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Dominant Benfica run riot with a 5-0 hammering of Arouca.

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How It Unfolded

Benfica beat Arouca 5-0 at Estádio da Luz, Regular Season - 9, in the Primeira Liga. With the result on the board, the sections below measure it against everything the model and the numbers projected in advance.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Benfica 1.91 xG and Arouca 1.01 xG, a combined 2.92. The scoreboard read 5-0 for 5 actual goals. Benfica beat their projection by 3.1 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Arouca landed 1.0 under their projected return. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Benfica attack 1.23 / defence 0.87 against Arouca attack 0.96 / defence 1.21, drawn from 42/42 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Benfica 57% | Draw 25% | Arouca 18%, with Benfica to win its most likely call at 57%. That is exactly how it finished — the model's leading outcome was vindicated.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 56%. The game delivered 5, so it went over — a call the model got right. Over 1.5 had been 80% and landed. Over 3.5 was 33% and came in. On both teams to score, the model sat at 56% and the match did not — a miss on BTTS. Historically the two sides average 57% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Benfica 64%, Arouca 50%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 54%, which did not match the one-sided outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Benfica's trading profile (42 games, 20 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 50% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 45% of the time, and duly kept one.

Arouca's trading profile (42 games, 20 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 57% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 29% of games, a blank that repeated today.

Form vs Result

On form, Benfica arrived the stronger side — 2.33 PPG against 1.12. That form edge translated into the three points. Benfica (home/away splits) scored 5 against a 2.80 average — above their attacking norm. Arouca (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 1.10 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 5 against a 1.90 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 3 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (miss), form (hit). The model got the gist right while missing on the margins.

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