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Benfica vs Arouca
25 Oct 2025, 20:30 · Liga Portugal · 2025/2026
Referee
Hélder CarvalhoLiga Portugal 2025/2026 · 14 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
BenficaMin
Arouca- VAR
Georgiy Sudakov
VAR · Penalty confirmed
7′ - ⚽
Vangelis Pavlidis 1-0
Penalty · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
9′ - VAR
Gianluca Prestianni
VAR · Penalty confirmed
20′ - ⚽
Vangelis Pavlidis 2-0
Penalty · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
22′ - 43′
Tiago Esgaio
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⚽
Nicolás Otamendi 3-0
Goal · Header
With: Dodi Lukébakio
Header
45+6′ - 46′⇄
Taichi Fukui
Substitution
Off: Pablo Gozálbez
- 46′⇄
Hyun-ju Lee
Substitution
Off: Espen van Ee
- ⚽
Vangelis Pavlidis 4-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Gianluca Prestianni
Right foot shot
50′ Dodi Lukébakio
Yellowcard
Foul
59′Gianluca Prestianni
Yellowcard
Foul
62′- 62′⇄
Naïs Djouahra
Substitution
Off: Alfonso Trezza
- ⇄
Leandro Barreiro
Substitution
Off: Georgiy Sudakov
63′ - ⇄
Andreas Schjelderup
Substitution
Off: Gianluca Prestianni
63′ - ⇄
João Rego
Substitution
Off: Richard Ríos
67′ - ⇄
Franjo Ivanović
Substitution
Off: Vangelis Pavlidis
77′ - ⇄
Ivan Lima
Substitution
Off: Dodi Lukébakio
77′ - 82′
Omar Fayed
Yellowcard
Foul
- 86′⇄
Brian Mansilla
Substitution
Off: Iván Barbero
- 89′⇄
Amadou Dante
Substitution
Off: Arnau Solà
- ⚽
Franjo Ivanović 5-0
Penalty · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
90+3′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.67 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 7.22 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7.37 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 8.42 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 7.56 | |
| 67 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.76 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.99 | |
| 77 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 7.33 | |
| 63 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6.79 | |
| 63 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.60 | |
| 77 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | 8.87 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.56 | |
| 27 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.90 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 13 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7.31 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 23 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.16 | |
| 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.52 |
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Before this match
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Benfica
Latest: Gil Vicente · 2–1
Match stats
26 Sept 2025, 20:15 · Home vs Gil Vicente · 2025/2026
Arouca
Latest: Nacional · 2–1
Match stats
20 Sept 2025, 15:30 · Away vs Nacional · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Benfica’s ground: 9 previous meetings, 7 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Benfica’s home games with Arouca’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Benfica
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Arouca
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Previous meetings
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