Arouca take on the visitors Vitoria Guimaraes in the round 1 match of Liga Portugal. The match will be played on Monday, August 12th at Estádio Municipal de Arouca (Arouca).
Arouca, who were promoted to the Primeira Liga last season, managed to finish 5th in 2015, earning their first qualification for European competitions. However, this might have been their downfall, as after failing to make an impact in the Europa League qualifiers that summer, the club was relegated to the second division by the end of the 2015/2016 season. Two years later, they found themselves in the third division. However, they then achieved two consecutive promotions. After returning to the Primeira Liga, the newcomer finished 15th in the 2021/2022 season, and the following year they jumped up ten positions, returning to European competitions. This time, however, they didn’t pay for it with relegation, dropping just a couple of positions (though they were quickly knocked out of the Conference League by Brann). But that was under the previous coach—what will happen under the new one, Gonzalo García? And without Rafa Mujica, whose 20 goals earned him a move to Qatar.
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Vitória Guimarães maintained their usual level. The "Conquerors" have never finished higher than 4th in the Primeira Liga. However, lately, while occasionally making noise in the cup, this team has consistently finished just below the trio of clear favorites, along with the eternally fourth-placed Braga. Last season, they once again climbed to that familiar 5th position. This result allowed them to head to the international stage once more. First, in July, they calmly and predictably dealt with Floriana (a narrow win in Malta and a crushing 4-0 victory at home in the return leg). Last Thursday, the Portuguese side seemingly secured overall success against Zurich, winning convincingly in Switzerland.
Both matches at the beginning of 2024 were won by the "Conquerors" in both the league and the cup. The visitors are clearly stronger and don’t need to conserve energy for European competitions. We recommend betting on the visitors to win with a "0" handicap.
Prediction for the match: Vitoria Guimaraes to win with 0.0 handicap.
