Estrela da Amadora vs Arouca – Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips 28/12/2023

Estrela da Amadora and Arouca face off in the 15th round of the Liga Portugal on the afternoon of this Thursday, December 28, 2023, starting at 5:15 pm. The clash is scheduled to take place at the José Gomes Stadium, in the city of Amadora.

Estrela da Amadora

With eight absences in total, Estrela da Amadora arrives under a lot of pressure for this round, as only victory interests them in an attempt to remain in the first half of the league table and away from the relegation zone.

In the last round, the team faced Farense away from home in the Liga Portugal and managed to draw 0-0 with an excellent performance from their defensive system, which managed to completely nullify the opponent’s attack.

Before that, Estrela had already defeated Boavista 3-1 in their last match as home team, encouraging their fans for this Thursday’s duel.

Only 1 victory, 3 draws and 1 defeat were recorded in the last 5 matches played, beating Boavista, drawing with Farense, Rio Ave and also with Vizela, in addition to losing to Moreirense.

At the moment, the club is in 9th place in the Portugal League, with 16 points so far, four above Rio Ave, which currently opens the relegation zone.

Playing as home team, at Estádio José Gomes, the Estrela da Amadora team recorded a recent campaign with 4 wins, no draws and 6 defeats in the last 10 matches played.

Arouca

While on the other side is the Arouca squad, which in turn, managed to survive in the Portuguese Cup by eliminating Boavista on penalties after a 2-2 draw in regulation time and, since then, has scored seven of the nine points played in the Portugal League, confirming the good moment.

In the last round, the Arouca team hosted Gil Vicente and did well by not even taking notice of the opponent’s defense in the midst of a crushing 3-0 victory without giving the visitors any chance of reacting.

In their 5 previous matches they recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and only 1 defeat, beating Boavista and Gil Vicente, drawing with Rio Ave and also with Boavista, in addition to losing to Braga.

At the moment, the team is in a modest 14th place in the Portugal League with 13 points achieved so far, with only one above Rio Ave, which opens the relegation zone and therefore, any stumble could end up costing Arouca dearly.

There were 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats in the last 10 times that the Arouca team entered the field as visitors.

Conclusion:

Even though it is considered an underdog, Arouca has everything to surprise in this round, as it will have maximum strength available while its opponent has eight absences in total. Furthermore, Arouca has not lost in four consecutive games and is going through its best moment of the season, making it an interesting bet for this Thursday.