Benfica vs Arouca Prediction, Lineups & Odds

Benfica Could Enjoy a Big Victory

Backing Benfica -2 on the Asian Handicap at 1.87 means we need the favourites to beat Arouca by three goals or more to win this bet. We can get our money back if there’s a winning margin of two.

Benfica Have Enjoyed Upper Hand Over Arouca

Benfica got a ninth straight victory in their last game. It was a 4-1 away win at Estadio do Dragao when meeting FC Porto. The Eagles enjoyed just 39% possession and had five shots on target, with Vangelis Pavlidis scoring a hat-trick and Nicolas Otamendi also among the goals.

Arouca have lost back-to-back games. They were recently beaten at home to Famalicão by a 2-1 scoreline at Municipal de Arouca. Vasco Seabra's side recorded 59% possession and had nine shots on goal, while Henrique Araujo found the net.

Benfica beat Arouca in their last head-to-head clash. It was a 2-0 scoreline away at Municipal de Arouca. Benfica have won all of the past 7 H2H meetings.

Primeira Liga		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
2	Benfica	31	24	3	4	80	25	55	80:25	75
12	Arouca	31	8	9	14	30	47	-17	30:47	33

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Benfica have 9 wins and 1 loss, averaging 2.7 goals from 16.6 attempts and 7.9 shots on goal. The Lisbon team have averaged 58.7% possession, 479.1 passes and 6.9 corners per game, conceding 1.2 goals and 2.9 corners from 8.6 attempts and 3.1 shots on goal.

Top scorer Vangelis Pavlidis has found the net 10 times, with Nicolas Otamendi, Kerem Akturkoglu and Orkun Kokcu getting 3 each. Kerem Akturkoglu is the leading assists maker with 3, while goalkeepers Anatoliy Trubin and Samuel Soares collectively have 4 clean sheets.

Arouca have 3 victories, 3 defeats and 4 draws, with an average of 11.7 attempts, 4.8 shots on goal and 1.2 goals. The Wolves average 48.7% possession, 382.4 passes, 5.0 corners awarded and 4.7 corners against them, while 1.3 goals have been conceded from 4.0 shots on goal and 12.3 attempts.

Henrique Araujo is the leading scorer with 3 goals, followed by Alfonso Trezza on 2, with Morlaye Sylla and two others bagging 1. Taichi Fukui has been chief assist maker on 2, with Nico Mantl recording 2 clean sheets in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Benfica confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Anatoliy Trubin (GK), Tomas Araujo, Antonio Silva, Nicolas Otamendi, Alvaro Carreras, Fredrik Aursnes, Florentino Luis, Orkun Kokcu, Angel Di Maria, Vangelis Pavlidis, Kerem Akturkoglu.

Arouca confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Nico Mantl (GK), Alex Pinto, Boris Popovic, Jose Fontan, Amadou Dante, Jason, Pedro Santos, Taichi Fukui, Morlaye Sylla, Guven Yalcin, Alfonso Trezza.

Expert Primeira Liga Analysis

It’s always a case of checking out the latest team news to make expert football recommendations. Then we get to work when it comes to unearthing the stats that are the most valuable.

Key Benfica vs Arouca league stats:

• The -2 line has been covered by Benfica in 11 of their last 18 games at home.
• The -2 line has been covered by Benfica in 6 of their last 10 games at home.
• The -2 line has been covered by Benfica in 4 of their last 7 games against Arouca.

Benfica vs Arouca Prediction

Benfica -2 are available at odds of 1.87 on the Asian Handicap. The favourites look more than capable of delivering the goods in this Primeira Liga game and we really like the available price.

It’s possible to move the line for your selection and this allows bettors to get increasingly bigger odds. If you’re looking for more juice, then this option could tick the boxes.

Benfica -2 Probability

The bookies make it a 53.5% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. However, we have this number closer to 60% based on our in-depth research. It is therefore regarded as a value bet.

Our Pick

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Correct Score Prediction

Benfica 3 - 0 Arouca

Let’s go for Benfica to win 3-0, a bet which is available at 6.10. Correct score betting provides plenty of excitement and a potentially bigger return if you win.

Corners Prediction

Benfica Under 6.5 Corners 2.00

Benfica have had under 6.5 corners in three consecutive games, while Arouca have had an average of 4.20 corners against them in their last 5 matches. We think that Benfica will come up short and this Team Corners bet can be backed at 2.00.

Corner Stats

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Benfica

Total

9.80 6.90 2.90

Home

9.70 6.40 3.30

Away

9.50 6.80 2.70

Arouca

Total

9.70 5.00 4.70

Home

10.50 5.90 4.60

Away

10.20 5.50 4.70

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 10.5

2.00

Under 10.5

1.73

Benfica Corners

Over 7.5

2.10

Under 7.5

1.67

Arouca Corners

Over 2.5

1.80

Under 2.5

1.91

Most Corners

1

1.10

X

10.50

2

6.75

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Benfica vs Arouca Odds

The latest betting odds give Benfica a 89% chance of winning which means they’re overwhelming 1.13 favourites to win this Primeira Liga clash with the bookies. Arouca are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and they can be backed at 19.00.

The Over 2.5 Goals option is currently favourite on the Total Goals market. For those wanting to back Both Teams to Score No, this is currently priced at 1.67.

Should you want to back Benfica to win this Primeira Liga match, then there is 1.03 available on the Draw No Bet market, with Arouca chalked at 15.00.

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Team Stats

Team News

Make sure you know the lineups ahead of kick-off, with injuries also playing a part when it comes to Benfica vs Arouca team news.

If you’re looking for the latest player information, check out the Primeira Liga squads.

Benfica Team Page Arouca Team Page

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