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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 29
Apr 13, 2025 at 6pm UK
Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Arouca

Benfica
2 - 2
Arouca

Kokcu (60'), Pavlidis (79')
Fernandez (72')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Yalcin (72' pen.), Weverson (90+5')
Santos (43'), Mantl (76'), Fontan (82')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Primeira Liga clash between Benfica and Arouca, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Tirsense 0-5 Benfica
Wednesday, April 9 at 8.45pm in Taca de Portugal
Last Game: Arouca 1-2 Famalicao
Saturday, April 5 at 6pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Benfica 4-1 Arouca

Benfica are overwhelming favourites to win this, and anything short of an emphatic victory would be a surprise given the home side's explosive form and dominance in this fixture, though we expect the visitors to find the net. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Benfica win with a probability of 72.63%. A draw had a probability of 15.9% and a win for Arouca had a probability of 11.44%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 2-0 with a probability of 10%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.29%) and 3-0 (8.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.25%), while for an Arouca win it was 1-2 (3.37%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood.

Result
BenficaDrawArouca
72.63% (-0.049000000000007 -0.05) 15.93% (0.12 0.12) 11.44% (-0.072000000000001 -0.07)
Both teams to score 55.84% (-0.79499999999999 -0.79)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
67.77% (-0.851 -0.85)32.23% (0.848 0.85)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
46.17% (-0.996 -1)53.83% (0.992 0.99)
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.29% (-0.21599999999999 -0.22)7.7% (0.2119 0.21)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
72.55% (-0.547 -0.55)27.45% (0.543 0.54)
Arouca Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.5% (-0.72000000000001 -0.72)39.5% (0.716 0.72)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.81% (-0.675 -0.68)76.19% (0.672 0.67)
Score Analysis
    Benfica 72.63%
    Arouca 11.44%
    Draw 15.93%
BenficaDrawArouca
2-0 @ 10% (0.243 0.24)
2-1 @ 9.29% (0.046000000000001 0.05)
3-0 @ 8.54% (0.117 0.12)
3-1 @ 7.94% (-0.046 -0.05)
1-0 @ 7.8% (0.271 0.27)
4-0 @ 5.48% (0.016 0.02)
4-1 @ 5.09% (-0.085 -0.09)
3-2 @ 3.69% (-0.094 -0.09)
5-0 @ 2.81% (-0.022 -0.02)
5-1 @ 2.61% (-0.072 -0.07)
4-2 @ 2.36% (-0.087 -0.09)
5-2 @ 1.21% (-0.058 -0.06)
6-0 @ 1.2% (-0.023 -0.02)
6-1 @ 1.11% (-0.043 -0.04)
Other @ 3.52%
Total : 72.63%
1-1 @ 7.25% (0.113 0.11)
2-2 @ 4.31% (-0.064 -0.06)
0-0 @ 3.04% (0.138 0.14)
3-3 @ 1.14% (-0.053 -0.05)
Other @ 0.19%
Total : 15.93%
1-2 @ 3.37% (-0.013 -0.01)
0-1 @ 2.83% (0.074 0.07)
2-3 @ 1.34% (-0.046 -0.05)
0-2 @ 1.31% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
1-3 @ 1.04% (-0.025 -0.02)
Other @ 1.56%
Total : 11.44%

How you voted: Benfica vs Arouca

Benfica
88.0%
Draw
12.0%
Arouca
0.0%
25
Head to Head
Dec 1, 2024 6pm
Gameweek 12
Arouca
0-2
Benfica

N'Diaye (36'), Faria Camara Lamba (40')
Fontan (12' og.), Di Maria (71' pen.)
Kokcu (31'), Beste (69'), Amdouni (90+1')
May 12, 2024 6pm
Gameweek 33
Benfica
5-0
Arouca
Di Maria (25' pen.), Kokcu (32' pen.), Silva (42', 46'), Tengstedt (58')
Luis (36'), di Maria (59')

Esgaio (28'), Simao (59')
Jan 6, 2024 6pm
Gameweek 16
Arouca
0-3
Benfica

Montero (14'), Kouassi (76')
Silva (39'), Kokcu (47'), Musa (85')
Cabral (72'), Luis (79')
Oct 31, 2023 8.15pm
Group Stage
Arouca
0-2
Benfica

Montero (25'), Fernandes (39'), Kouassi (57')
Di Maria (26'), Cabral (74')
Silva (35'), Guedes (45')
Jan 31, 2023 9.15pm
Gameweek 18
Arouca
0-3
Benfica
Mario (25', 54'), Musa (80')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon34257288276182
2Benfica34255484285680
3Porto34225765303571
4Braga34199655302566
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara34176113632457
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes341412847371054
7FamalicaoFamalicao341211114439547
8Estoril PraiaEstoril341210124853-546
9Casa Pia34129133944-545
10MoreirenseMoreirense341010144250-840
11AroucaArouca34911143549-1438
12Rio AveRio Ave34911143955-1638
13Gil Vicente34810163447-1334
14Nacional3497183250-1834
15Estrela Amadora3478192450-2629
16SC FarenseFarense3469192546-2127
17AVS34512172560-3527
18BoavistaBoavista3466222459-3524


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