Saturday , 14 November 2026

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 11 33
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 28
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 24
4 CD Santa Clara 11 21
5 FC Arouca 11 20
6 Académico de Viseu FC 11 20
7 Gil Vicente FC 11 18
8 Sporting Clube de Braga 11 17
9 Moreirense FC 11 14
10 FC Famalicão 11 13
11 FC Alverca 11 12
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 11 10
13 CD Nacional 11 10
14 Vitória SC 11 9
15 CS Marítimo 10 8
16 Casa Pia AC 11 8
17 Rio Ave FC 11 7
18 GD Estoril Praia 10 2

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 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
20 Points 28
11 Played 11
6 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 9 / 1 / 1
13 Scored 30
8 Conceded 10
+5 GD +20
1.82 PPG 2.55
55% Win % 82%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
55% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
45% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

FC Arouca are 5th (20 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Arouca
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
4/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
9/4
61-75
6/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Arouca
Barbero 5 G
Jose Fontan 2 G
Dylan Nandin 2 G
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Vangelis Pavlidis 11 G 3 A
Gianluca Prestianni 7 G 4 A
Leandro Barreiro Martins 2 G 1 A
Rafa Silva 1 G 2 A
Jhon Duran 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Municipal de Arouca will turn into a battlefield for FC Arouca and Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 5' It’s high time Nelson Verissimo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' FC Arouca currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Municipal de Arouca. FC Arouca seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Arouca must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 31' What composure from Darwin Nunez! The Uruguay international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 32' What a moment for Darwin Nunez! That strike on 32 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 37' Alejandro Grimaldo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Arouca so far.
  • 42' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 43' The referee calls foul for Alejandro Grimaldo. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 44' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alejandro Grimaldo on 44 minutes.
  • 46' The referee shows FC Arouca player a Yellow card on 46.
  • 46' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Roman Yaremchuk is withdrawn and Everton gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Pedro Moreira is ready to make an impact after coming on for Leandro Silva at the 51 minute mark.
  • 52' FC Arouca make a change. Adilio Santos trudges off to be replaced by Pedro Moreira on 52 minutes.
  • 56' FC Arouca player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jan Vertonghen made 392 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 65' The whistle greets David Simao as he departs to be replaced by Eugeni Valderrama.
  • 69' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Rafa Silva exits the field as Diogo Goncalves enters on 69.
  • 74' Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 75' The whistle greets Paulo Bernardo as he departs to be replaced by Adel Taarabt.
  • 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Paulo Bernardo, as he is very good at scoring at Municipal de Arouca with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 85' Joao Mario has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 87' The FC Arouca manager makes a substitution. Arsenio departs to be replaced by Pite.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Quaresma.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sport Lisboa e Benfica players.

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
Roman Yaremchuk 2
Darwin Nunez 2
Petar Musa 2
Angel di Maria 2
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 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 Paços 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
0.69 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca16% Draw23% Sport Lisboa e Benfica61%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
38%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
84%
FC Arouca or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca10% Draw42% Sport Lisboa e Benfica48%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
12.6%
1 – 1
9.7%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 3
9%
0 – 0
8%
1 – 3
6.3%
0 – 4
4.6%
1 – 0
3.6%
1 – 4
3.3%
2 – 2
3.1%
2 – 1
3%

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 32% — 68%
+1 32% 24% 44%
+1.5 56% — 44%
+2 56% 21% 23%
+2.5 77% — 23%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
51% ✓

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