Benfica vs Rio Ave

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🕒 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 20:15 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Sergio Guelho 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Benfica 3 · Rio Ave 13

Referee Stats

Sergio Guelho

14 matches · 4.57 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.57
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	57%
Draws	36%
Away wins	7%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-6-0

Goals For / Against

41 / 13

Avg: 2.41 / 0.76

Points

Avg: 2.29

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Rio Ave (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-6

Goals For / Against

18 / 28

Avg: 1.06 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 1.24

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

2.29

PPG

1.24

2.41

1.06

0.76

1.65

71%

O2.5

53%

59%

BTTS

53%

65%

Score 1st

24%

League-position context

Benfica rank3rd

Rio Ave rank13th

Benfica points80

Rio Ave points36

Benfica: #3 · 80 pts · GD +49

2 pts off the top 2. 38 pts above the play-off edge. 50 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Rio Ave: #13 · 36 pts · GD -22

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

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

Benfica last 5 home

D W W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index73

Goals13-5

Record3-2-0

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 L W W W

Points10/15

Weighted index51

Goals6-4

Record3-1-1

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 2.571%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 18%

Rio Ave trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%

Benfica clean sheet at home41%

Rio Ave score away65%

Rio Ave clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first65%

Benfica win after scoring first73%

Rio Ave score first24%

Rio Ave win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 100% · Rio Ave 58%

Avg first goal minute: Benfica 28.1' · Rio Ave 46.3'

Vs league average

Benfica score at home2.41 vs 1.50

Benfica concede at home0.76 vs 1.19

Rio Ave score away1.06 vs 1.19

Rio Ave concede away1.65 vs 1.50

Benfica score 61% above league average, while Rio Ave score 11% below league average.

Defensive side: Benfica are 36% below league average at home, and Rio Ave are 10% above 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: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

16-30 8

76-90+ 8

46-60 6

0-15 5

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

Rio Ave goal timing (away)

1H scored: 17% 2H scored: 83% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

46-60 5

76-90+ 4

31-45 2

16-30 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10'

10' F. Ivanović

55'

55' J. Brabec

57'

57' S. Dahl

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ Marc Gual

1st substitution · For: Clayton

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ D. Špikić

2nd substitution · For: André Luiz

60'

60' C. Miszta

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ VAR

António Silva

Goal cancelled

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ F. Ivanović

1st substitution · For: D. Lukebakio

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ S. Dahl

2nd substitution · For: A. Schjelderup

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Ole Pohlmann

3rd substitution · For: N. Athanasiou

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ M. Vrousai

4th substitution · For: T. Nikitscher

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ O. Richards

5th substitution · For: G. Liavas

86' ⚽

⚽

86' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

H. Sudakov

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Lukebakio

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ H. Sudakov

3rd substitution · For: L. Barreiro

90'

90' Clayton

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

André Luiz

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Nikitscher

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ R. Rios

4th substitution · For: Henrique Araújo

90+6'

90+6' E. Barrenechea

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

Benfica drew 1-1 with Rio Ave on Tuesday, 23 September 2025 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Sergio Guelho. It was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz).

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. F. Ivanović received a yellow card for Benfica at 10'.

Second half: J. Brabec received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 55'. S. Dahl received a yellow card for Benfica at 57'. Rio Ave made their 1st substitution at 58', with Marc Gual replacing Clayton. Rio Ave made their 2nd substitution at 58', with D. Špikić replacing André Luiz. C. Miszta received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 60'. VAR intervened at 63' for Benfica (Goal cancelled). Benfica made their 1st substitution at 65', with F. Ivanović replacing D. Lukebakio. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 65', with S. Dahl replacing A. Schjelderup. Rio Ave made their 3rd substitution at 68', with Ole Pohlmann replacing N. Athanasiou. Rio Ave made their 4th substitution at 73', with M. Vrousai replacing T. Nikitscher. Rio Ave made their 5th substitution at 73', with O. Richards replacing G. Liavas. Benfica extended the lead at 86' when H. Sudakov scored, with the assist credited to D. Lukebakio, making the score 2-0. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 89', with H. Sudakov replacing L. Barreiro. Clayton received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 90'. Rio Ave scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when André Luiz scored, with the assist credited to T. Nikitscher, making the score 2-1. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with R. Rios replacing Henrique Araújo. E. Barrenechea received a yellow card for Benfica at 90+6'.

Benfica used 4 substitutions while Rio Ave used 5 substitutions. Benfica got 3 yellow cards, while Rio Ave got 3 yellow cards.