Arouca vs Benfica

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Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 26
Regular Season Table
Arouca 9 Β· Benfica 3
Referee Stats
11 matches Β· 5.27 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.27
Reds avg 0.18
Penalties avg 0.09
Over 4.5 cards 55%
Home wins 9%
Draws 27%
Away wins 64%

Team Overview

Arouca (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 7-4-6

Goals For / Against

27 / 30
Avg: 1.59 / 1.76

Points

25
Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

4
Benfica (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 12-5-0

Goals For / Against

33 / 12
Avg: 1.94 / 0.71

Points

41
Avg: 2.41

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.47
PPG
2.41
1.59
GF
1.94
1.76
GA
0.71
71%
O2.5
71%
59%
BTTS
59%
53%
Score 1st
59%

League-position context

Arouca rank9th
Benfica rank3rd
Arouca points42
Benfica points80
Arouca: #9 Β· 42 pts Β· GD -17
40 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Benfica: #3 Β· 80 pts Β· GD +49
2 pts off the top 2. 38 pts above the play-off edge. 50 pts clear of the relegation zone.
38-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Arouca last 5 home

W D W W L
Points10/15
Weighted index76
Goals10-7
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Benfica last 5 away

W D W D W
Points11/15
Weighted index73
Goals10-6
Record3-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Arouca trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 100% Β· Over 1.5 88% Β· Over 3.5 53% Β· 1H BTTS 18%

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.547%
Also: Over 0.5 88% Β· Over 1.5 82% Β· Over 3.5 24% Β· 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Arouca score at home76%
Arouca clean sheet at home18%
Benfica score away88%
Benfica clean sheet away41%

First-goal patterns

Arouca score first53%
Arouca win after scoring first56%
Benfica score first59%
Benfica win after scoring first60%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Arouca 29% Β· Benfica 100%
Avg first goal minute: Arouca 30.9' Β· Benfica 36.1'

Vs league average

Arouca score at home1.59 vs 1.50
Arouca concede at home1.76 vs 1.19
Benfica score away1.94 vs 1.19
Benfica concede away0.71 vs 1.50
Arouca score 6% above league average, while Benfica score 64% above league average.
Defensive side: Arouca are 49% above league average at home, and Benfica are 53% 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: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
0-15 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
31-45 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
46-60 6
76-90+ 6
31-45 5
61-75 4
16-30 3

Benfica goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
31-45 4
61-75 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
31-45 2
61-75 2
46-60 1
0-15 0

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins12
Over 2.5 Goals10 (71.4%)
BTTS4 (28.6%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals4 (57.1%)
BTTS2 (28.6%)

Arouca vs Benfica Head-to-Head History by Season