Saturday , 14 November 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 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

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 Marítimo 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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Rio Ave FC welcome Sport Lisboa e Benfica for this crunch clash at Estadio dos Arcos.
  • 5' Alexander Bah has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Rio Ave FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sport Lisboa e Benfica's shape.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' Sport Lisboa e Benfica have won 858 goals from 482 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' Goncalo Ramos, a Portugal forward, has 22 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' What a strike from Goncalo Ramos! The score is 0-1.
  • 47' GOAL! Goncalo Ramos scores on 47.
  • 52' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 57' Joao Mario is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rio Ave FC so far.
  • 58' Joao Mario was booked on 58.
  • 61' That is a Yellow card for Rio Ave FC. Patrick will be fuming at that decision.
  • 63' Rio Ave FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Vitor Gomes is hanging Andreas Samaris on the field on 63 minute.
  • 64' Andreas Samaris makes way for Vitor Gomes at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
  • 69' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 69 minutes.
  • 71' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Goncalo Ramos.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Petar Musa. He replaces Goncalo Ramos on 71 minute.
  • 72' Florentino Luis is replacing David Neres for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
  • 77' Rio Ave FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 80' Rio Ave FC make a change. Emmanuel Boateng trudges off to be replaced by Hernani on 80 minutes.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Rio Ave FC! Savio comes on to replace Patrick.
  • 83' Hernani picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 88' Rio Ave FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 90' Sport Lisboa e Benfica receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle 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

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
Pizzi 3
Joao Felix 3
Rafa Silva 2
Guga Rodrigues 2
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 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 Marítimo 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
3.07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC11% Draw15% Sport Lisboa e Benfica74%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 3.66
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
26%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
89%
Rio Ave FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
85%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC5% Draw30% Sport Lisboa e Benfica65%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
12.4%
0 – 3
12.3%
0 – 4
9.3%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 3
7.1%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 5
5.7%
1 – 4
5.5%
1 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
3.6%
1 – 5
3.5%
0 – 6
3%

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 15% — 85%
+1 15% 18% 67%
+1.5 33% — 67%
+2 33% 21% 46%
+2.5 54% — 46%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓
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.