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Rio Ave FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2019-20
Rio Ave FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Wed 17 Jun 2020 · 20:15 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube HT 45+8' · FT 45+5'
Almoatasembellah Ali 15' Y
Y 45' Pizzi
Almoatasembellah Ali 62' R
Nuno Santos 72' Y
Nuno Santos 73' R
Y 74' Ruben Dias
Diogo Figueiras 80' Y
Diogo Figueiras 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Tiago Martins
  • Referee Luis Godinho
  • Referee Rui Teixeira
  • Referee Valter Rufo
  • Referee Dinis Gorjao

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
2020-06-17 Rio Ave FC 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2019-11-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Rio Ave FC 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
17 Jun Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 1–2 L
12 Jun Moreirense FC A 1–0 W
07 Jun FC Paços de Ferreira H 2–3 L
07 Mar FC Porto A 1–1 D
29 Feb Os Belenenses Futebol H 0–0 D
22 Feb CD Tondela A 2–1 W
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun Rio Ave FC A 2–1 W
10 Jun Portimonense SC A 2–2 D
04 Jun CD Tondela H 0–0 D
07 Mar Vitoria FC A 1–1 D
02 Mar Moreirense FC H 1–1 D
27 Feb FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 3–3 D

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' And we are off! Rio Ave FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Chiquinho is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rio Ave FC so far.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' The referee shows Rio Ave FC player a Yellow card on 15.
  • 20' Sport Lisboa e Benfica seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 26' The deadlock is broken! Mehdi Taremi gets on the scoresheet on 26 minutes.
  • 31' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
  • 36' Adel Taarabt, a Morocco , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 41' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 42' Goal! Rafa Silva scores his 92 goal in 470 matches.
  • 45' Pizzi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Dyego Sousa is withdrawn and Haris Seferovic gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 56' It looks like no one’s ball. Sport Lisboa e Benfica is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 61' Ruben Dias has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 470 appearances.
  • 62' Almoatasembellah Ali catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 62.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Adel Taarabt as he leaves the pitch. Carlos Vinicius steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 64' Brilliant from the ! Haris Seferovic makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 64.
  • 66' Rio Ave FC make a change. Diego Lopes trudges off to be replaced by Tarantini on 66 minutes.
  • 71' Nuno Santos is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sport Lisboa e Benfica tonight.
  • 72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nuno Santos on 72.
  • 73' Controversy at the stadium! Nuno Santos argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 74' Ruben Dias picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 79' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Diogo Figueiras.
  • 81' Chiquinho gets the nod from Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He replaces Gabriel and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' The Rio Ave FC bench stirs into life. Diogo Figueiras is withdrawn and Nelson Monte gets his opportunity.
  • 87' What a strike from Julian Weigl! The score is 1-3.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Rio Ave FC. Mehdi Taremi is replaced by Bruno Moreira.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Rio Ave FC player. Diogo Figueiras gets a Red card.
  • Full Time. Sport Lisboa e Benfica beats Rio Ave FC

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Haris Seferovic 4
Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu 4
Goncalo Ramos 4
Joao Felix 3
Pizzi 3
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 2
Orkun Kokcu 2
Rafa Silva 2

Head to Head

2020-06-17 Rio Ave FC 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2019-11-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Rio Ave FC 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

2020-06-17 Rio Ave FC 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2020-06-12 Moreirense FC 0–1 Rio Ave FC W 2020-06-07 Rio Ave FC 2–3 FC Paços de Ferreira L 2020-03-07 FC Porto 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2020-02-29 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Os Belenenses Futebol D 2020-02-22 CD Tondela 1–2 Rio Ave FC W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2020-06-17 Rio Ave FC 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2020-06-10 Portimonense SC 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2020-06-04 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–0 CD Tondela D 2020-03-07 Vitoria FC 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2020-03-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Moreirense FC D 2020-02-27 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.94 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.48 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC14% Draw16% Sport Lisboa e Benfica70%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 4.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
30%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
86%
Rio Ave FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
84%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC8% Draw28% Sport Lisboa e Benfica64%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 3
8.6%
1 – 3
7.8%
0 – 2
7.8%
0 – 4
7.3%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 4
6.8%
0 – 5
5.1%
1 – 5
4.8%
1 – 1
4.6%
0 – 1
4.4%
2 – 3
3.7%
2 – 4
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 4% 94%
-0.5 6% — 94%
+0.5 18% — 82%
+1 18% 16% 66%
+1.5 34% — 66%
+2 34% 20% 47%
+2.5 53% — 47%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
4% ✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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