Arouca – Benfica: Predictions and betting tips

January 21 in the championship of Portugal will be the match of the 19th round. Arouca will host Benfica at home.

Stadium: City Stadium (Aroua)

Referee: Nuno Almeida

Losses

Arouca: Dasa, Campi (coronavirus). Soares (in the national team). Yau (injury).

Benfica: Lucas Vericimo, Piño, Radonjic (all injured).

Team Form

Arouca is in the relegation zone of the Portuguese championship, taking 17th place in the standings. The team added 14 points to the scoring with three wins and five draws in the league. In nine more matches, the team was inferior to its rivals, and the difference between goals scored and conceded was set at 17:33.

At the same time, Arouca scored most of the points in home games. Here the hosts have three wins and one draw, with four defeats. But the hosts lost two previous matches in their field without much chance to Wiesela (1:4) and Braga (0:6), and in the last round of the Portuguese League, Arouca lost away to Belenenses (1:2).

Benfica is currently in the top three of the Portuguese championship. The team from Lisbon was able to take 13 wins and two draws in the league, allowing three defeats from rivals. The Eagles’ attack is the most productive in the league – 50 goals scored, and the defense is the third most reliable (16 goals conceded).

At the same time, Benfica is the second most successful team in the championship in away games. In nine matches outside the native walls, the team took seven victories (1 draw and one defeat). After losing out to Porto, the team beat Pacos de Ferreira (2:0) and shared points with Moreirency (1:1).

Betting tips

Benfica has beaten Arouca in their last five head-to-head meetings. Bookmakers believe that the Eagles will extend this streak based on the upcoming game results. Bets on P1 is accepted for 12.00, a draw – 5.00, P2 – 1.25.

With Arouca’s recent setbacks and the fact that Benfica needs to get closer to the top, bets in favor of the away side look solid.

Handicap bets

Benfica’s attack consistently manifests itself in matches with Arouca. So the “eagles” scored at least two goals in the last five games with an opponent. In this regard, in handicaps, it is worth considering bets on H2(-1) for 1.75 and H2(-1.5) for 1.8.

At the same time, Arouca has accumulated four defeats in the previous five rounds of the Portuguese league. In this series of matches, the team scored only four goals, conceding 15 goals from rivals in response. Benfica, in turn, won three victories during the same period, scoring a total of 15 goals.

Total bets

If we take five past face-to-face meetings of the teams, then the bet of over (2.5) goals won in four of them. A bet with such a condition can be on the upcoming match with a coefficient of 1.62.

It is also worth noting that Arouca has played for “more” in six of the last seven matches at the home arena. And Benfica organized the passage of this outcome in the previous four away games of all competitions.

Predictions and betting

We recommend using a combined bet – P2 and Total Over (2.5) goals with a coefficient of 1.87.