Saturday , 14 November 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 11 33
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 28
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 24
4 CD Santa Clara 11 21
5 FC Arouca 11 20
6 Académico de Viseu FC 11 20
7 Gil Vicente FC 11 18
8 Sporting Clube de Braga 11 17
9 Moreirense FC 11 14
10 FC Famalicão 11 13
11 FC Alverca 11 12
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 11 10
13 CD Nacional 11 10
14 Vitória SC 11 9
15 CS Marítimo 10 8
16 Casa Pia AC 11 8
17 Rio Ave FC 11 7
18 GD Estoril Praia 10 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
28 Points 20
11 Played 11
9 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 6 / 2 / 3
30 Scored 13
10 Conceded 8
+20 GD +5
2.55 PPG 1.82
82% Win % 55%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
45% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
55% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (28 pts). FC Arouca are 5th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
4/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
9/4
61-75
6/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Arouca
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Vangelis Pavlidis 11 G 3 A
Gianluca Prestianni 7 G 4 A
Leandro Barreiro Martins 2 G 1 A
Rafa Silva 1 G 2 A
Jhon Duran 1 G
FC Arouca
Barbero 5 G
Jose Fontan 2 G
Dylan Nandin 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FC Arouca — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sport Lisboa e Benfica side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' FC Arouca is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' With 5 assists to his name this season, Orkun Kokcu is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Arouca.
  • 25' A stunning finish from Angel di Maria — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 28' FC Arouca receives a card for a hard tackle on 28.
  • 32' The deadlock is broken! Orkun Kokcu gets on the scoresheet on 32 minutes.
  • 36' Florentino picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 41' Alvaro Carreras has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 42' A stunning finish from Rafa Silva — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' What composure from Rafa Silva! The Portugal international strokes it home. 4-0.
  • 50' Vladislav Morozov makes way for Eboue Kouassi at the 50 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Arouca.
  • 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 59' Sport Lisboa e Benfica player sees a card in front of him.
  • 64' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 65' The whistle greets Antonio Silva as he departs to be replaced by Morato.
  • 70' It is a cagey affair so far. Sport Lisboa e Benfica in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past FC Arouca's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 75' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
  • 76' Another substitution for FC Arouca to replace Cristo Gonzalez by Puche on 76 minute.
  • 77' What a strike from Casper Tengstedt! The score is 5-0.
  • 82' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Joao Rego. He replaces Rafa Silva on 85 minute.
  • 90' Antonio Silva has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 482 appearances.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5-0 FC Arouca.

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
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

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
4 / 4
2.57 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 FC Arouca xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 73% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica73% Draw17% FC Arouca10%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
90%
Draw or FC Arouca
27%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or FC Arouca
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica57% Draw36% FC Arouca7%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.3%
3 – 0
11%
1 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 1
7.2%
3 – 1
7.1%
4 – 0
7%
0 – 0
5.4%
4 – 1
4.6%
5 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
2.6%
5 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push FC Arouca covers
-2.5 34% — 66%
-2 34% 22% 44%
-1.5 56% — 44%
-1 56% 21% 22%
-0.5 78% — 22%
+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
53% ✓
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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