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

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Primeira Liga · 2019-20

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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

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

Rio Ave FC 11 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	11	33
2	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	11	28
3	Sporting Clube de Portugal	11	24
4	CD Santa Clara	11	21
5	FC Arouca	11	20
6	Académico de Viseu FC	11	20
7	Gil Vicente FC	11	18
8	Sporting Clube de Braga	11	17
9	Moreirense FC	11	14
10	FC Famalicão	11	13
11	FC Alverca	11	12
12	CF Estrela da Amadora	11	10
13	CD Nacional	11	10
14	Vitória SC	11	9
15	CS Marítimo	10	8
16	Casa Pia AC	11	8
17	Rio Ave FC	11	7
18	GD Estoril Praia	10	2

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#17	Position	#2
7	Points	28
11	Played	11
2 / 1 / 8	W / D / L	9 / 1 / 1
9	Scored	30
24	Conceded	10
-15	GD	+20
0.64	PPG	2.55
18%	Win %	82%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

45% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Rio Ave FC are 17th (7 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

–/3

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/5

61-75

2/3

76+

1/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

4/1

16-30

3/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

9/4

61-75

6/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rio Ave FC

Jalen Blesa	3 G	1 A
Tamble Monteiro	1 G

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Vangelis Pavlidis	11 G	3 A
Gianluca Prestianni	7 G	4 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.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' The referee calls foul for Almoatasembellah Ali. He receives a Yellow card.
20' Rio Ave FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sport Lisboa e Benfica backline.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rio Ave FC and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
26' Rio Ave FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Mehdi Taremi on 26.
31' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rio Ave FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
36' Rio Ave FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sport Lisboa e Benfica's shape.
41' Nuno Santos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
42' A stunning finish from Rafa Silva — that came from absolutely nowhere!
45' Sport Lisboa e Benfica receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
46' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Dyego Sousa is withdrawn and Haris Seferovic gets his opportunity.
51' It’s high time Carlos Carvalhal made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
56' A quiet spell here at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. Rio Ave FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
62' The referee has no hesitation. Almoatasembellah Ali is booked for Rio Ave FC — Red card on 62.
62' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Adel Taarabt exits the field as Carlos Vinicius enters on 62.
64' GOAL! Haris Seferovic scores on 64.
66' Tarantini has so much to prove this time. He replaces Diego Lopes on 66 minute.
71' It is a cagey affair so far. Rio Ave FC in their trying to find a way past Sport Lisboa e Benfica's compact .
72' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nuno Santos.
73' A moment of madness from Nuno Santos on 73 minutes earns him a Red card. Rio Ave FC will be frustrated.
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' Diogo Figueiras catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 80.
81' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Gabriel exits the field as Chiquinho enters on 81.
83' Diogo Figueiras makes way for Nelson Monte at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
87' Julian Weigl adds to his 0 season tally! Sport Lisboa e Benfica lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
90' Bruno Moreira has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mehdi Taremi on 90 minute.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Diogo Figueiras on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Sport Lisboa e Benfica take all three points.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

33
Messias
21
Carlos Mane ↑ 90'
12
Junio
88
Paulo Vitor
57
Gelson Dala
9
Bruno Moreira ↑ 90'
4
Nelson Monte ↑ 83'
8
Tarantini ↑ 66'
24
Pedro Amaral

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Chiquinho ↑ 81'
95
Carlos Vinicius ↑ 62'
11
Franco Cervi
17
Andrija Zivkovic
14
Haris Seferovic ↑ 46'
22
Andreas Samaris ↑ 90'
72
Ivan Zlobin
73
Jota ↑ 90'
61
Florentino

Coach Bruno Nascimento

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

0.96 Rio Ave FC xG

Expected Goals

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

3.29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rio Ave FC15% Draw17% Sport Lisboa e Benfica68%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 4.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	40%	60%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw

32%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

85%

Rio Ave FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rio Ave FC9% Draw30% Sport Lisboa e Benfica61%

Actual: Rio Ave FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 3

8.5%

0 – 2

1 – 3

7.9%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 4

6.8%

1 – 4

6.5%

1 – 1

5.2%

0 – 1

4.8%

0 – 5

4.5%

1 – 5

4.3%

2 – 3

3.8%

2 – 2

3.5%

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%	5%	93%
-0.5	7%	—	93%
+0.5	20%	—	80%
+1	20%	17%	63%
+1.5	37%	—	63%
+2	37%	20%	43%
+2.5	57%	—	43%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

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