Highlights

88'

K. Mitroglou (Foul)

85'

Rafael Bracali (Foul)

80'

Victor Andrade (Foul)

74'

Jaílson (Foul)

HT 1 - 0

42'

Roberto (Foul)

38'

Lucas Lima (Foul)

23'

David Simão (Foul)

Roberto

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

78'

R. Jiménez (A. Samaris - tactical)

75'

Tomás Dabó (Roberto - tactical)

68'

M. Carcela-González (Eliseu - tactical)

59'

Adilson Goiano (Artur - tactical)

54'

Maurides (David Simão - tactical)

46'

Victor Andrade (O. John - tactical)

Player of the match

Rafael Bracali # 1 - Goalkeeper

Duel won 2 (100%)
Saves 7

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	1	Benfica	88	34	29	1	4
	5	Arouca	54	34	13	15	6

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
1	Jonas	32
3	K. Mitroglou	19
22	W. González	7
-	Pizzi	7
34	R. Jiménez	5
-	Maurides	5

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-4-2

4-3-3

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

26%

74%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

Roberto

Pizzi 3
K. Mitroglou 2

Shots off target

N. Gaitán

Jonas 2
O. John 1

Big chance created

David Simão

Nuno Valente 1

Successful contests

Victor Andrade

N. Gaitán 2
A. Samaris 2

Fouls suffered

Eliseu

Victor Andrade 4
Nélson Semedo 3

Dispossessed

Jonas

Victor Andrade 3
Artur 3

Touches

Pizzi

109

L. López 95
Nélson Semedo 91

Duel won

L. López

Eliseu 8
Ivo Rodrigues 8

Duel lost

Roberto

Ivo Rodrigues 11
Maurides 11

Interceptions

Nuno Valente

Lucas Lima 3
Ivo Rodrigues 3

Challenge lost

Nuno Valente

Ivo Rodrigues 3
Eliseu 1

Tackles

Ivo Rodrigues

Lucas Lima 4
N. Gaitán 3

Aerial duels won

L. López

Luisão 7
Roberto 3

Aerial duels lost

Roberto

Maurides 6
David Simão 3

Fouls

Ivo Rodrigues

Artur 4
Roberto 4

Saves

Rafael Bracali

Júlio César 4

Passes

Pizzi

Luisão 78
L. López 77

Accurate passes

Pizzi

Luisão 73
L. López 62

Accurate crosses

N. Gaitán

Pizzi 3
Artur 2

Current form

Stats

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Last matches

Stats & bet

16/08/15

16/08/15

Referees

Nuno Miguel Serrano Tavares Almeida main referee

5.6

0.2

Average card count per match for 16 matches arbitrated
Rui Manuel Gomes Costa fourth referee
Paulo Ramos assistant referee
Nuno Miguel Antunes Vicente assistant referee

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Match venue

Estádio Municipal de Aveiro - Aveiro

Year of construction: 2003
Surface: grass
Capacity: 30498
Average attendance: 9584
Maximum attendance: 29935
Minimum attendance: 65
% sold: 34

Match result Arouca Benfica

Date 23 August 2015 19:15
Competition Primeira Liga
Season 2015/2016
Stage Regular Season - week 2
Match attendance 23540
Code ARO-SLB
Area Portugal
Home team Arouca
Away team Benfica

FAQ

What is the result between Arouca Benfica?

Arouca won the match with a 1-0 score

What are the official lineups for Arouca Benfica?

Arouca : Coached by Lito Vidigal, the lineup starts off in a 4-4-2 formation: Rafael Bracali, Hugo Basto, S. Velázquez, Lucas Lima, Jaílson, David Simão, Nuno Valente, Nuno Coelho, Artur, Ivo Rodrigues, Roberto

Benfica : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by Rui Vitória, is positioning themselves in a 4-3-3 : Júlio César, Eliseu, L. López, Luisão, Nélson Semedo, N. Gaitán, Pizzi, A. Samaris, K. Mitroglou, Jonas, O. John

Who is the referee of the match Arouca Benfica ?

Nuno Miguel Serrano Tavares Almeida is the referee for this match

Where is the match Arouca Benfica?

