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 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
- Rio Ave FC 11 games · 7 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 | 11 | 33 |
| 2 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | CD Santa Clara | 11 | 21 |
| 5 | FC Arouca | 11 | 20 |
| 6 | Académico de Viseu FC | 11 | 20 |
| 7 | Gil Vicente FC | 11 | 18 |
| 8 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 11 | 17 |
| 9 | Moreirense FC | 11 | 14 |
| 10 | FC Famalicão | 11 | 13 |
| 11 | FC Alverca | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 11 | 10 |
| 13 | CD Nacional | 11 | 10 |
| 14 | Vitória SC | 11 | 9 |
| 15 | CS Marítimo | 10 | 8 |
| 16 | Casa Pia AC | 11 | 8 |
| 17 | Rio Ave FC | 11 | 7 |
| 18 | GD Estoril Praia | 10 | 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 | #17 |
| 28 | Points | 7 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 9 / 1 / 1 | W / D / L | 2 / 1 / 8 |
| 30 | Scored | 9 |
| 10 | Conceded | 24 |
| +20 | GD | -15 |
| 2.55 | PPG | 0.64 |
| 82% | Win % | 18% |
Key Stats
57%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
H2H (14 games)
57%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
45%
Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
9%
Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
Rio Ave FC this season
Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (28 pts). Rio Ave FC are 17th (7 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
4/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
9/4
61-75
6/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
2/3
76+
1/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 11 G | 3 A |
| Gianluca Prestianni | 7 G | 4 A |
| Leandro Barreiro Martins | 2 G | 1 A |
| Rafa Silva | 1 G | 2 A |
| Jhon Duran | 1 G |
Rio Ave FC
| Jalen Blesa | 3 G | 1 A |
| Tamble Monteiro | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Sport Lisboa e Benfica are looking to make home advantage count against Rio Ave FC.
- 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sport Lisboa e Benfica must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sport Lisboa e Benfica needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 20' The 29-year-old Ferro has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Rio Ave FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 29' That is a Yellow card for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Franco Cervi will be fuming at that decision.
- 31' Ruben Dias makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are in front.
- 35' Controversy at the stadium! Aderllan Santos argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 45' Rio Ave FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 46' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Ronan Jeronimo on, Mehdi Taremi off on 46 minutes.
- 51' Pizzi makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are in front.
- 54' The whistle greets Gabrielzinho as he departs to be replaced by Carlos Mane.
- 59' Chiquinho has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 63' It’s a booking for Rio Ave FC player. Tarantini gets a Yellow card.
- 68' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bruno Nascimento will be considering his options from the bench.
- 72' Messias is ready to make an impact after coming on for Aderllan Santos at the 72 minute mark.
- 77' The whistle greets Alejandro Grimaldo as he departs to be replaced by Tomas Tavares.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Gedson. He replaces Chiquinho on 81 minute.
- 86' Sport Lisboa e Benfica make a change. Carlos Vinicius trudges off to be replaced by Haris Seferovic on 86 minutes.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Rio Ave FC (для сухой ничьи).
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
3.73
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.65
Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for:
Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 82% + Over 2.5 goals 79%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.38
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 1.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 2.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 3.5 | 61% |
|
39% |
| ± 4.5 | 41% |
|
59% |
Double Chance
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
93%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
18%
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
11.1%
4 – 0
10.1%
2 – 0
Actual
5 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
7%
4 – 1
6.5%
2 – 1
5.8%
1 – 0
5.2%
5 – 1
4.9%
6 – 0
4.7%
1 – 1
3.6%
6 – 1
3.1%
Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica
| Handicap | Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers | Push | Rio Ave FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| -2 | 56% | 19% | 25% |
| -1.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| -1 | 75% | 14% | 11% |
| -0.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +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
53%
✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
3%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.