Benfica vs Arouca

5 - 0

🕒 Sat, 25 Oct 2025 20:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Helder Filipe Claudio Carvalho 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 9

Regular Season Table

Benfica 3 · Arouca 9

Referee Stats

Helder Filipe Claudio Carvalho

14 matches · 2.71 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.71
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.79
Over 4.5 cards	21%
Home wins	21%
Draws	43%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

Benfica outshot their opponent (17-5).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
Benfica had the sharper finishing (8-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-6-0

Goals For / Against

41 / 13

Avg: 2.41 / 0.76

Points

Avg: 2.29

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Arouca (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-2-10

Goals For / Against

20 / 34

Avg: 1.18 / 2.00

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

2.29

PPG

1.00

2.41

1.18

0.76

2.00

71%

O2.5

65%

59%

BTTS

53%

65%

Score 1st

29%

League-position context

Benfica rank3rd

Arouca rank9th

Benfica points80

Arouca points42

Benfica: #3 · 80 pts · GD +49

2 pts off the top 2. 38 pts above the play-off edge. 50 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Arouca: #9 · 42 pts · GD -17

40 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Benfica last 5 home

D W W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index73

Goals13-5

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

W L L W L

Points6/15

Weighted index47

Goals5-5

Record2-0-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 18%

Arouca trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%

Benfica clean sheet at home41%

Arouca score away71%

Arouca clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first65%

Benfica win after scoring first73%

Arouca score first29%

Arouca win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 100% · Arouca 33%

Avg first goal minute: Benfica 28.1' · Arouca 26.6'

Vs league average

Benfica score at home2.41 vs 1.50

Benfica concede at home0.76 vs 1.19

Arouca score away1.18 vs 1.19

Arouca concede away2.00 vs 1.50

Benfica score 61% above league average, while Arouca score 1% below league average.

Defensive side: Benfica are 36% below league average at home, and Arouca are 34% 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: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

16-30 8

76-90+ 8

46-60 6

0-15 5

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

Arouca goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

16-30 8

76-90+ 8

0-15 5

46-60 4

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

465

404

Passes Accurate

399

329

Passes %

86%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ VAR

H. Sudakov

Penalty confirmed

9' ⚽

⚽

9' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

V. Pavlidis

Penalty

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ VAR

G. Prestianni

Penalty confirmed

22' ⚽

⚽

22' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

V. Pavlidis

Penalty

43'

43' Tiago Esgaio

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

N. Otamendi

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Lukebakio

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ E. van Ee

1st substitution · For: Lee Hyun-Ju

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Pablo Gozálbez

2nd substitution · For: T. Fukui

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

V. Pavlidis

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Prestianni

59'

59' D. Lukebakio

62'

62' G. Prestianni

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ A. Trezza

3rd substitution · For: N. Djouahra

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ H. Sudakov

1st substitution · For: L. Barreiro

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ G. Prestianni

2nd substitution · For: A. Schjelderup

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ R. Rios

3rd substitution · For: João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ V. Pavlidis

4th substitution · For: F. Ivanović

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ D. Lukebakio

5th substitution · For: Ivan Lima

82'

82' Omar Fayed

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Barbero

4th substitution · For: B. Mansilla

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ Arnau Solà

5th substitution · For: A. Danté

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 5-0

F. Ivanović

Penalty

Benfica vs Arouca 5-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Benfica beat Arouca 5-0 on Saturday, 25 October 2025 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Helder Filipe Claudio Carvalho. It was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz).

First half: VAR intervened at 7' for Benfica (Penalty confirmed). Benfica took an early lead at 9' when V. Pavlidis scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. VAR intervened at 20' for Benfica (Penalty confirmed). Benfica extended the lead at 22' when V. Pavlidis scored (Penalty), making the score 2-0. Tiago Esgaio received a yellow card for Arouca at 43'. Benfica extended the lead at 45' when N. Otamendi scored, with the assist credited to D. Lukebakio, making the score 3-0.

Second half: Arouca made their 1st substitution at 46', with E. van Ee replacing Lee Hyun-Ju. Arouca made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Pablo Gozálbez replacing T. Fukui. Benfica extended the lead at 50' when V. Pavlidis scored, with the assist credited to G. Prestianni, making the score 4-0. D. Lukebakio received a yellow card for Benfica at 59'. G. Prestianni received a yellow card for Benfica at 62'. Arouca made their 3rd substitution at 62', with A. Trezza replacing N. Djouahra. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 63', with H. Sudakov replacing L. Barreiro. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 63', with G. Prestianni replacing A. Schjelderup. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 67', with R. Rios replacing João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 77', with V. Pavlidis replacing F. Ivanović. Benfica made their 5th substitution at 77', with D. Lukebakio replacing Ivan Lima. Omar Fayed received a yellow card for Arouca at 82'. Arouca made their 4th substitution at 86', with Barbero replacing B. Mansilla. Arouca made their 5th substitution at 89', with Arnau Solà replacing A. Danté. Benfica added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when F. Ivanović scored (Penalty), making the score 5-0.

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