Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Rio Ave FC — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
- Rio Ave FC 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Jorge Cruz
- Referee Carlos Taborda Xistra
- Referee Marco Vieira
- Referee Bruno Alexandre Da Silva Esteves
- Referee Dinis Gorjao
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | CD Santa Clara | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | FC Arouca | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | Académico de Viseu FC | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Moreirense FC | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente FC | 6 | 8 |
| 11 | CS Marítimo | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | FC Alverca | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | FC Famalicão | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | Vitória SC | 7 | 5 |
| 15 | CD Nacional | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | Rio Ave FC | 7 | 4 |
| 17 | Casa Pia AC | 7 | 4 |
| 18 | GD Estoril Praia | 7 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Nov | Rio Ave FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 30 Oct | Portimonense SC | H | 4–0 | W |
| 27 Oct | CD Tondela | A | 1–0 | W |
| 23 Oct | Olympique Lyonnais | H | 2–1 | W |
| 02 Oct | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | A | 1–3 | L |
| 28 Sep | Vitoria FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Nov | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | A | 0–2 | L |
| 30 Oct | Moreirense FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 25 Oct | FC Paços de Ferreira | A | 0–0 | D |
| 29 Sep | FC Porto | H | 0–1 | L |
| 21 Sep | Os Belenenses Futebol | A | 2–0 | W |
| 15 Sep | CD Tondela | H | 2–4 | L |
Season Stats
| Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Rio Ave FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | Position | #16 |
| 16 | Points | 4 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 5 / 1 / 1 | W / D / L | 1 / 1 / 5 |
| 22 | Scored | 5 |
| 7 | Conceded | 15 |
| +15 | GD | -10 |
| 2.29 | PPG | 0.57 |
| 71% | Win % | 14% |
Key Stats
57%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
H2H (14 games)
57%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
43%
Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
14%
Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
Rio Ave FC this season
Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (16 pts). Rio Ave FC are 16th (4 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
4/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
8/3
61-75
3/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
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 | 3 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Rio Ave FC get this one started.
- 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bruno Nascimento might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 10' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rio Ave FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 20' Franco Cervi, a Argentina forward, has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 25' The 32-year-old Odisseas Vlachodimos has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 29' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 29.
- 31' Ruben Dias makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are in front.
- 35' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Aderllan Santos.
- 40' Ronan Jeronimo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nuno Santos on 45 minutes.
- 46' A change in the Rio Ave FC ranks — Mehdi Taremi exits the field as Ronan Jeronimo enters on 46.
- 51' What a strike from Pizzi! The score is 2-0.
- 54' Rio Ave FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Carlos Mane is hanging Gabrielzinho on the field on 54 minute.
- 59' Andre Almeida has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 23 cards already picked up this season.
- 63' Tarantini has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 63.
- 68' Rio Ave FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 72' Rio Ave FC ring the changes. Aderllan Santos has done his job and it is now time for Messias to step up.
- 77' Time for substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Alejandro Grimaldo is replaced by Tomas Tavares.
- 81' Gedson gets the nod from Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He replaces Chiquinho and will look to change the dynamic.
- 86' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Carlos Vinicius is withdrawn and Haris Seferovic gets his opportunity.
- 2-0 the final result. Rio Ave FC will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
Starting XI
- 19
- 95
- 6
- 21
- 11
- 8
- 3
- 34
- 99
- 97
- 61
Bench
-
83
Gedson ↑ 81'
- 49
-
14
Haris Seferovic ↑ 86'
- 33
- 72
- 73
-
84
Tomas Tavares ↑ 77'
Coach
Bruno Nascimento
Rio Ave FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
15
Aderllan Santos ↓ Messias 72'
- 1
- 6
- 23
- 2
- 4
- 8
- 11
-
70
Gabrielzinho ↓ Carlos Mane 54'
-
99
Mehdi Taremi ↓ Ronan Jeronimo 46'
- 5
Bench
-
33
Messias ↑ 72'
- 14
-
21
Carlos Mane ↑ 54'
- 88
-
19
Ronan Jeronimo ↑ 46'
- 10
- 24
Coach
Carlos Carvalhal
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
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2019-11-02
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2–0
Rio Ave FC
W
2019-10-30
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
4–0
Portimonense SC
W
2019-10-27
CD Tondela
0–1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2019-10-23
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2–1
Olympique Lyonnais
W
2019-10-02
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
3–1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
L
2019-09-28
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1–0
Vitoria FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.96
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63
Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for:
Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 83% + Over 2.5 goals 81%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.59
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 1.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 2.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 3.5 | 64% |
|
36% |
| ± 4.5 | 45% |
|
55% |
Double Chance
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
94%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
17%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Rio Ave FC
89%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
3 – 0
11%
4 – 0
10.6%
2 – 0
Actual
5 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
6.7%
4 – 1
6.6%
6 – 0
5.5%
2 – 1
5.3%
5 – 1
5.2%
1 – 0
4.6%
6 – 1
3.5%
7 – 0
3.2%
Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica
| Handicap | Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers | Push | Rio Ave FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
| -2 | 60% | 18% | 22% |
| -1.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| -1 | 78% | 12% | 9% |
| -0.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +0.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
| +1 | 98% | 2% | 1% |
| +1.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
| +2 | 99% | — | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
54%
✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
3%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.