Arouca vs Benfica
Ref: J. BessaEstádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca · 7,000 cap
Match recap
Benfica beat Arouca 2–1 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Barbero scored for Arouca; Rios and Ivanović replied for Benfica. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.50 for Arouca versus 2.09 for Benfica. Arouca sit 8th in the Primeira Liga table while Benfica are 3rd.
First Half
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⚽
Barbero
Penalty
Javi Sánchez
Yellow Card
Barbero
Yellow Card
Second Half
Lee Hyun-Ju
Yellow Card
50'
⚽
Rios
Assist: Schjelderup
59'
António Silva
Yellow Card
59'
Rios
Yellow Card
⇄
Lee Hyun-Ju
73'
⇄
Rafa
73'
⇄
Bah
74'
⇄
Lukebakio
74'
⇄
António Silva
⇄
Djouahra
⇄
Monteiro
Gozálbez
Yellow Card
⇄
Barbero
⇄
Javi Sánchez
de Arruabarrena
Yellow Card
85'
⇄
Schjelderup
Trezza
Red Card
90+8'
Araújo
Yellow Card
90+8'
Dedić
Red Card
90+9'
Pavlidis
Yellow Card
90+11'
Prestianni
Yellow Card
90+11'
Trubin
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
Ivanović
Assist: Prestianni
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Porto | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | +48 | 88 |
| 2 |  Sporting CP | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | +65 | 82 |
| 3 |  Benfica | 34 | 23 | 11 | 0 | +49 | 80 |
| 4 |  SC Braga | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +28 | 59 |
| 7 |  Moreirense | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -12 | 43 |
| 8 |  Arouca | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 42 |
| 9 |  Guimaraes | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | -12 | 42 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AroucaBenfica
3Won
Statistical edge
3–12
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.50VS2.09
Attack1 · 5 won
12
Shots
22
6
Shots on target
5
10
Shots in the box
17
2
Shots outside box
5
3
Shots off goal
9
2
Corners
15
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
39%
Possession
61%
297
Total passes
444
227
Accurate passes
371
76%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline2 · 1 won
17
Fouls
11
5
Yellow cards
6
1
Red cards
1
0
Offsides
5
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
5
3
Blocked shots
8
2.27
Goals prevented
2.27
Arouca
4-2-3-1
Benfica
4-2-3-1
Arouca
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3José FontánD
- 6Diogo MonteiroD
- 7N. DjouahraM
- 12I. de ArruabarrenaG
- 14Lee Hyun-JuM
- 15Javi SánchezD
- 17BarberoF
- 19A. TrezzaM
- 21T. FukuiM
- 22E. van EeM
- 25B. KuipersD
Substitutes
- 1João ValidoG
- 2José SilvaD
- 5B. PopovićD
- 10Pablo GozálbezM
- 11Miguel PucheF
- 20Jesús SantiagoM
- 23D. NandínF
- 24B. MansillaF
- 44A. DantéD
Benfica
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1A. TrubinG
- 4António SilvaD
- 6A. BahD
- 11D. LukebakioM
- 14V. PavlidisF
- 18L. BarreiroM
- 20R. RiosM
- 21A. SchjelderupM
- 26S. DahlD
- 27RafaM
- 44Tomás AraújoD
Substitutes
- 9F. IvanovićF
- 10H. SudakovM
- 16ManuM
- 17A. DedićD
- 24Samuel SoaresG
- 25G. PrestianniF
- 64Gonçalo OliveiraD
- 72A. CabralF
- 73M. FigueiredoM
Arouca
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diogo Monteiro | D | 75 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Espen Van Ee | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Ignacio de Arruabarrena | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taichi Fukui | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Hyun-ju Lee | M | 70 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Bas Kuipers | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Naïs Djouahra | M | 75 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/4 |
| Jose Fontán(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Javi Sánchez | D | 79 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Barbero | F | 79 | 6.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Alfonso Trezza | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Brian Mansilla | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amadou Dante | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yellu Santiago | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Valido | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pablo Gozálbez | M | 20 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Miguel Puche | F | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Dylan Nandín | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| José Silva | D | 15 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boris Popović | D | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Benfica
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Ríos | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Andreas Schjelderup | M | 85 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2/4 |
| Anatoliy Trubin | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomás Araújo | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Samuel Dahl | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Rafa Silva | M | 74 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| António Silva(C) | D | 74 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dodi Lukebakio | M | 74 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Leandro Barreiro | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alexander Bah | D | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Manuel Silva | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Figueiredo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonçalo Oliveira | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Soares | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franjo Ivanović | F | 16 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Georgiy Sudakov | M | 16 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Gianluca Prestianni | F | 16 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Amar Dedić | D | 25 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Anísio Cabral | F | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |