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

Primeira Liga · 2018-19
Rio Ave FC
2 – 3
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Luis Godinho
  • Referee Hugo Miguel
  • Referee Alvaro Mesquita
  • Referee Ricardo Santos
  • Referee Carlos Macedo
4 games this season 🟨 5.3/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 7 21
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 16
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 15
4 CD Santa Clara 7 15
5 FC Arouca 7 11
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 6 11
7 Académico de Viseu FC 7 11
8 CF Estrela da Amadora 7 10
9 Moreirense FC 7 8
10 Gil Vicente FC 6 8
11 CS Marítimo 7 8
12 FC Alverca 7 8
13 FC Famalicão 7 7
14 Vitória SC 7 5
15 CD Nacional 7 4
16 Rio Ave FC 7 4
17 Casa Pia AC 7 4
18 GD Estoril Praia 7 2

Head-to-Head

2
12
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#16 Position #2
4 Points 16
7 Played 7
1 / 1 / 5 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 1
5 Scored 22
15 Conceded 7
-10 GD +15
0.57 PPG 2.29
14% Win % 71%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
43% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Rio Ave FC are 16th (4 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
4/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
8/3
61-75
3/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 2 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Vangelis Pavlidis 8 G 2 A
Gianluca Prestianni 5 G 3 A
Leandro Barreiro Martins 2 G 1 A
Rafa Silva 1 G 2 A
Jhon Duran 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Rio Ave FC and Sport Lisboa e Benfica get this one started.
  • 3' Rafa Silva is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 8' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 13' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rio Ave FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 18' Rio Ave FC is showing some good football. However, Rio Ave FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 23' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 28' Junio needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 41' That is a Yellow card for Rio Ave FC. Junio will be fuming at that decision.
  • 45' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 47' What a moment for Joao Felix! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 50' Tarantini is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 55' Sport Lisboa e Benfica come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with the perfectly-timed delivery and Pizzi makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 59' Another substitution for Rio Ave FC to replace Tarantini by Nikola Jambor on 59 minute.
  • 64' The travelling Sport Lisboa e Benfica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 69' It’s high time Bruno Nascimento made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 74' Rio Ave FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 79' Rio Ave FC ring the changes. Bruno Moreira has done his job and it is now time for Ronan Jeronimo to step up.
  • 79' Pizzi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 79.
  • 80' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Pizzi by Gedson on 80 minute.
  • 84' What composure from Ronan Jeronimo! The Brazil international strokes it home. 2-3.
  • 86' Sport Lisboa e Benfica receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
  • 90' Odisseas Vlachodimos picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Franco Cervi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rafa Silva on 90 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Sport Lisboa e Benfica take all three points.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Ramos

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

Head to Head

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

Rio Ave FC Form

2019-05-12 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2019-05-03 Moreirense FC 1–2 Rio Ave FC W 2019-04-26 Rio Ave FC 2–2 FC Porto D 2019-04-20 Os Belenenses Futebol 1–3 Rio Ave FC W 2019-04-14 Rio Ave FC 2–1 Vitória SC W 2019-04-07 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 Rio Ave FC L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2019-05-12 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-05-04 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–1 Portimonense SC W 2019-04-28 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-04-22 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6–0 CS Marítimo W 2019-04-18 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2019-04-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–2 Vitoria FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.29 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.83 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC16% Draw17% Sport Lisboa e Benfica67%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 5.12
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 86%
14%
± 3.5 72%
28%
± 4.5 55%
45%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
32%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
84%
Rio Ave FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC10% Draw27% Sport Lisboa e Benfica63%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 3
7.3%
1 – 4
6.9%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 3
5.9%
0 – 4
5.5%
1 – 5
5.3%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 3
Actual
2 – 4
4.4%
0 – 5
4.2%
2 – 2
3.7%
1 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 5% 91%
-0.5 9% — 91%
+0.5 20% — 80%
+1 20% 16% 64%
+1.5 36% — 64%
+2 36% 18% 46%
+2.5 54% — 46%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
3% ✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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