Arouca vs Benfica: result 0-2 and analysis
Taça da LigaGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on October 31, 2023 at 08:15 PM (UTC)Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca
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What was the result of Arouca vs Benfica?
Benfica won 0-2 on October 31, 2023.
Goalscorers
- 26′Á. Di MaríaBenfica
- 74′Arthur CabralBenfica
Official lineup for Arouca vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Arouca
4-2-3-1- 19Rafa Mujica
- 9A. Trezza
- 2M. Sylla
- 10Jason
- 8E. Kouassi
- 5David Simão
- 26Weverson
- 4Javi Montero
- 64Rafael Fernandes
- 28Tiago Esgaio
- 16Thiago
Benfica
3-4-3- 27Rafa
- 17Gonçalo Guedes
- 11Á. Di María
- 8F. Aursnes
- 20João Mário
- 61Florentino
- 87João Neves
- 5Morato
- 30N. Otamendi
- 4António Silva
- 1A. Trubin
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Arouca have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Benfica have 9, 1 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2023 | Moreirense(home) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Felgueiras 1932(away) | 3-1 | Taça de Portugal |
| Oct 8, 2023 | Sporting CP(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 1, 2023 | Chaves(home) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 26, 2023 | AVS(away) | 2-1 | Taça da Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2023 | Casa Pia(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Real Sociedad(home) | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Lusitânia(away) | 4-1 | Taça de Portugal |
| Oct 7, 2023 | Estoril(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 3, 2023 | Inter(away) | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Arouca wins, 0 draws, 6 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2023 | Arouca 0-3 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Benfica 4-0 Arouca | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 21, 2022 | Arouca 0-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 14, 2021 | Benfica 2-0 Arouca | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 22, 2018 | Benfica 2-1 Arouca | Taça de Portugal |
| Feb 10, 2017 | Benfica 3-0 Arouca | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Arouca score 1.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 1.7 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arouca | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
| Benfica | 1.7 | 1.0 | 5 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy