Benfica vs Rio Ave — Primeira Liga

Primeira Liga· Regular Season - 16

Benfica

4–2Full-time

Rio Ave

WLDWWWGoals 23-12

WDLLWLGoals 11-15

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon · Capacity 68,100 · grass · Referee: Luis Miguel Branco Godinho

Match events

17'Gabrielzinho (Wenderson Galeno)
20'Bruno Moreira (Matheus Reis)
27'H. Seferović (Alejandro Grimaldo)
30'Joao Felix
30'Nadjack
31'Joao Felix (H. Seferović)
36'Bruno Moreira
46'André Almeida
58'Matheus Reis
62'Franco Cervi (Andrija Živković)
64'Joao Felix (Andrija Živković)
70'H. Seferović (Pizzi)
72'Joao Felix (Facundo Ferreyra)
84'Nikola Jambor (Vitó)
87'Matheus Reis (Afonso Figueiredo)
88'Eduardo Salvio (Filip Krovinović)
88'Ljubomir Fejsa

Lineups

Benfica

Rio Ave

4-4-2

4-2-3-1

Bruno LageCoach

Daniel Ramos

Bench (7)

Match trends

Benfica have averaged 2.3 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Rio Ave have averaged 1.1 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 4 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

7Benfica wins

1Draws

0Rio Ave wins

23-6Goals

Rio Ave

2–3Mar 16, 2025, 6:00 PM

Benfica

5–0Oct 27, 2024, 6:00 PM

Rio Ave

1–1May 17, 2024, 7:45 PM

Benfica

4–1Jan 14, 2024, 6:00 PM

Rio Ave

0–1Apr 2, 2023, 5:00 PM

Benfica

4–2Oct 8, 2022, 5:00 PM

Rio Ave

Benfica

2–0Mar 1, 2021, 7:00 PM

Rio Ave

0–3Oct 18, 2020, 7:00 PM

Benfica

Pre-match comparison

2.3Goals scored per game1.1

1.2Goals conceded per game1.5

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Luis Miguel Branco Godinho

3.5Yellow cards / game

0.15Red cards / game

0.4Penalties scored / game

Based on 20 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Benfica

0-15'

25%

16-30'

6.3%

31-45'

12.5%

46-60'

37.5%

61-75'

12.5%

76-90+'

6.3%

Rio Ave

0-15'

33.3%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

33.3%

61-75'

33.3%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

57%Possession43%

—Expected goals (xG)—

6Shots on target5

11Total shots13

4Shots off target4

1Blocked shots4

10Shots inside the box7

1Shots outside the box6

5Corners4

3Offsides2

25Fouls19

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves2

442Total passes337

364Accurate passes275

82%Pass accuracy82%

Player ratings

1H. SeferovićBenfica⚽ 2🅰️ 19.4
2Joao FelixBenfica⚽ 2🟨8.5
3PizziBenfica🅰️ 18.0
4Alejandro GrimaldoBenfica🅰️ 17.6
5Wenderson GalenoRio Ave🅰️ 17.5
6JardelBenfica7.1

Box score

Benfica

11Franco CerviF · 62'

6.5

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes78%

Tackles—

Duels67%

3Alejandro GrimaldoD · 90'

🅰️ 17.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes82%

Tackles2

Duels89%

99Odysseas VlachodimosG · 90'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes82%

Tackles—

Duels100%

14

14H. SeferovićF · 90'

⚽ 2🅰️ 19.4

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes59%

Tackles—

Duels50%

6

6Rúben DiasD · 90'

6.4

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes89%

Tackles—

Duels31%

21PizziM · 90'

🅰️ 18.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes80%

Tackles1

Duels63%

18Eduardo SalvioF · 88'

5.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

Duels30%

34André Almeida (C)D · 90'

🟨6.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes70%

Tackles3

Duels47%

5Ljubomir FejsaM · 90'

🟨6.1

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes91%

Tackles1

Duels9%

79Joao FelixM · 72'

⚽ 2🟨8.5

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Shots3/3 on target

Passes73%

Tackles1

Duels53%

33

33JardelD · 90'

7.1

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes97%

Tackles1

Duels64%

Bench (7)

83Gedson FernandesM

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17Andrija ŽivkovićM · 28'

🅰️ 16.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles2

Duels25%

1Mile SvilarG

—

30

30N. CastilloF

—

20

20Filip KrovinovićM · 2'

—

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels—

22Andreas SamarisM

—

19Facundo FerreyraF · 18'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes33%

Tackles—

Duels50%

Rio Ave

20

20Léo JardimG · 90'

5.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes55%

Tackles—

Duels—

95Carlos Vinícius90'

6.9

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Shots0/3 on target

Passes64%

Tackles1

Duels41%

5

5Jonathan Buatu90'

6.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes95%

Tackles1

Duels33%

15

15Joao SchmidtM · 90'

6.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes83%

Tackles1

Duels57%

4

4Nélson Monte (C)D · 90'

6.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes83%

Tackles3

Duels62%

90Wenderson GalenoM · 90'

🅰️ 17.5

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes57%

Tackles—

Duels81%

2

2Matheus ReisD · 87'

🅰️ 1🟨6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes87%

Tackles3

Duels55%

26

26GabrielzinhoM · 90'

⚽ 16.9

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes100%

Tackles1

Duels42%

9

9Bruno MoreiraF · 90'

⚽ 1🟨6.8

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes73%

Tackles—

Duels67%

23Nikola JamborM · 84'

6.3

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes88%

Tackles—

Duels23%

22NadjackD · 90'

🟨6.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes94%

Tackles1

Duels50%

Bench (7)

29

29Paulo VítorG

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21

21LeandrinhoM

—

81

81VitóM · 10'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels100%

25

25Afonso FigueiredoD · 3'

—

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels—

12Junio RochaD

—

91

91D. FurtadoF

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3

3Miguel RodriguesD

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Benfica vs Rio Ave played?+

The match is played at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon (capacity 68,100).

What time does Benfica vs Rio Ave kick off?+

Kickoff is at Jan 6, 2019, 5:30 PM (your local time, based on your device).