Match Report
Benfica, 3rd with 80 points, sat 38 points above Arouca (8th, 42). On the form table Arouca stood 4th over the last five rounds, despite being 8th overall. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Arouca ran at 1.38 scored and 1.88 conceded, Benfica at 2.18 and 0.74.
GioScore's database holds 19 meetings between the two: 1 for Arouca, 16 for Benfica and 2 drawn, at 3.16 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 68% of meetings brought at least three goals.
Estádio Municipal de Arouca staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,600. Arouca led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Arouca: Iván Barbero (7') · Benfica: Richard Ríos (50'), Franjo Ivanović (90')
Key stats
Possession: Arouca 39% · Benfica 61% · Total shots: 12-22 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 2-15