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Arouca vs Benfica Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–01 – 2

Iván Barbero 7′ (pen)11th

3rdRichard Ríos 50′Franjo Ivanović 90+6′

Player of the matchAnatoliy TrubinSLB · 105′ played · 5 saves · 8 recoveries · 1 duels won

7.6
Possession
39%61%
Shots · on target in brackets
12 (6)22 (5)
Corners
215
Table · 26 v 62 pts
11th3rd

Liga PortugalMatchday 26Estádio Municipal de AroucaRef D. Oliveira Silva

Events

ARO 1–2 SLB · 5–5 yellow · 1–1 red
  1. Full time 1–2
  2. Anatoliy TrubinYellow card
  3. Gianluca PrestianniYellow card
  4. Vangelis PavlidisYellow card
  5. Alfonso TrezzaRed card
  6. Amar DedićRed card
  7. Franjo Ivanović1–2Goal · right foot · assist Gianluca Prestianni
  8. Anísiofor Andreas Schjelderup
  9. Ignacio de ArruabarrenaYellow card
  10. Boris Popovićfor Javi Sánchez
  11. Dylan Nandínfor Iván Barbero
  12. Pablo GozálbezYellow card
  13. José Silvafor Diogo Monteiro
  14. Miguel Puchefor Naïs Djouahra
  15. Georgiy Sudakovfor Rafa Silva
  16. Gianluca Prestiannifor Dodi Lukébakio
  17. +Franjo Ivanovićfor António Silva · injury
  18. Amar Dedićfor Alexander Bah
  19. Pablo Gozálbezfor Hyun-ju Lee
  20. António SilvaYellow card
  21. Richard RíosYellow card
  22. Richard Ríos1–1Goal · header · assist Andreas Schjelderup
  23. Hyun-ju LeeYellow card
  24. Half-time 1–0
  25. Iván BarberoYellow card
  26. Javi SánchezYellow card
  27. Iván Barbero1–0Penalty goal · right foot

Head-to-head

20 meetings on record since 2010

1-2-17Arouca W-D-L · goals 10:56

1 ARO2 draws17 SLB
With Arouca at home
1-0-8 (3:19)
Goals per meeting
3.3
Over 2.5 goals
70%
Both teams scored
35%
Won by the host
50%
Last 5 (Arouca)
0W 1D 4L · 3.8 goals/game
  1. Benfica5–0AroucaLiga Portugal
  2. Benfica2–2AroucaLiga Portugal
  3. Arouca0–2BenficaLiga Portugal
  4. Benfica5–0AroucaLiga Portugal
  5. Arouca0–3BenficaLiga Portugal
Show all 20 meetings
  1. Arouca0–2BenficaTaça da Liga
  2. Arouca0–3BenficaLiga Portugal
  3. Benfica4–0AroucaLiga Portugal
  4. Arouca0–2BenficaLiga Portugal
  5. Benfica2–0AroucaLiga Portugal
  6. Benfica2–1AroucaTaça De Portugal
  7. Benfica3–0AroucaLiga Portugal
  8. Arouca1–2BenficaLiga Portugal
  9. Benfica3–1AroucaLiga Portugal
  10. Arouca1–0BenficaLiga Portugal
  11. Arouca1–3BenficaLiga Portugal
  12. Benfica4–0AroucaLiga Portugal
  13. Arouca0–2BenficaLiga Portugal
  14. Benfica2–2AroucaLiga Portugal
  15. Benfica5–1AroucaTaça De Portugal
  1. AroucanextBenficaLiga Portugal
  2. BenficanextAroucaLiga Portugal

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Arouca8d restARO +2d rest6d restBenfica
  1. 2-2D28 Dec
  2. 1-3L3 Jan
  3. 1-0W17 Jan
  4. 1-2L24 Jan
  5. 3-0W31 Jan
  6. 3-2W7 Feb
  7. 2-3L14 Feb
  8. 3-0W21 Feb
  9. 1-3L27 Feb
  10. 0-1L6 Mar

4-1-5goals 17:161.30pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 4-0W25 Jan
  2. 4-2W28 Jan
  3. 0-0D1 Feb
  4. 2-1W8 Feb
  5. 2-1W13 Feb
  6. 0-1L17 Feb
  7. 3-0W21 Feb
  8. 1-2L25 Feb
  9. 2-1W2 Mar
  10. 2-2D8 Mar

