For the week number 4, match between Arouca and Benfica will be held Friday at 22:30 on Estadio Municipal de Arouca
Arouca
After a difficult start to the season, Arouca seems like no time breathing. Eliminated from Europa League play-offul, by Olympiakos after extra time, Arouca will meet in the following stages, all the top bands of Portugal. With just one win in 7 games played this season, in all competitions, things did not look good for the hosts, whose situation in the championship could further complicate matters. Arouca scored only 4 goals so far.
Benfica
Perfect beginning of “Eagle”, given by winning the Super Cup, and the victory at Tondela, was followed by a semiesec chair at home, 1-1 with Setubal. Although opportunities were pending at the gate of Varela and his band R.Vitoria managed to score only once in 872 minutes by Jimenez. A week later, however, Benfica proved that this result was just an accident after it was won 3-1 in the move from Nacional. Jimenez has crossed over the success scorers table name 90 + 2 minutes.
Statistics:
Benfica won 5 of the last 6 direct confrontation
In each of these victories has scored at least 2 goals
Arouca lost 3 matches at home in 2016, of which only one single championship
