Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Rio Ave FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2020-21
Rio Ave FC
0 – 3
Full Time
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Sun 18 Oct 2020 · 19:00 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube HT 45+6' · FT 45+4'
Y 78' Gilberto
Y 80' Nicolas Otamendi
Ivo Pinto 81' Y
Y 90' Julian Weigl

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
  • Referee Hugo Miguel
  • Referee Nuno Eiras
  • Referee Iancu Vasilica
  • Referee Tiago Costa
6 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game 🟥 3 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
2020-10-18 Rio Ave FC 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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
18 Oct Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–3 L
04 Oct FC Famalicão A 1–1 D
01 Oct AC Milan H 2–2 D
27 Sep Vitória SC H 0–0 D
24 Sep Beşiktaş JK A 1–1 D
20 Sep CD Tondela A 1–1 D
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct Rio Ave FC A 3–0 W
04 Oct SC Farense H 3–2 W
26 Sep Moreirense FC H 2–0 W
18 Sep FC Famalicão A 5–1 W
15 Sep PAOK FC A 1–2 L
25 Jul Sporting Clube de Portugal H 2–1 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' KICK OFF: Sport Lisboa e Benfica gets underway.
  • 5' Sport Lisboa e Benfica come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 6' Gian-Luca Waldschmidt is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 11' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 14' Gilberto is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andre Almeida at the 14 minute mark.
  • 19' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Darwin Nunez makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 24' Rio Ave FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 29' Sport Lisboa e Benfica have won 831 goals from 471 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rio Ave FC and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 44' Rio Ave FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sport Lisboa e Benfica's shape.
  • 49' What a strike from Gian-Luca Waldschmidt! The score is 0-3.
  • 54' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 59' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sport Lisboa e Benfica needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 62' The Rio Ave FC bench stirs into life. Chico Geraldes is withdrawn and Ronan Jeronimo gets his opportunity.
  • 63' Rio Ave FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pele is hanging Bruno Moreira on the field on 63 minute.
  • 66' Time for substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Everton is replaced by Julian Weigl.
  • 71' Pizzi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 76' A change in the Rio Ave FC ranks — Lucas Piazon exits the field as Diego Lopes enters on 76.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Gabrielzinho. He replaces Carlos Mane on 77 minute.
  • 78' Sport Lisboa e Benfica player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nicolas Otamendi.
  • 81' Ivo Pinto is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
  • 81' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 81 minute. Darwin Nunez leaves to be changed by Haris Seferovic.
  • 84' Brilliant from the ! Gabriel makes it 0-4 with a superb finish on 84.
  • 89' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Julian Weigl 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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jorge Jesus

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu 4
Goncalo Ramos 4
Haris Seferovic 4
Pizzi 3
Joao Felix 3
Orkun Kokcu 2
Rafa Silva 2
Guga Rodrigues 2

Head to Head

2020-10-18 Rio Ave FC 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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

2020-10-18 Rio Ave FC 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2020-10-04 FC Famalicão 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2020-10-01 Rio Ave FC 2–2 AC Milan D 2020-09-27 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Vitória SC D 2020-09-24 Beşiktaş JK 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2020-09-20 CD Tondela 1–1 Rio Ave FC D

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2020-10-18 Rio Ave FC 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2020-10-04 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–2 SC Farense W 2020-09-26 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Moreirense FC W 2020-09-18 FC Famalicão 1–5 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2020-09-15 PAOK FC 2–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2020-07-25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.73 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.71 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC10% Draw13% Sport Lisboa e Benfica77%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 4.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

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
24%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
90%
Rio Ave FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
87%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC5% Draw25% Sport Lisboa e Benfica70%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 3
Actual
0 – 4
9.4%
0 – 2
8.8%
1 – 3
7.3%
0 – 5
6.9%
1 – 4
6.7%
1 – 2
6.1%
1 – 5
5%
0 – 1
4.8%
0 – 6
4.3%
1 – 1
3.8%
1 – 6
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 3% 96%
-0.5 4% — 96%
+0.5 12% — 88%
+1 12% 14% 73%
+1.5 27% — 73%
+2 27% 19% 54%
+2.5 46% — 54%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
3% ✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
49% ✗

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