Arouca vs Benfica: result 0-3 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 18Kick-off on January 31, 2023 at 09:15 PM (UTC)Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca
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What was the result of Arouca vs Benfica?
Benfica won 0-3 on January 31, 2023.
Goalscorers
- 25′João MárioBenfica
- 54′João MárioBenfica
- 80′P. MusaBenfica
Official lineup for Arouca vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Arouca
4-4-1-1- 18B. Michel
- 10A. Ruiz
- 11Antony
- 23I. Soro
- 5David Simão
- 2M. Sylla
- 6Quaresma
- 3J. Opoku
- 13João Basso
- 21B. Milovanov
- 12I. de Arruabarrena
Benfica
4-2-3-1- 15Gonçalo Guedes
- 8F. Aursnes
- 7David Neres
- 20João Mário
- 22Chiquinho
- 61Florentino
- 3Álex Grimaldo
- 30N. Otamendi
- 66António Silva
- 6A. Bah
- 99O. Vlachodimos
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Arouca have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2023 | Sporting CP(home) | 1-2 | Taça da Liga |
| Jan 20, 2023 | Portimonense(home) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 15, 2023 | Chaves(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 11, 2023 | FC Porto(away) | 0-4 | Taça de Portugal |
| Jan 7, 2023 | Estoril(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2023 | Pacos Ferreira(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 21, 2023 | Santa Clara(away) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 15, 2023 | Sporting CP(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Varzim(away) | 2-0 | Taça de Portugal |
| Jan 6, 2023 | Portimonense(home) | 1-0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Arouca 1-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Arouca score 1.6 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.4 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arouca | 1.6 | 1.2 | 5 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Benfica | 2.4 | 0.8 | 7 | 6/15 | 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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