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

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Tue 23 Sep 2025 · 19:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
Rio Ave FC 6 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sergio Guelho

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	6	18
2	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	6	16
3	Sporting Clube de Portugal	6	14
4	CD Santa Clara	6	14
5	CF Estrela da Amadora	6	10
6	FC Arouca	6	10
7	Sporting Clube de Braga	5	10
8	Academico de Viseu FC	6	8
9	Moreirense FC	6	7
10	Gil Vicente FC	5	7
11	CS Maritimo	6	7
12	FC Alverca	6	5
13	Vitoria SC	6	4
14	FC Famalicao	6	4
15	Rio Ave FC	6	4
16	CD Nacional	6	4
17	GD Estoril Praia	6	2
18	Casa Pia AC	6	1

Head-to-Head

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 14 games · Avg 3.5 goals Rio Ave FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2024-01-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 Rio Ave FC

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Rio Ave FC	H	1–1	D
20 Sep	AVS	A	3–0	W
16 Sep	Qarabag Agdam FK	H	2–3	L
12 Sep	CD Santa Clara	H	1–1	D
31 Aug	FC Alverca	A	2–1	W
27 Aug	Fenerbahçe SK	H	1–0	W

Rio Ave FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	1–1	D
19 Sep	FC Porto	H	0–3	L
13 Sep	Moreirense FC	A	1–3	L
31 Aug	Sporting Clube de Braga	H	2–2	D
23 Aug	FC Arouca	A	3–3	D
17 Aug	CD Nacional	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Sport Lisboa e Benfica		Rio Ave FC
#2	Position	#15
16	Points	4
6	Played	6
5 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 4
21	Scored	5
4	Conceded	14
+17	GD	-9
2.67	PPG	0.67
83%	Win %	17%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

17% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (16 pts). Rio Ave FC are 15th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

4/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

7/1

61-75

3/1

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Rio Ave FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

–/3

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/3

61-75

1/1

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Vangelis Pavlidis	8 G	2 A
Gianluca Prestianni	5 G	2 A
Leandro Barreiro Martins	2 G	1 A
Rafa Silva	1 G	2 A
Jhon Duran	1 G

Rio Ave FC

Jalen Blesa	2 G	1 A
Tamble Monteiro	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sport Lisboa e Benfica launch into their encounter with Rio Ave FC.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2025-09-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2025-09-20 AVS 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2025-09-16 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–3 Qarabag Agdam FK L 2025-09-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 CD Santa Clara D 2025-08-31 FC Alverca 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2025-08-27 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 Fenerbahçe SK W

Rio Ave FC Form

2025-09-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2025-09-19 Rio Ave FC 0–3 FC Porto L 2025-09-13 Moreirense FC 3–1 Rio Ave FC L 2025-08-31 Rio Ave FC 2–2 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2025-08-23 FC Arouca 3–3 Rio Ave FC D 2025-08-17 Rio Ave FC 1–1 CD Nacional D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

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4.47 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

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

0.84 Rio Ave FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 81%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sport Lisboa e Benfica81% Draw11% Rio Ave FC8%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 5.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	96%	4%
± 2.5	87%	13%
± 3.5	74%	26%
± 4.5	56%	44%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

92%

Draw or Rio Ave FC

19%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Rio Ave FC

89%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sport Lisboa e Benfica75% Draw20% Rio Ave FC5%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–1 not predicted

1 – 1

Actual

4 – 0

8.8%

3 – 0

8.2%

5 – 0

7.7%

4 – 1

7.2%

3 – 1

6.6%

5 – 1

6.4%

2 – 0

5.8%

6 – 0

5.7%

6 – 1

4.8%

2 – 1

4.7%

7 – 0

3.7%

7 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5	63%	—	37%
-2	63%	16%	21%
-1.5	79%	—	21%
-1	79%	11%	9%
-0.5	91%	—	9%
+0.5	97%	—	3%
+1	97%	2%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

44% ✓

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet

2% ✓

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