Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Boavista and Arouca go head to head at Estadio do Bessa Seculo XXI in the closing match of Sunday’s program. Boavista are eager to put an end to their three-game losing run and they are desperate to get back on course in the Primeira Liga. Goalkeeper Cesar misses out with an ACL injury, while midfielder Pedro Malheiro has yet to recover from a muscle problem.
Arouca, on the other hand, suffered a loss in each of their last seven league matches and seeing that they are eager to return to winning ways in the Portuguese top flight, both teams to score betting option should be considered. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to Porto. When the two teams met in the Taca de Portugal at the weekend Arouca defeated Boavista on penalties, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge.
Highlighted Team (Boavista):
Founded on August 1, 1903, Boavista are a Portuguese club that welcome their rivals at Estadio do Bessa. The capacity of the venue is 28,263 and it was built back in 1911. As Panteras (The Panthers) are well known for their black and white shirts and white is the dominant colour of their away kit.
Famous Fellow city club Porto are considered Boavista’s main rivals and the two teams face each other in O Derby da Invicta and there have always been fireworks in clashes between the two local rivals. A Panteras did well to win their first and only Primeira Liga trophy in the 2000/2001 season, with the team finishing the campaign only one point clear of Porto.
Boavista have five Taca de Portugal trophies (1974/75, 1975/76, 1978/79, 1991/92, 1996/97), with the team winning Supertaca de Portugal three times (1979, 1992, 1997). Jose Bosingwa, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Nuno Gomes are the notable footballers who played for Boavista in the past, to name just a few.