Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Primeira Liga · 2023-24
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
4 – 1
Full Time
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.

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #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' Welcome to Estadio da Luz that hosts another battle between Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Rio Ave FC.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luis Freire will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 9' Guga Rodrigues is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 14' 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 Arthur Cabral suffering a number of foals already.
  • 19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
  • 24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rio Ave FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 29' A stunning finish from Angel di Maria — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 34' It looks surprising Rio Ave FC does not make any changes. Ze Manuel has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 44' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 49' It’s a booking for Rio Ave FC player. Aderlan gets a Yellow card.
  • 54' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Rio Ave FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 57' Sport Lisboa e Benfica receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
  • 58' Aderlan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 58.
  • 58' Another substitution for Rio Ave FC to replace Joca by Bruno Ventura on 58 minute.
  • 61' GOAL! Antonio Silva scores on 61.
  • 63' Chiquinho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Antonio Silva at the 63 minute mark.
  • 64' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Patrick William on, Emmanuel Boateng off on 64 minutes.
  • 65' Another change for Rio Ave FC made on 65 minute. Emmanuel Boateng leaves to be changed by Patrick William.
  • 70' Joca is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sport Lisboa e Benfica so far.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' What composure from Marcos Leonardo Almeida! The Brazil international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Rio Ave FC! Mateo Tanlongo comes on to replace Miguel Nobrega.
  • 86' Fresh legs for Rio Ave FC! Abdul-Aziz Yakubu comes on to replace Amine Oudrhiri.
  • 90' The referee shows Rio Ave FC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Joao Neves is replaced by Chiquinho.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 4-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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

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

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

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
4.28 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 85% + Over 2.5 goals 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica85% Draw9% Rio Ave FC6%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 4.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 84%
16%
± 3.5 68%
32%
± 4.5 49%
51%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
95%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
15%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Rio Ave FC
91%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica76% Draw20% Rio Ave FC4%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
4 – 0
10.9%
3 – 0
10.5%
5 – 0
9.2%
2 – 0
7.8%
4 – 1
Actual
6 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
6.3%
5 – 1
5.7%
2 – 1
4.6%
6 – 1
4.1%
7 – 0
4.1%
1 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 65% — 35%
-2 65% 17% 19%
-1.5 81% — 19%
-1 81% 11% 8%
-0.5 92% — 8%
+0.5 98% — 2%
+1 98% 1% 0%
+1.5 100% — 0%
+2 100% — 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
54% ✗
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
2% ✓

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