FC Arouca vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2021-22

FC Arouca

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Fri 21 Jan 2022 · 19:00 UTC Municipal de Arouca HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 43' Alejandro Grimaldo

Y 44' Alejandro Grimaldo

Adilio Santos 46' Y

Pedro Moreira 56' Y

Quaresma 90' Y

Abdoulaye Ba 90' Y

Eboue Kouassi 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Arouca vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga at Municipal de Arouca.

FC Arouca 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	7	21
2	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	7	16
3	Sporting Clube de Portugal	7	15
4	CD Santa Clara	7	15
5	FC Arouca	7	11
6	Sporting Clube de Braga	6	11
7	Académico de Viseu FC	7	11
8	CF Estrela da Amadora	7	10
9	Moreirense FC	7	8
10	Gil Vicente FC	6	8
11	CS Marítimo	7	8
12	FC Alverca	7	8
13	FC Famalicão	7	7
14	Vitória SC	7	5
15	CD Nacional	7	4
16	Rio Ave FC	7	4
17	Casa Pia AC	7	4
18	GD Estoril Praia	7	2

Head-to-Head

FC Arouca 10 games · Avg 3.3 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Last 5 meetings

2022-01-21 FC Arouca 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2021-08-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 FC Arouca

Recent Form

FC Arouca

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	0–2	L
09 Jan	Os Belenenses Futebol	A	1–2	L
30 Dec	Sporting Clube de Braga	H	0–6	L
18 Dec	Portimonense SC	A	1–1	D
13 Dec	FC Vizela	H	1–4	L
05 Dec	CD Santa Clara	A	1–2	L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	FC Arouca	A	2–0	W
15 Jan	Moreirense FC	H	1–1	D
09 Jan	FC Paços de Ferreira	H	2–0	W
30 Dec	FC Porto	A	1–3	L
19 Dec	CS Marítimo	H	7–1	W
12 Dec	FC Famalicão	A	4–1	W

Season Stats

FC Arouca		Sport Lisboa e Benfica
#5	Position	#2
11	Points	16
7	Played	7
3 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 1
10	Scored	22
7	Conceded	7
+3	GD	+15
1.57	PPG	2.29
43%	Win %	71%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

43% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

FC Arouca are 5th (11 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Arouca

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

–/1

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

4/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

8/3

61-75

3/1

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Arouca

Barbero	4 G
Jose Fontan	2 G
Dylan Nandin	2 G

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Vangelis Pavlidis	8 G	2 A
Gianluca Prestianni	5 G	3 A
Leandro Barreiro Martins	2 G	1 A
Rafa Silva	1 G	2 A
Jhon Duran	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Arouca and Sport Lisboa e Benfica get this one started.
5' Nicolas Otamendi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sport Lisboa e Benfica so far.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Arouca and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Spain international Alejandro Grimaldo has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nelson Verissimo might look to freshen things up shortly.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Arouca and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Arouca and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
31' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Darwin Nunez makes no mistake. 0-1!
32' Brilliant from the ! Darwin Nunez makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 32.
37' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
42' FC Arouca have won 188 goals from 177 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
43' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alejandro Grimaldo.
44' Alejandro Grimaldo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 44.
46' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Adilio Santos on 46 minutes.
46' Sport Lisboa e Benfica make a change. Roman Yaremchuk trudges off to be replaced by Everton on 46 minutes.
51' Pedro Moreira has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leandro Silva on 51 minute.
52' It is a substitution in FC Arouca team. Adilio Santos is replaced by Pedro Moreira on 52 minute.
56' That is a Yellow card for FC Arouca. Pedro Moreira will be fuming at that decision.
61' FC Arouca currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
65' Time for substitution for FC Arouca. David Simao is replaced by Eugeni Valderrama.
69' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Diogo Goncalves comes on to replace Rafa Silva.
74' A quiet spell here at Municipal de Arouca. Sport Lisboa e Benfica seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
75' Adel Taarabt is ready to make an impact after coming on for Paulo Bernardo at the 75 minute mark.
80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
85' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
87' A tactical swap from FC Arouca — Pite on, Arsenio off on 87 minutes.
90' FC Arouca receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
With this win, Sport Lisboa e Benfica is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Omri Altman
14
Pite ↑ 87'
20
Pedro Moreira ↑ 52'
23
Eugeni Valderrama ↑ 65'
3
Brunao
31
Tiago Esgaio
27
Antony ↑ 51'
19
Or Dasa
12
Emilijus Zubas

Coach Armando Evangelista

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Everton ↑ 46'
2
Gilberto
17
Diogo Goncalves ↑ 69'
77
Helton Leite
21
Pizzi
49
Adel Taarabt ↑ 75'
34
Andre Almeida
91
Morato
88
Goncalo Ramos ↑ 75'

Coach Nelson Verissimo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Rafa Silva	5
Joao Mario	3
Orkun Kokcu	3
Petar Musa	2
Angel di Maria	2
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt	2
Roman Yaremchuk	2
Darwin Nunez	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.82 FC Arouca xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.45 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Arouca15% Draw21% Sport Lisboa e Benfica64%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 3.27

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw

36%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

85%

FC Arouca or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Arouca10% Draw38% Sport Lisboa e Benfica52%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

9.1%

1 – 2

0 – 3

1 – 1

8.4%

1 – 3

7.3%

0 – 4

5.5%

0 – 0

5.2%

1 – 4

4.6%

2 – 2

3.7%

2 – 3

3.1%

2 – 1

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap	FC Arouca covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	7%	90%
-0.5	10%	—	90%
+0.5	28%	—	72%
+1	28%	22%	50%
+1.5	50%	—	50%
+2	50%	21%	29%
+2.5	71%	—	29%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

FC Arouca vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FC Arouca Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Clean Sheet