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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2019-20
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2 – 0
Full Time
Rio Ave FC
Sat 2 Nov 2019 · 18:00 UTC Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica HT 45' · FT 45'
Franco Cervi 29' Y
Y 35' Aderllan Santos
Y 45' Nuno Santos
Y 63' Tarantini

Overview

Match Preview

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

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 2 6
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2 4
3 CD Santa Clara 2 4
4 CS Marítimo 1 3
5 FC Arouca 1 3
6 Gil Vicente FC 1 3
7 CF Estrela da Amadora 2 2
8 Moreirense FC 1 1
9 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 1
10 Sporting Clube de Braga 1 1
11 Académico de Viseu FC 2 1
12 FC Famalicão 1 1
13 GD Estoril Praia 1 1
14 CD Nacional 1 1
15 FC Alverca 2 1
16 Casa Pia AC 1 0
17 Vitória SC 2 0
18 Rio Ave FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

12
2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 14 games · Avg 3.5 goals Rio Ave FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-11-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2019-05-12 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2019-01-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–2 Rio Ave FC

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–2 L
30 Oct Moreirense FC H 1–1 D
25 Oct FC Pacos 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
#9 Position #18
1 Points 0
1 Played 2
0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 2
2 Scored 0
2 Conceded 3
+0 GD -3
1.00 PPG 0.00
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
0% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 9th (1 pts). Rio Ave FC are 18th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Sport Lisboa e Benfica get us underway at Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Pawel Kieszek has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' Rio Ave FC have won 268 goals from 324 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 29' Franco Cervi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 29.
  • 31' Ruben Dias has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 31 minutes.
  • 35' Aderllan Santos picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bruno Nascimento will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nuno Santos on 45 minutes.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Ronan Jeronimo. He replaces Mehdi Taremi on 46 minute.
  • 51' Pizzi does the damage! The net is bulging and Sport Lisboa e Benfica surge ahead!
  • 54' The crowd applauds Gabrielzinho as he leaves the pitch. Carlos Mane steps in for Rio Ave FC.
  • 59' Sport Lisboa e Benfica currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 63' Tarantini catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 63.
  • 68' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bruno Nascimento might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 72' Another substitution for Rio Ave FC to replace Aderllan Santos by Messias on 72 minute.
  • 77' Alejandro Grimaldo makes way for Tomas Tavares at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 81' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Chiquinho is withdrawn and Gedson gets his opportunity.
  • 86' Sport Lisboa e Benfica ring the changes. Carlos Vinicius has done his job and it is now time for Haris Seferovic to step up.
  • Full Time. Sport Lisboa e Benfica beats Rio Ave FC

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu 4
Goncalo Ramos 4
Haris Seferovic 4
Pizzi 3
Joao Felix 3
Orkun Kokcu 2
Rafa Silva 2
Guga Rodrigues 2

Head to Head

2019-11-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2019-05-12 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2019-01-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–2 Rio Ave FC

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

Rio Ave FC Form

2019-11-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2019-10-30 Rio Ave FC 1–1 Moreirense FC D 2019-10-25 FC Pacos de Ferreira 0–0 Rio Ave FC D 2019-09-29 Rio Ave FC 0–1 FC Porto L 2019-09-21 Os Belenenses Futebol 0–2 Rio Ave FC W 2019-09-15 Rio Ave FC 2–4 CD Tondela L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.41 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.38 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 77% + Under — clean sheet likely 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica77% Draw16% Rio Ave FC7%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
93%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
23%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Rio Ave FC
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica59% Draw37% Rio Ave FC4%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.9%
3 – 0
13.8%
4 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 1
5.9%
3 – 1
5.3%
5 – 0
4.1%
4 – 1
3.4%
0 – 1
1.8%
6 – 0
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 35% — 65%
-2 35% 24% 41%
-1.5 59% — 41%
-1 59% 23% 18%
-0.5 82% — 18%
+0.5 96% — 4%
+1 96% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
69% ✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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