Rio Ave vs Benfica
Primeira Liga· Regular Season - 33
DLLWGoals 11-13
DWWWGoals 23-12
Today
Lineups~1h before
Kickoff
Half-time
Full-time
Match events
- 3'Rafa Silva
- 41'Junio Rocha
- 45+2'João Félix
- 45'Rúben Dias
- 45'Tarantini
- 45'Fábio Coentrão
- 50'Tarantini (Nuno Santos)
- 56'Pizzi (Alejandro Grimaldo)
- 59'Tarantini (Nikola Jambor)
- 59'Gabrielzinho (Wenderson Galeno)
- 79'Pizzi
- 79'Bruno Moreira (Ronan)
- 80'Pizzi (Gedson Fernandes)
- 84'Ronan (Wenderson Galeno)
- 86'Alejandro Grimaldo
- 90+3'Haris Seferović (Jonas)
- 90'Odysseas Vlachodimos
- 90'Rafa Silva (Franco Cervi)
Lineups
4-2-3-14-4-2
Rio AveBenfica
- 1.1
- Goals/game
- 2.3
- 1.3
- Conceded/game
- 1.2
Match trends
- Rio Ave have averaged 1.1 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
- Benfica have averaged 2.3 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
0Rio Ave wins
1Draws
7Benfica wins
6-23Goals
2–3Mar 16, 2025, 6:00 PM
5–0Oct 27, 2024, 6:00 PM
1–1May 17, 2024, 7:45 PM
4–1Jan 14, 2024, 6:00 PM
0–1Apr 2, 2023, 5:00 PM
4–2Oct 8, 2022, 5:00 PM
2–0Mar 1, 2021, 7:00 PM
0–3Oct 18, 2020, 7:00 PM
Pre-match comparison
1.1Goals scored per game2.3
1.3Goals conceded per game1.2
Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.
Referee
Hugo Miguel
4.96Yellow cards / game
0.12Red cards / game
0.32Penalties scored / game
Based on 25 matches officiated (our own data).
When do they score?
Rio Ave
0-15'
33.3%
16-30'
0%
31-45'
0%
46-60'
33.3%
61-75'
33.3%
76-90+'
0%
Benfica
0-15'
25%
16-30'
6.3%
31-45'
12.5%
46-60'
37.5%
61-75'
12.5%
76-90+'
6.3%
Match statistics
49%Possession51%
—Expected goals (xG)—
6Shots on target6
12Total shots13
6Shots off target4
0Blocked shots3
6Shots inside the box8
6Shots outside the box5
5Corners2
5Offsides1
10Fouls15
3Yellow cards4
—Red cards—
3Goalkeeper saves4
447Total passes460
374Accurate passes380
84%Pass accuracy83%
Player ratings
- 1Nuno SantosRio Ave🅰️ 17.9
- 2PizziBenfica⚽ 1🟨7.8
- 3RonanRio Ave⚽ 17.4
- 4Wenderson GalenoRio Ave🅰️ 17.3
- 5João FélixBenfica⚽ 17.3
- 6Alejandro GrimaldoBenfica🅰️ 1🟨7.2
Box score
Rio Ave
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes77%
Tackles—
Duels—
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes93%
Tackles1
Duels67%
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Shots1/2 on target
Passes86%
Tackles1
Duels56%
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Shots1/2 on target
Passes84%
Tackles1
Duels50%
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Shots0/3 on target
Passes91%
Tackles—
Duels67%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes84%
Tackles5
Duels69%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes54%
Tackles—
Duels43%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes72%
Tackles—
Duels25%
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Shots2/3 on target
Passes60%
Tackles—
Duels50%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes86%
Tackles1
Duels63%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes83%
Tackles1
Duels50%
Bench (7)
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes50%
Tackles—
Duels67%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes89%
Tackles—
Duels100%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes50%
Tackles—
Duels50%
Benfica
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes96%
Tackles1
Duels47%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes83%
Tackles1
Duels40%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes89%
Tackles3
Duels83%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes45%
Tackles—
Duels100%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes68%
Tackles—
Duels17%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes87%
Tackles—
Duels29%
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Shots3/4 on target
Passes83%
Tackles—
Duels30%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes72%
Tackles1
Duels46%
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Shots1/2 on target
Passes89%
Tackles—
Duels22%
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Shots0/2 on target
Passes89%
Tackles—
Duels57%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes79%
Tackles2
Duels50%
Bench (7)
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes100%
Tackles—
Duels—
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes100%
Tackles1
Duels100%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes100%
Tackles—
Duels—
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Frequently asked questions
What time does Rio Ave vs Benfica kick off?+
Kickoff is at May 12, 2019, 7:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).


























