Sporting and Arouca go head to head for Primeira Liga match at Estadio Jose Alvalade. Kick-off na 15:30 on Saturday 19 September.
Sporting CP last game end 1-1. Dem play away for Municipal 22 de Junho against Famalicão. The Lisbon side hold 68% possession and get five shots on target, while Luis Suarez score the goal.
Arouca lost their last match. For home game at Municipal de Arouca, Santa Clara beat dem 2-1. Vasco Seabra side manage four shots on goal and 64% possession, while Ivan Barbero find the net.
Sporting don win the last two meetings against Arouca. First na 2-1 away win at Municipal de Arouca, then 6-0 home win at Estadio Jose Alvalade. For past 10 H2H meetings, Sporting win seven, Arouca win one, and two draws.
Sporting form show 7 wins and 3 draws. Dem dey average 2.9 goals from 6.3 shots on goal and 13.8 attempts. Rui Borges team get average 60.8% possession, 575.9 passes and 4.9 corners per match. Dem dey concede 1.0 goals and 3.4 corners from 2.6 shots on goal and 8.6 attempts.
Luis Suarez lead the goals with 9. Flavio Goncalves get 3, while Maximiliano Araujo and Fotis Ioannidis score 2 each. Luis Suarez and Geny Catamo lead assists with 3, and goalkeeper Rui Silva get 3 clean sheets.
Arouca record na 5 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws. Dem average 1.7 goals from 3.9 shots on goal and 11.1 attempts. Arouca get 53.2% possession, 460.1 passes, 3.3 corners awarded and 5.7 corners against. Dem concede 1.1 goals from 4.5 shots on goal and 13.3 attempts.
Ivan Barbero score 5 for Arouca. Espen van Ee, Taichi Fukui and Hyun-Ju Lee get 2 goals each. Nais Djouahra na chief assist maker with 4, and Ignacio de Arruabarrena record 3 clean sheets in previous 10 games.
Sporting home form: five consecutive victories at Estadio Jose Alvalade. The Lisbon outfit collect eight wins, one draw and one defeat in past 10 home games. Dem average 2.70 goals per match and concede 1.00.
Arouca away form: six defeats, three wins and one draw in last 10 away games. Dem score average 0.90 goals per match and concede 1.30.
The previous Estadio Jose Alvalade encounter end 6-0 Sporting win against Arouca. Past 5 H2H meetings at Estadio Jose Alvalade include three Sporting wins and two draws.
Sporting confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Rui Silva (GK), Ivan Fresneda, Zeno Debast, Goncalo Inacio, Maximiliano Araujo, Sergi Altimira, Issa Doumbia, Geny Catamo, Rodrigo Zalazar, Nestory Irankunda, Luis Suarez.
Arouca confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Ignacio de Arruabarrena (GK), Tiago Esgaio, Javi Sanchez, Jose Fontan, Orest Lebedenko, Espen van Ee, Taichi Fukui, Alfonso Trezza, Mateo Flores, Nais Djouahra, Ivan Barbero.
For betting odds, Sporting CP na red-hot -714 favourites to win this Primeira Liga encounter. Bookies give them 88% chance to claim victory. Arouca na long shot and you can back them at +1150. Draw dey priced at +215.
