Liga Portugal 25/26 · 14 Mar 2026

FC Arouca 1–2 Benfica

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Benfica favourites at 59%.

Benfica won a close one on the chances: 2.1 xG to 2.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ivan Barbero, 66.6 in 79′.

Well above their usual level: Ivan Barbero +19.7, Samuel Dahl +13.0, Anatoliy Trubin +9.1.

Well below it: Vangelis Pavlidis −8.3.

Each side's last five results before this match.

8 Mar 2026	D 2–2	v FC Porto Liga Portugal
2 Mar 2026	W 2–1	at Gil Vicente Liga Portugal
25 Feb 2026	L 1–2	at Real Madrid Champions League
21 Feb 2026	W 3–0	v AVS - Futebol SAD Liga Portugal
17 Feb 2026	L 0–1	v Real Madrid Champions League

25 Oct 2025	Benfica 5–0 FC Arouca Liga Portugal

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Pablo Gozálbez Midfielder	20	0	0.03	100.0	–
Dylan Nandín Forward	11	0	0.34	85.9	–
Ivan Barbero Forward	79	1	1.19	66.6	+19.7
Miguel Puche Forward	15	0	0.16	65.2	–
Diogo Monteiro Defender	75	0	–	53.9	–
Jose Fontán Defender	90	0	–	50.5	+2.7
Alfonso Trezza Midfielder	90	0	–	49.9	+6.6
Hyun-ju Lee Midfielder	70	0	0.52	46.4	+3.3
Ignacio de Arruabarrena Goalkeeper	90	0	–	45.6	−4.9
Espen Van Ee Midfielder	90	0	–	44.0	−1.1
Boris Popović Defender	11	0	–	43.5	–
Taichi Fukui Midfielder	90	0	0.08	42.7	−4.9
Javi Sánchez Defender	79	0	–	39.0	−5.8
Naïs Djouahra Midfielder	75	0	0.17	38.8	−4.6
Bas Kuipers Defender	90	0	–	38.7	+2.6
José Silva Defender	15	0	–	24.2	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Franjo Ivanović Forward	16	1	0	0.18	92.9	–
Gianluca Prestianni Midfielder	16	0	1	–	92.3	–
Georgiy Sudakov Midfielder	16	0	0	0.09	84.1	–
Anísio Cabral Forward	17	0	0	0.08	61.2	–
Samuel Dahl Defender	90	0	0	0.07	58.4	+13.0
Anatoliy Trubin Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	57.2	+9.1
Dodi Lukebakio Midfielder	74	0	0	0.21	54.0	−7.7
Andreas Schjelderup Midfielder	85	0	1	0.13	51.1	−4.6
Richard Ríos Midfielder	90	1	0	0.45	49.0	+1.9
Tomás Araújo Defender	90	0	0	0.13	48.1	+2.8
António Silva Defender	74	0	0	–	47.5	−3.8
Leandro Barreiro Midfielder	90	0	0	0.05	45.5	−0.5
Vangelis Pavlidis Forward	90	0	0	0.31	42.4	−8.3
Rafa Silva Midfielder	74	0	0	0.14	42.1	−6.0
Alexander Bah Defender	73	0	0	0.21	37.2	–
Amar Dedić Defender	25	0	0	0.05	9.9	–