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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2020-21
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2 – 0
Full Time
Rio Ave FC
Mon 1 Mar 2021 · 19:00 UTC Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Rafa Silva 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Antonio Nobre
  • Referee Andre Campos
  • Referee Pedro Felisberto
  • Referee
  • Referee Nuno Miguel Serrano Almeida

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

12
2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 14 games · Avg 3.5 goals Rio Ave FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-01 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2020-10-18 Rio Ave FC 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2020-06-17 Rio Ave FC 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2019-11-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2019-05-12 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar Rio Ave FC H 2–0 W
25 Feb Arsenal FC A 2–3 L
21 Feb SC Farense A 0–0 D
18 Feb Arsenal FC H 1–1 D
14 Feb Moreirense FC A 1–1 D
08 Feb FC Famalicão H 2–0 W
Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–2 L
21 Feb FC Famalicão H 0–1 L
13 Feb Vitória SC A 3–1 W
09 Feb CD Tondela H 2–1 W
05 Feb CD Nacional H 0–0 D
01 Feb FC Porto A 0–2 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)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
14% Clean Sheets
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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sport Lisboa e Benfica is hosting Rio Ave FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Pizzi is a natural attacking midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rio Ave FC tonight.
  • 10' Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Rio Ave FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Carlos Mane made 509 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Rio Ave FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' Joao Pedro Loureiro Costa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 59' Assisted by Everton with the perfectly-timed delivery and Haris Seferovic makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 63' Guga Rodrigues is ready to make an impact after coming on for Chico Geraldes at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' The travelling Rio Ave FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 72' Rafa Silva picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 75' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Franco Cervi is hanging Rafa Silva on the field on 75 minute.
  • 78' The deadlock is broken! Pizzi gets on the scoresheet on 78 minutes.
  • 81' Rio Ave FC make a change. Gelson Dala trudges off to be replaced by Junior Brandao on 81 minutes.
  • 82' Tarantini is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pele at the 82 minute mark.
  • 83' Gilberto gets the nod from Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He replaces Diogo Goncalves and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' The whistle greets Everton as he departs to be replaced by Gabriel.
  • 89' Gabrielzinho gets the nod from Rio Ave FC. He replaces Carlos Mane and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Sport Lisboa e Benfica take all three points.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jorge Jesus

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miguel Cardoso

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

2021-03-01 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2020-10-18 Rio Ave FC 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2020-06-17 Rio Ave FC 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2019-11-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2019-05-12 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2021-03-01 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Rio Ave FC W 2021-02-25 Arsenal FC 3–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2021-02-21 SC Farense 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2021-02-18 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Arsenal FC D 2021-02-14 Moreirense FC 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2021-02-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 FC Famalicão W

Rio Ave FC Form

2021-03-01 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2021-02-21 Rio Ave FC 0–1 FC Famalicão L 2021-02-13 Vitória SC 1–3 Rio Ave FC W 2021-02-09 Rio Ave FC 2–1 CD Tondela W 2021-02-05 Rio Ave FC 0–0 CD Nacional D 2021-02-01 FC Porto 2–0 Rio Ave FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
3.85 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.58 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 83% + Over 2.5 goals 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica83% Draw11% Rio Ave FC6%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 4.43
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 42%
58%

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

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica73% Draw23% Rio Ave FC4%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
11.8%
4 – 0
11%
2 – 0
Actual
5 – 0
8.4%
3 – 1
6.6%
4 – 1
6.3%
6 – 0
5.4%
2 – 1
5.3%
1 – 0
5.2%
5 – 1
4.9%
6 – 1
3.2%
1 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 59% — 41%
-2 59% 18% 22%
-1.5 78% — 22%
-1 78% 13% 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
56% ✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
3% ✓

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