Arouca 0-3 Benfica: result and report

Liga Portugal · Saturday 6 January 2024

Result

Arouca 0-3 Benfica

Liga Portugal · Saturday 6 January 2024, 18:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Arouca · Benfica · Liga Portugal predictions

Arouca 0-3 Benfica: match report

Arouca were beaten by Benfica 0-3 in Liga Portugal on Saturday 6 January 2024. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Rafa opened the scoring in the 39th minute. Arouca did not score. Benfica scored through Rafa (39'), Orkun Kökcü (47') and Petar Musa (85').

Discipline: Arouca received 2 yellow cards; Benfica received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Arouca were 12th on 16 points from 15 and Benfica 2nd on 36 points from 15. Arouca went on to finish that season 7th with 46 points, and Benfica 2nd with 80.

Arouca lined up in a 4-3-3 and Benfica in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Orkun Kökçü of Benfica (8.4), level with Ángel Di María (8.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Arouca wins, 0 draws and 2 for Benfica.

Going into the match Arouca's last five read W-W-D-W-L and Benfica's W-W-D-D-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Yellow card · Francisco MonteroArouca
  • 39'Goal · RafaBenfica · 0-1
  • 47'Goal · Orkun KökcüBenfica · 0-2
  • 72'Yellow card · Arthur CabralBenfica
  • 76'Yellow card · Kouassi EboueArouca
  • 79'Yellow card · FlorentinoBenfica
  • 85'Goal · Petar MusaBenfica · 0-3

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Arouca 0, draws 0, Benfica 2.

Team news

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Arouca line-up (4-3-3)

Ignacio de Arruabarrena, Bogdan Milovanov, Nino Galović, Javi Montero, Tiago Esgaio, Jason, Bruno Pinto, Eboue Kouassi, Morlaye Sylla, Cristo González, Rafa Mujica

Benfica line-up (4-4-2)

Anatoliy Trubin, Fredrik Aursnes, António Silva, Nicolás Otamendi, Morato, João Neves, Orkun Kökçü, Ángel Di María, Rafa Silva, João Mário, Arthur Cabral