Benfica vs Arouca — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2023/2024

Benfica

12 MAY

5:0

Arouca

Goals

GOAL

Penalty25'

Ángel Di María · Right foot shot 1-0

GOAL

Penalty32'

Orkun Kökçü · Right foot shot 2-0

GOAL

AST

Goal42'

Rafa Silva (assist: Fredrik Aursnes) · Right foot shot 3-0

GOAL

AST

Goal46'

Rafa Silva (assist: Álvaro Carreras) · Right foot shot 4-0

GOAL

AST

Goal77'

Casper Tengstedt (assist: Rafa Silva) · Right foot shot 5-0

Man of the match

Rafa SilvaBenfica10.0

Expected goals (xG)

BenficaxGArouca

3.230.02

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Conditions

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RefereeFábio Oliveira Melo
1st AssistantAndré Filipe Nogueira Dias
2nd AssistantSérgio Nuno Teixeira de Jesus
4th OfficialAntónio Ricardo de Mesquita Moreira

Pressure index

BenficaArouca

1′45′90′

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Match flow

GOAL

Penalty25'

Ángel Di María · Right foot shot 1-0

PLAYER

Yellow card28'

Tiago Esgaio · Foul

GOAL

Penalty32'

Orkun Kökçü · Right foot shot 2-0

PLAYER

Yellow card36'

Florentino · Foul

GOAL

AST

Goal42'

Rafa Silva (assist: Fredrik Aursnes) · Right foot shot 3-0

GOAL

AST

Goal46'

Rafa Silva (assist: Álvaro Carreras) · Right foot shot 4-0

OUT

Substitution50'

In: Eboue Kouassi · Out: Vladislav Morozov · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution50'

In: Alfonso Trezza · Out: Pedro Santos · Tactical sub

PLAYER

VAR58'

Ángel Di María

PLAYER

Yellow card59'

Ángel Di María · Argument

PLAYER

Yellow card59'

David Simão · Foul

OUT

Substitution65'

In: Tiago Gouveia · Out: Florentino · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution65'

In: Morato · Out: António Silva · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Casper Tengstedt · Out: Ángel Di María · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Uri Busquets · Out: David Simão · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Miguel Puche · Out: Cristo González · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Benjamín Rollheiser · Out: Orkun Kökçü · Tactical sub

GOAL

AST

Goal77'

Casper Tengstedt (assist: Rafa Silva) · Right foot shot 5-0

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Yusuf Lawal · Out: Jason · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution85'

