Portugal - Liga PortugalStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sporting CP and Arouca, taking place on Sunday, 16 April 2023, at Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon.
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Sporting CP, Recent FormSporting CP will be happy to have grabbed 3 points in their last match, where they clocked up a 4-3 win in their away outing against Casa Pia. In that game they had 75% possession and managed 20 attempts on goal, with 12 on target, compared to Casa Pia who had 8 attempts and 5 on target.
Manager Rúben Amorim will be delighted with his team's performances recently, with them having scored 13 goals in their last 6 games whilst conceding only 3. With 5 clean sheets in their last 6 matches, they are proving that they are not easy to defeat. It's been rare for their fans not to have had something to shout about this season, with their team scoring in 12 out of 13 home games.
They have been performing well recently, both home and away, and remain unbeaten in their last 7 games.
Having scored 5 goals in his last 6 league games for Sporting CP, Francisco Trincão will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
Arouca, Recent FormArouca have set themselves up nicely for this match by securing a 1-0 home win against Marítimo in their previous league match. In that game they recorded 51 % of the possession, with 11 attempts on goal, 2 on target. Their opponents found the target on 6 of their 15 shots on goal.
Manager Armando Evangelista will be pleased with his team's performances recently, having only conceded 1 in their last 6 games, while still managing to score a respectable 7 goals. They are showing great consistency in finding the back of the net, having scored in 5 of their last 6 games. They are showing that they are not easy to beat with a defensive record of 5 clean sheets in their last 6 matches.
They have been performing well recently, both home and away, and remain unbeaten in their last 6 games.
On an individual basis, Rafa Mújica will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 5 goals in Arouca's last 6 league games.
It was not a positive ending for Sporting CP last time they met Arouca in the league, with the game ending in a 1-0 defeat.
When playing at home against Arouquenses, Sporting CP have scored at least one goal for 5 games in succession. During the last 2 times these two teams have met in the league at Estádio José Alvalade, Arouquenses have been unable to break through the Sporting CP defence and find the back of the net. In their last 3 away league games against Sportinguistas, Arouca have conceded a total of 10 goals and that's an average of 3.33 per game.
Sporting CP has had a good run of league results at home to Arouca, winning their last 5 meetings and being unbeaten in their last 5.
Sporting CP manager Rúben Amorim has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Daniel Bragança (Ligament), Jovane Cabral (Muscle) and João Paulinho (Muscle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With only Oday Dabbagh (Muscle) and Victor Vitinho (Unknown) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Armando Evangelista will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Sporting CP Playing at home | Arouca Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.7 | Goals scored | 0.8 |
| 0.5 | Goals conceded | 1.2 |
| 32' | Time first goal scored | 57' |
| 66' | Time first goal conceded | 23' |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2.5 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.8 | Subs used | 4.3 |
| 5-0 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 5-1 |
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