Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Guimaraes
Match Time & Date:
30 August 2025
18:00
Prediction: 3-2
Arouca
Guimaraes will try to recover from a 2-0 loss to Moreirense when they welcome Arouca to their Estadio D. Afonso Henriques on Matchday 4. Guimaraes defeated Estoril 3-2 in their first home game of the season, which is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of Arouca’s visit. There are no fresh injury concerns in the home team, but both Rivas Viondi and Samu remain in the recovery room.
Arouca, on the other hand, have been involved in some high-scoring games of late, with the team beating AFS 3-1, losing to Sporting 6-0, while playing out a thrilling 3-3 draw with Rio Ave at the weekend. The visitors are likely to stick to their attacking style of play and given Guimaraes’s offensive potential at home, a high-scoring contest is on the cards. The good news for the visiting team is that Uruguay forward Dylan Nandin is back from suspension.
Highlighted Team (Guimaraes):
Vitoria Guimaraes have always been in the shadow of famous Portuguese sides Porto, Benfica and Sporting, but over the years they have established themselves as a top-table side in the Primeira Liga. Os Vimaranenses did well to win Taca de Portugal in the 2012/2013 season, wi the team beating Benfica in the final of the domestic cup.
Vitoria Guimaraes finished the 2016/2017 Primeira Liga campaign in fourth place in the standings and, as a result, they booked their place in the Europa League qualifiers. The Portuguese side will face the likes of Salzburg, Konyaspor and Olympic Marseille in Group I and they are seen as underdogs in their group. Vitoria Guimaraes welcome their rivals at Estadio D. Alfonso Henriques and the venue can hold up to 30.000 spectators.
Os Vimaranenses play their home games in white shirts and white shorts, whilst they wear black when playing on the road. Their neighbours Braga are considered Guimaraes’ fiercest rivals and the two teams face each other in the derby of Minho Province.
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