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

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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

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

Rio Ave FC 34 games · 36 pts (2025/26)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 games · 80 pts (2025/26)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Rio Ave FC to score. At the same time, Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Rio Ave FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' Orkun Kokcu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
15' Florentino has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 467 appearances.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Rio Ave FC and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' Orkun Kokcu has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 30 minutes.
35' Zeki Amdouni needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
45' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
46' Time for substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Tomas Araujo is replaced by Leandro Barreiro Martins.
51' It is a cagey affair so far. Rio Ave FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Sport Lisboa e Benfica's compact 4-3-3.
53' Against the run of play, Vangelis Pavlidis has scored! This game has turned on its head.
58' The referee has no hesitation. Clayton is booked for Rio Ave FC — card on 58.
58' The Rio Ave FC bench stirs into life. Andre Luiz is withdrawn and Tiago Fonseca Morais gets his opportunity.
62' Sport Lisboa e Benfica player sees a card in front of him.
64' A stunning finish from Brandon Aguilera — that came from absolutely nowhere!
68' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Demir Tiknaz on 68 minutes.
73' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Orkun Kokcu departs to be replaced by Renato Sanches.
75' Brilliant from the ! Clayton makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 75.
80' Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu puts Sport Lisboa e Benfica on the lead.
85' Sport Lisboa e Benfica come into this ranked 2 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
88' The Rio Ave FC bench stirs into life. Marious Vrousai is withdrawn and Joao Tome gets his opportunity.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Clayton.
Another three points for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

98
Omar Richards
17
Marious Vrousai ↓ Joao Tome 88'
2
Jonathan Panzo
1
Cezary Miszta
80
Ole Pohlmann ↓ Joao Graca 73'
19
Kiko Bondoso
9
Clayton
7
Andre Luiz ↓ Tiago Fonseca Morais 58'
16
Brandon Aguilera
34
Demir Tiknaz ↓ Theofanis Bakoulas 73'
3
Andreas Ndoj

Bench

Coach Petit

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

30
Nicolas Otamendi
10
Orkun Kokcu ↓ Renato Sanches 73'
27
Bruma ↓ Samuel Dahl 88'
14
Vangelis Pavlidis ↓ Andrea Belotti 73'
8
Fredrik Aursnes
61
Florentino
1
Anatolii Trubin
44
Tomas Araujo ↓ Leandro Barreiro Martins 46'
3
Alvaro Carreras
4
Antonio Silva
7
Zeki Amdouni ↓ Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu 73'

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Haris Seferovic	4
Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu	4
Goncalo Ramos	4
Joao Felix	3
Pizzi	3
Guga Rodrigues	2
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt	2
Orkun Kokcu	2

Head to Head

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

1.16 Rio Ave FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.5 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rio Ave FC20% Draw22% Sport Lisboa e Benfica58%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.66

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw

42%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

80%

Rio Ave FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rio Ave FC15% Draw37% Sport Lisboa e Benfica48%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

9.1%

1 – 1

8.3%

0 – 2

8.1%

1 – 3

7.4%

0 – 3

6.5%

0 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 4

4.7%

2 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

4.3%

0 – 4

4.1%

0 – 0

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap	Rio Ave FC covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	4%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	9%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	35%	—	65%
+1	35%	21%	44%
+1.5	56%	—	44%
+2	56%	19%	25%
+2.5	75%	—	25%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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