About Match
In the standings it is Arouca 5th on 10 points, Benfica 2nd on 16 — separated by 6. In league terms the two rates read 1.33/0.83 for Arouca and 3.5/0.67 for Benfica (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.4. Benfica would climb to 19 points with a win and up to 1st (other results held equal).
Momentum sits with Benfica, winners of their last seven, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Recent form is uneven: 7/15 points for Arouca, 15/15 for Benfica.
20 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Arouca 1, draws 2, Benfica 17, at 3.15 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 70% of the meetings produced three or more.
Estádio Municipal de Arouca in Arouca, capacity 5,600, hosts the game.