Sunday , 16 August 2026

Rio Ave FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2024-25
Rio Ave FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Sun 16 Mar 2025 · 18:00 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave F.C. 4,753 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 30' Orkun Kokcu
0–2 53' Vangelis Pavlidis pen
Brandon Aguilera 64' 1–2
Clayton 75' 2–2
2–3 80' Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu
Clayton 58' Y
Y 62' Florentino
Demir Tiknaz 68' Y
Clayton 90' YR

Overview

Match Preview

Rio Ave FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Rio Ave F.C..

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

2
12
Rio Ave FC 14 games · Avg 3.5 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-16 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2024-10-27 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–0 Rio Ave FC 2024-05-17 Rio Ave FC 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2024-01-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 Rio Ave FC 2023-04-02 Rio Ave FC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 2–3 L
10 Mar FC Famalicão A 0–1 L
02 Mar Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–1 W
22 Feb GD Estoril Praia A 1–2 L
16 Feb AVS H 1–1 D
10 Feb FC Arouca A 1–1 D
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Rio Ave FC A 3–2 W
11 Mar FC Barcelona A 1–3 L
08 Mar CD Nacional H 3–0 W
05 Mar FC Barcelona H 0–1 L
22 Feb Boavista FC H 3–0 W
18 Feb AS Monaco FC H 3–3 D

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC Sport Lisboa e Benfica
#18 Position #9
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 9th (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' KICK OFF: Rio Ave FC gets underway.
  • 5' It looks surprising Rio Ave FC does not make any changes. Tomas Araujo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' The 23-year-old Alvaro Carreras has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sport Lisboa e Benfica that had 467 games and scored 818 goals.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Andrea Belotti has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' What a strike from Orkun Kokcu! The score is 0-1.
  • 35' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Leandro Barreiro Martins. He replaces Tomas Araujo on 46 minute.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 53' Vangelis Pavlidis has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 53 minutes.
  • 58' Clayton picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 58' The whistle greets Andre Luiz as he departs to be replaced by Tiago Fonseca Morais.
  • 62' It’s gonna be a card for Florentino.
  • 64' Brandon Aguilera does the damage! The net is bulging and Rio Ave FC surge ahead!
  • 68' Rio Ave FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 68.
  • 73' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Orkun Kokcu by Renato Sanches on 73 minute.
  • 75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Clayton makes it 2-2.
  • 80' GOAL! Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu scores on 80. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes
  • 85' Over 85 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 88' Time for substitution for Rio Ave FC. Marious Vrousai is replaced by Joao Tome.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Clayton on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sport Lisboa e Benfica players.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Petit

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Haris Seferovic 4
Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu 4
Goncalo Ramos 4
Joao Felix 3
Pizzi 3
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 2
Orkun Kokcu 2
Rafa Silva 2

Head to Head

2025-03-16 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2024-10-27 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–0 Rio Ave FC 2024-05-17 Rio Ave FC 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2024-01-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 Rio Ave FC 2023-04-02 Rio Ave FC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Rio Ave FC Form

2025-03-16 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2025-03-10 FC Famalicão 1–0 Rio Ave FC L 2025-03-02 Rio Ave FC 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2025-02-22 GD Estoril Praia 2–1 Rio Ave FC L 2025-02-16 Rio Ave FC 1–1 AVS D 2025-02-10 FC Arouca 1–1 Rio Ave FC D

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2025-03-16 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2025-03-11 FC Barcelona 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2025-03-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 CD Nacional W 2025-03-05 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 FC Barcelona L 2025-02-22 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 Boavista FC W 2025-02-18 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–3 AS Monaco FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.84 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.26 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC17% Draw22% Sport Lisboa e Benfica61%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
39%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
83%
Rio Ave FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC11% Draw40% Sport Lisboa e Benfica49%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 2
11.4%
0 – 1
9.8%
1 – 2
9.3%
1 – 1
9.3%
0 – 3
8.4%
1 – 3
7%
0 – 0
6%
0 – 4
4.7%
1 – 4
4%
2 – 2
3.9%
2 – 1
3.4%
1 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 8% 88%
-0.5 12% — 88%
+0.5 32% — 68%
+1 32% 23% 45%
+1.5 55% — 45%
+2 55% 21% 25%
+2.5 75% — 25%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
44% ✓

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