Arouca vs Benfica: result 1-0 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 23, 2015 at 06:15 PM (UTC)Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca
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What was the result of Arouca vs Benfica?
Arouca won 1-0 on August 23, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 3′RobertoArouca
Official lineup for Arouca vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Arouca
- 17Roberto
- 7Artur
- 8David Simão
- 11Ivo Rodrigues
- 50Nuno Valente
- 66Nuno Miguel Prata Coelho
- 3Hugo Basto
- 4J. Velázquez
- 6Lucas Lima
- 13Jaílson
- 1Rafael Bracali
Benfica
- 11Konstantinos Mitroglou
- 15O. John
- 17Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 7A. Samaris
- 10N. Gaitán
- 21Pizzi
- 2Lisandro López
- 4Luisão
- 19Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
- 50Nélson Semedo
- 12Júlio César
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Arouca have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats; Benfica have 12, 2 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2015 | Moreirense(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| May 23, 2015 | Moreirense(home) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| May 17, 2015 | Vitoria Setubal(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| May 10, 2015 | Boavista(home) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| May 3, 2015 | Maritimo(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2015 | Estoril(home) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| May 23, 2015 | Maritimo(home) | 4-1 | Primeira Liga |
| May 17, 2015 | Guimaraes(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| May 9, 2015 | Penafiel(home) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| May 2, 2015 | GIL Vicente(away) | 5-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 0 Arouca wins, 1 draw, 3 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2015 | Arouca 1-3 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 5, 2014 | Benfica 4-0 Arouca | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 13, 2014 | Arouca 0-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 6, 2013 | Benfica 2-2 Arouca | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Arouca score 0.9 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 3.0 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arouca | 0.9 | 1.2 | 4 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
| Benfica | 3.0 | 0.5 | 9 | 6/15 | 11/15 |
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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