Arouca vs Sporting CP betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga Portugal match on September 13th, 2024

Arouca and Sporting CP will play on Friday, September 13th, 2024, at 19:15h (UTC), in a Liga Portugal game to be held in Portugal, check the Arouca vs Sporting CP betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Arouca vs Sporting CP will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Estádio Municipal de Arouca stadium, in the city of Arouca, with a capacity for 5600 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Arouca vs Sporting CP betting tip 2024/2025

The Liga Portugal has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.87 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.28 goals per match played.

Arouca last match

Arouca comes from a loss in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Rio Ave, in a match valid for Liga Portugal, and the match ended 1-0. Coach G. García García's team lined up with this formation: 4-2-3-1.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 2.35, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

The team's defensive line was far from their best in the contest. Tiago Esgaio had a terrible performance, failed at crucial moments, and became one of the leading players responsible for the negative result.

Sporting CP last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga Portugal, Sporting CP, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the Porto team with a final score of 2-0.

A win for the home team had odds of 1.91, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Arouca vs Sporting CP h2h

The last time these teams battled against each other in Liga Portugal, Sporting CP ranked 1st place while Arouca was in 7th place. Sporting CP took to the field with a 3-4-3 tactic, while Arouca deployed in a 4-4-2 formation.

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 10-03-2024. The match was valid for the 2023/2024 season of the Liga Portugal, and it ended with a 0-3 win for Sporting CP.

The Sporting CP team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Arouca its counterpart.

Differently equipped teams striving for their own ambitions.

Arouca

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

Arouca enters into this match occupying 14th place in the Liga Portugal with a negative balance. The team has scored 3 points, winning only 1 game, losing 3, and scoring 0 draws.

Which means that Casa Pia team, at position 15, is in close pursuit with the same score, in the 5th round.

Arouca analysis

Arouca after 4 matchdays have scored 2 goals and conceded 5 goals, and therefore shows a negative goal difference.

The Arouca team comes from a defeat in the Liga Portugal, and its coach Gonzalo Manuel García García wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Arouca seems to be facing a problem in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could be an indication that they are struggling to generate good scoring opportunities and need to improve their attacking performance.

Sporting CP

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

The Liga Portugal's 1st place team, Sporting CP, has dominated the competition with a perfect record of 4 wins, earning them 12 points without a loss or draw.

Sporting CP analysis

Sporting CP shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 4 games has only conceded goals on 2 occasions, and has scored in 16.

Having 4 wins in the Liga Portugal, Sporting CP is in a great moment! There is little doubt about who is the favorite.

Ruben Amorim is a crucial factor that could tip the scales in Sporting CP favor in this match. This coach, who is part of the new generation of highly regarded coaches, brings a wealth of positive characteristics and a history of successful outcomes.

As we approach the Regular Season, Sporting CP is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 6.25 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

This is a top 5 team in the Liga Portugal that wants to keep up with the good performances!

Ball possession above 50% usually enables teams to gain some control over their opponents. This is why the Sporting CP team typically tries to achieve an average ball possession of 61.75% to control the game.

The chances of an opposing team beating Sporting CP are low, with the latter having a balance of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws when playing away in the Liga Portugal.

With a streak of 4 wins in the Liga Portugal, Sporting CP will attempt to get good results in this game despite playing away from home, mainly because Sporting CP has not lost a game in 2 games.

Sporting CP is a more offensive team than Arouca, having 330 attacks vs. 263 from Arouca, having scored 16 times, in comparison, Arouca converted into goal 2 times.

Best goalscorer from Sporting CP

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Viktor Gyökeres. The Attacker has scored 7 times in this competition and helped Sporting CP avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Sporting CP has conceded 1 away goal in 2 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Sporting CP will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 0-3, something to take into consideration.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Arouca 0.5 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Sporting CP 5.5 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.6.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 5.5 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Arouca is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Arouca in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.75 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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