Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2022-23
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
4 – 2
Full Time
Rio Ave FC
Sat 8 Oct 2022 · 17:00 UTC Estadio da Luz HT 45' · FT 45'
Petar Musa 58' Y
Petar Musa 60' Y
Y 60' Joao Pedro Loureiro Costa
Y 67' Joao Pedro Loureiro Costa
Y 82' Pedro Amaral
Y 83' Pedro Amaral

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2022-10-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–2 Rio Ave FC 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

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct Rio Ave FC H 4–2 W
05 Oct Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–1 D
01 Oct Vitória SC A 0–0 D
18 Sep CS Marítimo H 5–0 W
14 Sep Juventus FC A 2–1 W
10 Sep FC Famalicão A 1–0 W
Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 2–4 L
02 Oct CD Santa Clara H 1–0 W
17 Sep Gil Vicente FC A 2–2 D
11 Sep Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–3 L
05 Sep GD Chaves A 1–1 D
28 Aug FC Porto H 3–1 W

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' And we are off! Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Rio Ave FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Brazil international Gilberto has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 6' Against the run of play, Fabio Ronaldo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 11' 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.
  • 13' Goncalo Ramos adds to his 2 season tally! Sport Lisboa e Benfica lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 18' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sport Lisboa e Benfica side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 19' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jhonatan makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 24' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Rio Ave FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 29' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ukra is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Rio Ave FC.
  • 34' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 39' Rio Ave FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 44' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luis Freire will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Goncalo Ramos as he leaves the pitch. Alexander Bah steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 46' Goncalo Ramos does the damage! The net is bulging and Sport Lisboa e Benfica surge ahead!
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' Ukra has so much to prove this time. He replaces Miguel Baeza on 55 minute.
  • 58' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Petar Musa.
  • 60' The referee calls foul for Petar Musa. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 62' Petar Musa doubles the advantage! 4-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 66' Fabio Ronaldo makes way for Leonardo Ruiz at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
  • 67' That is a Yellow card for Rio Ave FC. Joao Pedro Loureiro Costa will be fuming at that decision.
  • 67' Another substitution for Rio Ave FC to replace Fabio Ronaldo by Leonardo Ruiz on 67 minute.
  • 71' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Joao Mario departs to be replaced by Rodrigo Pinho.
  • 75' Another substitution for Rio Ave FC to replace Abdul-Aziz Yakubu by Hernani on 75 minute.
  • 76' The whistle greets Abdul-Aziz Yakubu as he departs to be replaced by Hernani.
  • 81' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Leonardo Ruiz suffering a number of foals already.
  • 82' Pedro Amaral picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 83' The referee has no hesitation. Pedro Amaral is booked for Rio Ave FC — Yellow card on 83.
  • 86' Goal! Guga Rodrigues scores his 7 goal in 238 matches.
  • Full Time. Sport Lisboa e Benfica beats Rio Ave FC

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Freire

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2022-10-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–2 Rio Ave FC 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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2022-10-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–2 Rio Ave FC W 2022-10-05 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain FC D 2022-10-01 Vitória SC 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2022-09-18 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–0 CS Marítimo W 2022-09-14 Juventus FC 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-09-10 FC Famalicão 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

Rio Ave FC Form

2022-10-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–2 Rio Ave FC L 2022-10-02 Rio Ave FC 1–0 CD Santa Clara W 2022-09-17 Gil Vicente FC 2–2 Rio Ave FC D 2022-09-11 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2022-09-05 GD Chaves 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2022-08-28 Rio Ave FC 3–1 FC Porto W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.74 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 77% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica77% Draw15% Rio Ave FC8%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
92%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
23%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Rio Ave FC
85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica60% Draw34% Rio Ave FC6%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
13.6%
3 – 0
12%
1 – 0
9.9%
4 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
7.7%
3 – 1
7%
1 – 1
6.3%
4 – 1
4.9%
0 – 0
4.9%
5 – 0
4.5%
5 – 1
2.8%
2 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 39% — 61%
-2 39% 22% 39%
-1.5 61% — 39%
-1 61% 20% 19%
-0.5 81% — 19%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 4% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
56% ✗
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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