Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Primeira Liga · 2023-24
FC Arouca
0 – 3
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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

1
9
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #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' The game is set. FC Arouca kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Orkun Kokcu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Arouca must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 14' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Francisco Montero.
  • 19' A quiet spell here at Municipal de Arouca. FC Arouca seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 24' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Arouca and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 34' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 39' A stunning finish from Rafa Silva — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 44' It’s high time Roger Schmidt made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 48' GOAL! Orkun Kokcu fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 53' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joao Neves, as he is very good at scoring at Municipal de Arouca with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 58' Over 58 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 63' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 68' FC Arouca is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 72' Arthur Cabral has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 72.
  • 72' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Arthur Cabral is withdrawn and Petar Musa gets his opportunity.
  • 73' Benji Michel gets the nod from FC Arouca. He replaces Rafa Mujica and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' Eboue Kouassi is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Joao Mario as he leaves the pitch. Florentino steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 79' Florentino picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 81' Time for substitution for FC Arouca. Eboue Kouassi is replaced by Pedro Santos.
  • 85' It is a substitution in FC Arouca team. Morlaye Sylla is replaced by Alfonso Trezza on 85 minute.
  • 85' Magnificent from Petar Musa! That is 77 goals in 166 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 86' Goncalo Guedes gets the nod from Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He replaces Angel di Maria and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' Tomas Araujo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fredrik Aursnes on 87 minute.
  • 89' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Goncalo Guedes is hanging Angel di Maria on the field on 89 minute.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for FC Arouca and Sport Lisboa e Benfica (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Sousa

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
3 / 4
0.83 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca16% Draw22% Sport Lisboa e Benfica62%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
38%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
84%
FC Arouca or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca11% Draw40% Sport Lisboa e Benfica49%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
11.5%
0 – 1
9.9%
1 – 1
9.4%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
7%
0 – 0
6.2%
0 – 4
4.7%
1 – 4
4%
2 – 2
3.9%
2 – 1
3.5%
1 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 8% 88%
-0.5 12% — 88%
+0.5 32% — 68%
+1 32% 23% 45%
+1.5 55% — 45%
+2 55% 20% 25%
+2.5 75% — 25%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
44% ✗

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