FC Arouca vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2024-25

FC Arouca

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Sun 1 Dec 2024 · 18:00 UTC Municipal de Arouca 4,644 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 12' Jose Fontan og

0–2 71' Angel di Maria pen

Y 31' Orkun Kokcu

Loum Ndiaye 36' Y

Chico Lamba 40' Y

Y 69' Jan-Niklas Beste

Y 90' Zeki Amdouni

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

2024-12-01 FC Arouca 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2024-05-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–0 FC Arouca 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

Recent Form

FC Arouca

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Dec	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	0–2	L
09 Nov	FC Famalicão	A	0–0	D
03 Nov	Sporting Clube de Braga	H	1–2	L
26 Oct	GD Estoril Praia	A	1–4	L
05 Oct	AVS	H	1–1	D
29 Sep	FC Porto	A	0–4	L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Dec	FC Arouca	A	2–0	W
27 Nov	AS Monaco FC	A	3–2	W
10 Nov	FC Porto	H	4–1	W
06 Nov	FC Bayern München	A	0–1	L
02 Nov	SC Farense	A	2–1	W
27 Oct	Rio Ave FC	H	5–0	W

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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Arouca and Sport Lisboa e Benfica has kicked off!
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
12' Jose Fontan does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Arouca surge ahead!
17' Sport Lisboa e Benfica come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
22' A quiet spell here at Municipal de Arouca. Sport Lisboa e Benfica seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
27' FC Arouca are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sport Lisboa e Benfica backline.
31' Orkun Kokcu has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 31.
36' Controversy at the stadium! Loum Ndiaye argues furiously but the card stands.
40' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Chico Lamba on 40 minutes.
45' Amadou Dante is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sport Lisboa e Benfica so far.
50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vasco Seabra will be considering his options from the bench.
55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Arouca and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
60' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Arouca is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
63' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Orkun Kokcu is replaced by Leandro Barreiro Martins on 63 minute.
64' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jan-Niklas Beste is hanging Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu on the field on 64 minute.
66' Time for substitution for FC Arouca. Ivo Rodrigues is replaced by Guven Yalcin.
69' That looks like a foul for a card for Jan-Niklas Beste.
71' Against the run of play, Angel di Maria has scored! This game has turned on its head.
76' Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
78' Vangelis Pavlidis makes way for Arthur Cabral at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
79' It is a substitution in FC Arouca team. Loum Ndiaye is replaced by Pedro Santos on 79 minute.
84' Sport Lisboa e Benfica has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
87' The whistle greets Morlaye Sylla as he departs to be replaced by Alex Pinto.
90' That is a card for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Zeki Amdouni will be fuming at that decision.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Sport Lisboa e Benfica take all three points.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

50
Guven Yalcin ↑ 66'
1
Joao Valido
78
Alex Pinto ↑ 87'
22
Pablo Gozalbez ↑ 79'
26
Weverson
21
Taichi Fukui
89
Pedro Santos ↑ 79'
11
Puche
4
Mati-as Rocha

Coach Vasco Seabra

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

30
Nicolas Otamendi
10
Orkun Kokcu ↓ Leandro Barreiro Martins 63'
11
Angel di Maria ↓ Zeki Amdouni 78'
14
Vangelis Pavlidis ↓ Arthur Cabral 78'
8
Fredrik Aursnes
61
Florentino
1
Anatolii Trubin
6
Alexander Bah
17
Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu ↓ Jan-Niklas Beste 64'
44
Tomas Araujo
3
Alvaro Carreras

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

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

2024-12-01 FC Arouca 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2024-11-09 FC Famalicão 0–0 FC Arouca D 2024-11-03 FC Arouca 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2024-10-26 GD Estoril Praia 4–1 FC Arouca L 2024-10-05 FC Arouca 1–1 AVS D 2024-09-29 FC Porto 4–0 FC Arouca L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2024-12-01 FC Arouca 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2024-11-27 AS Monaco FC 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2024-11-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 FC Porto W 2024-11-06 FC Bayern München 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2024-11-02 SC Farense 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2024-10-27 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–0 Rio Ave FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.68 FC Arouca xG

Expected Goals

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

2.73 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Arouca11% Draw17% Sport Lisboa e Benfica72%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 3.41

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw

29%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

89%

FC Arouca or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Arouca7% Draw34% Sport Lisboa e Benfica59%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 3

10.9%

0 – 1

9.1%

1 – 2

8.1%

0 – 4

7.4%

1 – 3

7.4%

1 – 1

6.8%

1 – 4

5.1%

0 – 0

4.6%

0 – 5

4.1%

1 – 5

2.9%

2 – 2

2.7%

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%	94%
-0.5	6%	—	94%
+0.5	21%	—	79%
+1	21%	20%	59%
+1.5	41%	—	59%
+2	41%	22%	37%
+2.5	63%	—	37%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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.