Benfica vs Rio Ave

3 - 1
🕒 Sun, 20 Dec 2015 16:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Manuel Oliveira 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished
Season
2015-2016 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 14
Regular Season Table
Benfica 1 · Rio Ave 6
Referee Stats
17 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 41%
Draws 35%
Away wins 24%
How the match was won
  • Benfica outshot their opponent (22-3).
  • Benfica controlled possession (58%).
  • Benfica had the sharper finishing (9-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 15-0-2

Goals For / Against

52 / 13
Avg: 3.06 / 0.76

Points

45
Avg: 2.65

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

1
Rio Ave (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 5-7-5

Goals For / Against

24 / 26
Avg: 1.41 / 1.53

Points

22
Avg: 1.29

Clean Sheets

5

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

2.65
PPG
1.29
3.06
GF
1.41
0.76
GA
1.53
82%
O2.5
59%
47%
BTTS
65%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Benfica rank1st
Rio Ave rank6th
Benfica points88
Rio Ave points50
Benfica: #1 · 88 pts · GD +66
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 47 pts above the play-off edge. 58 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Rio Ave: #6 · 50 pts · GD +0
36 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 20 pts clear of the relegation zone.
38-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals16-4
Record5-0-0
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

W D D W L
Points8/15
Weighted index62
Goals4-3
Record2-2-1
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 2.582%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.588%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 18%

Rio Ave trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home94%
Benfica clean sheet at home47%
Rio Ave score away82%
Rio Ave clean sheet away29%

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 home3.06 vs 1.51
Benfica concede at home0.76 vs 1.20
Rio Ave score away1.41 vs 1.20
Rio Ave concede away1.53 vs 1.51
Benfica score 102% above league average, while Rio Ave score 17% above league average.
Defensive side: Benfica are 36% below league average at home, and Rio Ave are 1% 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
22
3
Shots off Goal
8
2
Blocked Shots
5
0
Shots Inside Box
11
0
Shots Outside Box
11
3
Ball Possession
58%
42%
Corner Kicks
8
4
Fouls
0
0
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
0
6
Total Passes
483
351
Passes Accurate
402
244
Passes %
83%
70%

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