Benfica vs Rio Ave

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🕒 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Rui Manuel Gomes Costa 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished
Season
2016-2017 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 15
Regular Season Table
Benfica 1 · Rio Ave 7
Referee Stats
14 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 36%
Draws 36%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (10-7).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Benfica had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 14-3-0

Goals For / Against

49 / 9
Avg: 2.88 / 0.53

Points

45
Avg: 2.65

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

0
Rio Ave (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

18 / 21
Avg: 1.06 / 1.24

Points

21
Avg: 1.24

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4

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
1.24
2.88
GF
1.06
0.53
GA
1.24
82%
O2.5
35%
41%
BTTS
41%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Benfica rank1st
Rio Ave rank7th
Benfica points82
Rio Ave points49
Benfica: #1 · 82 pts · GD +54
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 39 pts above the play-off edge. 49 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Rio Ave: #7 · 49 pts · GD +2
27 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.
33-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

W W W D W
Points13/15
Weighted index91
Goals15-2
Record4-1-0
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

D W L W L
Points7/15
Weighted index51
Goals6-7
Record2-1-2
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 2.582%
BTTS41%
BTTS + O2.529%
1H Over 0.588%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 12%

Rio Ave trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS41%
BTTS + O2.529%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 12% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%
Benfica clean sheet at home59%
Rio Ave score away76%
Rio Ave clean sheet away35%

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 home2.88 vs 1.38
Benfica concede at home0.53 vs 1.00
Rio Ave score away1.06 vs 1.00
Rio Ave concede away1.24 vs 1.38
Benfica score 109% above league average, while Rio Ave score 6% above league average.
Defensive side: Benfica are 47% below league average at home, and Rio Ave are 11% below 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
4
2
Total Shots
10
7
Shots off Goal
4
4
Blocked Shots
2
1
Shots Inside Box
5
4
Shots Outside Box
5
3
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
2
4
Fouls
20
19
Offsides
5
5
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
2
2
Total Passes
469
404
Passes Accurate
397
330
Passes %
85%
82%

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