Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FC Arouca, Primeira Liga 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2026
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
4 – 0
Full Time
FC Arouca
Fri 5 Aug 2022 · 19:15 UTC Estadio da Luz HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 1' Jerome Opoku
Y 45' Quaresma
R 45' Quaresma
Florentino Luis 54' Y
Florentino Luis 55' Y
Julian Weigl 82' Y
Rafa Silva 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

9
1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 10 games · Avg 3.3 goals FC Arouca
Last 5 meetings
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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug FC Arouca H 4–0 W
02 Aug FC Midtjylland H 4–1 W
13 May FC Paços de Ferreira A 2–0 W
07 May FC Porto H 0–1 L
30 Apr CS Marítimo A 1–0 W
23 Apr FC Famalicão H 0–0 D
FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–4 L
14 May Os Belenenses Futebol H 0–0 D
08 May Sporting Clube de Braga A 0–1 L
30 Apr Portimonense SC H 1–0 W
22 Apr FC Vizela A 1–2 L
15 Apr CD Santa Clara H 1–1 D

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sport Lisboa e Benfica is hosting FC Arouca for another epic battle.
  • 1' It’s a booking for FC Arouca player. Jerome Opoku gets a Yellow card.
  • 6' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alan Ruiz, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Luz with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 8' Against the run of play, Gilberto has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 13' Sport Lisboa e Benfica currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 18' 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.
  • 23' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sport Lisboa e Benfica must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 28' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 33' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 34' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Joao Mario by Chiquinho on 34 minute.
  • 39' It looks surprising Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not make any changes. Roman Yaremchuk has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 42' What composure from Rafa Silva! The Portugal international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 45' Quaresma catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' The FC Arouca bench stirs into life. Alan Ruiz is withdrawn and Bogdan Milovanov gets his opportunity.
  • 51' The deadlock is broken! Enzo Fernandez gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 52' Magnificent from Enzo Fernandez! That is 24 goals in 189 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 54' That is a Yellow card for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Florentino Luis will be fuming at that decision.
  • 55' Sport Lisboa e Benfica player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 60' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Arouca's shape.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Florentino Luis is replaced by Julian Weigl.
  • 68' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Arouca is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 69' FC Arouca manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ismaila Soro is hanging Oriol Busquets on the field on 69 minute.
  • 72' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Goncalo Ramos exits the field as Henrique Araujo enters on 72.
  • 77' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 79' Bruninho gets the nod from FC Arouca. He replaces Antony and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' That is a Yellow card for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Julian Weigl will be fuming at that decision.
  • 83' The referee calls foul for Rafa Silva. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 86' What composure from Rafa Silva! The Portugal international strokes it home. 5-0.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

FC Arouca Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Armando Evangelista

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2022-08-05 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–0 FC Arouca W 2022-08-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 FC Midtjylland W 2022-05-13 FC Paços de Ferreira 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-05-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 FC Porto L 2022-04-30 CS Marítimo 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-04-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–0 FC Famalicão D

FC Arouca Form

2022-08-05 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–0 FC Arouca L 2022-05-14 FC Arouca 0–0 Os Belenenses Futebol D 2022-05-08 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 FC Arouca L 2022-04-30 FC Arouca 1–0 Portimonense SC W 2022-04-22 FC Vizela 2–1 FC Arouca L 2022-04-15 FC Arouca 1–1 CD Santa Clara D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.66 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 FC Arouca xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 75% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica75% Draw16% FC Arouca9%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
91%
Draw or FC Arouca
25%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or FC Arouca
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica59% Draw35% FC Arouca6%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.3%
3 – 0
11.5%
1 – 0
10%
2 – 1
8%
4 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
7.1%
1 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
5.1%
4 – 1
4.8%
5 – 0
4.1%
5 – 1
2.6%
2 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push FC Arouca covers
-2.5 37% — 63%
-2 37% 22% 41%
-1.5 59% — 41%
-1 59% 21% 21%
-0.5 79% — 21%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 4% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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