Arouca vs Benfica

ResultPrimeira Liga1-2

Primeira Liga
Full Time
Arouca
Arouca
1
Benfica
Benfica
2
HT: 1 - 0
📍 Estádio Municipal de Arouca

Arouca 1-2 Benfica — Match Report

Benfica claimed an away victory with a 1-2 scoreline against Arouca in the Primeira Liga. The match was played at Estádio Municipal de Arouca on Saturday, March 14, 2026.

Goals were scored by I. Barbero (7'), R. Rios (51', assisted by A. Schjelderup) and F. Ivanovic (90', assisted by G. Prestianni).

Arouca controlled 39% of possession compared to Benfica's 61%. The hosts had 12 shots (6 on target) while the visitors managed 22 shots (5 on target). Corner kicks were 2-15 in favour of Benfica.

Prediction accuracy: Betora's AI predicted a Benfica win with probabilities of 11% home, 18% draw, 71% away and a most likely score of 0-2. The prediction was correct ✓ — the actual result was 1-2.

Match Events

7'
⚽ GoalI. Barbero
22'
🟨 Yellow CardJ. Sanchez
45'+3
🟨 Yellow CardI. Barbero
48'
🟨 Yellow CardH. Lee
51'
⚽ GoalR. RiosAssist: A. Schjelderup
59'
🟨 Yellow CardA. Silva
59'
🟨 Yellow CardR. Rios
70'
🔄 SubstitutionH. LeeAssist: P. GozalbezOut: P. Gozalbez
73'
🔄 SubstitutionA. BahAssist: A. DedicOut: A. Dedic
74'
🔄 SubstitutionA. SilvaAssist: F. IvanovicOut: F. Ivanovic
74'
🔄 SubstitutionRafa SilvaAssist: G. SudakovOut: G. Sudakov
74'
🔄 SubstitutionD. LukebakioAssist: G. PrestianniOut: G. Prestianni
75'
🔄 SubstitutionN. DjouahraAssist: PucheOut: Puche
76'
🔄 SubstitutionD. MonteiroAssist: J. SilvaOut: J. Silva
78'
🟨 Yellow CardP. Gozalbez
79'
🔄 SubstitutionI. BarberoAssist: D. NandinOut: D. Nandin
80'
🔄 SubstitutionJ. SanchezAssist: B. PopovicOut: B. Popovic
80'
🟨 Yellow CardI. De Arruabarrena
86'
🔄 SubstitutionA. SchjelderupAssist: AnisioOut: Anisio
90'+6
⚽ GoalF. IvanovicAssist: G. Prestianni
90'+9
🟥 Red CardA. Dedic
90'+9
🟥 Red CardA. Trezza
90'+9
🟨 Yellow CardV. Pavlidis
90'+11
🟨 Yellow CardA. Trubin
90'+12
🟨 Yellow CardG. Prestianni

Lineups

Arouca4-2-3-1

12Ignacio de ArruabarrenaG
6Diogo MonteiroD
15Javi SánchezD
3Jose FontánD
25Bas KuipersD
22Espen Van EeM
21Taichi FukuiM
19Alfonso TrezzaM
14Hyun-ju LeeM
7Naïs DjouahraM
17Ivan BarberoF

Benfica4-2-3-1

1Anatoliy TrubinG
6Alexander BahD
44Tomás AraújoD
4António SilvaD
26Samuel DahlD
18Leandro BarreiroM
20Richard RíosM
11Dodi LukebakioM
27Rafa SilvaM
21Andreas SchjelderupM
14Vangelis PavlidisF

Match Statistics

Arouca
Benfica
Possession
39%61%
🎯Total Shots
1222
🥅Shots on Goal
65
📦Shots Inside Box
1017
🚩Corners
215
⚠️Fouls
1711
🟨Yellow Cards
55
🟥Red Cards
11
🏳️Offsides
05
🧤GK Saves
35
📊Pass Accuracy
76%84%
🛡️Blocked Shots
38

Top Performers

Arouca

Pablo Gozálbez
🔑 2 key passes
7.3
Diogo Monteiro
🔑 1 key passes
7.2
Espen Van Ee
7.2
Ignacio de Arruabarrena
6.9
Taichi Fukui
6.9

Benfica

Anatoliy Trubin
7.7
Andreas Schjelderup
🅰️ 1 🔑 3 key passes
7.7
Franjo Ivanović
⚽ 1
7.7
Richard Ríos
⚽ 1
7.6
Tomás Araújo
7.3