In: João Rego · Out: Rafa Silva · Tactical sub

Ball positions

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Commentary

106

And that's it. The match concludes - Benfica 5, Arouca 0.
90+4′The second half concludes - Benfica triumphs over Arouca with a score of 5-0.
90+3′Morato from Benfica commits a foul.
90+3′Alfonso Trezza of Arouca has earned a defensive free kick.
90+3′Attempt thwarted. João Rêgo of Benfica tries a right-footed shot from the middle of the box but it's intercepted. The assist was by João Neves.
90+2′Another offensive effort. João Rêgo of Benfica takes a shot with his right foot from beyond the box, but the goalkeeper manages to save it in the middle of the goal. The assist was provided by Casper Tengstedt.
90+1′Opportunity squandered. Benjamín Rollheiser of Benfica attempts a left-footed shot from beyond the box that narrowly misses the target, veering to the left. The assist was provided by Tiago Gouveia.
89′Robson Bambu of Arouca has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
89′João Rêgo from Benfica commits a foul.
88′João Neves of Benfica has earned a defensive free kick.
88′Fouled by Alfonso Trezza - Arouca
87′Morlaye Sylla - Arouca - won a free kick in attack.
87′Fouled by João Mário - Benfica
87′Tiago Esgaio - Arouca - won a free kick on the right wing.
87′Fouled by Tiago Gouveia - Benfica
86′Missed chance. Morlaye Sylla - Arouca - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Eboue Kouassi.
85′Substitution - Arouca. Yusuf Lawal for Jason.
85′Player swap - Benfica. Rafa is replaced by João Rêgo.
83′Morlaye Sylla of Arouca has earned a free kick on the left flank.
83′João Mário of Benfica commits a foul.
82′Nicolás Otamendi of Benfica has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
82′Eboue Kouassi from Arouca commits a foul.
81′New attacking attempt. Miguel Puche - Arouca - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Morlaye Sylla.
77′Score! Benfica leads 5-0 against Arouca. Casper Tengstedt of Benfica successfully strikes the ball with his right foot from a challenging angle on the right, sending it straight into the heart of the goal. The assist came from Rafa after a swift counterattack.
76′Player change - Arouca. Miguel Puche is coming on to replace Cristo González.
76′Player swap - Arouca. David Simão is being replaced by Oriol Busquets.
76′Player Swap - Benfica. Casper Tengstedt is replacing Ángel Di María on the field.
76′Player swap - Benfica. Orkun Kökçü makes way for Benjamín Rollheiser.
74′Corner kick awarded to Arouca. The opportunity arises due to Álvaro Fernández's intervention.
74′Corner kick awarded to Arouca. The opportunity arises due to a deflection off Anatolii Trubin.
74′Attempt thwarted. Eboue Kouassi of Arouca's right-footed strike from beyond the box is intercepted. Alfonso Trezza provided the assist.
73′Missed chance. Orkun Kökçü - Benfica - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Álvaro Fernández.
68′Opportunity squandered. Cristo González of Arouca takes a left-footed shot from the box's centre but fails to score. Jason provided the assist.
68′Offside - It's Benfica. João Neves has been flagged offside.
65′Player swap - Benfica. Florentino is replaced by Tiago Gouveia.
65′Player swap - Benfica. Morato is coming on for António Silva.
64′Robson Bambu of Arouca has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
64′João Mário of Benfica commits a foul.
59′Ángel Di María of Benfica has been handed a yellow card.
59′David Simão from Arouca has been handed a yellow card for committing a foul.
59′Ángel Di María of Benfica has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
59′David Simão of Arouca commits a foul.
57′Offside called against Benfica. Rafa is flagged for being offside.
51′Corner - Arouca. Conceded by Álvaro Fernández.
50′Substitution - Arouca. Eboue Kouassi for Vladislav Morozov.
50′Substitution - Arouca. Alfonso Trezza for Pedro Santos.
49′Opportunity squandered. João Mário from Benfica sends his shot from a short distance soaring over the goal. The assist was provided by Fredrik Aursnes via a cross.
49′Attempt thwarted. João Neves from Benfica tries a right-footed shot from beyond the box but it's stopped. The assist was by João Mário.
49′Ángel Di María of Benfica has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
49′Morlaye Sylla of Arouca commits a foul.
46′Goal! Benfica 4, Arouca 0. Rafa - Benfica - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the right corner. Assist - Álvaro Fernández.
45′The second half commences with Benfica leading Arouca 3-0.
45+3′The first half concludes with Benfica leading 3-0 against Arouca.
44′Offside - It's Arouca. Cristo González has been flagged offside.
42′Score! Benfica leads 3, Arouca nil. Rafa of Benfica strikes with his right foot from the right side of the box, sending the ball to the top right corner of the net. The assist came from Fredrik Aursnes.
41′Corner kick awarded to Benfica. Forced by Tiago Esgaio.
41′João Neves of Benfica has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
41′Morlaye Sylla of Arouca commits a foul.
41′Missed chance. Morlaye Sylla - Arouca - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high.
40′Tiago Esgaio from Arouca has earned a free kick on the right flank.
40′João Mário commits a foul - Benfica.
38′Ángel Di María of Benfica has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
38′Fouled by Morlaye Sylla - Arouca
36′Florentino - Benfica - receive yellow card for a foul.
36′Morlaye Sylla - Arouca - won a free kick in attack.
36′Fouled by Florentino - Benfica
34′Pause has ended. They are prepared to resume.
33′Match pause - Benfica.
32′Goal! Benfica 2, Arouca 0. Orkun Kökçü - Benfica - converts the penalty with a shot with right foot to the left corner.
30′Ignacio de Arruabarrena of Arouca has given away a penalty following an infringement inside the box.Penalty
30′Penalty awarded to Benfica. Orkun Kökçü is fouled inside the penalty box.Penalty
30′Offside - It's Benfica. Rafa has been flagged for offside.
28′Javi Montero - Arouca - receive yellow card for a foul.
28′João Mário - Benfica - won a free kick in attack.
28′Fouled by Javi Montero - Arouca
26′Morlaye Sylla of Arouca has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
26′Fredrik Aursnes commits a foul against Benfica.
25′Score! Benfica leads 1-0 against Arouca. Ángel Di María of Benfica successfully strikes the penalty with his left foot, sending the ball into the left corner.
23′Robson Bambu of Arouca has given away a penalty due to a handball offense inside the penalty box.Penalty
23′João Neves of Benfica has earned an offensive free kick.
23′David Simão of Arouca commits a foul.
22′João Mário of Benfica delivers a right-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box, but it ricochets off the right post. The assist was provided by Rafa.
20′Fredrik Aursnes of Benfica has been awarded a free kick in the offensive zone.
20′Morlaye Sylla of Arouca commits a foul.
19′Offside call - Benfica. Álvaro Fernández is caught offside.
18′Offside - It's Benfica. João Mário has been flagged offside.
17′New attacking attempt. João Neves - Benfica - shot with the head from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assist - Ángel Di María with a cross.
17′Corner kick awarded to Benfica, forced by Morlaye Sylla.
16′Attempt thwarted. Orkun Kökçü of Benfica's left-footed strike from the box's middle is intercepted. The assist came from a cross by Álvaro Fernández.
16′João Neves of Benfica has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
16′Vladislav Morozov of Arouca commits a foul.
14′Álvaro Fernández of Benfica has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
14′David Simão of Arouca commits a foul.
13′Pause ended. They are prepared to proceed.
13′Match interruption - Robson Bambu of Arouca is injured.
13′João Mário of Benfica has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
13′Fouled by David Simão - Arouca
8′Opportunity squandered. Ángel Di María of Benfica attempts a shot with his left foot from the right side of the penalty area, but it sails high and wide to the left.Penalty
7′A new offensive move is underway. João Neves of Benfica fires a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but the goalkeeper makes a save right in the middle of the goal. João Mário provided the assist with a cross.Penalty
7′Corner kick awarded to Benfica, forced by Ignacio de Arruabarrena's defensive play.
6′A new offensive move is made. Rafa from Benfica takes a shot with his right foot from the middle of the box, but it's successfully defended in the right corner.
6′Missed chance. Rafa - Benfica - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is close, but missed. Assist - Orkun Kökçü.
5′Offside - It's Benfica. Rafa has been caught offside.
3′Jason from Arouca has secured a free kick on the right flank.
3′Álvaro Fernández of Benfica commits a foul.
The initial half commences..

