Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Boavista
Match Time & Date:
04/01/2025
20:30
Prediction: 2-2
Arouca
Boavista will try to put an end to their six-game winless run in Primeira Liga when they take on Arouca on Matchday 17. The Black and Whites failed to spoil Porto’s party at Estadio do Dragao, with the team remaining in the relegation zone, but this match could be the turning point for Cristiano Bacci’s troops. Defender Rodrigo Abascal is banned for the match, while both Moraes Pires and Joao Goncalves miss out with injuries.
Arouca, on the other hand, head into Saturday’s game following a 1-1 draw with Gil Vicente. As Lobos will go for a win in the relegation six-pointer as well, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. In their last meeting in the Portuguese top flight, Arouca defeated Boavista 2-1, which goes in favour of our earlier prediction. The good news for the visiting team is that midfielder David Simao is back from suspension.
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.
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