Benfica vs Arouca
Ref: Helder Filipe Claudio Carvalho, PortugalEstádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa · 65,647 cap
Match recap
Benfica beat Arouca 5–0 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Pavlidis, Pavlidis, Otamendi, Pavlidis, and Ivanović scored for Benfica. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.73 for Benfica versus 0.43 for Arouca. Benfica sit 3rd in the Primeira Liga table while Arouca are 8th.
First Half
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⚽
Pavlidis
Penalty
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⚽
Pavlidis
Penalty
43'
Tiago Esgaio
Yellow Card
⚽
Otamendi
Assist: Lukebakio
Second Half
46'
⇄
van Ee
46'
⇄
Gozálbez
⚽
Pavlidis
Assist: Prestianni
Lukebakio
Yellow Card
Prestianni
Yellow Card
62'
⇄
Trezza
⇄
Prestianni
⇄
Sudakov
⇄
Rios
⇄
Pavlidis
⇄
Lukebakio
82'
Fayed
Yellow Card
86'
⇄
Barbero
89'
⇄
Solà
⚽
Ivanović
Penalty
| # | 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
BenficaArouca
11Won
Statistical edge
11–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.73VS0.43
Attack5 · 0 won
17
Shots
5
8
Shots on target
0
14
Shots in the box
2
3
Shots outside box
3
7
Shots off goal
4
9
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
54%
Possession
46%
465
Total passes
404
399
Accurate passes
329
86%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline1 · 1 won
13
Fouls
18
2
Yellow cards
2
4
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
3
2
Blocked shots
1
-0.72
Goals prevented
-0.72
Benfica
4-2-3-1
Arouca
4-2-3-1
Benfica
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1A. TrubinG
- 5E. BarrenecheaM
- 8F. AursnesD
- 10H. SudakovM
- 11D. LukebakioM
- 14V. PavlidisF
- 20R. RiosM
- 25G. PrestianniM
- 26S. DahlD
- 30N. OtamendiD
- 44Tomás AraújoD
Substitutes
- 3Rafael ObradorD
- 4António SilvaD
- 9F. IvanovićF
- 18L. BarreiroM
- 21A. SchjelderupF
- 24Samuel SoaresG
- 39Henrique AraújoF
- 84João Pedro Seno Luís RêgoM
- 90Ivan LimaF
Arouca
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1João ValidoG
- 3José FontánD
- 8David SimãoM
- 10Pablo GozálbezM
- 11Miguel PucheM
- 16Arnau SolàD
- 17BarberoF
- 19A. TrezzaM
- 22E. van EeM
- 28Tiago EsgaioD
- 66Omar FayedD
Substitutes
- 5B. PopovićD
- 6Diogo MonteiroD
- 7N. DjouahraF
- 14Lee Hyun-JuM
- 21T. FukuiM
- 24B. MansillaF
- 44A. DantéD
- 58N. MantlG
- 77R. JansonasF
Benfica
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vangelis Pavlidis | F | 77 | 9.3 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 2/4 |
| Nicolás Otamendi(C) | D | 90 | 9.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Gianluca Prestianni | M | 63 | 8.0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3/4 |
| Tomás Araújo | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Samuel Dahl | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Dodi Lukebakio | M | 77 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1/3 |
| Fredrik Aursnes | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Enzo Barrenechea | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Anatoliy Trubin | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richard Ríos | M | 67 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Georgiy Sudakov | M | 63 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Henrique Araújo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Soares | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Obrador | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| António Silva | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Rêgo | M | 23 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Franjo Ivanović | F | 13 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Andreas Schjelderup | F | 27 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ivan Lima | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Leandro Barreiro | M | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Arouca
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Simão(C) | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Espen Van Ee | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pablo Gozálbez | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Miguel Puche | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Arnau Solà | D | 89 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Omar Fayed | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Jose Fontán | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| João Valido | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Barbero | F | 86 | 5.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Alfonso Trezza | M | 62 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Tiago Esgaio | D | 90 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nico Mantl | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romualdas Jansonas | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diogo Monteiro | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boris Popović | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amadou Dante | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taichi Fukui | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Naïs Djouahra | F | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Brian Mansilla | F | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Hyun-ju Lee | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |