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 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
Rio Ave FC 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sergio Guelho

3 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game

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

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	Fenerbahçe 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
#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' Temperatures are rising at as Sport Lisboa e Benfica face off against Rio Ave FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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 Fenerbahçe 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

1 / 4

3.93 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

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

0.9 Rio Ave FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sport Lisboa e Benfica78% Draw13% Rio Ave FC9%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 4.83

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

91%

Draw or Rio Ave FC

22%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Rio Ave FC

87%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sport Lisboa e Benfica69% Draw24% Rio Ave FC7%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

8.5%

4 – 0

8.1%

3 – 1

7.4%

4 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

6.8%

5 – 0

6.3%

2 – 1

5.9%

5 – 1

5.6%

6 – 0

4.1%

6 – 1

3.8%

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5	54%	—	46%
-2	54%	18%	27%
-1.5	73%	—	27%
-1	73%	14%	13%
-0.5	87%	—	13%
+0.5	95%	—	5%
+1	95%	3%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet

3% ✓

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