Thursday , 2 July 2026

Rio Ave FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2025-26
Rio Ave FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Sat 17 Jan 2026 · 20:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Rio Ave FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga .

Match Details

  • Referee Claudio Pereira
6 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 4.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2026-01-17 Rio Ave FC 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2025-09-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Rio Ave FC 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

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jan Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–2 L
04 Jan Casa Pia AC H 3–1 W
28 Dec Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–4 L
20 Dec Gil Vicente FC A 2–2 D
13 Dec Vitória SC H 0–1 L
06 Dec AVS A 2–1 W
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jan Rio Ave FC A 2–0 W
03 Jan GD Estoril Praia H 3–1 W
28 Dec Sporting Clube de Braga A 2–2 D
22 Dec FC Famalicão H 1–0 W
14 Dec Moreirense FC A 4–0 W
10 Dec SSC Napoli H 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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Rio Ave FC and Sport Lisboa e Benfica (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2026-01-17 Rio Ave FC 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2025-09-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Rio Ave FC 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

Rio Ave FC Form

2026-01-17 Rio Ave FC 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2026-01-04 Rio Ave FC 3–1 Casa Pia AC W 2025-12-28 Sporting Clube de Portugal 4–0 Rio Ave FC L 2025-12-20 Gil Vicente FC 2–2 Rio Ave FC D 2025-12-13 Rio Ave FC 0–1 Vitória SC L 2025-12-06 AVS 1–2 Rio Ave FC W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2026-01-17 Rio Ave FC 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2026-01-03 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–1 GD Estoril Praia W 2025-12-28 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2025-12-22 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 FC Famalicão W 2025-12-14 Moreirense FC 0–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2025-12-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 SSC Napoli W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.76 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.41 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC15% Draw21% Sport Lisboa e Benfica64%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
36%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
85%
Rio Ave FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC9% Draw38% Sport Lisboa e Benfica53%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
9.9%
0 – 3
9.5%
1 – 2
9%
1 – 1
8.4%
1 – 3
7.2%
0 – 4
5.7%
0 – 0
5.7%
1 – 4
4.4%
2 – 2
3.4%
2 – 1
2.8%
0 – 5
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 7% 91%
-0.5 9% — 91%
+0.5 28% — 72%
+1 28% 22% 50%
+1.5 50% — 50%
+2 50% 21% 29%
+2.5 71% — 29%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
47% ✗

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