Arouca travel to Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube to take on Rio Ave in the Portugal Primeira round of matches on this Friday night. Rio Ave currently are occupying the 12th position in the league standings on 35 points after 29 games played. They lost their last game against Boavista by 3-2 scoreline. Meanwhile, Arouca are placed on the 5th position in the league standings with 48 points after same number of games as Rio Ave. They are occupying the last European competitions spots, and are six points above their closest rivals. They beat Vizela 1-0 in their last game to continue their unbeaten run. I expect a win or a draw for Arouca from this encounter for the following reasons:

Firstly. They have been in an impressive form recently, and they have been the most pleasant surprise in the competition this season. They returned to the top flight last season, and now have an excellent chance to win a place in the European competitions. They have remained unbeaten in their last eight games, winning five of them. Their impressive record can largely be attributed to their defensive doggedness. They have kept six clean sheets in these last eight games. In general, they have collected 21 points from the last available 30 points.

Secondly. Rio Ave have relatively been struggling in recent times. They have only won three games from their last eight games; losing three and drawing two of them. They have not been able to win any of their last four matches, having lost twice and drawn twice. But they did impress at times during that period, and could have gotten something out of the Benfica match which they lost 1-0. Tightening up their defence will go a long way in strengthening their performance.

Arouca seem like the favorites in this encounter, but we cannot write off Rio Ave especially as they are playing at home. They have been relatively strong at home recently as they have only lost two of their last six home games. They are going to put up a fight for this reason. Arouca are the clear favorites, but I am not going to give them a straight win. A win or a draw should be expected for Arouca.

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周五晚上，阿鲁卡将前往巴西足球俱乐部与巴西足球俱乐部进行葡萄牙甲级联赛的比赛。在打了29场比赛后，Ave目前以35分排名联盟第12位。他们上一场以3:2的比分输给了博阿维斯塔。与此同时，阿鲁卡在联赛积分榜上以48分排名第五，与巴萨的比赛场次相同。他们占据了欧洲联赛的最后一个席位，比最接近的对手高出6分。他们在上一场比赛中以1比0击败了维拉，继续他们的不败纪录。我希望阿鲁卡能在这场比赛中取胜或平局，原因如下:

首先。他们最近的状态令人印象深刻，他们是本赛季比赛中最令人愉快的惊喜。他们上个赛季回到了顶级联赛，现在有一个很好的机会在欧洲比赛中赢得一席之地。他们在最近的8场比赛中保持不败，其中5场获胜。他们令人印象深刻的战绩很大程度上归功于他们顽强的防守。他们在最近的8场比赛中保持了6场不失球。总的来说，他们从最后的30分中得到了21分。

其次。最近一段时间，我们的处境相对艰难。在过去的8场比赛中，他们只赢了3场;输了三个，平了两个。他们在过去的四场比赛中没有赢过一场，两负两平。但在那段时间里，他们确实给人留下了深刻的印象，他们本可以从0 - 1输给本菲卡的比赛中有所收获。加强他们的防守对加强他们的表现大有帮助。

阿鲁卡看起来是这场比赛的热门球队，但是我们不能忽视巴萨，特别是因为他们是在主场比赛。最近他们在主场的表现相对强势，因为他们在过去的六场主场比赛中只输了两场。他们将为此进行斗争。阿鲁卡是明显的热门，但我不会给他们一个连胜。阿鲁卡应该期待一场胜利或一场平局。