Primeira Liga Gameweek 9 Sat, Oct 25 2025 · 20:30 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa
Benfica
5–0 Full time · HT 3–0 xG 2.94 – 0.43
Arouca
  • V. Pavlidis 9’ (P), 22’ (P), 50’
  • N. Otamendi 45+6’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Benfica cruise past Arouca

Benfica entered as clear favourites and won 5–0. Benfica finished with the higher xG (2.94 vs 0.43).

Benfica ✓75%
Draw17%
Arouca9%

Model vs reality

Benfica goals
5
Model 2.40 · xG 2.94
Arouca goals
0
Model 0.70 · xG 0.43
Total goals
5
Model 3.10 · xG 3.37
Score 5–0
3%
Most likely 2–0 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 60%
Both scored
No
Model 46%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchV. PavlidisBenfica · 3 goals
9.3
  • RefereeHelder Filipe Claudio Carvalho
  • VenueEstádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz)
  • Table before kick-offBenfica 4th · Arouca 12th

Timeline

  1. V. Pavlidis (pen) 1–0
    9’
  2. V. Pavlidis (pen) 2–0
    22’
  3. Tiago EsgaioYellow card · Roughing
    43’
  4. N. Otamendi 3–0Assist D. Lukébakio
    45+6’
  5. Half time · 3–0
  6. ⇄ T. FukuiFor Pablo Gozálbez
    46’
  7. ⇄ Lee Hyun-JuFor E. van Ee
    46’
  8. V. Pavlidis 4–0Assist G. Prestianni
    50’
  9. D. LukébakioYellow card · Roughing
    60’
  10. G. PrestianniYellow card
    63’
  11. ⇄ N. DjouahraFor A. Trezza
    63’
  12. ⇄ L. BarreiroFor H. Sudakov
    63’
  13. ⇄ A. SchjelderupFor G. Prestianni
    63’
  14. ⇄ João RêgoFor Richard Ríos
    67’
  15. ⇄ F. IvanovićFor V. Pavlidis
    77’
  16. ⇄ Ivan LimaFor D. Lukébakio
    77’
  17. Omar FayedYellow card · Roughing
    83’
  18. ⇄ Brian MansillaFor Barbero
    85’
  19. ⇄ A. DanteFor Arnau Solà
    89’
  20. Full time · 5–0

Team stats

Benfica17 shots · 14 in box, 3 outside
Arouca5 shots · 2 in box, 3 outside
BenficaArouca
54% Possession 46%
2.94 Expected goals (xG) 0.43
2.72 Expected points (xPts) 0.19
17 Shots 5
8 Shots on target 0
7 Shots off target 4
2 Blocked shots 1
14 Shots inside the box 2
3 Shots outside the box 3
465 Passes 402
86% Pass accuracy 81%
9 Corners 1
0 Goalkeeper saves 3
13 Fouls 18
4 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
7.34 Team rating 6.05

Line-ups

Benfica 4-2-3-1

16.6 A. Trubin(G)
267.3 S. Dahl 308.9 N. Otamendi 447.6 Tomás Araújo 87.0 F. Aursnes
57.0 E. Barrenechea 206.5 Richard Ríos ↓67’
257.9 G. Prestianni A↓63’ 106.3 H. Sudakov ↓63’ 117.2 D. Lukébakio A↓77’
149.3★ V. Pavlidis ↓77’
  • 1A. Trubin (G)6.6
  • 26S. Dahl7.3
  • 30N. Otamendi8.9
  • 44Tomás Araújo7.6
  • 8F. Aursnes7.0
  • 5E. Barrenechea7.0
  • 20Richard Ríos↓67’6.5
  • 25G. PrestianniA↓63’7.9
  • 10H. Sudakov↓63’6.3
  • 11D. LukébakioA↓77’7.2
  • 14V. Pavlidis ★↓77’9.3

Substitutes used

  • 18L. Barreiro↑63’6.3
  • 84João Rêgo↑67’6.7
  • 9F. Ivanović↑77’6.7
  • 90Ivan Lima↑77’6.3
  • 21A. Schjelderup↑63’6.7

