, Vitória SC will stay with 30 points like Estoril to hold in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Arouca will have 21 points to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Primeira Liga, Vitória SC will play away with Benfica on the 27th of February with a 26-7 head to head stats in favor of Benfica (3 draws).

Arouca will host Moreirense on the 26th of February with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Moreirense (1 draw).

Vitória SC – Formation

Vitória SC
G
Bruno Varela 14.Portugal
6.6
D
Jorge Fernandes 44.Portugal
6.2
88'
D
Abdul Mumin 6.Ghana
6.8
D
João Ferreira 23.Portugal
6.4
46'
D
Hélder Sá 91.Portugal
6.1
M
Tiago Silva 88.Portugal
6.5
45'
M
Alfa Semedo 30.Guinea-Bissau
6.1
62'
M
Rúben Lameiras 8.Portugal
6.3
62'
M
Rochinha 16.Portugal
6.9
F
Ó. Estupiñán 19.Colombia
7.2
26'
F
Bruno Duarte 9.Brazil
6.9
66'
Substitutes
G
Matous Trmal 29.Czech Republic
D
S. Azevedo 28.Portugal
D
Rafa Soares 5.Portugal
D
Toni Borevkovic 4.Croatia
M
André Almeida 70.Portugal
6.6
45'
F
Nicolas Janvier 98.France
6.4
62' 86'
F
Nélson da Luz 20.Angola
6.6
66' 67'
F
Geny Catamo 21.Mozambique
6.4
62'
F
R. Andrade 7.Portugal
6.5
46' 80'

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

The manager Pedro Miguel Marques da Costa Filipe decided to play with the following team: Bruno Varela (6.6), João Ferreira (6.4), Abdul Mumin (6.8), Jorge Fernandes (6.2), Helder Sá (6.1), Rúben Lameiras (6.3), Tiago Silva (6.5), Alfa Semedo (6.1), Rochinha (6.9), Bruno Duarte (6.9) and Óscar Estupiñán (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: M. Trmal, Nicolas Janvier (6.4), Nelson Luz (6.6), Sílvio, Geny Catamo (6.4), André Almeida (6.6), Rafa Soares, T. Borevković and Ricardo Quaresma (6.5).

Substitutions

Vitória SC made 5 changes: T. Silva for A. Almeida (45′), J. Ferreira for R. Quaresma (46′), A. Semedo for N. Janvier (62′), R. Lameiras for G. Catamo (62′) and B. Duarte for N. Da Luz (66′).

Best player: Óscar Estupiñán​

The most impressive player for Vitória SC was Óscar Estupiñán.

His rating is (7.2) with 1 goal, 6 passes (33% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10.

Arouca – Formation

Arouca
G
Victor Braga 1.Brazil
7.1
D
Nino Galovic 44.Croatia
7.2
48'
D
Thales Oleques 72.Brazil
6.3
D
Quaresma 6.Brazil
7.3
90'
D
João Basso 13.Brazil
7.7
13'
M
Pedro Moreira 20.Portugal
7.1
M
David Simão 5.Portugal
7.1
71' 70'
M
Eboue Kouassi 18.Ivory Coast
6.6
27'
F
A. Bukia 10.DR Congo
8.4
81' 41'
F
André Silva 7.Brazil
7.2
F
Antony 27.Brazil
7.4
35'
Substitutes
G
E. Zubas 12.Lithuania
D
Pité 14.Portugal
D
Tiago Esgaio 31.Portugal
7.0
81'
D
Abdoulaye Ba 53.Senegal
M
Bruno Marques 99.Brazil
90'
M
Leandro Silva 21.Portugal
7.0
71' 89'
M
Marco Soares 60.Cape Verde
F
Alan Ruiz 22.Argentina
F
Tiago Araújo 78.Portugal

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

Armando Evangelista Macedo Freitas played with: Victor Braga (7.1), Thales (6.3), João Basso (7.7), Nino Galović (7.2), Mateus Quaresma (7.3), Pedro Moreira (7.1), Kouassi Eboue (6.6), David Simão (7.1), André Bukia (8.4), André Silva (7.2) and Antony Alves (7.4).

These were the players on the bench: E. Zubas, Bruno Marques, Pité, Leandro Silva (7.0), Marco Soares, A. Ruiz, Tiago Esgaio (7.0), A. Ba and Tiago Araújo.

Substitutions

Arouca made 3 changes: D. Simao for L. Silva (71′), A. Bukia for T. Esgaio (81′) and Quaresma for B. Maques (90′).

Best player: André Bukia​

The player that probably impressed the most for Arouca was André Bukia.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 17 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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