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

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Primeira Liga · 2020-21

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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

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

Rio Ave FC 2 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
Referee Hugo Miguel
Referee Nuno Eiras
Referee Iancu Vasilica
Referee Tiago Costa

12 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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	CD Nacional	2	2
9	GD Estoril Praia	2	2
10	Moreirense FC	1	1
11	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	1	1
12	Sporting Clube de Braga	1	1
13	Académico de Viseu FC	2	1
14	FC Famalicão	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

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

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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

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
#18	Position	#11
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 11th (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' Rio Ave FC have kicked off against Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jorge Jesus will be considering his options from the bench.
6' Assisted by Everton with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gian-Luca Waldschmidt makes no mistake. 0-1!
11' 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.
14' The crowd applauds Andre Almeida as he leaves the pitch. Gilberto steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
19' Darwin Nunez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
24' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rio Ave FC and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
34' Spain international Alejandro Grimaldo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
39' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
44' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
49' Gian-Luca Waldschmidt does the damage! The net is bulging and Sport Lisboa e Benfica surge ahead!
54' Toni Borevkovic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sport Lisboa e Benfica tonight.
59' Carlos Mane is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sport Lisboa e Benfica so far.
62' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Ronan Jeronimo on, Chico Geraldes off on 62 minutes.
63' Another change for Rio Ave FC made on 63 minute. Bruno Moreira leaves to be changed by Pele.
66' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Everton by Julian Weigl on 66 minute.
71' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
76' The Rio Ave FC manager makes a substitution. Lucas Piazon departs to be replaced by Diego Lopes.
77' Gabrielzinho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Carlos Mane at the 77 minute mark.
78' Gilberto has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 78.
80' Nicolas Otamendi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 80.
81' Ivo Pinto picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
81' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Haris Seferovic is hanging Darwin Nunez on the field on 81 minute.
84' Against the run of play, Gabriel has scored! This game has turned on its head.
89' 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.
90' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 90.
With this win, Sport Lisboa e Benfica is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

18
Pele ↑ 63'
23
Nikola Jambor
19
Ronan Jeronimo ↑ 62'
7
Gelson Dala ↑ 62'
10
Diego Lopes ↑ 76'
70
Gabrielzinho ↑ 77'
40
Ryotaro Meshino
22
Leo Vieira
24
Pedro Amaral

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

38
Pedrinho
2
Gilberto ↑ 14'
28
Julian Weigl ↑ 66'
19
Chiquinho
77
Helton Leite
14
Haris Seferovic ↑ 81'
33
Jardel
71
Nuno Tavares ↑ 81'
88
Goncalo Ramos

Coach Jorge Jesus

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

2020-10-18 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

0.43 Rio Ave FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.51 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rio Ave FC11% Draw18% Sport Lisboa e Benfica71%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes32% 0% No68%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw

28%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

89%

Rio Ave FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rio Ave FC4% Draw36% Sport Lisboa e Benfica60%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

16.6%

0 – 3

Actual

0 – 1

13.4%

0 – 4

8.4%

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 0

6.7%

1 – 1

6.1%

1 – 3

5.8%

0 – 5

4.3%

1 – 4

3.8%

1 – 5

0 – 6

1.9%

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	18%	—	82%
+1	18%	22%	60%
+1.5	40%	—	60%
+2	40%	23%	37%
+2.5	63%	—	37%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

65% ✓

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