Arouca

Football Portugal - Primeira Liga Municipal de Arouca Sat 6 Jan 14:00

Benfica

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Our betting prediction is to back Benfica at +115 to overcome a -1.5 goal margin on the Asian Handicap market. This means a victory of two goals or more.

Expert Analysis

The first port of call is to check out the team news for each side and then scroll through the form guide. We take this information and apply it to the latest available stats to come up with a verdict.

Key Arouca vs Benfica stats:

  • Arouca failed to score in 5 of their last 10 home matches
  • Benfica have not lost any of their last 14 matches
  • Benfica have won 15 of their past 20 matches
  • Benfica have scored 2 or more goals in 7 of their past 10 away matches
  • Benfica have kept 11 clean sheets in their past 20 matches

Back our selection at -1.5 on the Asian Handicap market for this Primeira Liga match. The +115 for our betting tip appeal and we need our selection to win by two goals or more.

A great alternative could be Benfica to be leading at half-time and full-time at attractive odds.

Last Matches & H2H

Arouca approach this fixture after winning 4-1 in the Primeira Liga against Estrela da Amadora. Rafa Mujica, Jason, Francisco Montero and Andre Bukia scored for Arouca at Estadio Jose Gomes.

Benfica played Famalicão in their last game. They won 3-0 and recorded 57% of possession. Arthur Cabral, Rafa Silva and Petar Musa were their goalscorers in this Primeira Liga match at Estadio da Luz.

Benfica beat Arouca in their last match at Municipal de Arouca, enjoying a 3-0 scoreline.

Looking back over the past 4 matches, we have seen and Benfica win four times and there has been an average of 2.75 goals scored.

Confirmed Lineups

Arouca (confirmed lineup): Ignacio De Arruabarrena, Bogdan Milovanov, Nino Galovic, Francisco Montero, Tiago Esgaio, Eboue Kouassi, David Simao, Morlaye Sylla, Jason, Rafa Mujica, Cristo Gonzalez.

Benfica (confirmed lineup): Anatolii Trubin, Fredrik Aursnes, Antonio Silva, Nicolas Otamendi, Morato, Angel Di Maria, Joao Neves, Orkun Kokcu, Joao Mario, Arthur Cabral, Rafa Silva.

Arouca vs Benfica Prediction

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Arouca vs Benfica Odds

Bookies favourites Benfica are regarded as the likeliest winners for this Primeira Liga game and the -250 about them triumphing means a 71% chance of winning based on their current betting odds. The market suggests that Arouca are least likely to win at +700.

If you want to bet on three goals or more, then Over 2.5 Goals is the shortest odds. When it comes to Both Teams to Score, it’s anyone’s guess as to whether Yes or No will pay out on this market.

A Bet Builder allows you to combine different Primeira Liga betting markets for a match. For example, you might want to predict the Match Winner and Total Goals at a football betting site.

Team Stats

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Full time Result

  • 6 wins, 10 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 15 wins, 1 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 7 wins, 1 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

FC Arouca

SL Benfica

Goals / match
2.6 1.6
Conceded / match
0.8 0.4
Total / match
3.4 2

Corners

Corners

FC Arouca

SL Benfica

For / match
3.6 7.4
Against / match
5.6 3.2
Total / match
9.2 10.6

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

Make sure you know the lineups ahead of kick-off, with injuries also playing a part when it comes to Arouca vs Benfica team news.

We’re on hand to provide you with full details of the latest Primeira Liga squads.

