Match summary
Before kickoff, Benfica (3rd, 59 pts) were 33 points ahead of Arouca (11th, 26 pts). Benfica won 16 of the 19 previous meetings on record.
Arouca vs Benfica in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Franjo Ivanović's 90th-minute goal decided the match.Benfica's goal 2 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-1 final score.
- Benfica won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 7th minute; timeline of 3 goals matches the final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Arouca2W 0D 3L
AroucaBenfica
6Pointsof 157
9Goals scored8
9Goals conceded6
1Clean sheets1
0Scored in a row4
0Unbeaten in a row2
2Without a win1
2Conceded in a row3
Head to head19 meetings · Dec 2013 – Oct 2025
- Arouca wins
- 1
- Draws
- 2
- Benfica wins
- 16
3.16goals per meeting
32%both teams scored
68%3+ goals
47%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsArouca 0W 1D 4L · 3.8 goals per game
Meetings
- Liga PortugalBenfica5-0Arouca
- Liga PortugalBenfica2-2Arouca
- Liga PortugalArouca0-2Benfica
- Liga PortugalBenfica5-0Arouca
- Liga PortugalArouca0-3Benfica
Show all 19 meetings
- Taça da LigaArouca0-2Benfica
- Liga PortugalArouca0-3Benfica
- Liga PortugalBenfica4-0Arouca
- Liga PortugalArouca0-2Benfica
- Liga PortugalBenfica2-0Arouca
- Taça De PortugalBenfica2-1Arouca
- Liga PortugalBenfica3-0Arouca
- Liga PortugalArouca1-2Benfica
- Liga PortugalBenfica3-1Arouca
- Liga PortugalArouca1-0Benfica
- Liga PortugalArouca1-3Benfica
- Liga PortugalBenfica4-0Arouca
- Liga PortugalArouca0-2Benfica
- Liga PortugalBenfica2-2Arouca
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 227 earlier results
AroucaBenfica
#11Position#3
26Points25 v 25 games59
-21Goal difference+37
1.28Scored per gameleague avg 1.362.12
2.12Conceded per game0.64
#6Form table position#1
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
AroucaBenfica
- 90+11'Yellow Card · Benfica · Gianluca Prestianni
- 90+11'Yellow Card · Benfica · Anatoliy Trubin
- 90+9'Yellow Card · Benfica · Vangelis Pavlidis
- Red Card · Arouca · Alfonso Trezza90+8'
- 90+8'Red Card · Benfica · Amar Dedić
- 90+6'Goal · Benfica · Franjo Ivanović1-2
- 85'Substitution · Benfica · Anísio · InOut: Andreas Schjelderup
- Yellow Card · Arouca · Ignacio de Arruabarrena80'
- Substitution · Arouca · Boris Popović · InOut: Javi Sánchez79'
- Substitution · Arouca · Dylan Nandín · InOut: Iván Barbero79'
- Yellow Card · Arouca · Pablo Gozálbez77'
- Substitution · Arouca · José Silva · InOut: Diogo Monteiro75'
- Substitution · Arouca · Miguel Puche · InOut: Naïs Djouahra75'
- 74'Substitution · Benfica · Gianluca Prestianni · InOut: Dodi Lukébakio
- 74'Substitution · Benfica · Georgiy Sudakov · InOut: Rafa Silva
- 74'Substitution · Benfica · Franjo Ivanović · InOut: António Silva
- 73'Substitution · Benfica · Amar Dedić · InOut: Alexander Bah
- Substitution · Arouca · Pablo Gozálbez · InOut: Hyun-ju Lee70'
- 59'Yellow Card · Benfica · António Silva
- 59'Yellow Card · Benfica · Richard Ríos
- 50'Goal · Benfica · Richard Ríos1-1
- Yellow Card · Arouca · Hyun-ju Lee48'
- Yellow Card · Arouca · Iván Barbero45+3'
- Yellow Card · Arouca · Javi Sánchez22'
- Penalty · Arouca · Iván Barbero1-0 · Penalty7'
- VAR Decision · Arouca · Iván BarberoVAR Decision5'
Match Statistics
Match stats
AroucaBenfica
39%Ball Possession61%
12Shots Total22
6Shots On Target5
2Corners15
18Fouls11
5Yellow Cards5
0Offsides5
3Saves5
297Passes444
3Shots Off Target9
65Attacks100
16Dangerous Attacks74
10Shots Inside Box17
2Shots Outside Box5
1Goals2
10Free Kicks17
3Shots Blocked8
5Substitutions5
13Tackles18
0Assists2
227Accurate Passes371
1Red Cards1
0Injuries1
11Total Crosses33
7Accurate Crosses11
7Interceptions6
4Big Chances Created4
3Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 26(81%) | 2 | 3/6 | |
| 6.8 | 20' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 8(67%) | - | 2/3 | |
| 6.8 | 15' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 4/5 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(88%) | 4 | 8/13 | |
| 6.8 | 75' | 0 | 0 | - | 20(60%) | 1 | 5/8 | |
| 6.7 | 79' | 1 | 0 | 1/4 | 16(75%) | - | 5/17 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 49(86%) | - | 3/8 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 39(69%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.5 | 75' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 21(70%) | 3 | 4/9 | |
| 6.5 | 11' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 3(100%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
| 6.4 | 11' | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 15(60%) | - | 2/10 | |
| 6.4 | 79' | 0 | 0 | - | 42(86%) | - | 0/2 | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 16(81%) | - | 2/4 | |
| 6.1 | 70' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 9(78%) | 1 | 1/7 | |
| 6.1 | 15' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(33%) | - | 0/2 |