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Arouca vs Benfica: result 1-2 and analysis

Primeira LigaRegular Season - 4Kick-off on September 9, 2016 at 07:30 PM (UTC)Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca

Arouca
1-2
Benfica

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What was the result of Arouca vs Benfica?

Benfica won 1-2 on September 9, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 16′Nélson SemedoBenfica
  • 51′Lisandro LópezBenfica
  • 56′W. GonzálezArouca

Official lineup for Arouca vs Benfica

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Arouca

4-3-3
  1. 9M. de Jesús
  2. 87Zequinha
  3. 12Mateus
  1. 50Rafael Crivellaro
  2. 26André Santos
  3. 66Nuno Miguel Prata Coelho
  1. 7Artur
  2. 3Hugo Basto
  3. 33Jubal
  4. 5Anderson Luis Ribeiro Pereira
  1. 1Rafael Bracali

Benfica

4-4-2
  1. 20Gonçalo Guedes
  2. 8André Horta
  1. 27Rafa
  2. 18E. Salvio
  3. 21Pizzi
  4. 5L. Fejsa
  1. 50Nélson Semedo
  2. 3Álex Grimaldo
  3. 2Lisandro López
  4. 33Jardel
  1. 12Júlio César
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Arouca have 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; Benfica have 11, 2 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Arouca
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 28, 2016Vitoria Setubal(away)0-2Primeira Liga
Aug 25, 2016Olympiakos Piraeus(away)1-2UEFA Europa League
Aug 21, 2016Nacional(home)2-0Primeira Liga
Aug 18, 2016Olympiakos Piraeus(home)0-1UEFA Europa League
Aug 14, 2016Boavista(away)0-2Primeira Liga
Benfica
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 27, 2016Nacional(away)3-1Primeira Liga
Aug 23, 2016Dordoi Bishkek(away)1-2AFC Champions League Two
Aug 21, 2016Vitoria Setubal(home)1-1Primeira Liga
Aug 21, 2016Rovers(home)4-2AFC Champions League Two
Aug 13, 2016Tondela(away)2-0Primeira Liga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Arouca win, 1 draw, 4 Benfica wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 23, 2016Benfica 3-1 AroucaPrimeira Liga
Aug 23, 2015Arouca 1-0 BenficaPrimeira Liga
Mar 8, 2015Arouca 1-3 BenficaPrimeira Liga
Oct 5, 2014Benfica 4-0 AroucaPrimeira Liga
Apr 13, 2014Arouca 0-2 BenficaPrimeira Liga
Dec 6, 2013Benfica 2-2 AroucaPrimeira Liga

Last archived meeting: Benfica vs Arouca on Jan 23, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Arouca score 1.1 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.2 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Arouca1.11.357/156/15
Benfica2.20.959/159/15

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).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Benfica861124719
5Arouca842211714

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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

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