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Rio Ave
FT
0 - 2
Benfica
Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube
Referee: C. Pereira
Rio Ave
Match Timeline
Benfica
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
⚽
16'
L. Barreiro · Assist: G. Sudakov
Benfica
VAR
23'
Amar Dedić
Benfica
⚽
25'
A. Ntoi
Benfica
🟨
59'
Andreas Schjelderup
Benfica
🔄
62'
A. Schjelderup ↔ S. Lopes Cabral
Benfica
🟨
66'
Andreas Ndoj
Rio Ave
🔄
72'
N. Athanasiou ↔ A. Papakanellos
Rio Ave
🔄
73'
A. Ntoi ↔ T. Nikitscher
Rio Ave
🔄
73'
Andre Luiz ↔ O. Pohlmann
Rio Ave
🔄
78'
G. Prestianni ↔ J. Rego
Benfica
🔄
80'
D. Spikic ↔ Diogo Bezerra
Rio Ave
🔄
80'
B. Aguilera Zamora ↔ G. Liavas
Rio Ave
🟨
90+1'
Samuel Dahl
Benfica
🔄
90'
G. Sudakov ↔ Manu
Benfica

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Rio Ave Win 0%
Draw 0%
Benfica Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Rio Ave1.05
Benfica1.73
Recent Form (Last 5)
Rio Ave Rio Ave
WWDLW
22 GF / 29 GA
Benfica Benfica
WLDWL
47 GF / 19 GA
Key Stats
1.29
Average Goals Scored
1.74
1.71
Average Goals Conceded
0.7
11
BTTS Yes
10
11
Over 2.5
13
3.94
Shots on Goal
5.11

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Rio Ave Rio Ave 17 matches
Benfica Benfica 27 matches
Rio Ave Statistic Benfica
4 Wins 16
8 Draws 7
5 Losses 4
22 Goals For 47
29 Goals Against 19
1.29 Avg Goals Scored 1.74
1.71 Avg Goals Conceded 0.7
11 BTTS Yes 10
15 Over 1.5 20
11 Over 2.5 13
7 Over 3.5 6
2 Clean Sheets 14
5 Failed To Score 5
3.94 Shots On Goal 5.11
9.35 Total Shots 14.78
3.82 Corners 5.41
45.9% Ball Possession 54.4%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Rio Ave won 0 times, Benfica won 13 times, while 2 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 14:40 from Rio Ave's perspective. 9 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 9 matches, with an average of 3.6 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Rio Ave 3-4-2-1 / Benfica 4-2-3-1
H2H summary: Rio Ave wins 0, draws 2, Benfica wins 13
Stats
Rio Ave Rio Ave
Benfica Benfica
Shots on Goal
1
Shots on Goal
8
Shots off Goal
2
Shots off Goal
11
Blocked Shots
4
Blocked Shots
5
3 Corner Kicks 11
12 Fouls 8
2 Offsides 0
37% Ball Possession 63%
7 Total Shots 24
1 Shots on Goal 8
2 Shots off Goal 11
4 Blocked Shots 5
3 Shots insidebox 15
4 Shots outsidebox 9
5 Goalkeeper Saves 1
346 Total passes 602
285 Passes accurate 540
0.19 expected_goals 2.48
🟨 1 Yellow Cards 2 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Rio Ave
Formation
Benfica
C. Miszta
C. Miszta
F. Petrasso
F. Petrasso
J. Brabec
J. Brabec
N. Abbey
N. Abbey
J. Tome
J. Tome
A. Ntoi
⚽ ↓
A. Ntoi
B. Aguilera Zamora
↓
B. Aguilera Zamora
N. Athanasiou
↓
N. Athanasiou
Andre Luiz
↓
Andre Luiz
D. Spikic
↓
D. Spikic
Clayton
Clayton
A. Trubin
A. Trubin
A. Dedic
A. Dedic
T. Araujo
T. Araujo
N. Otamendi
N. Otamendi
S. Dahl
S. Dahl
L. Barreiro
⚽
L. Barreiro
F. Aursnes