The venue Estádio Municipal de Aveiro in Aveiro is hosting the match

At what time is Arouca Benfica?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 23 August 2015. Kick-off at 19:15

Who is the man of the match Arouca - Benfica ?

Rafael Bracali is the outstanding player of the match Arouca - Benfica. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

2 Duel won (100%)
7 Saves

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Confirmed line-ups

Arouca 4-4-2

- 8.8 1 Rafael Bracali
- 6.1 3 Hugo Basto
- 6.6 4 S. Velázquez
- 5.5 6 Lucas Lima
- 5.6 13 Jaílson
- 6.9 8 David Simão
- 6.9 50 Nuno Valente
- 6.1 66 Nuno Coelho
- 3.5 7 Artur
- 6.0 11 Ivo Rodrigues
- 7.1 17 Roberto
- 7.0 12 Júlio César
- 6.1 19 Eliseu
- 7.6 2 L. López
- 6.3 4 Luisão
- 5.3 50 Nélson Semedo
- 4.1 10 N. Gaitán
- 6.3 21 Pizzi
- 5.9 7 A. Samaris
- 5.1 11 K. Mitroglou
- 5.5 17 Jonas
- 5.0 15 O. John

Benfica 4-3-3

- Lito Vidigal Coach
Substitutes
- Nildo Petrolina #30 - Midfielder
- Borja López #5 - Defender
- 54'
  
  Maurides #99 - Striker
- Rui Sacramento #85 - Goalkeeper
- 75'
  
  Tomás Dabó #16 - Defender
- 59'
  
  Adilson Goiano #22 - Midfielder
- Leandro Ribeiro #77 - Striker
- Rui Vitória Coach
Substitutes
- Sílvio #28 - Defender
- Ederson #1 - Goalkeeper
- Talisca #30 - Midfielder
- 78'
  
  R. Jiménez #9 - Striker
- 68'
  
  M. Carcela-González #39 - Midfielder
- L. Fejsa #5 - Midfielder
- 46'
  
  Victor Andrade #31 - Striker

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

26%

74%

Duel won

39%

61%

Accurate passes

51%

86%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Shots hitting woodwork

Passing

194

Passes

547

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Clearance off line

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

David Simão

Nuno Valente 1

Shots (%)

Roberto

75% 3/4

K. Mitroglou 67% (2/3)
Pizzi 60% (3/5)
Jonas 40% (2/5)

Successful contests

Victor Andrade

N. Gaitán 2
A. Samaris 2

Fouls suffered

Eliseu

Victor Andrade 4
Nélson Semedo 3
L. López 2
Nuno Valente 2

Touches

Pizzi

109

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

L. López

0% 0/3

N. Gaitán 0% (0/3)
O. John 0% (0/2)
Victor Andrade 17% (1/6)

Dispossessed

Jonas

Victor Andrade 3
Artur 3

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

L. López

81% 17/21

Luisão 80% (8/10)
A. Samaris 75% (6/8)
Eliseu 73% (8/11)
S. Velázquez 67% (4/6)

Interceptions

Nuno Valente

Lucas Lima 3
Ivo Rodrigues 3
Nuno Coelho 3
S. Velázquez 2

Aerial duels won (%)

A. Samaris

100% 2/2

Rafael Bracali 100% (2/2)
Luisão 88% (7/8)
L. López 81% (13/16)
K. Mitroglou 67% (2/3)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

Artur

0% 0/9

Jonas 0% (0/5)
Roberto 26% (5/19)
Maurides 27% (4/15)

Challenge lost

Nuno Valente

Ivo Rodrigues 3

Aerial duels won (%)

David Simão

0% 0/3

N. Gaitán 0% (0/2)
Hugo Basto 0% (0/2)
Eliseu 0% (0/2)
Nuno Coelho 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

Luisão

94% 73/78

Jonas 92% (35/38)
Pizzi 91% (79/87)
A. Samaris 88% (49/56)

