Football Bet of the Day: No Portuguese men of bore tonight

Kevin Hatchard
27 February 2017

We're kicking off the week in Portugal

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We hand the reins to Kevin Hatchard for the next seven days, and he has a ticket for a game in Portugal tonight.

"Arouca haven't kept a clean sheet in the league since early December, and both teams have scored in six of their ten games since."

Back Both Teams To Score at 2.226/5

Arouca v Belenenses
Monday February 27, 20:00
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1-1 in Gijon yesterday, but no amount of whimsical rhyming can console our pal Tobias, who ended up a goal short in Sporting's clash with Celta. While he disappears off for a welcome siesta, we're hoping over to Iberian neighbours Portugal, because Arouca are taking on fellow mid-table dwellers Belenenses in the Primeira Liga.

Arouca changed their coach earlier this month, bringing in former Nacional boss Manuel Machado to try and make sure the club doesn't slip down towards the dropzone. Machado hardly had an inspiring start, losing 2-0 at Chaves.

At home, Arouca have won two of their last three league games, but it's their inability to keep a clean sheet that has caught my eye. You have to go back to the first week of December for the last time they managed a shut-out in the league, and six of their ten matches since have seen both teams find the net.

We have relied upon Belenenses in the past for a lack of goals, but they have now scored in seven of their last nine games in league and cup. Four of their last nine games have been score draws, and in the reverse fixture at the Estadio do Restelo, it finished 1-1.

Yes in the Both Teams To Score market is trading at 2.226/5 at time of writing, and that's too good a price to ignore.

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