Benfica vs Rio Ave

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🕒 Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Manuel Oliveira 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished
Season
2022-2023 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 9
Regular Season Table
Benfica 1 · Rio Ave 12
Referee Stats
19 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 53%
Draws 11%
Away wins 37%
How the match was won
  • Benfica outshot their opponent (32-8).
  • Benfica controlled possession (65%).
  • Benfica had the sharper finishing (10-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 15-1-1

Goals For / Against

48 / 12
Avg: 2.82 / 0.71

Points

46
Avg: 2.71

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

0
Rio Ave (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 2-7-8

Goals For / Against

18 / 29
Avg: 1.06 / 1.71

Points

13
Avg: 0.76

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.71
PPG
0.76
2.82
GF
1.06
0.71
GA
1.71
76%
O2.5
53%
47%
BTTS
53%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Benfica rank1st
Rio Ave rank12th
Benfica points87
Rio Ave points40
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.
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.
47-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

W W W L W
Points12/15
Weighted index87
Goals11-3
Record4-0-1
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

L D L D W
Points5/15
Weighted index20
Goals9-10
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 2.576%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.588%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 29%

Rio Ave trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%
Benfica clean sheet at home53%
Rio Ave score away65%
Rio Ave clean sheet away24%

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 home2.82 vs 1.42
Benfica concede at home0.71 vs 1.08
Rio Ave score away1.06 vs 1.08
Rio Ave concede away1.71 vs 1.42
Benfica score 100% above league average, while Rio Ave score 2% below league average.
Defensive side: Benfica are 35% below league average at home, and Rio Ave are 21% 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
10
3
Total Shots
32
8
Shots off Goal
17
4
Blocked Shots
5
1
Shots Inside Box
28
3
Shots Outside Box
4
5
Ball Possession
65%
35%
Corner Kicks
8
3
Fouls
3
10
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
7
Total Passes
725
378
Passes Accurate
674
322
Passes %
93%
85%

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