Benfica vs Rio Ave

5 - 1
🕒 Sat, 03 Feb 2018 18:15 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Manuel Oliveira 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 21
Regular Season Table
Benfica 2 · Rio Ave 5
Referee Stats
11 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 55%
Draws 9%
Away wins 36%
How the match was won
  • Benfica outshot their opponent (20-3).
  • Benfica controlled possession (62%).
  • Benfica had the sharper finishing (9-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

47 / 9
Avg: 2.76 / 0.53

Points

43
Avg: 2.53

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

1
Rio Ave (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 4-3-10

Goals For / Against

14 / 30
Avg: 0.82 / 1.76

Points

15
Avg: 0.88

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.53
PPG
0.88
2.76
GF
0.82
0.53
GA
1.76
59%
O2.5
53%
35%
BTTS
47%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Benfica rank2nd
Rio Ave rank5th
Benfica points81
Rio Ave points51
Benfica: #2 · 81 pts · GD +58
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 38 pts above the play-off edge. 49 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Rio Ave: #5 · 51 pts · GD -2
30 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.
30-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

W L L W W
Points9/15
Weighted index53
Goals7-4
Record3-0-2
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 L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index11
Goals1-8
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.529%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 18%

Rio Ave trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home94%
Benfica clean sheet at home59%
Rio Ave score away53%
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 home2.76 vs 1.57
Benfica concede at home0.53 vs 1.13
Rio Ave score away0.82 vs 1.13
Rio Ave concede away1.76 vs 1.57
Benfica score 76% above league average, while Rio Ave score 27% below league average.
Defensive side: Benfica are 53% below league average at home, and Rio Ave are 13% 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
9
1
Total Shots
20
3
Shots off Goal
6
2
Blocked Shots
5
0
Shots Inside Box
15
1
Shots Outside Box
5
2
Ball Possession
62%
38%
Corner Kicks
10
3
Fouls
14
14
Offsides
6
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
0
4
Total Passes
513
311
Passes Accurate
426
230
Passes %
83%
74%

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