Arouca vs Benfica

Primeira Liga 14 Mar 2026, 20:30
Arouca
Arouca
1–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Benfica
Benfica
👤 J. Bessa Round 26

Match report

Benfica edged past Arouca 2-1 in the Primeira Liga on 14 March 2026.

Arouca dominated possession with 90% of the ball, while Benfica had 22 shots to Arouca's 12.

A. Dedic was sent off in the 90+8th minute, one of 2 red cards in the game.

The referee was J. Bessa.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 90% - 10% Shots 12 - 22 On target 6 - 5 Corners 2 - 15 Fouls 17 - 11 Red cards 2 Yellow cards 10
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Player of the match
Richard Ríos
Benfica · 1 goal
8 Franjo Ivanović 1 goal
8 Anatoliy Trubin 5 saves
8 Andreas Schjelderup 1 assist
7 Ignacio de Arruabarrena 3 saves
First half vs second half
Arouca stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–10 9–12
Shots On Goal 1–1 5–4
Ball Possession 42–58 —
Corners 1–10 1–5
Attacks 45–47 20–53
Match statistics
2 Corners 15
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 5
65 Attacks 100
16 Dangerous Attacks 74
5 On Target 5
7 Off Target 21
90% Ball Possession 10%
12 Shots Total 22
6 Shots On Goal 5
3 Shots Off Goal 9
3 Shots Blocked 8
10 Shots Inside Box 17
2 Shots Outside Box 5
17 Fouls 11
2 Corners 15
0 Offsides 5
39% Ball Possession 61%
5 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 1
3 Saves 5
294 Passes Total 443
224 Passes Accurate 371
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Arouca · 4-2-3-1
12 I. Arruabarrena
6 D. Monteiro 15 J. Sánchez 3 J. Fontán 25 B. Kuipers
22 E. Ee 21 T. Fukui
19 A. Trezza 14 H. Lee 7 N. Djouahra
17 I. Barbero
Benfica · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Trubin
6 A. Bah 44 T. Araújo 4 A. Silva 26 S. Dahl
18 L. Barreiro 20 R. Ríos
11 D. Lukebakio 27 R. Silva 21 A. Schjelderup
14 V. Pavlidis
Arouca
Coach
Vasco Seabra
Substitutes
  • 10 Pablo Gozálbez
  • 2 José Silva
  • 11 Miguel Puche
  • 5 Boris Popović
  • 23 Dylan Nandín
  • 1 João Valido
  • 44 Amadou Dante
  • 20 Yellu Santiago
  • 24 Brian Mansilla
Benfica
Coach
Jose Mourinho
Substitutes
  • 17 Amar Dedić
  • 25 Gianluca Prestianni
  • 10 Georgiy Sudakov
  • 9 Franjo Ivanović
  • 72 Anísio Cabral
  • 24 Samuel Soares
  • 64 Gonçalo Oliveira
  • 16 Manuel Silva
  • 73 Miguel Figueiredo
Substitutions
  • 70' ↑ P. Gozalbez ↓ H. Lee Arouca
  • 73' ↑ A. Dedic ↓ A. Bah Benfica
  • 73' ↑ G. Sudakov ↓ Rafa Silva Benfica
  • 74' ↑ F. Ivanovic ↓ A. Silva Benfica
  • 74' ↑ G. Prestianni ↓ D. Lukebakio Benfica
  • 75' ↑ Puche ↓ N. Djouahra Arouca
  • 75' ↑ J. Silva ↓ D. Monteiro Arouca
  • 79' ↑ B. Popovic ↓ J. Sanchez Arouca
  • 79' ↑ D. Nandin ↓ I. Barbero Arouca
  • 85' ↑ Anisio ↓ A. Schjelderup Benfica
Cards
  • 90+8' A. Dedic Benfica
  • 90+8' A. Trezza Arouca
  • 22' J. Sanchez Arouca
  • 45+3' I. Barbero Arouca
  • 48' H. Lee Arouca
  • 59' A. Silva Benfica
  • 59' R. Rios Benfica
  • 77' P. Gozalbez Arouca
  • 80' I. De Arruabarrena Arouca
  • 90+9' V. Pavlidis Benfica
  • 90+11' A. Trubin Benfica
  • 90+11' G. Prestianni Benfica
Head-to-head
Arouca 0 1 draws 9 Benfica
2026-03-14 Arouca vs Benfica 1 - 2
2025-10-25 Benfica vs Arouca 5 - 0
2025-04-13 Benfica vs Arouca 2 - 2
2024-12-01 Arouca vs Benfica 0 - 2
2024-05-12 Benfica vs Arouca 5 - 0
2024-01-06 Arouca vs Benfica 0 - 3
Recent form
Arouca D D D W L
Benfica W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Arouca vs Benfica?
Arouca lost 1-2 against Benfica on 14 March 2026.
Who won Arouca vs Benfica?
Benfica won the match 2-1.
Who had more possession in Arouca vs Benfica?
Arouca had 90% of possession, compared to 10% for the other side.