Benfica vs Rio Ave

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🕒 Mon, 01 Mar 2021 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Nuno Miguel Serrano Almeida 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 21
Regular Season Table
Benfica 3 · Rio Ave 16
Referee Stats
20 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 40%
Draws 25%
Away wins 35%
How the match was won
  • Benfica outshot their opponent (17-11).
  • Benfica controlled possession (60%).

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 12-3-2

Goals For / Against

31 / 15
Avg: 1.82 / 0.88

Points

39
Avg: 2.29

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

1
Rio Ave (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 3-7-8

Goals For / Against

13 / 25
Avg: 0.72 / 1.39

Points

16
Avg: 0.89

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

10

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
0.89
1.82
GF
0.72
0.88
GA
1.39
41%
O2.5
24%
53%
BTTS
41%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Benfica rank3rd
Rio Ave rank16th
Benfica points76
Rio Ave points34
Benfica: #3 · 76 pts · GD +42
4 pts off the top 2. 36 pts above the play-off edge. 41 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Rio Ave: #16 · 34 pts · GD -15
46 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.
42-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

W D W L W
Points10/15
Weighted index69
Goals9-7
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 last 5 away

W L D L D
Points5/15
Weighted index42
Goals5-6
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.541%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.582%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 6%

Rio Ave trend breakdown

Over 2.524%
BTTS41%
BTTS + O2.518%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 12% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home94%
Benfica clean sheet at home47%
Rio Ave score away47%
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 home1.82 vs 1.27
Benfica concede at home0.88 vs 1.15
Rio Ave score away0.72 vs 1.15
Rio Ave concede away1.39 vs 1.27
Benfica score 44% above league average, while Rio Ave score 37% below league average.
Defensive side: Benfica are 23% 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)

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
17
11
Shots off Goal
10
5
Blocked Shots
1
1
Shots Inside Box
14
7
Shots Outside Box
3
4
Ball Possession
60%
40%
Corner Kicks
6
6
Fouls
17
10
Offsides
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
4
Total Passes
534
357
Passes Accurate
454
277
Passes %
85%
78%

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