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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 1
Aug 5, 2022 at 8.15pm UK
Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Arouca

Benfica
4 - 0
Arouca

Gilberto (8'), Silva (42', 86'), Fernandez (45+6')
Luis (55'), Weigl (82'), Silva (83')
FT(HT: 3-0)

Opoku (1')
Quaresma (45+1')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Benfica 4-1 Midtjylland
Tuesday, August 2 at 8pm in Champions League
Last Game: Arouca 0-0 Belenenses
Saturday, May 14 at 3.30pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Benfica 3-0 Arouca

Benfica have been near-impenetrable in recent weeks and will fancy their chances against an opposing side who have lost each of the last six meetings between the teams. While we expect the visitors to put up a good fight, we are backing AS Aguias to extend their dominance in this fixture and pick up a comfortable opening-day victory. 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 73.88%. A draw had a probability of 16% and a win for Arouca had a probability of 10.11%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.56%) and 1-0 (9.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.55%), while for an Arouca win it was 0-1 (3.07%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Benfica would win this match.

Result
BenficaDrawArouca
73.88% (-0.066000000000003 -0.07) 16.02% (0.0039999999999978 0) 10.11% (0.067 0.07)
Both teams to score 50.22% (0.281 0.28)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.16% (0.221 0.22)36.84% (-0.215 -0.22)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
40.99% (0.23999999999999 0.24)59.01% (-0.235 -0.23)
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.45% (0.040999999999997 0.04)8.55% (-0.037000000000001 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
70.43% (0.094999999999999 0.09)29.57% (-0.091000000000001 -0.09)
Arouca Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
54.91% (0.284 0.28)45.09% (-0.279 -0.28)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
19% (0.226 0.23)81% (-0.22099999999999 -0.22)
Score Analysis
    Benfica 73.87%
    Arouca 10.11%
    Draw 16.02%
BenficaDrawArouca
2-0 @ 11.65% (-0.08 -0.08)
3-0 @ 9.56% (-0.051 -0.05)
1-0 @ 9.48% (-0.083 -0.08)
2-1 @ 9.29% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
3-1 @ 7.61% (0.019 0.02)
4-0 @ 5.88% (-0.02 -0.02)
4-1 @ 4.68% (0.02 0.02)
3-2 @ 3.03% (0.032 0.03)
5-0 @ 2.89% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
5-1 @ 2.3% (0.014 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.86% (0.023 0.02)
6-0 @ 1.19%
6-1 @ 0.94% (0.0079999999999999 0.01)
5-2 @ 0.92% (0.013 0.01)
Other @ 2.6%
Total : 73.87%
1-1 @ 7.55% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
0-0 @ 3.86% (-0.04 -0.04)
2-2 @ 3.7% (0.032 0.03)
Other @ 0.91%
Total : 16.02%
0-1 @ 3.07% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
1-2 @ 3.01% (0.02 0.02)
0-2 @ 1.22% (0.006 0.01)
2-3 @ 0.98% (0.016 0.02)
Other @ 1.83%
Total : 10.11%

How you voted: Benfica vs Arouca

Benfica
88.2%
Draw
11.8%
Arouca
0.0%
17
Head to Head
Jan 21, 2022 7pm
Arouca
0-2
Benfica

Adilio (46'), Moreira (56'), Quaresma (90+1'), Ba (90+3'), Kouassi (90+5')
Nunez (32' pen.), Ramos (90+2')
Grimaldo (43')
Aug 14, 2021 6pm
Benfica
2-0
Arouca
Waldschmidt (38'), Yaremchuk (44')
Rodrigues (85')

Hugo Silva Braga (8')
Feb 10, 2017 8.30pm
Benfica
3-0
Arouca
Mitroglou (25', 35'), Carrillo (49')
Ederson (42')

Adilson (30'), Tomane (52')
Sep 9, 2016 8.30pm
Arouca
1-2
Benfica
Gonzalez (57')
Santos (37'), Crivellaro (37'), Gege (63'), Zequinha (73'), Coelho (86'), Bernardes (91')
Semedo (16'), Lopez (51')
Jardel (57'), Pizzi (63'), Semedo (76'), Lopez (80')
Jan 23, 2016 6.30pm
Benfica
3-1
Arouca
Pizzi (3'), Mitroglou (19'), Jonas (67')
Almeida (7')
Velasquez (91')
Velasquez (77')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CSporting Lisbon34293296296790
2Benfica34255477284980
3Porto34226663273672
4Braga34215871502168
5Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes34196952381463
6MoreirenseMoreirense34167113635155
7AroucaArouca34137145450446
8FamalicaoFamalicao341012123741-442
9Casa Pia34108163850-1238
10SC FarenseFarense34107174651-537
11Rio AveRio Ave3461993843-537
12Gil Vicente3499164252-1036
13Estoril PraiaEstoril3496194958-933
14Estrela Amadora34712153353-2033
15BoavistaBoavista34711163962-2332
16PortimonensePortimonense3488183972-3332
RVizela34511183666-3026
RChavesChaves3458213172-4123


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