Benfica vs Rio Ave

4 - 1

🕒 Sun, 14 Jan 2024 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Vasilica Iancu 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Benfica 2 · Rio Ave 10

Referee Stats

Vasilica Iancu

14 matches · 4.21 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.21
Reds avg	0.29
Penalties avg	0.36
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	64%
Draws	7%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-11).
Benfica controlled possession (58%).
Benfica had the sharper finishing (10-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-2-0

Goals For / Against

48 / 7

Avg: 2.82 / 0.41

Points

Avg: 2.76

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Rio Ave (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-10-6

Goals For / Against

11 / 21

Avg: 0.69 / 1.31

Points

Avg: 0.63

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.76

PPG

0.63

2.82

0.69

0.41

1.31

65%

O2.5

31%

41%

BTTS

56%

65%

Score 1st

44%

League-position context

Benfica rank2nd

Rio Ave rank10th

Benfica points77

Rio Ave points36

Benfica: #2 · 77 pts · GD +46

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 39 pts above the play-off edge. 46 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Rio Ave: #10 · 36 pts · GD -5

41 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

41-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals15-2

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

D D D D D

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals4-4

Record0-5-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS41%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 12%

Rio Ave trend breakdown

Over 2.531%

BTTS56%

BTTS + O2.531%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 75% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 19% · 1H BTTS 19%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%

Benfica clean sheet at home59%

Rio Ave score away56%

Rio Ave clean sheet away25%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first65%

Benfica win after scoring first91%

Rio Ave score first44%

Rio Ave win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 100% · Rio Ave 50%

Avg first goal minute: Benfica 32.5' · Rio Ave 15.9'

Vs league average

Benfica score at home2.82 vs 1.60

Benfica concede at home0.41 vs 1.26

Rio Ave score away0.69 vs 1.26

Rio Ave concede away1.31 vs 1.60

Benfica score 76% above league average, while Rio Ave score 45% below league average.

Defensive side: Benfica are 67% below league average at home, and Rio Ave are 18% 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)

1H scored: 28% 2H scored: 72% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 16

46-60 13

61-75 9

16-30 7

31-45 6

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

61-75 0

Rio Ave goal timing (away)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

46-60 4

16-30 3

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

0-15 4

16-30 3

31-45 3

46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

623

447

Passes Accurate

545

380

Passes %

87%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' ⚽

⚽

9' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Guga

Normal Goal · Assist: Fábio Ronaldo

29' ⚽

⚽

29' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Á. Di María

Normal Goal · Assist: Rafa

49'

49' Aderllan Santos

57'

57' O. Kökçü

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ João Graça

1st substitution · For: Bruno Ventura

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ Joca

2nd substitution · For: Zé Manuel

58'

58' Aderllan Santos

58'

58' Aderllan Santos

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

António Silva

Normal Goal

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Á. Di María

1st substitution · For: Tiago Gouveia

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Arthur Cabral

2nd substitution · For: Marcos Leonardo

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ O. Kökçü

3rd substitution · For: Florentino

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ E. Boateng

3rd substitution · For: Patrick William

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

Marcos Leonardo

Normal Goal

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ F. Aursnes

4th substitution · For: Tomás Araújo

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ A. Oudrhiri

4th substitution · For: A. Yakubu

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Miguel Nóbrega

5th substitution · For: M. Tanlongo

90+1' ⚽

⚽

90+1' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

João Mário

Normal Goal · Assist: Rafa

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ João Neves

5th substitution · For: Chiquinho

90+3'

90+3' Patrick William

Benfica vs Rio Ave 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Benfica beat Rio Ave 4-1 on Sunday, 14 January 2024 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Vasilica Iancu. It was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz).

First half: Rio Ave took an early lead at 9' when Guga scored, with the assist credited to Fábio Ronaldo, making the score 0-1. Benfica leveled the score at 29' when Á. Di María scored, with the assist credited to Rafa, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Aderllan Santos received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 49'. O. Kökçü received a yellow card for Benfica at 57'. Rio Ave made their 1st substitution at 57', with João Graça replacing Bruno Ventura. Rio Ave made their 2nd substitution at 57', with Joca replacing Zé Manuel. Aderllan Santos received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 58'. Aderllan Santos received a red card for Rio Ave at 58'. Benfica took the lead at 61' when António Silva scored, making the score 2-1. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 63', with Á. Di María replacing Tiago Gouveia. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Arthur Cabral replacing Marcos Leonardo. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 63', with O. Kökçü replacing Florentino. Rio Ave made their 3rd substitution at 64', with E. Boateng replacing Patrick William. Benfica extended the lead at 80' when Marcos Leonardo scored, making the score 3-1. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 86', with F. Aursnes replacing Tomás Araújo. Rio Ave made their 4th substitution at 86', with A. Oudrhiri replacing A. Yakubu. Rio Ave made their 5th substitution at 86', with Miguel Nóbrega replacing M. Tanlongo. Benfica added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+1' when João Mário scored, with the assist credited to Rafa, making the score 4-1. Benfica made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with João Neves replacing Chiquinho. Patrick William received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 90+3'.

Benfica used 5 substitutions while Rio Ave used 5 substitutions. Benfica got 1 yellow card, while Rio Ave got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.