Arouca will be looking to bounce back to winning ways when they play host to Boavista at the Estadio Municipal de Arouca on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the visitors head into the weekend fresh off the back of ending a two-game losing streak and will be looking to build up on that victory.
Arouca failed to record a second consecutive away victory in the leagu when they were held to a goalless draw by newly-promoted Casa Pia last Sunday.
Prior to that, Armando Evangelista saw their run of two consecutive victories end on Agust 28, when they suffered a huge 6-0 home defeat against Sporting Braga.
Arouquenses have now picked up two wins, one draw and lost two of their five matches this season to pick up seven points and sit 11th in the league standings, level on points with Sporting Lisbon and Estoril Praia.
Arouca now return home where they are currently unbeaten in eight of their last nine matches across all competitions.
Boavista returned to winning ways as they saw off league strugglers Pacos de Ferreira 1-0 when the sides met last Monday.
Petit’s side were previously on a two-game losing run, suffering a 2-0 defeat against newly-promoted Casa Pia at the National Sports Center of Jamor on August 21, before returning home six days later where they were beaten 3-0 by Benfica.
Having picked up nine points from the 15 available, Boavista are currently sitting fifth in the Primeira Liga standings, six points adrift of league leaders Benfica, who have won each of their opening five matches of the season.
Os Axadrezados will fancy their chances of strengthening their spot in the top-half of the table as they now face an opposing side against whom they are unbeaten in eight of the last 10 meetings between the sides since 2015.
Arouca vs Boavista head to head
These two teams have previously met on eight occasions, where Arouca have claimed two victories while Boavista have won four, and they have drawn twice. Boavista have scored 11 goals and conceded seven in the process. In their last five meetings, Arouca have won one, Boavista three with one draw.
Boavista 0-0 Arouca 08/04/16
Boavista 2-0 Arouca 14/08/16
Arouca 1-2 Boavista 21/01/17
Arouca 2-1 Boavista 27/11/21
Boavista 1-0 Arouca 09/04/22
Arouca latest home form
Arouca were beaten 6-0 by Sporting Braga in their last home game in the league. However, they have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their previous seven matches. In their last five matches, they have scored two goals and conceded six.
Arouca 0-0 Belenenses 14/05/22
Arouca 1-0 Feirense 20/07/22
Arouca 0-0 Chaves 23/07/22
Arouca 1-0 Gil Vicente 15/08/22
Arouca 0-6 Sporting Braga 28/08/22
Arouca latest away form
Arouca have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their nine most recent matches. They drew 0-0 with Casa Pia in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded nine.
Sporting Braga 1-0 Arouca 08/05/22
Sporting Braga 3-2 Arouca 12/07/22
Benfica 4-0 Arouca 05/08/22
Santa Clara 1-2 Arouca 20/08/22
Casa Pia 0-0 Arouca 04/09/22
Boavista latest home form
Boavista have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just two of their six most recent matches. They managed to defeat Pacos Ferreira 1-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded eight.
Boavista 1-1 Vitoria Guimaraes 06/05/22
Boavista 3-3(P) Bolivar 03/08/22
Boavista 2-1 Santa Clara 14/08/22
Boavista 0-3 Benfica 27/08/22
Boavista 1-0 Pacos Ferreira 05/09/22
Boavista latest away form
Boavista were beaten 2-0 by Casa Pia in their last away game in the league. However, they have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their previous four matches. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded six.
Moreirense 1-2 Boavista 01/05/22
Tondela 2-2 Boavista 14/05/22
Trofense 1-2 Boavista 30/07/22
Portimonense 0-1 Boavista 07/08/22
Casa Pia 2-0 Boavista 21/08/22
Arouca news
Arouca will have to make do without the services of veteran defender Sema Velazquez, who has been out of action since last September when he suffered an ACL injury.
He is joined on the injury table by forward Oday Dabbagh who is yet to make an appearance this season through injury.
Boavista news
Petit will be unable to call upon forward Yusupha Njie, who is set to miss his fourth straight game after coming off injured in the game against Santa Clara on August 14.
Boavista will also be without Portuguese international Miguel Reisinho, who continues to recover after suffering a severe knee injury last August.
Prediction and Odds
Boavista head into the contest fresh off the back of a hard-earned victory over Pacos de Ferreira and will feel confident of building on that success.
However, Arouca have been solid on their home turf in recent weeks and are capable of frustrating their visitors’ efforts, possibly forcing a share of the spoils.
Odds: 1 2.28 X 2.03 2 2.20
Probable outcomes
Arouca 0-0 Boavista
Arouca 1-1 Boavista
Arouca 2-2 Boavista
Arouca 0-1 Boavista
Arouca 1-2 Boavista