6-2-2goals 20:102.00pts/game

  1. AFamalicão0–1
  2. APorto1–3
  3. HNacional3–0
  4. ACasa Pia2–3
  5. HVitória Guimarães3–2

latest 5

  1. HPorto2–2
  2. AGil Vicente2–1
  3. AReal Madrid1–2
  4. HAVS3–0
  5. HReal Madrid0–1
Show older matches
  1. ARio Ave3–0
  2. HSporting CP1–2
  3. AAVS1–0
  4. ATondela1–3
  5. HGil Vicente2–2

older

  1. ASanta Clara2–1
  2. HAlverca2–1
  3. ATondela0–0
  4. HReal Madrid4–2
  5. HEstrela Amadora4–0

Matchday 26

Liga Portugal · the other 8 games
  1. Vitória Guimarães1–2Famalicão
  2. Gil Vicente2–2Alverca
  3. Nacional2–0Estoril
  4. AVS0–1Santa Clara
  5. Rio Ave3–3Estrela Amadora
  6. Porto2–1Moreirense
  7. Casa Pia0–1Sporting Braga
  8. Sporting CP2–2Tondela
Liga Portugal fixtures and results →

What stands out

  • 90'winning goal

    Franjo Ivanović's 90th-minute goal decided the match.Score by goal: 7' 1-0, 50' 1-1, 90+6' 1-2.

  • 2-1from 0-1 down

    Benfica won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.Score by goal: 7' 1-0, 50' 1-1, 90+6' 1-2.

Team stats

44 figures
Aroucafull timeBenfica
  1. 39%Possession61%
  2. 12Shots22
  3. 6Shots on target5
  4. 4Big chances4
  5. 2Corners15
  6. 297Passes444
  7. 18Fouls11
  8. 5Yellow cards5
All 44 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 7Accurate crosses11
  3. 65Attacks100
  4. 3Big chances missed2
  5. 11Crosses33
  6. 16Dangerous attacks74
  7. 15Dribble attempts18
  8. 0Offsides5
  9. 50%Shot accuracy23%
  10. 3Shots blocked8
  11. 10Shots inside box17
  12. 3Shots off target9
  13. 2Shots outside box5
  14. 7Successful dribbles11
  15. Passing
  16. 13Accurate long passes26
  17. 227Accurate passes371
  18. 86%Forward passes %80%
  19. 9Key passes19
  20. 31%Long pass accuracy53%
  21. 42Long passes49
  22. 76%Pass accuracy84%
  23. 36Passes in final third67
  24. Defence
  25. 39Ball recoveries46
  26. 66Ball safe57
  27. 18Goal kicks4
  28. 11Headers won14
  29. 7Interceptions6
  30. 3Saves5
  31. 13Tackles18
  32. Discipline
  33. 10Free kicks17
  34. 1Red cards1
  35. Other
  36. 6Counter Attacks6
  37. 0Injuries1
  38. 1Penalties0
  39. 111Possession lost127
  40. 5Substitutions5
  41. 13Throw-ins22

Top ratings

XI avg 6.55 v 7.10
  1. Anatoliy TrubinSLB7.6
  2. Andreas SchjelderupSLB7.5
  3. Samuel DahlSLB7.4
  4. Tomás AraújoSLB7.4
  5. Richard RíosSLB7.3

Player leaders

this match

Passes

  1. Tomás AraújoSLB67/74
  2. António SilvaSLB52/62
  3. Samuel DahlSLB48/56

Progressive passes

  1. Samuel DahlSLB50 (89%)
  2. José FontánARO45 (92%)
  3. Javi SánchezARO41 (98%)

Final-third passes

  1. Samuel DahlSLB13
  2. Tomás AraújoSLB12
  3. António SilvaSLB10

Ball recoveries

  1. Anatoliy TrubinSLB8
  2. Samuel DahlSLB7
  3. Espen van EeARO7

Duels won

  1. Richard RíosSLB9/15
  2. Espen van EeARO8/13
  3. Samuel DahlSLB7/10

Dribbles

  1. Samuel DahlSLB2/2
  2. Richard RíosSLB2/3
  3. Dodi LukébakioSLB2/4

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Aroucaall competitionsBenfica
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3Goals per game (both sides)2.87
  3. 73%Over 1.580%
  4. 73%Over 2.567%
  5. 47%Over 3.533%
  6. 53%Both teams scored53%
  7. 33%Clean sheets27%
  8. 20%Failed to score27%
  9. Arouca at home v Benfica away
  10. 6Played7
  11. 3Won3
  12. 1Drawn1
  13. 2Lost3
  14. 10-10Goals (for-against)7-7
  15. 1.67Points per game1.43
  16. 83%Over 2.543%
  17. 33%Clean sheets29%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 14 games each
  19. 7-121st-half goals (for-against)14-8
  20. 11-102nd-half goals (for-against)10-8
  21. 61%Goals after half-time42%
  22. 71%Goal before half-time79%
  23. 4-4-6Half-time W-D-L7-4-3

