Rio Ave FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2018-19

Rio Ave FC

2 – 3

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Sun 12 May 2019 · 19:00 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube HT 45' · FT 45'

Junio 41' Y

Y 45' Ruben Dias

Fabio Coentrao 45' Y

Tarantini 45' Y

Y 79' Pizzi

Y 86' Alejandro Grimaldo

Y 90' Odisseas Vlachodimos

Overview

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Rio Ave FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.

Rio Ave FC 2 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Luis Godinho
Referee Hugo Miguel
Referee Alvaro Mesquita
Referee Ricardo Santos
Referee Carlos Macedo

4 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	2	6
2	Sporting Clube de Portugal	2	4
3	CD Santa Clara	2	4
4	CS Marítimo	1	3
5	FC Arouca	1	3
6	Gil Vicente FC	1	3
7	CF Estrela da Amadora	2	2
8	Moreirense FC	1	1
9	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	1	1
10	Sporting Clube de Braga	1	1
11	Académico de Viseu FC	2	1
12	FC Famalicão	1	1
13	GD Estoril Praia	1	1
14	CD Nacional	1	1
15	FC Alverca	2	1
16	Casa Pia AC	1	0
17	Vitória SC	2	0
18	Rio Ave FC	2	0

Head-to-Head

Rio Ave FC 14 games · Avg 3.5 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Last 5 meetings

2019-05-12 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2019-01-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–2 Rio Ave FC

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 May	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	2–3	L
03 May	Moreirense FC	A	2–1	W
26 Apr	FC Porto	H	2–2	D
20 Apr	Os Belenenses Futebol	A	3–1	W
14 Apr	Vitória SC	H	2–1	W
07 Apr	Sporting Clube de Portugal	A	0–3	L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 May	Rio Ave FC	A	3–2	W
04 May	Portimonense SC	H	5–1	W
28 Apr	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	4–1	W
22 Apr	CS Marítimo	H	6–0	W
18 Apr	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	0–2	L
14 Apr	Vitoria FC	H	4–2	W

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC		Sport Lisboa e Benfica
#18	Position	#9
0	Points	1
2	Played	1
0 / 0 / 2	W / D / L	0 / 1 / 0
0	Scored	2
3	Conceded	2
-3	GD	+0
0.00	PPG	1.00
0%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Rio Ave FC are 18th (0 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 9th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube will turn into a battlefield for Rio Ave FC and Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
3' Against the run of play, Rafa Silva has scored! This game has turned on its head.
8' It looks like no one’s ball. Rio Ave FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
13' Toni Borevkovic, a Croatia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
18' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pizzi, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
23' Rio Ave FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
28' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Daniel Ramos will be considering his options from the bench.
33' Joao Felix has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
38' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
41' That is a Yellow card for Rio Ave FC. Junio will be fuming at that decision.
45' Poor challenge from Ruben Dias. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
47' Brilliant from the ! Joao Felix makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 45.
50' A stunning finish from Tarantini — that came from absolutely nowhere!
55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
56' Magnificent from Pizzi! That is 64 goals in 467 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
59' Another substitution for Rio Ave FC to replace Tarantini by Nikola Jambor on 59 minute.
64' The energy levels are beginning to show. Daniel Ramos might look to freshen things up shortly.
69' It’s high time Bruno Nascimento made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
74' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rio Ave FC and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
79' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Ronan Jeronimo on, Bruno Moreira off on 79 minutes.
79' The referee has no hesitation. Pizzi is booked for Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Yellow card on 79.
80' Sport Lisboa e Benfica make a change. Pizzi trudges off to be replaced by Gedson on 80 minutes.
84' Ronan Jeronimo doubles the advantage! 2-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alejandro Grimaldo.
90' The referee calls foul for Odisseas Vlachodimos. He receives a Yellow card.
90' Franco Cervi gets the nod from Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He replaces Rafa Silva and will look to change the dynamic.
The points are shared — Rio Ave FC 2-3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Honours even.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

33
Messias
25
Afonso Figueiredo
23
Nikola Jambor ↑ 59'
90
Galeno ↑ 59'
29
Paulo Vitor
19
Ronan Jeronimo ↑ 79'
30
Joca

Coach Daniel Ramos

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

83
Gedson ↑ 80'
11
Franco Cervi ↑ 90'
49
Adel Taarabt
1
Mile Svilar
33
Jardel
18
Eduardo Salvio
10
Jonas ↑ 90'

Coach Bruno Nascimento

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Goncalo Ramos	4
Haris Seferovic	4
Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu	4
Joao Felix	3
Pizzi	3
Rafa Silva	2
Guga Rodrigues	2
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.99 Rio Ave FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.54 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rio Ave FC18% Draw21% Sport Lisboa e Benfica61%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw

40%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

82%

Rio Ave FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rio Ave FC12% Draw37% Sport Lisboa e Benfica51%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

9.5%

1 – 2

9.1%

1 – 1

8.1%

0 – 3

7.8%

1 – 3

7.6%

0 – 1

7.2%

0 – 4

4.9%

1 – 4

4.9%

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap	Rio Ave FC covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	8%	88%
-0.5	12%	—	88%
+0.5	30%	—	70%
+1	30%	21%	48%
+1.5	52%	—	48%
+2	52%	20%	28%
+2.5	72%	—	28%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Rio Ave FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Rio Ave FC Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Clean Sheet