Rio Ave vs Benfica

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🕒 Sun, 02 Apr 2023 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube 🧑‍⚖️ Rui Manuel Gomes da Costa 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished
Season
2022-2023 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 26
Regular Season Table
Rio Ave 12 · Benfica 1
Referee Stats
18 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 44%
Draws 22%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (10-12).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).

Team Overview

Rio Ave (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 8-3-6

Goals For / Against

18 / 14
Avg: 1.06 / 0.82

Points

27
Avg: 1.59

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

5
Benfica (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 13-2-2

Goals For / Against

34 / 8
Avg: 2.00 / 0.47

Points

41
Avg: 2.41

Clean Sheets

12

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

1.59
PPG
2.41
1.06
GF
2.00
0.82
GA
0.47
24%
O2.5
47%
35%
BTTS
18%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Rio Ave rank12th
Benfica rank1st
Rio Ave points40
Benfica points87
Rio Ave: #12 · 40 pts · GD -7
45 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Benfica: #1 · 87 pts · GD +62
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 43 pts above the play-off edge. 53 pts clear of the relegation zone.
47-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Rio Ave last 5 home

D L W D L
Points5/15
Weighted index36
Goals4-5
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Benfica last 5 away

D W W L W
Points10/15
Weighted index64
Goals10-4
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.

Rio Ave trend breakdown

Over 2.524%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.524%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 41% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 6%

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS18%
BTTS + O2.518%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Rio Ave score at home71%
Rio Ave clean sheet at home35%
Benfica score away82%
Benfica clean sheet away71%

First-goal patterns

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

Vs league average

Rio Ave score at home1.06 vs 1.42
Rio Ave concede at home0.82 vs 1.08
Benfica score away2.00 vs 1.08
Benfica concede away0.47 vs 1.42
Rio Ave score 25% below league average, while Benfica score 85% above league average.
Defensive side: Rio Ave are 24% below league average at home, and Benfica are 67% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Rio Ave goal timing (home)

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

Benfica goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
5
Total Shots
10
12
Shots off Goal
5
5
Blocked Shots
1
2
Shots Inside Box
5
9
Shots Outside Box
5
3
Ball Possession
49%
51%
Corner Kicks
3
6
Fouls
12
17
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
3
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
4
Total Passes
481
515
Passes Accurate
394
424
Passes %
82%
82%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins0
Draws3
Away Wins17
Over 2.5 Goals10 (50.0%)
BTTS11 (55.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins0
Draws2
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals4 (40.0%)
BTTS5 (50.0%)

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