Vincent West
Dailysports's expert
Arouca
Vitoria de Guimaraes
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On August 12, the Estadio Munisipal will host the match of the 1st round of the Portuguese Primeraire, in which Aroca will play against Vitoria Guimaraes. Written by the exclusive prediction from the experts of Dailysports.
“Aroca”
The team has gradually cemented its status as the division's mid-tier in the past decade. And in 2016, under Litu Vidigal, it made its way to the Europa League. But in parallel with their debut there, the Arouquenses failed in the Primera and fell out, and two years later found themselves in the third division. However, having pushed from the bottom, then the club was able to give two promotions in a row. And in 2021 they managed to return to the "elite". And at the second attempt to win the right to go to the Conference League. There, however, immediately fell from Brann, and it may have helped to finish last season in the Portuguese championship in a high seventh position.
But now there is a new coach, Gonzalo Garcia - will the ex-coach of Croatian Iskra be able to keep the level? Especially since Rafa Mujica, who scored twenty goals, left for Al Sadd. Benfica loaned Enrique Araujo, but he did not score at Watford or Famalicao....
"Vitoria Guimaraes"
The club is considered a stable representative of the "second tier" of Portuguese soccer. It is not expected to fight with the three grands, and "Braga" "its" fourth place is mainly defending. But periodically "conquerors" take cups (last time in 2017) and perform quite regularly on the Euro arena. Right now, due to the fifth place won last season, it turned out to start for the third time in a row in the Conference League.
Only now Rui Borges, who previously worked at Moreirenci, is in charge. He made his debut with a pair of wins over Floriana (1-0, 4-0). And on Thursday with "Zurich" managed to close all questions already on the road - they won 3-0 in Switzerland.
Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- "Aroca" won only one match out of the last ten matches
- "Vitoria Guimaraes" wins eight times in a row
- “The Conquerors” have won both of their head-to-head matches in the first half of 2024
Aroca vs Vitoria Guimaraes Prediction
Bookmakers consider the guests as the favorite. They are really "on fire", and will not save their strength for the European Cup - everything is decided there. A safe bet looks like a bet on the "conquerors" with a "0" handicap (odds - 1.77).
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