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

Primeira Liga · 2021-22
FC Arouca
0 – 2
Full Time
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.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 2 6
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2 4
3 CD Santa Clara 2 4
4 CS Marítimo 1 3
5 FC Arouca 1 3
6 Gil Vicente FC 1 3
7 CF Estrela da Amadora 2 2
8 Moreirense FC 1 1
9 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 1
10 Sporting Clube de Braga 1 1
11 Académico de Viseu FC 2 1
12 FC Famalicão 1 1
13 GD Estoril Praia 1 1
14 CD Nacional 1 1
15 FC Alverca 2 1
16 Casa Pia AC 1 0
17 Vitória SC 2 0
18 Rio Ave FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

1
9
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jan FC Arouca A 2–0 W
15 Jan Moreirense FC H 1–1 D
09 Jan FC Pacos 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 #9
3 Points 1
1 Played 1
1 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0
1 Scored 2
0 Conceded 2
+1 GD +0
3.00 PPG 1.00
100% Win % 0%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

FC Arouca are 5th (3 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 9th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Arouca
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Arouca welcome Sport Lisboa e Benfica for this crunch clash at Municipal de Arouca.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Adel Taarabt suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Portugal international Paulo Bernardo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 31' A goal from the Uruguay international Darwin Nunez! He fires home on 31 to make it 0-1!
  • 32' What a strike from Darwin Nunez! The score is 0-2.
  • 37' Alejandro Grimaldo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Arouca so far.
  • 42' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 43' Alejandro Grimaldo was booked on 43.
  • 44' The referee has no hesitation. Alejandro Grimaldo is booked for Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Yellow card on 44.
  • 46' The referee calls foul for Adilio Santos. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Everton on, Roman Yaremchuk off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Another change for FC Arouca made on 51 minute. Leandro Silva leaves to be changed by Pedro Moreira.
  • 52' Fresh legs for FC Arouca! Pedro Moreira comes on to replace Adilio Santos.
  • 56' Pedro Moreira is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
  • 61' FC Arouca are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 65' Another substitution for FC Arouca to replace David Simao by Eugeni Valderrama on 65 minute.
  • 69' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Rafa Silva is withdrawn and Diogo Goncalves gets his opportunity.
  • 74' Sport Lisboa e Benfica come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 75' Adel Taarabt is ready to make an impact after coming on for Paulo Bernardo at the 75 minute mark.
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sport Lisboa e Benfica that had 468 games and scored 820 goals.
  • 87' FC Arouca ring the changes. Arsenio has done his job and it is now time for Pite to step up.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Quaresma.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Arouca 0-2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Armando Evangelista

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nelson Verissimo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

Head to Head

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

FC Arouca Form

2022-01-21 FC Arouca 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2022-01-09 Os Belenenses Futebol 2–1 FC Arouca L 2021-12-30 FC Arouca 0–6 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2021-12-18 Portimonense SC 1–1 FC Arouca D 2021-12-13 FC Arouca 1–4 FC Vizela L 2021-12-05 CD Santa Clara 2–1 FC Arouca L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2022-01-21 FC Arouca 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-01-15 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Moreirense FC D 2022-01-09 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 FC Pacos de Ferreira W 2021-12-30 FC Porto 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2021-12-19 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7–1 CS Marítimo W 2021-12-12 FC Famalicão 1–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.07 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca28% Draw29% Sport Lisboa e Benfica43%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
57%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
72%
FC Arouca or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Arouca21% Draw50% Sport Lisboa e Benfica29%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
11%
0 – 1
10.8%
1 – 0
8.4%
1 – 2
8.3%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 0
5%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.8%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
2.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 17% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 22% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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