How we calculate this

Match info

Competition
Liga Portugal
Season
2025/2026 · Matchday 26 of 34
Kick-off
Venue
Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca
Capacity
5,600 · grass
Weather
10 °C · light rain · humidity 94%
Referee
D. Oliveira Silva
ARO coach
Vasco Freire De Seabra (1.21 PPG)
SLB coach
José Mourinho (2.02 PPG)

Match summary

Benfica beat Arouca 2-1 in the Liga Portugal.

Before kickoff, Benfica (3rd, 59 pts) were 33 points ahead of Arouca (11th, 26 pts). Benfica won 17 of the 20 previous meetings on record.

Goals came from Iván Barbero (7') for Arouca and Richard Ríos (50') and Franjo Ivanović (90') for Benfica.

Arouca — live results and scheduleBenfica — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Arouca4-2-3-16.55 avg rating 7.104-2-3-1Benfica
  1. 126.5Ignacio de ArruabarrenaYC 105′
  1. 66.8Diogo Monteiro↓75′
  2. 156.4Javi SánchezYC ↓79′
  3. 36.5José Fontán105′
  4. 256.3Bas Kuipers105′
  1. 226.8Espen van Ee105′
  2. 216.9Taichi Fukui105′
  1. 196.4Alfonso TrezzaRC 102′
  2. 146.1Hyun-ju LeeYC ↓70′
  3. 76.5Naïs Djouahra↓75′
  1. 176.7Iván BarberoG YC ↓79′
  1. 17.6Anatoliy TrubinYC 105′
  1. 267.4Samuel Dahl105′
  2. 46.4António SilvaYC ↓74′+
  3. 447.4Tomás Araújo105′
  4. 66.7Alexander Bah↓73′
  1. 207.3Richard RíosG YC 105′
  2. 187.0Leandro Barreiro105′
  1. 217.5Andreas SchjelderupA ↓85′
  2. 277.0Rafa Silva↓74′
  3. 117.0Dodi Lukébakio↓74′
  1. 146.8Vangelis PavlidisYC 105′
  1. 2José SilvaDF · ↑75′6.1
  2. 5Boris PopovićDF · ↑79′6.4
  3. 10Pablo GozálbezMF · YC ↑70′6.8
  4. 11Miguel PucheFW · ↑75′6.8
  5. 23Dylan NandínFW · ↑79′6.5
  6. 1João ValidoGK
  7. 20Yellu SantiagoMF
  8. 24Brian MansillaFW
  9. 44Amadou DanteDF

SubstitutesCoaches: Vasco Freire De Seabra (1.21 PPG) · José Mourinho (2.02 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 9Franjo IvanovićFW · G ↑74′7.3
  2. 10Georgiy SudakovMF · ↑74′6.8
  3. 17Amar DedićDF · RC ↑73′3.1
  4. 25Gianluca PrestianniFW · A YC ↑74′7.2
  5. 72AnísioFW · ↑85′6.9
  6. 16Manu SilvaMF
  7. 24Samuel SoaresGK
  8. 64Gonçalo OliveiraDF
  9. 73Miguel FigueiredoMF

Table after full time

Liga Portugal 2025/2026
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Porto2521-3-149:10+39661st
2Sporting CP2519-5-164:14+50622nd
3Benfica2618-8-055:17+38623rd
4Sporting Braga2513-7-552:25+27464th
5Gil Vicente2611-9-639:27+12425th
9Vitória Guimarães269-5-1229:39-10329th
10Alverca267-8-1126:41-152910th
11Arouca267-5-1433:55-222611th
12Estrela Amadora255-10-1028:43-152512th
13Casa Pia255-9-1126:44-182413th
18AVS251-7-1718:57-391018th
Arouca
11th26 → 26 pts
Benfica
3rd59 → 62 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

18%Model · draw 21%61%

Projected goals
1.02 – 2.04total 3.06 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–2 10%1–1 9.7%0–2 9.7%
OutcomeModelHappened
Arouca win18%No
Draw21%No
Benfica win61%Yes
Over 1.5 goals81%Yes
Over 2.5 goals59%Yes
Over 3.5 goals36%No
Both teams to score56%Yes
Arouca clean sheet13%No
Benfica clean sheet36%No

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

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