Benfica vs Arouca

Primeira Liga 14 Aug 2021, 17:00
Benfica
Benfica
2–0
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Arouca
Arouca
🏟 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa) 👤 Manuel Mota Round 2

Match report

Benfica beat Arouca 2-0 in the Primeira Liga on 14 August 2021.

Benfica dominated possession with 66% of the ball and had 15 shots to Arouca's 3.

V. Braga was sent off in the 8th minute.

The match was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa), with Manuel Mota in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 66% - 34% Shots 15 - 3 On target 4 - 1 Corners 3 - 2 Fouls 17 - 2 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 1
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Player of the match
Roman Yaremchuk
Benfica · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Gil Dias 63 passes (86% accurate)
7 Luca Waldschmidt 1 goal
7 Odysseas Vlachodimos captained the side
7 Gilberto captained the side
First half vs second half
Benfica stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–2 10–1
Shots On Goal 3–1 1–0
Ball Possession 61–39 —
Corners 0–2 3–0
Attacks 74–28 80–27
Match statistics
5 Substitution 5
154 Attacks 55
114 Dangerous Attacks 14
5 On Target 1
14 Off Target 2
15 Shots Total 3
4 Shots On Goal 1
11 Shots Off Goal 1
0 Shots Blocked 1
12 Shots Inside Box 2
3 Shots Outside Box 1
17 Fouls 2
3 Corners 2
8 Offsides 1
66% Ball Possession 34%
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
1 Saves 2
589 Passes Total 314
520 Passes Accurate 236
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Benfica · 4-4-2
99 O. Vlachodimos
2 Gilberto 30 N. Otamendi 91 F. Morato 31 G. Dias
21 Pizzi 20 J. Mário 11 S. Meïté 7 Everton
15 R. Yaremchuk 10 L. Waldschmidt
Arouca · 4-3-3
1 V. Braga
72 Thales 13 J. Basso 4 S. Velázquez 6 M. Quaresma
23 E. Valderrama 21 L. Silva 20 P. Moreira
10 A. Bukia 7 A. Silva 8 A. Nunes
Benfica
Coach
Jorge Jesus
Substitutes
  • 77 Helton Leite
  • 4 Lucas Veríssimo
  • 3 Alejandro Grimaldo
  • 34 André Almeida
  • 49 Adel Taarabt
  • 28 Julian Weigl
  • 27 Rafa Silva
  • 88 Gonçalo Ramos
  • 95 Carlos Vinícius
Arouca
Coach
Armando Evangelista
Substitutes
  • 97 Fernando Castro
  • 29 Joel
  • 32 Baptiste Aloé
  • 3 Bruno Prado
  • 14 Pité
  • 60 Marco Soares
  • 11 Adílio
  • 19 Or Dasa
  • 9 Mauro Caballero
Substitutions
  • 12' ↑ Fernando Castro ↓ Arsénio Arouca
  • 57' ↑ Rafa Silva ↓ Pizzi Benfica
  • 57' ↑ A. Taarabt ↓ João Mário Benfica
  • 57' ↑ Gonçalo Ramos ↓ R. Yaremchuk Benfica
  • 60' ↑ Adílio Santos ↓ André Silva Arouca
  • 60' ↑ Pité ↓ Eugeni Valderrama Arouca
  • 66' ↑ André Almeida ↓ Gilberto Benfica
  • 73' ↑ O. Dasa ↓ A. Bukia Arouca
  • 73' ↑ Brunão ↓ Pedro Moreira Arouca
  • 84' ↑ Carlos Vinícius ↓ L. Waldschmidt Benfica
Cards
  • 8' V. Braga Arouca
  • 85' Morato Benfica
Head-to-head
Benfica 9 1 draws 0 Arouca
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2024-01-06 Arouca vs Benfica 0 - 3
Recent form
Benfica D D D W D
Arouca D D D W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Benfica vs Arouca?
Benfica won 2-0 against Arouca on 14 August 2021.
Who won Benfica vs Arouca?
Benfica won the match 2-0.
Where was Benfica vs Arouca played?
The match was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa).
Who had more possession in Benfica vs Arouca?
Benfica had 66% of possession, compared to 34% for the other side.