Rio Ave FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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 Joao Pedro Pinheiro
- Referee Hugo Miguel
- Referee Nuno Eiras
- Referee Iancu Vasilica
- Referee Tiago Costa
10 games this season
🟨 2.6/game
⚽ 10.2 goals/game
🟥 3 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #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)
H2H (14 games)
57%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
9%
Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
Rio Ave FC this season
45%
Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
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' The ball is rolling at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. Rio Ave FC are looking to make home advantage count against Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
- 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 6' Gian-Luca Waldschmidt has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 6 minutes.
- 11' Sport Lisboa e Benfica come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 14' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Andre Almeida by Gilberto on 14 minute.
- 19' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Darwin Nunez makes it 0-2.
- 24' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 29' 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.
- 34' A quiet spell here at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. Sport Lisboa e Benfica seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 39' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 44' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bruno Moreira is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Rio Ave FC.
- 49' Magnificent from Gian-Luca Waldschmidt! That is 52 goals in 504 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 54' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 54 minutes.
- 59' Rio Ave FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
- 62' Fresh legs for Rio Ave FC! Ronan Jeronimo comes on to replace Chico Geraldes.
- 63' Time for substitution for Rio Ave FC. Bruno Moreira is replaced by Pele.
- 66' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Everton departs to be replaced by Julian Weigl.
- 71' Gabrielzinho is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sport Lisboa e Benfica so far.
- 76' A change in the Rio Ave FC ranks — Lucas Piazon exits the field as Diego Lopes enters on 76.
- 77' Another substitution for Rio Ave FC to replace Carlos Mane by Gabrielzinho on 77 minute.
- 78' Sport Lisboa e Benfica player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 80' Nicolas Otamendi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 80.
- 81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ivo Pinto.
- 81' Time for substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Darwin Nunez is replaced by Haris Seferovic.
- 84' The Brazil Gabriel breaks the deadlock on 84 minutes. 0-4!
- 89' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 90' Sport Lisboa e Benfica receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
- The points are shared — Rio Ave FC 0-3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Honours even.
Lineups
Rio Ave FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 33
-
14
Lucas Piazon ↓ Diego Lopes 76'
- 25
-
11
Chico Geraldes ↓ Ronan Jeronimo 62'
- 1
-
21
Carlos Mane ↓ Gabrielzinho 77'
- 6
-
9
Bruno Moreira ↓ Pele 63'
- 4
-
8
Tarantini C ↓ Gelson Dala 62'
- 5
Bench
-
18
Pele ↑ 63'
- 23
-
19
Ronan Jeronimo ↑ 62'
-
7
Gelson Dala ↑ 62'
-
10
Diego Lopes ↑ 76'
-
70
Gabrielzinho ↑ 77'
- 40
- 22
- 24
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
Starting XI
-
7
Everton ↓ Julian Weigl 66'
- 30
- 5
- 10
- 21
- 8
- 3
-
34
Andre Almeida C ↓ Gilberto 14'
-
27
Rafa Silva ↓ Nuno Tavares 81'
- 99
-
9
Darwin Nunez ↓ Haris Seferovic 81'
Bench
- 38
-
2
Gilberto ↑ 14'
-
28
Julian Weigl ↑ 66'
- 19
- 77
-
14
Haris Seferovic ↑ 81'
- 33
-
71
Nuno Tavares ↑ 81'
- 88
Coach
Jorge Jesus
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
Rio Ave FC Form
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
3 / 4
0.75
Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.52
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 78% + Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 75%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 4.27
Actual: No — clean sheet
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
25%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
89%
Rio Ave FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
86%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 3
Actual
0 – 2
9.2%
0 – 4
8.8%
1 – 3
7.5%
1 – 4
6.6%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 5
6.2%
0 – 1
5.2%
1 – 5
4.7%
1 – 1
4.3%
0 – 6
3.7%
1 – 6
2.8%
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 | 14% | — | 86% |
| +1 | 14% | 15% | 70% |
| +1.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| +2 | 30% | 20% | 51% |
| +2.5 | 49% | — | 51% |
Clean Sheet
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
4%
✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
48%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.