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 34 games · 42 pts (2025/26)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 games · 80 pts (2025/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	34	88
2	Sporting Clube de Portugal	34	82
3	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	34	80
4	Sporting Clube de Braga	34	59
5	FC Famalicão	34	56
6	Gil Vicente FC	34	50
7	Moreirense FC	34	43
8	FC Arouca	34	42
9	Vitória SC	34	42
10	GD Estoril Praia	34	39
11	FC Alverca	34	39
12	Rio Ave FC	34	36
13	CD Santa Clara	34	36
14	CD Nacional	34	34
15	CF Estrela da Amadora	34	30
16	Casa Pia AC	34	30
17	CD Tondela	34	28
18	AVS	34	21

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
#8	Position	#3
42	Points	80
34	Played	34
12 / 6 / 16	W / D / L	23 / 11 / 0
47	Scored	74
64	Conceded	25
-17	GD	+49
1.24	PPG	2.35
35%	Win %	68%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

41% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

FC Arouca are 8th (42 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 3rd (80 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Arouca

0-15

2/3

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

2/4

76+

4/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

6/–

16-30

4/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/2

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. FC Arouca get us underway at Municipal de Arouca.
5' FC Arouca are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 4-2-3-1 shape.
10' Sport Lisboa e Benfica have won 818 goals from 467 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
14' A meaty challenge results in booking for Francisco Montero on 14.
19' Argentina international Nicolas Otamendi has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
24' The energy levels are beginning to show. Roger Schmidt might look to freshen things up shortly.
29' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Arouca in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Sport Lisboa e Benfica's compact 4-2-3-1.
34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
39' The deadlock is broken! Rafa Silva gets on the scoresheet on 39 minutes.
44' FC Arouca currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
48' What a strike from Orkun Kokcu! The score is 0-2.
53' FC Arouca are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Arouca needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
63' David Simao has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 365 appearances.
68' Tomas Araujo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sport Lisboa e Benfica tonight.
72' Arthur Cabral was booked on 72.
72' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Arthur Cabral by Petar Musa on 72 minute.
73' Fresh legs for FC Arouca! Benji Michel comes on to replace Rafa Mujica.
76' That is a Yellow card for FC Arouca. Eboue Kouassi will be fuming at that decision.
78' The supporters are chanting for Florentino. He replaces Joao Mario on 78 minute.
79' Florentino was booked on 79.
81' Pedro Santos is ready to make an impact after coming on for Eboue Kouassi at the 81 minute mark.
85' It is a substitution in FC Arouca team. Morlaye Sylla is replaced by Alfonso Trezza on 85 minute.
85' Petar Musa is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 6 goals this season for the .
86' A tactical swap from Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Goncalo Guedes on, Angel di Maria off on 86 minutes.
87' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tomas Araujo is hanging Fredrik Aursnes on the field on 87 minute.
89' Sport Lisboa e Benfica make a change. Angel di Maria trudges off to be replaced by Goncalo Guedes on 89 minutes.
0-3 the final result. FC Arouca will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Orkun Kokcu	3
Joao Mario	3
Angel di Maria	2
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt	2
Roman Yaremchuk	2
Darwin Nunez	2
Petar Musa	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

4 / 4

0.67 FC Arouca xG

Expected Goals

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

2.61 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Arouca13% Draw19% Sport Lisboa e Benfica68%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 3.28

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

31%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

87%

FC Arouca or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Arouca7% Draw36% Sport Lisboa e Benfica57%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

12.8%

0 – 3

Actual

0 – 1

9.8%

1 – 2

8.3%

1 – 3

7.2%

1 – 1

7.2%

0 – 4

0 – 0

5.1%

1 – 4

4.8%

0 – 5

3.7%

2 – 2

2.8%

1 – 5

2.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap	FC Arouca covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	1%	98%
-1.5	2%	—	98%
-1	2%	5%	93%
-0.5	7%	—	93%
+0.5	22%	—	78%
+1	22%	21%	57%
+1.5	43%	—	57%
+2	43%	22%	35%
+2.5	65%	—	35%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

52% ✓

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