Unused: Samuel Soares, António Silva, Rafael Obrador, Henrique Araújo

Arouca 4-2-3-1

16.0 João Valido(G)
166.0 Arnau Solà ↓89’ 36.2 José Fontán 666.2 Omar Fayed 285.3 Tiago Esgaio
86.3 David Simão 226.3 E. van Ee ↓46’
116.2 Miguel Puche 106.2 Pablo Gozálbez ↓46’ 195.5 A. Trezza ↓63’
175.6 Barbero ↓85’
  • 1João Valido (G)6.0
  • 16Arnau Solà↓89’6.0
  • 3José Fontán6.2
  • 66Omar Fayed6.2
  • 28Tiago Esgaio5.3
  • 8David Simão6.3
  • 22E. van Ee↓46’6.3
  • 11Miguel Puche6.2
  • 10Pablo Gozálbez↓46’6.2
  • 19A. Trezza↓63’5.5
  • 17Barbero↓85’5.6

Substitutes used

  • 44A. Dante↑89’
  • 24Brian Mansilla↑85’
  • 21T. Fukui↑46’6.7
  • 7N. Djouahra↑63’6.3
  • 14Lee Hyun-Ju↑46’6.7

Unused: N. Mantl, B. Popović, Diogo Monteiro, R. Jansonas

Player stats

Top rated
V. PavlidisBenfica9.3
2nd
N. OtamendiBenfica8.9
3rd
G. PrestianniBenfica7.9

Benfica

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Trubin G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 95% 21 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
S. Dahl D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 42 3 3 1/1 0/1 7.3
N. Otamendi D 90 1 0 2 (1) 1 88% 66 1 1 1/1 1/0 8.9
Tomás Araújo D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 89% 53 2 2 0/0 0/0 7.6
F. Aursnes M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 84% 44 2 2 0/0 2/1 7.0
E. Barrenechea M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 92% 71 1 3 0/0 1/1 7.0
Richard Ríos M 67 0 0 1 (0) 1 88% 32 0 0 1/1 3/1 6.5
G. Prestianni F 63 0 1 1 (1) 1 85% 20 0 0 3/4 1/3 7.9
H. Sudakov M 63 0 0 0 (0) 2 69% 29 0 0 0/0 1/5 6.3
D. Lukébakio F 77 0 1 1 (0) 4 72% 29 2 0 1/3 3/0 7.2
V. Pavlidis F 77 3 0 4 (3) 0 75% 12 2 0 2/4 0/1 9.3
L. Barreiro M 27 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 18 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.3
João Rêgo M 23 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 5 0 0 0/0 1/2 6.7
F. Ivanović F 13 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
Ivan Lima F 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.3
A. Schjelderup F 27 0 0 1 (0) 0 60% 10 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.7

Arouca

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
João Valido G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 74% 38 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.0
Arnau Solà D 89 0 0 0 (0) 1 81% 32 0 1 1/1 1/3 6.0
José Fontán D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 71 1 0 0/0 2/0 6.2
Omar Fayed D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 53 4 2 0/2 3/0 6.2
Tiago Esgaio D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 56% 25 2 0 0/0 2/1 5.3
David Simão M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 92% 48 0 1 0/1 2/1 6.3
E. van Ee M 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 12 0 1 0/0 2/2 6.3
Miguel Puche F 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 29 1 1 1/2 1/3 6.2
Pablo Gozálbez M 46 0 0 1 (0) 0 64% 11 2 1 1/2 2/0 6.2
A. Trezza F 63 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 6 1 0 0/2 1/0 5.5
Barbero F 85 0 0 2 (0) 0 60% 15 1 1 0/1 1/0 5.6
A. Dante D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Brian Mansilla F 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 1/1 0/0 —
T. Fukui M 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 27 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
N. Djouahra F 27 0 0 0 (0) 1 73% 15 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.3
Lee Hyun-Ju M 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 14 1 0 1/2 0/2 6.7

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.