Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2025-26

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Tue 23 Sep 2025 · 19:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
Rio Ave FC 34 games · 36 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Sergio Guelho

7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 7.9 goals/game

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

2025-09-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Rio Ave FC 2025-03-16 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2024-10-27 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–0 Rio Ave FC 2024-05-17 Rio Ave FC 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2024-01-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 Rio Ave FC

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Rio Ave FC	H	1–1	D
20 Sep	AVS	A	3–0	W
16 Sep	Qarabag Agdam FK	H	2–3	L
12 Sep	CD Santa Clara	H	1–1	D
31 Aug	FC Alverca	A	2–1	W
27 Aug	Fenerbahce SK	H	1–0	W

Rio Ave FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	1–1	D
19 Sep	FC Porto	H	0–3	L
13 Sep	Moreirense FC	A	1–3	L
31 Aug	Sporting Clube de Braga	H	2–2	D
23 Aug	FC Arouca	A	3–3	D
17 Aug	CD Nacional	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

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Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu	4
Goncalo Ramos	4
Haris Seferovic	4
Joao Felix	3
Pizzi	3
Orkun Kokcu	2
Rafa Silva	2
Guga Rodrigues	2

Head to Head

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2025-09-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2025-09-20 AVS 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2025-09-16 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–3 Qarabag Agdam FK L 2025-09-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 CD Santa Clara D 2025-08-31 FC Alverca 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2025-08-27 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 Fenerbahce SK W

Rio Ave FC Form

2025-09-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2025-09-19 Rio Ave FC 0–3 FC Porto L 2025-09-13 Moreirense FC 3–1 Rio Ave FC L 2025-08-31 Rio Ave FC 2–2 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2025-08-23 FC Arouca 3–3 Rio Ave FC D 2025-08-17 Rio Ave FC 1–1 CD Nacional D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

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2.67 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

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

0.92 Rio Ave FC xG

I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sport Lisboa e Benfica68% Draw18% Rio Ave FC14%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

87%

Draw or Rio Ave FC

32%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Rio Ave FC

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sport Lisboa e Benfica54% Draw35% Rio Ave FC11%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

8.8%

3 – 0

8.5%

3 – 1

7.7%

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.2%

4 – 0

5.6%

4 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

0 – 0

3 – 2

3.6%

1 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5	32%	—	68%
-2	32%	21%	48%
-1.5	52%	—	48%
-1	52%	21%	27%
-0.5	73%	—	27%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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