Primeira Liga · Matchweek 12 · Dec 1

Arouca - Benfica

Benfica won 2-0 away at Arouca in Primeira Liga (Matchweek 12). Goals: José Fontán (OG) 12'; Á. Di María (P) 71'.

🏟 Estádio Municipal de Arouca 👤 Referee: Luís Godinho
Key events
12' José Fontán (OG)(0 - 1) Benfica
31' 🟨 Orkun KökçüYellow card Benfica
37' 🟨 Mamadou LoumYellow card Arouca
40' 🟨 Chico LambaYellow card Arouca
69' 🟨 Jan-Niklas BesteYellow card Benfica
71' Á. Di María (P)(0 - 2) Benfica
90+1' 🟨 Zeki AmdouniYellow card Benfica
Quick stats
%49 Possession %51
12 Total shots 14
5 Shots on target 8
5 Shots off target 2
2 Blocked shots 4
2 Shots inside box 10
10 Shots outside box 4
7 Saves 5
Match timeline
First half
12'
31'
🟨Orkun KökçüYellow card
Mamadou LoumYellow card🟨
37'
Chico LambaYellow card🟨
40'
HT 0 - 1
63'
🔁O. Kökçü ↔ L. BarreiroSubstitution
63'
🔁K. Aktürkoğlu ↔ J. BesteSubstitution
Ivo Rodrigues ↔ G. YalçınSubstitution🔁
66'
69'
🟨Jan-Niklas BesteYellow card
71'
A. Trezza ↔ Pablo GozálbezSubstitution🔁
77'
M. Loum ↔ Pedro SantosSubstitution🔁
77'
78'
🔁V. Pavlidis ↔ Arthur CabralSubstitution
78'
🔁Á. Di María ↔ Z. AmdouniSubstitution
M. Sylla ↔ Alex PintoSubstitution🔁
87'
90+1'
🟨Zeki AmdouniYellow card
FT 0 - 2
Match statsArouca · Benfica
Key stats
%49 Possession %51
Shots
12 Total shots 14
5 Shots on target 8
5 Shots off target 2
2 Blocked shots 4
2 Shots inside box 10
10 Shots outside box 4
7 Saves 5
Passing
444 Total passes 463
378 Accurate passes 381
%85 Pass accuracy %82
Set pieces & discipline
5 Corners 6
0 Offsides 4
15 Fouls 10
Cards
2 Yellow cards 3
By half
0 1st-half goals 1
0 2nd-half goals 1
HEAD TO HEAD9 meetings · 2021–2026
Arouca 0
Aug 14who was on topMar 14
Benfica 8
0 Arouca 1 draw 8 Benfica
Benfica won the last 2
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.4goals / match
328total goals
0/7clean sheets
5-0Benfica best win · Oct 25
%100 Over 1.5 9/9
%78 Over 2.5 7/9
%44 Over 3.5 4/9
%22 BTTS 2/9
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Arouca at home4 matches
0W 0D 4L 1:10
Benfica at home5 matches
4W 1D 0L 18:2
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Arouca2W 1D 2L Benfica3W 2D 0L
1.40 2.20 Points per game
7 11 Goals scored
7 5 Goals conceded
1.22 1.81 xG average
1.19 1.27 xGA average
%20 %20 Clean sheets
%60 %80 BTTS
%60 %60 Over 2.5
4.0 9.6 Corners
3.6 1.6 Cards
Arouca4W 1D 5L Benfica6W 3D 1L
1.30 2.10 Points per game
13 21 Goals scored
13 11 Goals conceded
1.17 1.74 xG average
1.43 1.35 xGA average
%30 %20 Clean sheets
%50 %80 BTTS
%60 %80 Over 2.5
3.5 8.5 Corners
3.5 2.3 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
12Aroucain the table38pts
34matches 9-11-14W-D-L 35:49goals -14diff
WDDLW
2Benficain the table80pts
34matches 25-5-4W-D-L 84:28goals +56diff
DDWWW
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 21 matches
1.10 2.33 Points per game
1.20 1.98 xG average
1.48 0.91 xGA average
%19 %52 Clean sheets
%52 %48 BTTS
%67 %62 Over 2.5
3.9 6.3 Corners
3.1 2.1 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Mar 14 Arouca 1-2 Benfica Primeira Liga
Oct 25 Benfica 5-0 Arouca Primeira Liga
Apr 13 Benfica 2-2 Arouca Primeira Liga
May 12 Benfica 5-0 Arouca Primeira Liga
Jan 6 Arouca 0-3 Benfica Primeira Liga
Feb 1 Arouca 0-3 Benfica Primeira Liga
Aug 5 Benfica 4-0 Arouca Primeira Liga
Jan 21 Arouca 0-2 Benfica Primeira Liga
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