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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 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

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 Pacos 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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Rio Ave FC and Sport Lisboa e Benfica is underway.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is showing some good football. However, Sport Lisboa e Benfica are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Almoatasembellah Ali has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 15.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' Portugal international Nuno Santos has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 26' Mehdi Taremi doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 31' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rio Ave FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 41' The 42-year-old Pawel Kieszek has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 42' Brilliant from the ! Rafa Silva makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 42.
  • 45' Pizzi was booked on 45.
  • 46' The whistle greets Dyego Sousa as he departs to be replaced by Haris Seferovic.
  • 51' Odisseas Vlachodimos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 61' With 0 assists to his name this season, Haris Seferovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Rio Ave FC.
  • 62' Almoatasembellah Ali was booked on 62.
  • 62' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Adel Taarabt exits the field as Carlos Vinicius enters on 62.
  • 64' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Haris Seferovic makes it 1-2.
  • 66' Fresh legs for Rio Ave FC! Tarantini comes on to replace Diego Lopes.
  • 71' It’s high time Bruno Nascimento made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nuno Santos.
  • 73' The referee calls foul for Nuno Santos. He receives a Red card.
  • 74' Ruben Dias catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 74.
  • 79' It is a cagey affair so far. Rio Ave FC in their trying to find a way past Sport Lisboa e Benfica's compact .
  • 80' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Diogo Figueiras on 80 minutes.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Gabriel is replaced by Chiquinho on 81 minute.
  • 83' The Rio Ave FC manager makes a substitution. Diogo Figueiras departs to be replaced by Nelson Monte.
  • 87' Julian Weigl doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' Bruno Moreira is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mehdi Taremi at the 90 minute mark.
  • 90' Diogo Figueiras picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for 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 Pacos 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
2 / 4
0.64 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.19 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC15% Draw22% Sport Lisboa e Benfica63%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
38%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
85%
Rio Ave FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC8% Draw41% Sport Lisboa e Benfica51%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
14%
0 – 1
12.6%
0 – 3
9.9%
1 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
7.5%
1 – 3
6.4%
0 – 4
5.4%
1 – 4
3.6%
1 – 0
3.1%
2 – 2
2.8%
2 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 6% 91%
-0.5 9% — 91%
+0.5 28% — 72%
+1 28% 24% 48%
+1.5 52% — 48%
+2 52% 22% 26%
+2.5 74% — 26%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
53% ✗

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