Arouca
Taca da Liga | Group Stage
Oct 31, 2023 at 8.15pm UK
Estadio Municipal de Arouca
Benfica

Arouca
0 - 2
Benfica


Montero (25'), Fernandes (39'), Kouassi (57')
FT(HT: 0-1)
di Maria (26'), Cabral (74')
Silva (35'), Guedes (45')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Taca da Liga clash between Arouca and Benfica, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Arouca 0-1 Moreirense
Friday, October 27 at 8.15pm in Primeira Liga
Last Game: Benfica 1-1 Casa Pia
Saturday, October 28 at 6pm in Primeira Liga

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 59.51%. A draw had a probability of 22.1% and a win for Arouca had a probability of 18.38%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.5%) and 1-2 (9.91%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.5%), while for an Arouca win it was 1-0 (5.56%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 10.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Benfica in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Benfica.

Result
AroucaDrawBenfica
18.38% (0.103 0.1)22.11% (0.053000000000001 0.05)59.51% (-0.16099999999999 -0.16)
Both teams to score 51.79% (0.022999999999996 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.76% (-0.067 -0.07)46.23% (0.062000000000005 0.06)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.47% (-0.062999999999999 -0.06)68.52% (0.060000000000002 0.06)
Arouca Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.04% (0.079000000000001 0.08)38.95% (-0.082999999999998 -0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.32% (0.076000000000001 0.08)75.68% (-0.078000000000003 -0.08)
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.84% (-0.075000000000003 -0.08)15.15% (0.071 0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.25% (-0.141 -0.14)43.74% (0.137 0.14)
Score Analysis
    Arouca 18.38%
    Benfica 59.49%
    Draw 22.11%
AroucaDrawBenfica
1-0 @ 5.56% (0.027 0.03)
2-1 @ 4.95% (0.023000000000001 0.02)
2-0 @ 2.62% (0.019 0.02)
3-1 @ 1.56% (0.011 0.01)
3-2 @ 1.47% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 2.22%
Total : 18.38%
1-1 @ 10.5% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
0-0 @ 5.9% (0.016 0.02)
2-2 @ 4.67% (0.010000000000001 0.01)
3-3 @ 0.92% (0.001 0)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 22.11%
0-1 @ 11.13%
0-2 @ 10.5% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
1-2 @ 9.91% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
0-3 @ 6.61% (-0.032999999999999 -0.03)
1-3 @ 6.23% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
0-4 @ 3.12% (-0.024 -0.02)
1-4 @ 2.94% (-0.016 -0.02)
2-3 @ 2.94% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
2-4 @ 1.39% (-0.004 -0)
0-5 @ 1.18% (-0.012 -0.01)
1-5 @ 1.11% (-0.008 -0.01)
Other @ 2.44%
Total : 59.49%

How you voted: Arouca vs Benfica

Arouca
12.2%
Draw
2.4%
Benfica
85.4%
41
Head to Head
Jan 31, 2023 9.15pm
Gameweek 18
Arouca
0-3
Benfica
Mario (25', 54'), Musa (80')
Aug 5, 2022 8.15pm
Gameweek 1
Benfica
4-0
Arouca
Gilberto (8'), Silva (42', 86'), Fernandez (45+6')
Luis (55'), Weigl (82'), Silva (83')

Opoku (1')
Quaresma (45+1')
Jan 21, 2022 7pm
Gameweek 19
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
Gameweek 2
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')
rhs 2.0


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