Accurate crosses

N. Gaitán

Pizzi 3

Successful final third passes

Pizzi

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

Rafael Bracali

28% 11/39

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Benfica	88	34	29	1	4	88	22	66
2	Sporting	86	34	27	5	2	79	21	58
3	Porto	73	34	23	4	7	67	30	37
4	Braga	58	34	16	10	8	54	35	19
5	Arouca	54	34	13	15	6	47	38	9
6	Rio Ave	50	34	14	8	12	44	44	0
7	Paços Ferreira	49	34	13	10	11	43	42	1
8	Estoril	47	34	13	8	13	40	41	-1
9	Belenenses	41	34	10	11	13	44	66	-22
10	Vitória SC	40	34	9	13	12	45	53	-8
11	Nacional	38	34	10	8	16	40	56	-16
12	Moreirense	36	34	9	9	16	38	54	-16
13	Marítimo	35	34	10	5	19	45	63	-18
14	Boavista	33	34	8	9	17	24	41	-17
15	Vitória FC	30	34	6	12	16	40	61	-21
16	Tondela	30	34	8	6	20	34	54	-20
17	União Madeira	29	34	7	8	19	27	50	-23
18	Académica	25	34	5	10	19	32	60	-28

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Benfica	45	17	15	0	2	52	13	39
2	Sporting	42	17	13	3	1	39	12	27
3	Porto	38	17	12	2	3	35	13	22
4	Braga	37	17	11	4	2	41	17	24
5	Estoril	31	17	9	4	4	24	16	8
6	Arouca	30	17	8	6	3	28	18	10
7	Nacional	28	17	8	4	5	29	24	5
8	Rio Ave	28	17	9	1	7	20	18	2
9	Paços Ferreira	25	17	7	4	6	24	22	2
10	União Madeira	24	17	6	6	5	19	17	2
11	Marítimo	23	17	7	2	8	25	23	2
12	Belenenses	23	17	6	5	6	24	31	-7
13	Vitória SC	22	17	5	7	5	23	19	4
14	Académica	20	17	5	5	7	20	28	-8
15	Boavista	17	17	4	5	8	10	17	-7
16	Vitória FC	15	17	2	9	6	16	26	-10
17	Moreirense	14	17	3	5	9	19	28	-9
18	Tondela	13	17	3	4	10	15	26	-11

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Sporting	44	17	14	2	1	40	9	31
2	Benfica	43	17	14	1	2	36	9	27
3	Porto	35	17	11	2	4	32	17	15
4	Arouca	24	17	5	9	3	19	20	-1
5	Paços Ferreira	24	17	6	6	5	19	20	-1
6	Rio Ave	22	17	5	7	5	24	26	-2
7	Moreirense	22	17	6	4	7	19	26	-7
8	Braga	21	17	5	6	6	13	18	-5
9	Vitória SC	18	17	4	6	7	22	34	-12
10	Belenenses	18	17	4	6	7	20	35	-15
11	Tondela	17	17	5	2	10	19	28	-9
12	Estoril	16	17	4	4	9	16	25	-9
13	Boavista	16	17	4	4	9	14	24	-10
14	Vitória FC	15	17	4	3	10	24	35	-11
15	Marítimo	12	17	3	3	11	20	40	-20
16	Nacional	10	17	2	4	11	11	32	-21
17	Académica	5	17	0	5	12	12	32	-20
18	União Madeira	5	17	1	2	14	8	33	-25

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Sporting	75	34	22	9	3	40	7	33
2	Benfica	68	34	19	11	4	38	11	27
3	Porto	62	34	16	14	4	31	15	16
4	Rio Ave	50	34	12	14	8	21	17	4
5	Braga	48	34	10	18	6	21	17	4
6	Arouca	46	34	10	16	8	22	22	0
7	Vitória FC	45	34	11	12	11	20	23	-3
8	Paços Ferreira	44	34	10	14	10	20	20	0
9	Vitória SC	44	34	9	17	8	26	25	1
10	Belenenses	41	34	10	11	13	19	26	-7
11	Nacional	41	34	10	11	13	18	25	-7
12	Moreirense	40	34	9	13	12	18	25	-7
13	Marítimo	38	34	9	11	14	18	25	-7
14	Estoril	37	34	8	13	13	15	19	-4
15	União Madeira	36	34	8	12	14	13	21	-8
16	Boavista	33	34	5	18	11	11	19	-8
17	Tondela	29	34	5	14	15	12	27	-15
18	Académica	22	34	4	10	20	13	32	-19