Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2023-24

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

4 – 1

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Rio Ave FC

Sun 14 Jan 2024 · 18:00 UTC Estadio da Luz HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 9' Guga Rodrigues

Angel di Maria 29' 1–1

Antonio Silva 61' 2–1

Marcos Leonardo Almeida 80' 3–1

Joao Mario 90+1' 4–1

Y 49' Aderlan

Orkun Kokcu 57' Y

YR 58' Aderlan

Y 90' Patrick William

Overview

Match Preview

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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Rio Ave FC 11 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 14 games · Avg 3.5 goals Rio Ave FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 Rio Ave FC 2023-04-02 Rio Ave FC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Jan	Rio Ave FC	H	4–1	W
06 Jan	FC Arouca	A	3–0	W
29 Dec	FC Famalicão	H	3–0	W
17 Dec	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	1–0	W
12 Dec	FC Red Bull Salzburg	A	3–1	W
08 Dec	SC Farense	H	1–1	D

Rio Ave FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Jan	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	1–4	L
07 Jan	Portimonense SC	H	2–0	W
23 Dec	Vitória SC	A	0–1	L
16 Dec	FC Vizela	H	1–1	D
10 Dec	FC Arouca	A	2–2	D
02 Dec	CF Estrela da Amadora	H	1–1	D

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)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

45% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

9% Clean Sheets
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 da Luz. Sport Lisboa e Benfica are looking to make home advantage count against Rio Ave FC.
5' Rio Ave FC have won 277 goals from 335 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
9' Against the run of play, Guga Rodrigues has scored! This game has turned on its head.
14' It is a cagey affair so far. Sport Lisboa e Benfica in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Rio Ave FC's compact 3-5-2.
19' Angel di Maria has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 11 goals this season.
24' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sport Lisboa e Benfica side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
29' A stunning finish from Angel di Maria — that came from absolutely nowhere!
34' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Rio Ave FC's 3-5-2 shape.
39' Rio Ave FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
44' The 35-year-old Jhonatan has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
49' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Aderlan.
54' 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.
57' A moment of madness from Orkun Kokcu on 57 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sport Lisboa e Benfica will be frustrated.
58' Aderlan was booked on 58.
58' The Rio Ave FC bench stirs into life. Joca is withdrawn and Bruno Ventura gets his opportunity.
61' Antonio Silva is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the defender.
63' Chiquinho is replacing Antonio Silva for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
64' The whistle greets Emmanuel Boateng as he departs to be replaced by Patrick William.
65' Patrick William is ready to make an impact after coming on for Emmanuel Boateng at the 65 minute mark.
70' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luis Freire will be considering his options from the bench.
75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mateo Tanlongo, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Luz with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
80' Marcos Leonardo Almeida is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 5 goals this season for the .
85' The crowd applauds Miguel Nobrega as he leaves the pitch. Mateo Tanlongo steps in for Rio Ave FC.
86' Time for substitution for Rio Ave FC. Amine Oudrhiri is replaced by Abdul-Aziz Yakubu.
90' Patrick William catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
90' Chiquinho is replacing Joao Neves for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
Another three points for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

Rio Ave FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

22
Emmanuel Boateng ↓ Patrick William 64'
18
Jhonatan
14
Joca ↓ Ze Manuel 58'
23
Josue Sa
6
Guga Rodrigues
10
Amine Oudrhiri ↓ Abdul-Aziz Yakubu 86'
20
Costinha
3
Miguel Nobrega ↓ Mateo Tanlongo 85'
77
Fabio Ronaldo
21
Joao Graca ↓ Bruno Ventura 58'
33
Aderlan

Bench

70
Ze Manuel ↑ 58'
8
Vitor Gomes
9
Leonardo Ruiz
–
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu ↑ 86'
82
Magrao
–
Mateo Tanlongo ↑ 85'
4
Patrick William ↑ 64'
11
Bruno Ventura ↑ 58'
75
Nuno Namora

Coach Luis Freire

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2024-01-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 Rio Ave FC W 2024-01-06 FC Arouca 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2023-12-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 FC Famalicão W 2023-12-17 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2023-12-12 FC Red Bull Salzburg 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2023-12-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 SC Farense D

Rio Ave FC Form

2024-01-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 Rio Ave FC L 2024-01-07 Rio Ave FC 2–0 Portimonense SC W 2023-12-23 Vitória SC 1–0 Rio Ave FC L 2023-12-16 Rio Ave FC 1–1 FC Vizela D 2023-12-10 FC Arouca 2–2 Rio Ave FC D 2023-12-02 Rio Ave FC 1–1 CF Estrela da Amadora D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

4.06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.64 Rio Ave FC xG

I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 84% + Over 2.5 goals 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica84% Draw10% Rio Ave FC6%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 4.7

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	65%	35%
± 4.5	46%	54%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

94%

Draw or Rio Ave FC

16%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Rio Ave FC

90%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sport Lisboa e Benfica74% Draw22% Rio Ave FC4%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

10.7%

4 – 0

10.5%

5 – 0

8.4%

2 – 0

8.4%

4 – 1

Actual

3 – 1

6.7%

6 – 0

5.7%

5 – 1

5.4%

2 – 1

5.1%

1 – 0

4.3%

6 – 1

3.8%

7 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5	61%	—	39%
-2	61%	18%	21%
-1.5	79%	—	21%
-1	79%	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

53% ✗

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet

2% ✓

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