Match statistics

SLBFCA

Possession and passing

50%Possession50%

86%Pass accuracy84%

492Passes495

428Successful Passes417

69Ball Safe66

12Key Passes4

2 more

5Substitutions5

28Throw-ins16

Attack

5Goals0

19Shots Total5

9Shots On Target1

3Corners3

38Dangerous Attacks41

6Accurate Crosses1

13 more

95Attacks78

28Dribble Attempts12

46Duels Won38

15Goal Attempts4

6Offsides1

2Penalties0

4Shots Blocked1

16Shots inside the box2

6Shots Off Target3

3Shots outside the box3

100%Successful dribbles100%

15Successful Dribbles7

16Total Crosses7

Defence and discipline

1Saves4

14Tackles22

14Interceptions9

10Fouls14

2Yellow cards2

3Goal Kicks8

Other

1Hit Woodwork0

5Successful Headers1

14Successful Interceptions14

9Headers3

14Challenges9

3Assists0

1 more

2Counter Attacks1

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

F. Oliveira MeloPer-match averages this season · 10 matches · career: 28

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	5.10	2.20	2.90	5.96
Red cards	0.20	0.20	0.00	0.25
Second yellows	0.10	0.00	0.10	0.07
Penalties	0.40	0.30	0.10	0.54

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

BenficaxGArouca

3.230.02

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

3.190.00

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.650.02

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

1.550.02

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

1.680.00

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.100.00

Expected Points (xPTS)

2.920.04

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

0.023.23

Starting XI

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Benfica€298Mstarting XI · 11/11€342Mwith bench · 16/20

Arouca€8.3Mstarting XI · 7/11€10Mwith bench · 10/20

Benfica's starting XI cost €289M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Benfica — bench

MoratoDefender · €15M (2024)6.3 14

Juan BernatDefender · €5M (2018)19

Casper TengstedtAttacker · €4M (2026)7.5 24

Samuel SoaresGoalkeeper25

Gianluca PrestianniAttacker · €9M (2024)32

Benjamín RollheiserAttacker · €11M (2025)6.5 47

Tiago GouveiaAttacker6.4 82

Diogo SpencerDefender84

João RegoAttacker6.7

Arouca — bench

João ValidoGoalkeeper7

Yusuf LawalAttacker6.1 8

Eboue KouassiMidfielder · €1.5M (2020)6.3 9

Alfonso TrezzaAttacker · €183K (2023)6.0 11

Miguel PucheAttacker6.2 13

Matías RochaDefender · €220K (2023)14

Uri BusquetsMidfielder6.0 22

Bogdan MilovanovDefender43

VitinhoMidfielder

Player statistics

Benfica starters then subs, by rating

Rafa Silva#27 · Attacker · 85′10.0

In this match

Attack

Goals: 2
Assists: 1
Shots: 4
Shots on target: 3
Big chances created: 2
Big chances missed: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.45
xGoT: 1.34

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 9/12
Pass accuracy: 75%
Key passes: 2

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 5/9
Dribbles (won/attempted): 4/7
Dispossessed: 1

Defence

Tackles: 0
Dribbled past: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Offsides: 3

Player	Reason	Back
Tomás Araújo🩹 injury · Ankle Injury	injury · Ankle Injury	30 Jun 2024
Alexander Bah🩹 injury · Muscle Injury	injury · Muscle Injury	1 Jun 2024

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Benfica	1.2877.82%	1.2580%
Draw	6.5015.38%	6.1016.39%
Arouca	8.0012.5%	8.5011.76%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Benfica or Draw	1.0892.34%	1.0595.24%
Benfica or Arouca	1.1190.01%	1.1090.91%
Draw or Arouca	3.5028.57%	3.7526.67%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.0694.34%
0–1 goals	–	8.0012.5%
3+ goals	1.2877.82%	1.2977.52%
0–2 goals	3.6027.78%	3.7027.03%
4+ goals	–	1.7856.18%
0–3 goals	–	2.0648.54%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Benfica	1.6660.02%	1.5863.29%
Draw	3.0033.33%	3.1531.75%
Arouca	7.0014.29%	6.4015.63%

Outcome	bet365
SLB → SLB	1.8055.56%
SLB → X	19.005.26%
SLB → FCA	41.002.44%
X → SLB	4.3323.08%
X → X	11.009.09%
X → FCA	21.004.76%
FCA → SLB	15.006.67%
FCA → X	21.004.76%
FCA → FCA	15.006.67%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.7526.67%
6 - 8	3.6027.78%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	13.007.69%
Over 14	7.0014.29%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Porto	7	21
2	Benfica	7	16
3	Sporting CP	7	15
4	Santa Clara	7	15
5	Arouca	7	11
6	Sporting Braga	6	11
7	Academico Viseu	7	11
8	Estrela Amadora	7	10
9	Gil Vicente	6	8
10	Alverca	7	8
11	Marítimo	7	8
12	Moreirense	7	8
13	Famalicão	7	7
14	Vitória Guimarães	7	5
15	Nacional	7	4
16	Rio Ave	7	4
17	Casa Pia	7	4
18	Estoril	7	2

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.6161.92%	1.5763.69%
No	2.2045.45%	2.3342.92%