Jan 21st features a match where Arouca will host Benfica in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Primeira Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Arouca sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Belenenses. Oday Dabagh struck first for Arouca in the 37th minute on a feed from Joao Othavio Basso, then Nilton tied it up for Belenenses in the 73rd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 93rd minute on a goal by Abel Issa Camara to cap off a wild match. Arouca looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, 3rd placed Benfica, recorded a 1-1 draw against Moreirense. Moraes Junior struck first for Moreirense on an own goal in the 61st minute, but Darwin Nuñez got the equalizer for Benfica in the 65th minute earning them at least the one point. Benfica should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 14th of August, Benfica hosted Arouca in their last match together. Benfica won by a score of 2 to 0. Luca Waldschmidt scored the first goal for Benfica in the 38th minute, then Roman Yaremchuk added another in the 44th minute on a feed from Pizzi At the end of 90 a dissapointed Arouca couldn’t manage to score, and Benfica took the shutout win.
Darwin Nuñez has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored six goals for Benfica. Arsenio Martins Lafuerte Nunes and Andre Watshini Bukia are the top scorers for Arouca in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.