Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Primeira Liga · 2024-25
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2 – 2
Full Time
FC Arouca
Sun 13 Apr 2025 · 17:00 UTC Estadio da Luz 61,581 HT 45' · FT 45'
Orkun Kokcu 60' 1–0
1–1 72' Guven Yalcin pen
Vangelis Pavlidis 80' 2–1
2–2 90+6' Weverson
Y 43' Pedro Santos
Alvaro Carreras 72' Y
Y 76' Nico Mantl
Y 82' Jose Fontan

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

9
1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 10 games · Avg 3.3 goals FC Arouca
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-13 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 FC Arouca 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

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Apr FC Arouca H 2–2 D
06 Apr FC Porto A 4–1 W
02 Apr SC Farense H 3–2 W
28 Mar Gil Vicente FC A 3–0 W
16 Mar Rio Ave FC A 3–2 W
11 Mar FC Barcelona A 1–3 L
FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 2–2 D
05 Apr FC Famalicão H 1–2 L
29 Mar Sporting Clube de Braga A 1–2 L
16 Mar GD Estoril Praia H 1–1 D
08 Mar AVS A 1–0 W
01 Mar FC Porto H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Sport Lisboa e Benfica FC Arouca
#3 Position #8
80 Points 42
34 Played 34
23 / 11 / 0 W / D / L 12 / 6 / 16
74 Scored 47
25 Conceded 64
+49 GD -17
2.35 PPG 1.24
68% Win % 35%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
41% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
21% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season

Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 3rd (80 pts). FC Arouca are 8th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Estadio da Luz. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' FC Arouca is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Antonio Silva has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 467 appearances.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sport Lisboa e Benfica side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' It’s high time Bruno Nascimento made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jose Fontan, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Luz with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' FC Arouca fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 43' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Pedro Santos on 43 minutes.
  • 48' It is a cagey affair so far. Sport Lisboa e Benfica in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past FC Arouca's compact 4-4-2.
  • 53' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' Orkun Kokcu is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and FC Arouca are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 72' A stunning finish from Guven Yalcin — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 72' Controversy at the stadium! Alvaro Carreras argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 76' It’s gonna be a card for Nico Mantl.
  • 76' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Angel di Maria departs to be replaced by Andrea Belotti.
  • 80' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Vangelis Pavlidis makes it 2-1.
  • 82' That is a card for FC Arouca. Jose Fontan will be fuming at that decision.
  • 83' A tactical swap from FC Arouca — Weverson on, Amadou Dante off on 83 minutes.
  • 84' Dylan Nandin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alfonso Trezza at the 84 minute mark.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Vangelis Pavlidis as he leaves the pitch. Leandro Barreiro Martins steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Loum Ndiaye. He replaces Taichi Fukui on 89 minute.
  • 90' Arthur Cabral gets the nod from Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He replaces Fredrik Aursnes and will look to change the dynamic.
  • It finishes all square. Sport Lisboa e Benfica and FC Arouca share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

FC Arouca Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vasco Seabra

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-04-13 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 FC Arouca 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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2025-04-13 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 FC Arouca D 2025-04-06 FC Porto 1–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2025-04-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–2 SC Farense W 2025-03-28 Gil Vicente FC 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2025-03-16 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2025-03-11 FC Barcelona 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L

FC Arouca Form

2025-04-13 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 FC Arouca D 2025-04-05 FC Arouca 1–2 FC Famalicão L 2025-03-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 FC Arouca L 2025-03-16 FC Arouca 1–1 GD Estoril Praia D 2025-03-08 AVS 0–1 FC Arouca W 2025-03-01 FC Arouca 0–2 FC Porto L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.99 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 FC Arouca xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica72% Draw16% FC Arouca12%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
89%
Draw or FC Arouca
28%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or FC Arouca
84%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica57% Draw32% FC Arouca11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
8.6%
3 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
8%
1 – 1
6.3%
4 – 0
6%
4 – 1
6%
1 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
4%
5 – 0
3.6%
5 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push FC Arouca covers
-2.5 37% — 63%
-2 37% 20% 43%
-1.5 57% — 43%
-1 57% 19% 24%
-0.5 76% — 24%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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