Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FC Arouca, Primeira Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2021-22

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

2 – 0

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FC Arouca

Sat 14 Aug 2021 · 17:00 UTC Estadio da Luz HT 45' · FT 45'

R 8' Victor Braga

Morato 85' Y

Morato 86' Y

Overview

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FC Arouca — Primeira Liga at Estadio da Luz.

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
FC Arouca 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 FC Arouca

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Aug	FC Arouca	H	2–0	W
10 Aug	FK Spartak Moskva	H	2–0	W
07 Aug	Moreirense FC	A	2–1	W
04 Aug	FK Spartak Moskva	A	2–0	W
19 May	Vitória SC	A	3–1	W
15 May	Sporting Clube de Portugal	H	4–3	W

FC Arouca

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Aug	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	0–2	L
07 Aug	GD Estoril Praia	H	0–2	L
15 Jun	FC Vizela	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Sport Lisboa e Benfica		FC Arouca
#2	Position	#5
16	Points	11
7	Played	7
5 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 2
22	Scored	10
7	Conceded	7
+15	GD	+3
2.29	PPG	1.57
71%	Win %	43%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

43% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (16 pts). FC Arouca are 5th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

FC Arouca

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

–/1

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

FC Arouca

Barbero	4 G
Jose Fontan	2 G
Dylan Nandin	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sport Lisboa e Benfica launch into their encounter with FC Arouca.
5' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Arouca's shape.
8' That is a Red card for FC Arouca. Victor Braga will be fuming at that decision.
12' The crowd applauds Arsenio as he leaves the pitch. Fernando Ribeiro steps in for FC Arouca.
13' Fernando Ribeiro is ready to make an impact after coming on for Arsenio at the 13 minute mark.
18' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
23' Victor Braga is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Arouca so far.
28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
33' A quiet spell here at Estadio da Luz. Sport Lisboa e Benfica seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
38' The Germany Gian-Luca Waldschmidt breaks the deadlock on 38 minutes. 1-0!
43' Goal! Roman Yaremchuk scores his 77 goal in 303 matches.
44' Roman Yaremchuk adds to his 1 season tally! Sport Lisboa e Benfica lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
49' Sport Lisboa e Benfica seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
54' 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.
57' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Pizzi is replaced by Adel Taarabt on 57 minute.
60' FC Arouca ring the changes. Andre Silva has done his job and it is now time for Adilio Santos to step up.
62' The FC Arouca manager makes a substitution. Andre Silva departs to be replaced by Adilio Santos.
66' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Gilberto is withdrawn and Andre Almeida gets his opportunity.
71' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
73' Or Dasa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andre Bukia at the 73 minute mark.
78' It looks like no one’s ball. Sport Lisboa e Benfica is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
82' Magnificent from Gian-Luca Waldschmidt! That is 52 goals in 495 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
84' Time for substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt is replaced by Carlos Vinicius.
85' Morato was booked on 85.
86' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Morato on 86 minutes.
Sport Lisboa e Benfica celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

7
Everton
2
Gilberto ↓ Andre Almeida 66'
30
Nicolas Otamendi
31
Gil Dias
10
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt ↓ Carlos Vinicius 84'
11
Soualiho Meite
20
Joao Mario ↓ Adel Taarabt 57'
21
Pizzi ↓ Rafa Silva 57'
99
Odisseas Vlachodimos
15
Roman Yaremchuk ↓ Goncalo Ramos 57'
91
Morato

Bench

28
Julian Weigl
77
Helton Leite
95
Carlos Vinicius ↑ 84'
49
Adel Taarabt ↑ 57'
3
Alejandro Grimaldo
34
Andre Almeida ↑ 66'
27
Rafa Silva ↑ 57'
4
Lucas Verissimo
88
Goncalo Ramos ↑ 57'

Coach Jorge Jesus

FC Arouca Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

32
Baptiste Aloe
14
Pite ↑ 60'
11
Adilio Santos ↑ 60'
60
Marco Soares
3
Brunao ↑ 73'
29
Joel Ferreira
97
Fernando Ribeiro ↑ 12'
9
Mauro Caballero
19
Or Dasa ↑ 73'

Coach Armando Evangelista

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.43 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

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

0.6 FC Arouca xG

I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica73% Draw18% FC Arouca9%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

91%

Draw or FC Arouca

27%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or FC Arouca

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica55% Draw38% FC Arouca7%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

11.7%

3 – 0

11.2%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 1

7.6%

4 – 0

6.7%

3 – 1

6.7%

0 – 0

6.3%

4 – 1

4.2%

5 – 0

3.3%

2 – 2

2.5%

0 – 1

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	FC Arouca covers
-2.5	32%	—	68%
-2	32%	22%	46%
-1.5	54%	—	46%
-1	54%	22%	23%
-0.5	77%	—	23%
+0.5	93%	—	7%
+1	93%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

55% ✓

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FC Arouca, Primeira Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Arouca Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

FC Arouca Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Clean Sheet