F. Aursnes
G. Prestianni
↓
G. Prestianni
G. Sudakov
🎯 ↓
G. Sudakov
A. Schjelderup
↓
A. Schjelderup
V. Pavlidis
V. Pavlidis
Rio Ave 3-4-2-1
Starting XI
1
C. Miszta
G
23
F. Petrasso
D
32
J. Brabec
D
6
N. Abbey
D
20
J. Tome
M
5
A. Ntoi
⚽ 25' ↓ 73' 🟨 66'
M
10
B. Aguilera Zamora
↓ 80'
M
3
N. Athanasiou
↓ 72'
M
11
Andre Luiz
↓ 73'
F
18
D. Spikic
↓ 80'
F
9
Clayton
F
Substitutes
22
K. Chamorro
G
4
J. Panzo
D
7
Diogo Bezerra
↑ 80'
14
K. Zoabi
F
19
A. Papakanellos
↑ 72'
M
44
T. Nikitscher
↑ 73'
M
54
G. Liavas
↑ 80'
M
77
O. Richards
D
80
O. Pohlmann
↑ 73'
M
Benfica 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1
A. Trubin
G
17
A. Dedic
D
44
T. Araujo
D
30
N. Otamendi
D
26
S. Dahl
🟨 90+1'
D
18
L. Barreiro
⚽ 16'
M
8
F. Aursnes
M
25
G. Prestianni
↓ 78'
M
10
G. Sudakov
🎯 16' ↓ 90'
M
21
A. Schjelderup
↓ 62' 🟨 59'
M
14
V. Pavlidis
F
Substitutes
50
D. Ferreira
G
4
A. Silva
D
5
E. Barrenechea
M
9
F. Ivanovic
F
15
S. Lopes Cabral
↑ 62'
D
16
Manu
↑ 90'
M
27
Bruma
F
62
J. Neto
D
84
J. Rego
↑ 78'
M
Last matches: Rio Ave
09.08.26
Pri
Rio Ave
GIL Vicente
0
1
L
01.08.26
Fri
Rio Ave
Tondela
3
1
W
19.07.26
Fri
Rio Ave
Al-Ahli Jeddah
2
2
D
15.07.26
Fri
Rio Ave
Portimonense
3
0
W
11.07.26
Fri
Rio Ave
Arouca
2
1
W
16.05.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Casa Pia
1
1
D
11.05.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Sporting CP
1
4
L
03.05.26
Pri
Rio Ave
GIL Vicente
0
0
D
25.04.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Vitória SC
0
2
L
17.04.26
Pri
Rio Ave
AVS
2
2
D
11.04.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Santa Clara
2
0
W
04.04.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Alverca
1
2
L
22.03.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Estoril
2
1
W
15.03.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Estrela
2
1
W
09.03.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Tondela
1
0
W
01.03.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Famalicao
0
0
D
22.02.26
Pri
Rio Ave
FC Porto
0
1
L
16.02.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Moreirense
1
2
L
08.02.26
Pri
Rio Ave
SC Braga
0
3
L
31.01.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Arouca
0
3
L
Last matches: Benfica
13.08.26
UEF
Benfica
Heart Of Midlothian
1
1
D
09.08.26
Pri
Benfica
Academico Viseu
2
2
D
06.08.26
UEF
Benfica
Heart Of Midlothian
6
1
W
30.07.26
UEF
Benfica
FC ST. Gallen
5
0
W
24.07.26
Fri
Benfica
CF Os Belenenses
5
1
W
23.07.26
UEF
Benfica
FC ST. Gallen
1
2
L
17.07.26
Fri
Benfica
Villarreal
2
0
W
11.07.26
Fri
Benfica
Flamengo
1
2
L
16.05.26
Pri
Benfica
Estoril
3
1
W
11.05.26
Pri
Benfica
SC Braga
2
2
D
02.05.26
Pri
Benfica
Famalicao
2
2
D
25.04.26
Pri
Benfica
Moreirense
4
1
W
19.04.26
Pri
Benfica
Sporting CP
2
1
W
12.04.26
Pri
Benfica
Nacional
2
0
W
06.04.26
Pri
Benfica
Casa Pia
1
1
D
21.03.26
Pri
Benfica
Vitória SC
3
0
W
14.03.26
Pri
Benfica
Arouca
2
1
W
08.03.26
Pri
Benfica
FC Porto
2
2
D
02.03.26
