Match Report
In the standings it was Vitória Guimarães 12th on 3 points, Arouca 3rd on 9 — separated by 6.
Vitória Guimarães were unbeaten in 6, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Vitória Guimarães 13/15, Arouca 5/15.
GioScore's database holds 18 meetings between the two: 8 for Vitória Guimarães, 4 for Arouca and 6 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 22% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture leans high-scoring: 61% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 67%.
The venue was Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques, with room for 30,008 spectators. The referee was M. Bertolo Nogueira, with 85 matches in our database and 2.2 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Arouca: Iván Barbero (53')
Key stats
Possession: Vitória Guimarães 58% · Arouca 42% · Total shots: 24-4 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 5-2