Match Report
In the standings it was Gil Vicente 6th on 50 points, Arouca 8th on 42 — separated by 8. Recent form told a different story for Gil Vicente: only 13th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Per game in the league, Gil Vicente were scoring 1.38 and conceding 1.12, Arouca 1.38 and 1.88, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
Across 13 recorded meetings, Gil Vicente have 0 wins to Arouca's 6, with 7 draws, at 2.54 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture. In 69% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
The venue was Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, with room for 12,046 spectators. M. Monteiro Fonseca officiated: 31 games logged, averaging 2.4 yellow cards each. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Gil Vicente: Luís André Leite Esteves (63') · Arouca: Bas Kuipers (61'), Iván Barbero (67'), Taichi Fukui (82')
Key stats
Possession: Gil Vicente 45% · Arouca 55% · Total shots: 15-13 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 6-2