FC Arouca vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2023-24

FC Arouca

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Sat 6 Jan 2024 · 18:00 UTC Municipal de Arouca HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 39' Rafa Silva

0–2 48' Orkun Kokcu

0–3 85' Petar Musa

Francisco Montero 14' Y

Y 72' Arthur Cabral

Eboue Kouassi 76' Y

Y 79' Florentino

Overview

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

FC Arouca 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-06 FC Arouca 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2023-01-31 FC Arouca 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2022-08-05 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–0 FC Arouca 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
06 Jan	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	0–3	L
28 Dec	CF Estrela da Amadora	A	4–1	W
16 Dec	Gil Vicente FC	H	3–0	W
10 Dec	Rio Ave FC	H	2–2	D
03 Dec	Boavista FC	A	4–0	W
12 Nov	Sporting Clube de Braga	H	0–1	L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Jan	FC Arouca	A	3–0	W
29 Dec	FC Famalicão	H	3–0	W
17 Dec	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	1–0	W
12 Dec	FC Red Bull Salzburg	A	3–1	W
08 Dec	SC Farense	H	1–1	D
03 Dec	Moreirense FC	A	0–0	D

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Arouca and Sport Lisboa e Benfica has kicked off!
5' 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.
10' Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
14' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Francisco Montero.
19' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ignacio De Arruabarrena is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
24' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
29' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Arouca and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
34' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
39' GOAL! Rafa Silva fires home to make it 0-1!
44' Nicolas Otamendi is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Arouca tonight.
48' Orkun Kokcu does the damage! The net is bulging and Sport Lisboa e Benfica surge ahead!
53' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tiago Esgaio, as he is very good at scoring at Municipal de Arouca with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
58' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
63' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
68' It looks surprising FC Arouca does not make any changes. Eboue Kouassi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Arthur Cabral.
72' Sport Lisboa e Benfica make a change. Arthur Cabral trudges off to be replaced by Petar Musa on 72 minutes.
73' Benji Michel is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rafa Mujica at the 73 minute mark.
76' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Eboue Kouassi on 76 minutes.
78' The crowd applauds Joao Mario as he leaves the pitch. Florentino steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
79' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Florentino.
81' The crowd applauds Eboue Kouassi as he leaves the pitch. Pedro Santos steps in for FC Arouca.
85' FC Arouca make a change. Morlaye Sylla trudges off to be replaced by Alfonso Trezza on 85 minutes.
85' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Petar Musa makes it 0-3.
86' The crowd applauds Angel di Maria as he leaves the pitch. Goncalo Guedes steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
87' The crowd applauds Fredrik Aursnes as he leaves the pitch. Tomas Araujo steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
89' Goncalo Guedes is replacing Angel di Maria for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Arouca 0-3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

16
Thiago
17
Moses Yaw
30
Andre Bukia ↑ 73'
7
Yusuf Lawal
18
Benji Michel ↑ 73'
89
Pedro Santos ↑ 81'
9
Alfonso Trezza ↑ 85'
11
Puche
13
Mati-as Rocha

Coach Daniel Sousa

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

17
Goncalo Guedes ↑ 86'
22
Chiquinho
61
Florentino ↑ 78'
33
Petar Musa ↑ 72'
24
Samuel Soares
44
Tomas Araujo ↑ 87'
47
Tiago Gouveia ↑ 87'
13
David Jurasek

Coach Roger Schmidt

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

Head to Head

FC Arouca Form

2024-01-06 FC Arouca 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2023-12-28 CF Estrela da Amadora 1–4 FC Arouca W 2023-12-16 FC Arouca 3–0 Gil Vicente FC W 2023-12-10 FC Arouca 2–2 Rio Ave FC D 2023-12-03 Boavista FC 0–4 FC Arouca W 2023-11-12 FC Arouca 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2024-01-06 FC Arouca 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2023-12-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 FC Famalicão W 2023-12-17 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2023-12-12 FC Red Bull Salzburg 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2023-12-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 SC Farense D 2023-12-03 Moreirense FC 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.09 FC Arouca xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: FC Arouca or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 70% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Arouca31% Draw30% Sport Lisboa e Benfica39%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw

61%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

69%

FC Arouca or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Arouca23% Draw52% Sport Lisboa e Benfica25%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.3%

0 – 0

13%

0 – 1

11%

1 – 0

10.4%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 1

0 – 2

6.8%

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

4.1%

1 – 3

2.9%

3 – 1

2.6%

0 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap	FC Arouca covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	19%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	20%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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