Rio Ave vs Benfica
Primeira Liga· Regular Season - 32
LLWLGoals 11-15
DWWWGoals 23-12
Today
Lineups~1h before
Kickoff
Half-time
Full-time
Match events
- 53'Franco Cervi
- 53'Radosav Petrović
- 57'Roderick Miranda
- 58'Gil Dias (Rúben Ribeiro)
- 70'Rafa Silva (E. Salvio)
- 71'Guedes (Gonçalo Paciência)
- 75'Raúl Jiménez (E. Salvio)
- 81'Tarantini (A. Traoré)
- 83'Jonas (Andreas Samaris)
- 90+3'Pizzi (Filipe Augusto)
Lineups
4-2-3-14-4-2
Rio AveBenfica
- 1.1
- Goals/game
- 2.3
- 1.5
- 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
1.5Goals 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
Joao Pedro Pinheiro
4.14Yellow cards / game
0Red cards / game
0.45Penalties scored / game
Based on 22 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
48%Possession52%
—Expected goals (xG)—
1Shots on target8
10Total shots16
7Shots off target5
2Blocked shots3
4Shots inside the box10
6Shots outside the box6
4Corners5
2Offsides1
14Fouls18
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
7Goalkeeper saves1
367Total passes396
284Accurate passes313
77%Pass accuracy79%
Player ratings
- 1Nélson SemedoBenfica7.8
- 2Alejandro GrimaldoBenfica7.7
- 3Raúl JiménezBenfica⚽ 17.6
- 4PizziBenfica7.4
- 5Ljubomir FejsaBenfica7.4
- 6CássioRio Ave7.4
Box score
Rio Ave
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes73%
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Passes59%
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Passes80%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes91%
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Passes57%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes72%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes67%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes71%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes92%
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Shots1/2 on target
Passes76%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes50%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes81%
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Passes71%
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Benfica
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Shots0/2 on target
Passes83%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes47%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes74%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes94%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes72%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes66%
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Shots2/3 on target
Passes83%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes89%
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Shots2/6 on target
Passes77%
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Shots2/2 on target
Passes77%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes86%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes83%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes0%
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Passes50%
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Frequently asked questions
What time does Rio Ave vs Benfica kick off?+
Kickoff is at May 7, 2017, 7:15 PM (your local time, based on your device).






















