Casa Pia vs Arouca: Portuguese Championship Match Forecast
In one of the matches of the 15th round of Primeira on December 20, Casa Pia will play Arouca on its home field. In the two previous face-to-face matches, today hosts achieved victories, will they be able to win this time? - the answer is in our forecast. What bets to play on the match?

Command Analysis

Casa Pia

Current form
Casa Pia can clearly put the intermediate results in Primeira to its credit. The modest club has scored 17 points in 14 rounds, with which it occupies a high ninth place. The team is coping with the main task of preserving its place without any problems, since at the moment the gap from the relegation zone is six points. The hosts are in good shape: in the last five rounds there was only one defeat away from Porto (0:2). In the previous game of the championship, they managed to win away from home with a score of 2:0 against Estrela.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kiki will not play today due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- Casa Pia have not lost in their last six home matches in all competitions
- Three of the hosts' previous five matches ended in a draw at halftime
Probable line-up: Sequeira, Zolotich, Kluivert, Goulart, Lelo, Moreira, Brito, Kraev, Geraldes, Cassiano, Svensson.

Arouca

Current form
In the last round, Arouca won an important home victory over Santa Clara (1:0). Three points earned allowed them to get closer to leaving the relegation zone. The team has 11 points, an interim 17th place, but the gap from the safe 15th line is only one point. It should be noted that Arouca has been experiencing huge problems in away matches throughout the season, having earned only five points. At the moment, the team has an away series of five matches without a win - three defeats and one draw.
Disqualifications and injuries
Due to injuries, Kouassi and Moreira will not play today.
Interesting trends for betting
- Arouca have lost three of their last four matches, conceding two goals each
- Arouca have not won in the first half in four of their last five matches
Estimated lineup: Mantle, Weverson, Fontan, Lamba, Esgayo, Santos, Lum, Trezza, Silla, Jason, Araujo.
Trends
Bet Casa Pia to score in the second half
In the last two head-to-head matches, Casa Pia scored in the second 45 minutes
1.87Bet Total first half under 1.5 goals
In all six previous head-to-head matches, no more than one goal was scored in the first half
1.31Bet Exact score 1:0
Casa Pia last two victories in personal meetings were achieved with the following score
6.10Tip and bets
Casa Pia is performing noticeably better this season, plus the hosts have won the last two head-to-head matches. Arouca is fighting for survival, but looks uncertain away from home, having lost three of the previous four away matches. We think Casa Pia will have a better chance of getting three points today.
Our prediction is a victory for Casa Pia with an Asian handicap (0) at odds of 1.60
Bet on total
The rivals have played each other six times in their history, and only once have they scored more than two goals between them. It is unlikely that we should expect bright and productive football in the upcoming meeting, especially since Casa Pia won its last two head-to-head matches with a minimum score of 1:0, which we do not rule out today.
The second bet is total under two goals with odds of 2.00
Bet on the first half
In three of the previous five matches, Casa Pia drew with their opponents in the first half. It is unlikely that this time the opponents will force the action on the field and take unnecessary risks at the start of the game.
Prediction - draw in the first half with odds of 2.07