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 34 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
Rio Ave FC 34 games · 36 pts (2025/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	34	88
2	Sporting Clube de Portugal	34	82
3	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	34	80
4	Sporting Clube de Braga	34	59
5	FC Famalicão	34	56
6	Gil Vicente FC	34	50
7	Moreirense FC	34	43
8	FC Arouca	34	42
9	Vitória SC	34	42
10	GD Estoril Praia	34	39
11	FC Alverca	34	39
12	Rio Ave FC	34	36
13	CD Santa Clara	34	36
14	CD Nacional	34	34
15	CF Estrela da Amadora	34	30
16	Casa Pia AC	34	30
17	CD Tondela	34	28
18	AVS	34	21

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
#3	Position	#12
80	Points	36
34	Played	34
23 / 11 / 0	W / D / L	8 / 12 / 14
74	Scored	35
25	Conceded	57
+49	GD	-22
2.35	PPG	1.06
68%	Win %	24%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

18% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 3rd (80 pts). Rio Ave FC are 12th (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

6/–

16-30

4/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/2

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Rio Ave FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/3

46-60

3/–

61-75

–/3

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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' Abdul-Aziz Yakubu is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sport Lisboa e Benfica so far.
9' Guga Rodrigues does the damage! The net is bulging and Rio Ave FC surge ahead!
14' Supporters expect more eagerness from Anatolii Trubin, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Luz with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
24' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Rio Ave FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
29' Magnificent from Angel di Maria! That is 85 goals in 520 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
34' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sport Lisboa e Benfica must find a spark to ignite this game.
39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Roger Schmidt will be considering his options from the bench.
44' Rio Ave FC have won 268 goals from 324 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
49' Aderlan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 49.
54' Jhonatan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
57' Orkun Kokcu picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
58' A moment of madness from Aderlan on 58 minutes earns him a Red card. Rio Ave FC will be frustrated.
58' The Rio Ave FC manager makes a substitution. Joca departs to be replaced by Bruno Ventura.
61' What a moment for Antonio Silva! That strike on 61 puts his side firmly in control.
63' Chiquinho gets the nod from Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He replaces Antonio Silva and will look to change the dynamic.
64' A change in the Rio Ave FC ranks — Emmanuel Boateng exits the field as Patrick William enters on 64.
65' Patrick William gets the nod from Rio Ave FC. He replaces Emmanuel Boateng and will look to change the dynamic.
70' 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.
75' Bruno Ventura has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 324 appearances.
80' What composure from Marcos Leonardo Almeida! The Brazil international strokes it home. 3-1.
85' The supporters are chanting for Mateo Tanlongo. He replaces Miguel Nobrega on 85 minute.
86' The whistle greets Amine Oudrhiri as he departs to be replaced by Abdul-Aziz Yakubu.
90' The referee shows Rio Ave FC player a Yellow card on 90.
90' Chiquinho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joao Neves at the 90 minute mark.
It finishes all square. Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Rio Ave FC share the spoils 4-1.

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
Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu	4
Goncalo Ramos	4
Haris Seferovic	4
Pizzi	3
Joao Felix	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

3.02 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 79% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica79% Draw14% Rio Ave FC7%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 3.66

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

93%

Draw or Rio Ave FC

21%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Rio Ave FC

86%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sport Lisboa e Benfica63% Draw31% Rio Ave FC6%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12%

3 – 0

11.6%

4 – 0

8.6%

1 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

7.4%

3 – 1

7.3%

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

5.6%

5 – 0

5.2%

0 – 0

3.7%

5 – 1

3.5%

6 – 0

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5	43%	—	57%
-2	43%	21%	35%
-1.5	65%	—	35%
-1	65%	18%	17%
-0.5	83%	—	17%
+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

53% ✗

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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