Arouca vs Benfica Lineups

Arouca Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Benfica Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Arouca Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

12 I. De Arruabarrena
22 Bogdan Milovanov 44 Nino Galovic 4 Francisco Montero 28 Tiago Esgaio
8 Eboue Kouassi 5 David Simao 2 Morlaye Sylla
10 Jason 19 Rafa Mujica 23 Cristo Gonzalez
1 Anatolii Trubin
8 Fredrik Aursnes 4 Antonio Silva 30 Nicolas Otamendi 5 Morato
11 Angel Di Maria 87 Joao Neves 10 Orkun Kokcu 20 Joao Mario
9 Arthur Cabral 27 Rafa Silva

Benfica Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Arouca Substitutes

  • 7Yusuf Lawal
  • 9Alfonso Trezza
  • 11Miguel Puche
  • 13Matias Rocha
  • 16Thiago da Silva
  • 17Moses Yaw
  • 18Benji Michel
  • 30Andre Bukia
  • 89Pedro Santos

Benfica Substitutes

  • 13David Jurasek
  • 17Goncalo Guedes
  • 22Chiquinho
  • 24Samuel Soares
  • 33Petar Musa
  • 44Tomas Araujo
  • 47Tiago Gouveia
  • 61Florentino Luis
  • 81Adrian Bajrami

Previous Arouca Lineups

28 Dec Primeira Liga
Estrela 1-4 Arouca
16 Dec Primeira Liga
Arouca 3-0 Gil Vicente
10 Dec Primeira Liga
Arouca 2-2 Rio Ave

Previous Benfica Lineups

29 Dec Primeira Liga
Benfica 3-0 Famalicão
17 Dec Primeira Liga
Braga 0-1 Benfica
12 Dec Champions League
RB Salzburg 1-3 Benfica

You can find out the Arouca vs Benfica lineups including substitutes ahead of kick-off. Check out our predicted lineups before getting confirmed starting 11s.

Injuries & Suspensions

Arouca Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Benfica Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Juan Bernat Muscle injury
Casper Tengstedt Thigh injury
Nicolas Otamendi Personal
Angel Di Maria Personal
David Neres Campos Meniscus injury
Alexander Bah Thigh injury

We cover the injuries and suspensions when it comes to leagues all over the world. Go through our latest injury report to get key information.

Every squad is covered in-depth so that you can get all the player info you need.

Portugal FlagPrimeira Liga Table

Primeira Liga 2023/2024

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Sporting CP 15 12 1 2 32:16 37
2 Benfica 15 11 3 1 28:10 36
3 FC Porto 15 11 1 3 22:11 34
4 Braga 15 10 2 3 39:22 32
5 V. Guimarães 15 9 2 4 25:17 29
6 Moreirense 15 7 5 3 20:13 26
7 Famalicão 15 4 6 5 13:18 18
8 Farense 15 5 3 7 22:22 18
9 Estoril Praia 15 5 2 8 29:24 17
10 Arouca 15 4 4 7 22:20 16
11 Estrela 15 4 4 7 16:22 16
12 Casa Pia 15 4 4 7 14:20 16
13 Boavista 15 4 4 7 21:29 16
14 Gil Vicente 15 4 3 8 26:29 15
15 Portimonense 15 4 3 8 17:34 15
16 Vizela 15 2 6 7 14:22 12
17 Rio Ave 15 2 6 7 16:24 12
18 Chaves 15 3 1 11 16:39 10
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Sporting CP 8 8 0 0 19:6 24
2 V. Guimarães 8 6 0 2 18:9 18
3 Benfica 7 5 2 0 14:3 17
4 FC Porto 7 5 1 1 10:5 16
5 Gil Vicente 8 4 3 1 20:11 15
6 Estoril Praia 7 4 1 2 17:5 13
7 Braga 7 4 1 2 17:8 13
8 Farense 8 3 2 3 13:9 11
9 Moreirense 7 3 2 2 11:8 11
10 Famalicão 7 3 2 2 7:8 11
11 Rio Ave 8 2 3 3 11:13 9
12 Boavista 8 2 3 3 12:16 9
13 Estrela 8 3 0 5 9:13 9
14 Arouca 8 2 2 4 10:11 8
15 Portimonense 7 2 2 3 8:12 8
16 Chaves 7 2 1 4 12:16 7
17 Vizela 8 1 3 4 7:12 6
18 Casa Pia 7 1 2 4 4:8 5

We’re on hand to provide you with the updated Primeira Liga standings. Find out where each team is placed in the table after the latest results.