Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Primeira Liga · 2023-24
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
5 – 0
Full Time
FC Arouca
Sun 12 May 2024 · 17:00 UTC Estadio da Luz 49,364 HT 45' · FT 45'
Angel di Maria pen 25' 1–0
Orkun Kokcu pen 32' 2–0
Rafa Silva 42' 3–0
Rafa Silva 46' 4–0
Casper Tengstedt 77' 5–0
Y 28' Francisco Montero
Florentino 36' Y
Angel di Maria 59' Y
Y 59' David Simao

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Fabio Melo (Portugal)
  • Assistant 1 Andre Dias
  • Assistant 2 Sergio Jesus

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
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 2022-01-21 FC Arouca 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May FC Arouca H 5–0 W
05 May FC Famalicão A 0–2 L
27 Apr Sporting Clube de Braga H 3–1 W
22 Apr SC Farense A 3–1 W
18 Apr Olympique de Marseille A 2–5 L
14 Apr Moreirense FC H 3–0 W
FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–5 L
05 May CF Estrela da Amadora H 0–0 D
26 Apr Gil Vicente FC A 2–2 D
19 Apr Rio Ave FC A 1–1 D
14 Apr Boavista FC H 2–1 W
06 Apr Sporting Clube de Braga A 3–0 W

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.
  • 5' The 21-year-old Joao Neves has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' FC Arouca is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sport Lisboa e Benfica must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' The Argentina Angel di Maria breaks the deadlock on 25 minutes. 1-0!
  • 28' The referee shows FC Arouca player a card on 28.
  • 32' Orkun Kokcu makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are in front.
  • 36' Florentino catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 36.
  • 41' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sport Lisboa e Benfica and FC Arouca are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 42' Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with the perfectly-timed delivery and Rafa Silva makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 46' What a moment for Rafa Silva! That strike on 46 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 50' Eboue Kouassi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vladislav Morozov on 50 minute.
  • 55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 59' The referee has no hesitation. Angel di Maria is booked for Sport Lisboa e Benfica — card on 59.
  • 64' FC Arouca come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 65' Morato is replacing Antonio Silva for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
  • 70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and FC Arouca are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 75' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Cristo Gonzalez as he leaves the pitch. Puche steps in for FC Arouca.
  • 77' The Denmark forward Casper Tengstedt breaks the deadlock on 77 minutes. 5-0!
  • 82' Sport Lisboa e Benfica currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' Joao Rego is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rafa Silva at the 85 minute mark.
  • 90' Florentino has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Sport Lisboa e Benfica take all three points.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

FC Arouca Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Sousa

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

2024-05-12 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 2022-01-21 FC Arouca 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2024-05-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–0 FC Arouca W 2024-05-05 FC Famalicão 2–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2024-04-27 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2024-04-22 SC Farense 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2024-04-18 Olympique de Marseille 5–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2024-04-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 Moreirense FC W

FC Arouca Form

2024-05-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–0 FC Arouca L 2024-05-05 FC Arouca 0–0 CF Estrela da Amadora D 2024-04-26 Gil Vicente FC 2–2 FC Arouca D 2024-04-19 Rio Ave FC 1–1 FC Arouca D 2024-04-14 FC Arouca 2–1 Boavista FC W 2024-04-06 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–3 FC Arouca W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 FC Arouca xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 76% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica76% Draw15% FC Arouca9%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 3.77
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
91%
Draw or FC Arouca
24%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or FC Arouca
85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica61% Draw31% FC Arouca8%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.7%
3 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
7.7%
4 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
7.7%
1 – 0
7%
1 – 1
5.9%
4 – 1
5.8%
5 – 0
Actual
5 – 1
3.6%
0 – 0
3.4%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push FC Arouca covers
-2.5 42% — 58%
-2 42% 21% 37%
-1.5 63% — 37%
-1 63% 18% 19%
-0.5 81% — 19%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 4% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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