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Arouca
Liga Portugal · 5th
Play style · last 5
Leaning
Patient Control
possession-based control without high pressing. Measured against Liga Portugal; block height comes from how they press, not from tracking.
On Paper rating · last 14 matches
League table
5th
11 points from 7
On Paper
7th
Chances made and conceded
2 places of disagreementthe table flatters them
This season
7
Pld
3
W
2
D
2
L
10
GF
7
GA
11
Pts
W
L
W
D
L
D
last 6
Drew 2–2 away at Sporting CP · Sep 19
That's how they've played so far. Where the model has Arouca finishing in May, and the odds on going down, come with a free account.
What the numbers say
Season to date, measured against the rest of the division.
Attack
Riding a hot streak in front of goal
Scoring about 30% above what their shots support. Enjoy it, but this is the part that regresses first.
1.30
goals per expected
Attack
As many spurned as scored
11 clear chances missed against 9 goals all season. Whatever is being made is not being taken.
11
chances missed
Defence
Shutouts are becoming a habit
Clean sheets in 3 of 7.
3
clean sheets
Defence
Defending their own box, a lot
4th for clearances and 3rd for blocks. Sides do not top both lists by choice.
198
clearances
Against the rest of the division
Where the squad's season totals sit among the 18 clubs.
Big chances created
5th of 18
16
Shots
10th of 18
77
About 11.0 a match.
Key passes
10th of 18
60
Goals
6th of 18
9
Duels won
17th of 18
283
Tackles
12th of 18
105
Clearances
4th of 18
198
A lot of the ball ends up in their own box.
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Who's driving it
The squad's leaders this season.
Highest rated
José Fontán
Defender · Spain
7.29
Most goals
Iván Barbero
Attacker · Spain
4
Most assists
Naïs Djouahra
Attacker · France
4
Big chances created
Tiago Esgaio
Defender · Portugal
3
Duels won
Taichi Fukui
Midfielder · Japan
32
Big chances missed
Iván Barbero
Attacker · Spain
4
Coming up
The next 5 on the calendar.
On Paper
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