Arouca vs Benfica

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🕒 Sat, 06 Jan 2024 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio Municipal de Arouca 🧑‍⚖️ Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 16

Regular Season Table

Arouca 7 · Benfica 2

Referee Stats

Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo

16 matches · 5.13 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.13
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.31
Over 4.5 cards	69%
Home wins	13%
Draws	31%
Away wins	56%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-11).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
Benfica had the sharper finishing (1-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Arouca (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-7

Goals For / Against

26 / 26

Avg: 1.53 / 1.53

Points

Avg: 1.41

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Benfica (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-3-4

Goals For / Against

25 / 20

Avg: 1.56 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.41

PPG

1.88

1.53

1.56

1.53

1.25

65%

O2.5

56%

47%

BTTS

50%

35%

Score 1st

75%

League-position context

Arouca rank7th

Benfica rank2nd

Arouca points43

Benfica points77

Arouca: #7 · 43 pts · GD +1

34 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Benfica: #2 · 77 pts · GD +46

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 39 pts above the play-off edge. 46 pts clear of the relegation zone.

34-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Arouca last 5 home

L D W W L

Points7/15

Weighted index42

Goals5-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Benfica last 5 away

D L W L W

Points7/15

Weighted index38

Goals6-6

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Arouca trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 18%

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 19%

Scoring reliability

Arouca score at home59%

Arouca clean sheet at home18%

Benfica score away81%

Benfica clean sheet away38%

First-goal patterns

Arouca score first35%

Arouca win after scoring first83%

Benfica score first75%

Benfica win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Arouca 40% · Benfica 25%

Avg first goal minute: Arouca 27.3' · Benfica 34.6'

Vs league average

Arouca score at home1.53 vs 1.60

Arouca concede at home1.53 vs 1.26

Benfica score away1.56 vs 1.26

Benfica concede away1.25 vs 1.60

Arouca score 5% below league average, while Benfica score 24% above league average.

Defensive side: Arouca are 22% above league average at home, and Benfica are 22% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Arouca goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

61-75 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 10

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

31-45 4

61-75 3

16-30 2

Benfica goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

46-60 5

16-30 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 5

46-60 4

16-30 2

31-45 2

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

533

502

Passes Accurate

438

410

Passes %

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

14'

14' Javi Montero

39' ⚽

⚽

39' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Rafa

Normal Goal

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

O. Kökçü

Normal Goal · Assist: Rafa

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ VAR

O. Kökçü

Goal confirmed

72'

72' Arthur Cabral

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Arthur Cabral

1st substitution · For: P. Musa

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Jason

1st substitution · For: A. Bukia

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Rafa Mujica

2nd substitution · For: B. Michel

76'

76' E. Kouassi

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ João Mário

2nd substitution · For: Florentino

79'

79' Florentino

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ E. Kouassi

3rd substitution · For: Pedro Santos

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ M. Sylla

4th substitution · For: A. Trezza

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ Goal · 0-4

P. Musa

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Kökçü

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ F. Aursnes

3rd substitution · For: Tomás Araújo

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Rafa

4th substitution · For: Tiago Gouveia

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Á. Di María

5th substitution · For: Gonçalo Guedes

Arouca vs Benfica 0-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Benfica beat Arouca 3-0 on Saturday, 06 January 2024 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo. It was played at Estádio Municipal de Arouca.

First half: Javi Montero received a yellow card for Arouca at 14'. Benfica took the lead at 39' when Rafa scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Benfica extended the lead at 47' when O. Kökçü scored, with the assist credited to Rafa, making the score 0-2. VAR intervened at 49' for Benfica (Goal confirmed). Arthur Cabral received a yellow card for Benfica at 72'. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 72', with Arthur Cabral replacing P. Musa. Arouca made their 1st substitution at 73', with Jason replacing A. Bukia. Arouca made their 2nd substitution at 73', with Rafa Mujica replacing B. Michel. E. Kouassi received a yellow card for Arouca at 76'. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 78', with João Mário replacing Florentino. Florentino received a yellow card for Benfica at 79'. Arouca made their 3rd substitution at 80', with E. Kouassi replacing Pedro Santos. Arouca made their 4th substitution at 84', with M. Sylla replacing A. Trezza. Benfica extended the lead at 85' when P. Musa scored, with the assist credited to O. Kökçü, making the score 0-4. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 86', with F. Aursnes replacing Tomás Araújo. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 87', with Rafa replacing Tiago Gouveia. Benfica made their 5th substitution at 87', with Á. Di María replacing Gonçalo Guedes.

Arouca used 4 substitutions while Benfica used 5 substitutions. Arouca got 2 yellow cards, while Benfica got 2 yellow cards.