Arouca vs Benfica: result 1-3 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 24Kick-off on March 8, 2015 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca
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What was the result of Arouca vs Benfica?
Benfica won 1-3 on March 8, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 7′Iuri MedeirosArouca
- 51′Jonas Gonçalves OliveiraBenfica
- 56′Rodrigo José Lima Dos SantosBenfica
- 76′Rodrigo José Lima Dos SantosBenfica
Official lineup for Arouca vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Arouca
- 45Iuri Medeiros
- 71Roberto
- 6David Simão
- 7Artur
- 66Nuno Miguel Prata Coelho
- 2I. Balliu
- 3Hugo Basto
- 14Diego Fortunato Santos Queiroz
- 28J. Kayembe
- 55Nelsinho
- 1M. Goicoechea
Benfica
- 10N. Gaitán
- 11Rodrigo José Lima Dos Santos
- 17Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 7A. Samaris
- 18E. Salvio
- 21Pizzi
- 4Luisão
- 14M. Pereira
- 19Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
- 33Jardel
- 20Júlio César
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Arouca have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; Benfica have 11, 2 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2015 | Academica(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 22, 2015 | Rio Ave(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 15, 2015 | SC Braga(away) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 8, 2015 | Nacional(home) | 3-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 1, 2015 | Sporting CP(home) | 1-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2015 | Estoril(home) | 6-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 21, 2015 | Moreirense(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 15, 2015 | Vitoria Setubal(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 8, 2015 | Sporting CP(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 31, 2015 | Boavista(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 0 Arouca wins, 1 draw, 2 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 0.8 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.3 and concede 0.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arouca | 0.8 | 1.3 | 4 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
| Benfica | 2.3 | 0.3 | 11 | 2/15 | 8/15 |
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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