Benfica vs Arouca

2 - 2

🕒 Sun, 13 Apr 2025 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Antonio Nobre 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Benfica 2 · Arouca 11

Referee Stats

Antonio Nobre

19 matches · 4.16 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.16
Reds avg	0.16
Penalties avg	0.58
Over 4.5 cards	42%
Home wins	42%
Draws	47%
Away wins	11%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Benfica outshot their opponent (26-8).
Benfica controlled possession (55%).

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-2-1

Goals For / Against

52 / 12

Avg: 3.06 / 0.71

Points

Avg: 2.59

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Arouca (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-5-8

Goals For / Against

19 / 30

Avg: 1.12 / 1.76

Points

Avg: 1.00

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

2.59

PPG

1.00

3.06

1.12

0.71

1.76

82%

O2.5

65%

47%

BTTS

65%

76%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Benfica rank2nd

Arouca rank11th

Benfica points80

Arouca points38

Benfica: #2 · 80 pts · GD +56

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 35 pts above the play-off edge. 51 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Arouca: #11 · 38 pts · GD -14

42 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Benfica last 5 home

D W D W W

Points11/15

Weighted index64

Goals15-5

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 last 5 away

D L D L W

Points5/15

Weighted index24

Goals5-7

Record1-2-2

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.582%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 29%

Arouca trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%

Benfica clean sheet at home53%

Arouca score away76%

Arouca clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first76%

Benfica win after scoring first92%

Arouca score first47%

Arouca win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 75% · Arouca 38%

Avg first goal minute: Benfica 23.9' · Arouca 31.3'

Vs league average

Benfica score at home3.06 vs 1.40

Benfica concede at home0.71 vs 1.17

Arouca score away1.12 vs 1.17

Arouca concede away1.76 vs 1.40

Benfica score 118% above league average, while Arouca score 4% below league average.

Defensive side: Benfica are 39% below league average at home, and Arouca are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Benfica goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 17

16-30 14

0-15 8

46-60 6

61-75 6

31-45 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

Arouca goal timing (away)

1H scored: 23% 2H scored: 77% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

61-75 7

76-90+ 6

0-15 3

16-30 3

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 7

16-30 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

422

352

Passes Accurate

331

267

Passes %

78%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

43'

43' Pedro Santos

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

O. Kökçü

Normal Goal · Assist: F. Aursnes

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ VAR

Jason

Penalty confirmed

72'

72' Álvaro Fernández

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

G. Yalçın

Penalty

76'

76' N. Mantl

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Á. Di María

1st substitution · For: A. Belotti

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Florentino

2nd substitution · For: A. Schjelderup

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

V. Pavlidis

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Kökçü

82'

82' José Fontán

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ A. Trezza

1st substitution · For: D. Nandín

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ A. Danté

2nd substitution · For: Weverson

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ G. Yalçın

3rd substitution · For: B. Mansilla

86' ⚽

⚽

86' ⚽ VAR

A. Schjelderup

Goal cancelled

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ K. Aktürkoğlu

3rd substitution · For: Bruma

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ V. Pavlidis

4th substitution · For: L. Barreiro

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ Jason

4th substitution · For: Miguel Puche

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ T. Fukui

5th substitution · For: M. Loum

90+5' ⚽

⚽

90+5' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

Weverson

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Nandín

90+7' ↑↓

↑↓

90+7' ⇄ F. Aursnes

5th substitution · For: Arthur Cabral

Benfica vs Arouca 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Benfica drew 2-2 with Arouca on Sunday, 13 April 2025 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Antonio Nobre. It was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz).

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Pedro Santos received a yellow card for Arouca at 43'.

Second half: Benfica took the lead at 60' when O. Kökçü scored, with the assist credited to F. Aursnes, making the score 1-0. VAR intervened at 68' for Arouca (Penalty confirmed). Álvaro Fernández received a yellow card for Benfica at 72'. Arouca leveled the score at 72' when G. Yalçın scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. N. Mantl received a yellow card for Arouca at 76'. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 76', with Á. Di María replacing A. Belotti. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 76', with Florentino replacing A. Schjelderup. Benfica took the lead at 79' when V. Pavlidis scored, with the assist credited to O. Kökçü, making the score 2-1. José Fontán received a yellow card for Arouca at 82'. Arouca made their 1st substitution at 83', with A. Trezza replacing D. Nandín. Arouca made their 2nd substitution at 83', with A. Danté replacing Weverson. Arouca made their 3rd substitution at 83', with G. Yalçın replacing B. Mansilla. VAR intervened at 86' for Benfica (Goal cancelled). Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 89', with K. Aktürkoğlu replacing Bruma. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 89', with V. Pavlidis replacing L. Barreiro. Arouca made their 4th substitution at 89', with Jason replacing Miguel Puche. Arouca made their 5th substitution at 89', with T. Fukui replacing M. Loum. Arouca scored late to reduce the deficit at 90+5' when Weverson scored, with the assist credited to D. Nandín, making the score 3-2. Benfica made their 5th substitution at 90+7', with F. Aursnes replacing Arthur Cabral.

Benfica used 5 substitutions while Arouca used 5 substitutions. Benfica got 1 yellow card, while Arouca got 3 yellow cards.