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Porto will host Arouca at the Estadio do Dragao on Sunday in another round of the 2024-25 Primeira Liga campaign. The home side have performed well in their domestic assignments this season and sit second in the league table with 15 points from six games, three points behind rivals Sporting at the top of the pile.
They beat Vitoria 3-0 in their last league outing, with Samuel Omorodion scoring a brace before Pepe headed home a late goal to wrap up the points for the Dragons. They were, however, beaten 3-2 by Bodo/Glimt in their UEFA Europa League opener during the week and will be looking to bounce back here.
Arouca, meanwhile, have struggled for results in the league this season, although they remain hopeful of avoiding the drop. They returned to winning ways last time out with a 1-0 win over Farense, with Alfonso Trezza netting the game-winner just before the interval to register his first-ever league strike for the club.
The visitors sit 14th in the league standings with six points from six games and will be looking to add to that tally come the weekend.
Porto vs Arouca Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 16 meetings between Porto and Arouca. The home side have won 13 of those games while the visitors have won just twice, with their final matchup ending in a draw.
- The hosts were beaten 3-2 in the last meeting between the two teams, ending a nine-game unbeaten run in this fixture.
- The visitors are without a clean sheet in all 16 of their games in this fixture.
- The Dragons have conceded three goals in the Primeira Liga this season. Only defending champions Sporting (2) have conceded fewer.
Porto vs Arouca Prediction
Porto's latest result ended a run of back-to-back victories and they will be looking to bounce back here. They are undefeated at the Estadio do Dragao since April and will be looking forward to the weekend clash.
Arouca, meanwhile, saw their latest result end a run of consecutive defeats and will be looking to kick on from that on Sunday. The sheer gulf in class and quality between the two teams could, however, see the Lobos lose this one.
Prediction: Porto 3-0 Arouca
Porto vs Arouca Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Porto to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Six of the last seven matches between the two teams at the Estadio do Dragao have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of their last six matchups)
