Thursday , 2 July 2026

Rio Ave FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2022-23
Rio Ave FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Sun 2 Apr 2023 · 17:00 UTC Estadio dos Arcos HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 58' Joao Mario
Patrick 61' Y
Y 71' Goncalo Ramos
Hernani 83' Y
Y 90' Odisseas Vlachodimos

Overview

Match Preview

Rio Ave FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga at Estadio dos Arcos.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 34 88
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 34 82
3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 80
4 Sporting Clube de Braga 34 59
5 FC Famalicão 34 56
6 Gil Vicente FC 34 50
7 Moreirense FC 34 43
8 FC Arouca 34 42
9 Vitória SC 34 42
10 GD Estoril Praia 34 39
11 FC Alverca 34 39
12 Rio Ave FC 34 36
13 CD Santa Clara 34 36
14 CD Nacional 34 34
15 CF Estrela da Amadora 34 30
16 Casa Pia AC 34 30
17 CD Tondela 34 28
18 AVS 34 21

Head-to-Head

2
12
Rio Ave FC 14 games · Avg 3.5 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-02 Rio Ave FC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2022-10-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–2 Rio Ave FC 2021-03-01 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2020-10-18 Rio Ave FC 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2020-06-17 Rio Ave FC 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–1 L
17 Mar CD Santa Clara A 2–0 W
12 Mar Gil Vicente FC H 2–1 W
05 Mar Sporting Clube de Braga A 0–2 L
26 Feb GD Chaves H 1–0 W
18 Feb FC Porto A 0–1 L
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Rio Ave FC A 1–0 W
18 Mar Vitória SC H 5–1 W
12 Mar CS Maritimo A 3–0 W
07 Mar Club Brugge KV H 5–1 W
03 Mar FC Famalicão H 2–0 W
25 Feb FC Vizela A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC Sport Lisboa e Benfica
#12 Position #3
36 Points 80
34 Played 34
8 / 12 / 14 W / D / L 23 / 11 / 0
35 Scored 74
57 Conceded 25
-22 GD +49
1.06 PPG 2.35
24% Win % 68%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
41% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Rio Ave FC are 12th (36 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 3rd (80 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/3
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
6/–
16-30
4/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/2
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Estadio dos Arcos will turn into a battlefield for Rio Ave FC and Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Rio Ave FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sport Lisboa e Benfica's shape.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Rio Ave FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rio Ave FC that had 324 games and scored 268 goals.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Fabio Ronaldo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rio Ave FC so far.
  • 45' Petar Musa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sport Lisboa e Benfica tonight.
  • 46' Goncalo Ramos is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 47' The Portugal Goncalo Ramos breaks the deadlock on 47 minutes. 0-2!
  • 52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Odisseas Vlachodimos, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio dos Arcos with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 57' Florentino Luis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 422 appearances.
  • 58' Joao Mario catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 58.
  • 61' The referee has no hesitation. Patrick is booked for Rio Ave FC — Yellow card on 61.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Vitor Gomes. He replaces Andreas Samaris on 63 minute.
  • 64' Rio Ave FC ring the changes. Andreas Samaris has done his job and it is now time for Vitor Gomes to step up.
  • 69' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Sport Lisboa e Benfica winning 50% of all matches.
  • 71' Goncalo Ramos was booked on 71.
  • 71' A tactical swap from Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Petar Musa on, Goncalo Ramos off on 71 minutes.
  • 72' Sport Lisboa e Benfica ring the changes. David Neres has done his job and it is now time for Florentino Luis to step up.
  • 77' Rio Ave FC have won 268 goals from 324 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 80' Hernani is ready to make an impact after coming on for Emmanuel Boateng at the 80 minute mark.
  • 81' Another substitution for Rio Ave FC to replace Patrick by Savio on 81 minute.
  • 83' The referee calls foul for Hernani. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 88' Rio Ave FC is showing some good football. However, Rio Ave FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 90' Odisseas Vlachodimos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen 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

Coach Luis Freire

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-04-02 Rio Ave FC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2022-10-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–2 Rio Ave FC 2021-03-01 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2020-10-18 Rio Ave FC 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2020-06-17 Rio Ave FC 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Rio Ave FC Form

2023-04-02 Rio Ave FC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2023-03-17 CD Santa Clara 0–2 Rio Ave FC W 2023-03-12 Rio Ave FC 2–1 Gil Vicente FC W 2023-03-05 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2023-02-26 Rio Ave FC 1–0 GD Chaves W 2023-02-18 FC Porto 1–0 Rio Ave FC L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2023-04-02 Rio Ave FC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2023-03-18 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–1 Vitória SC W 2023-03-12 CS Maritimo 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2023-03-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–1 Club Brugge KV W 2023-03-03 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 FC Famalicão W 2023-02-25 FC Vizela 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.59 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC13% Draw21% Sport Lisboa e Benfica66%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
34%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
87%
Rio Ave FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC8% Draw40% Sport Lisboa e Benfica52%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
14.7%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 3
10.5%
1 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
8.4%
0 – 0
7.7%
1 – 3
6.3%
0 – 4
5.8%
1 – 4
3.6%
1 – 0
2.9%
0 – 5
2.6%
2 – 2
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% 92%
-0.5 8% — 92%
+0.5 27% — 73%
+1 27% 24% 50%
+1.5 50% — 50%
+2 50% 22% 27%
+2.5 73% — 27%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
56% ✓

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