Arouca vs Benfica: result 0-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 12Kick-off on December 1, 2024 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca
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What was the result of Arouca vs Benfica?
Benfica won 0-2 on December 1, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 12′José FontánBenfica (o.g.)
- 71′Á. Di MaríaBenfica (pen.)
Official lineup for Arouca vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Arouca
4-3-3- 10Jason
- 19A. Trezza
- 7Ivo Rodrigues
- 2M. Sylla
- 31M. Loum
- 5David Simão
- 27A. Danté
- 3José Fontán
- 73Chico Lamba
- 28Tiago Esgaio
- 58N. Mantl
Benfica
4-3-3- 17K. Aktürkoğlu
- 14V. Pavlidis
- 11Á. Di María
- 10O. Kökçü
- 61Florentino
- 8F. Aursnes
- 3Álvaro Fernández
- 30N. Otamendi
- 44Tomás Araújo
- 6A. Bah
- 1A. Trubin
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Arouca have 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats; Benfica have 12, 1 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2024 | Farense(home) | 1-2 | Taça de Portugal |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Famalicao(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 3, 2024 | SC Braga(home) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Estoril(away) | 1-4 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 20, 2024 | Maria da Fonte(away) | 5-0 | Taça de Portugal |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2024 | Monaco(away) | 3-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Estrela(home) | 7-0 | Taça de Portugal |
| Nov 10, 2024 | FC Porto(home) | 4-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Bayern München(away) | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Farense(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Arouca wins, 0 draws, 6 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2024 | Benfica 5-0 Arouca | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 6, 2024 | Arouca 0-3 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 31, 2023 | Arouca 0-2 Benfica | Taça da Liga |
| 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 |
How many goals should we expect?
Arouca score 0.9 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 3.1 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arouca | 0.9 | 1.7 | 4 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
| Benfica | 3.1 | 0.8 | 6 | 8/15 | 12/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Arouca sit 5th in Primeira Liga (14 points from 8 matches) and Benfica sit 2nd (19 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Benfica | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | Arouca | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 14 |
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