Estoril 0-0 Arouca result, stats and report

Jonas Wind came off the bench to score with seven minutes left and hand Sporting Braga a hard-fought 1-0 win over a dogged but disciplined Estoril side in Liga Portugal.

Santa Clara took all three points at Arouca with a 2-1 victory in Liga Portugal, scoring twice before half-time through Gonçalo Paciência and Djé before holding on despite finishing the match with ten men.

Estoril created plenty but converted nothing, and Arouca's goalkeeper kept them out with eight saves as a goalless draw left the home side still searching for a first Liga Portugal win.

Benfica made it three wins from five Liga Portugal matches at home with a 2-1 victory over Estoril, but a late Yanis Begraoui goal gave the scoreline a closer look than the stats deserved.

Arouca have been difficult to beat and even harder to score against in recent Liga Portugal action. But Estrela Amadora have not kept a clean sheet in their last five matches, and goals follow them everywhere they go.

Two of Liga Portugal's most troubled sides meet on Saturday night, with Academico Viseu searching for defensive basics and Estoril yet to win in their last ten league outings. Someone has to end their misery. The question is whether either of them can.

Estoril host Casa Pia on Sunday in a fixture that pits two of the division's most troubled outfits against each other, with neither side having won a league match this season. Something has to give at Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, and the coaching decisions made in the week of preparation may prove decisive.

Sporting CP have scored sixteen goals in their last five home matches and carry genuine momentum into Sunday's Liga Portugal clash, but Arouca arrive at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in fifth place and with a quietly impressive record of their own.