Pri
Benfica
GIL Vicente
2
1
W
25.02.26
UEF
Benfica
Real Madrid
1
2
L
H2H: Rio Ave vs Benfica
17.01.26
H2H
Rio Ave
Benfica
0
2
L
23.09.25
H2H
Benfica
Rio Ave
1
1
D
16.03.25
H2H
Rio Ave
Benfica
2
3
L
27.10.24
H2H
Benfica
Rio Ave
5
0
L
17.05.24
H2H
Rio Ave
Benfica
1
1
D
14.01.24
H2H
Benfica
Rio Ave
4
1
L
02.04.23
H2H
Rio Ave
Benfica
0
1
L
08.10.22
H2H
Benfica
Rio Ave
4
2
L
01.03.21
H2H
Benfica
Rio Ave
2
0
L
18.10.20
H2H
Rio Ave
Benfica
0
3
L
17.06.20
H2H
Rio Ave
Benfica
1
2
L
14.01.20
H2H
Benfica
Rio Ave
3
2
L
02.11.19
H2H
Benfica
Rio Ave
2
0
L
12.05.19
H2H
Rio Ave
Benfica
2
3
L
06.01.19
H2H
Benfica
Rio Ave
4
2
L
Last matches: Rio Ave
01.08.26
Fri
Rio Ave
Tondela
3
1
W
19.07.26
Fri
Rio Ave
Al-Ahli Jeddah
2
2
D
11.07.26
Fri
Rio Ave
Arouca
2
1
W
11.05.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Sporting CP
1
4
L
03.05.26
Pri
Rio Ave
GIL Vicente
0
0
D
17.04.26
Pri
Rio Ave
AVS
2
2
D
04.04.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Alverca
1
2
L
15.03.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Estrela
2
1
W
01.03.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Famalicao
0
0
D
16.02.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Moreirense
1
2
L
31.01.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Arouca
0
3
L
04.01.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Casa Pia
3
1
W
13.12.25
Pri
Rio Ave
Vitória SC
0
1
L
30.11.25
Pri
Rio Ave
Santa Clara
1
1
D
01.11.25
Pri
Rio Ave
Estoril
0
4
L
05.10.25
Pri
Rio Ave
Tondela
3
0
W
19.09.25
Pri
Rio Ave
FC Porto
0
3
L
31.08.25
Pri
Rio Ave
SC Braga
2
2
D
17.08.25
Pri
Rio Ave
Nacional
1
1
D
H2H at home: Rio Ave
17.01.26
H2H
Rio Ave
Benfica
0
2
L
16.03.25
H2H
Rio Ave
Benfica
2
3
L
17.05.24
H2H
Rio Ave
Benfica
1
1
D
02.04.23
H2H
Rio Ave
Benfica
0
1
L
18.10.20
H2H
Rio Ave
Benfica
0
3
L
17.06.20
H2H
Rio Ave
Benfica
1
2
L
12.05.19
H2H
Rio Ave
Benfica
2
3
L
Last matches: Benfica
13.08.26
UEF
Benfica
Heart Of Midlothian
1
1
D
23.07.26
UEF
Benfica
FC ST. Gallen
1
2
L
16.05.26
Pri
Benfica
Estoril
3
1
W
02.05.26
Pri
Benfica
Famalicao
2
2
D
19.04.26
Pri
Benfica
Sporting CP
2
1
W
06.04.26
Pri
Benfica
Casa Pia
1
1
D
14.03.26
Pri
Benfica
Arouca
2
1
W
02.03.26
Pri
Benfica
GIL Vicente
2
1
W
25.02.26
UEF
Benfica
Real Madrid
1
2
L
13.02.26
Pri
Benfica
Santa Clara
2
1
W
01.02.26
Pri
Benfica
Tondela
0
0
D
21.01.26
UEF
Benfica
Juventus
0
2
L
28.12.25
Pri
Benfica
SC Braga
2
2
D
14.12.25
Pri
Benfica
Moreirense
4
0
W
29.11.25
Pri
Benfica
Nacional
2
1
W
25.11.25
UEF
Benfica
Ajax
2
0
W
01.11.25
Pri
Benfica
Vitória SC
3
0
W
21.10.25
UEF
Benfica
Newcastle
0
3
L
05.10.25
Pri
Benfica
FC Porto
0
0
D
30.09.25
UEF
Benfica
Chelsea
0
1
L
H2H away: Benfica
17.01.26
H2H
Rio Ave
Benfica
0
2
W
16.03.25
H2H
Rio Ave
Benfica
2
3
W
17.05.24
H2H
Rio Ave
Benfica
1
1
D
02.04.23
H2H
Rio Ave
Benfica
0
1
W
18.10.20
H2H
Rio Ave
Benfica
0
3
W
17.06.20
H2H
Rio Ave
Benfica
1
2
W
12.05.19
H2H
Rio Ave
Benfica
2
3
W