Benfica vs Rio Ave

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🕒 Sun, 06 Jan 2019 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Luis Miguel Branco Godinho 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 16
Regular Season Table
Benfica 1 · Rio Ave 7
Referee Stats
21 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 71%
Draws 5%
Away wins 24%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-13).
  • Benfica controlled possession (57%).

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 14-2-1

Goals For / Against

63 / 17
Avg: 3.71 / 1.00

Points

44
Avg: 2.59

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

0
Rio Ave (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 7-3-7

Goals For / Against

24 / 24
Avg: 1.41 / 1.41

Points

24
Avg: 1.41

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.59
PPG
1.41
3.71
GF
1.41
1.00
GA
1.41
76%
O2.5
53%
59%
BTTS
65%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Benfica rank1st
Rio Ave rank7th
Benfica points87
Rio Ave points45
Benfica: #1 · 87 pts · GD +72
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 44 pts above the play-off edge. 52 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Rio Ave: #7 · 45 pts · GD -2
40 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
42-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals20-4
Record5-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Rio Ave last 5 away

W W W L W
Points12/15
Weighted index87
Goals9-6
Record4-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.576%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 76% · 1H BTTS 24%

Rio Ave trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.582%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%
Benfica clean sheet at home41%
Rio Ave score away82%
Rio Ave clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first0%
Benfica win after scoring first0%
Rio Ave score first0%
Rio Ave win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 0% · Rio Ave 0%

Vs league average

Benfica score at home3.71 vs 1.52
Benfica concede at home1.00 vs 1.18
Rio Ave score away1.41 vs 1.18
Rio Ave concede away1.41 vs 1.52
Benfica score 143% above league average, while Rio Ave score 20% above league average.
Defensive side: Benfica are 15% below league average at home, and Rio Ave are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Benfica goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Rio Ave goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
5
Total Shots
11
13
Shots off Goal
4
4
Blocked Shots
1
4
Shots Inside Box
10
7
Shots Outside Box
1
6
Ball Possession
57%
43%
Corner Kicks
5
4
Fouls
25
19
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
3
3
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
3
2
Total Passes
442
337
Passes Accurate
364
275
Passes %
82%
82%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins17
Draws3
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals10 (50.0%)
BTTS11 (55.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins9
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals6 (60.0%)
BTTS6 (60.0%)

Benfica vs Rio Ave Head-to-Head History by Season