Rio Ave vs Benfica

2 - 3

🕒 Sun, 16 Mar 2025 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube 🧑‍⚖️ João Ferreira 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 26

Regular Season Table

Rio Ave 12 · Benfica 2

Referee Stats

João Ferreira

20 matches · 5.45 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.45
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.45
Over 4.5 cards	60%
Home wins	40%
Draws	30%
Away wins	30%

How the match was won

Benfica outshot their opponent (7-20).
Benfica controlled possession (60%).
Benfica had the sharper finishing (2-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Rio Ave (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-8-3

Goals For / Against

25 / 24

Avg: 1.47 / 1.41

Points

Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Benfica (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-3-3

Goals For / Against

32 / 16

Avg: 1.88 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 2.12

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.53

PPG

2.12

1.47

1.88

1.41

0.94

53%

O2.5

53%

71%

BTTS

53%

76%

Score 1st

65%

League-position context

Rio Ave rank12th

Benfica rank2nd

Rio Ave points38

Benfica points80

Rio Ave: #12 · 38 pts · GD -16

42 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Benfica: #2 · 80 pts · GD +56

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 35 pts above the play-off edge. 51 pts clear of the relegation zone.

42-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Rio Ave last 5 home

D W D L L

Points5/15

Weighted index44

Goals6-7

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 last 5 away

D W W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index78

Goals13-3

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 24%

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Rio Ave score at home88%

Rio Ave clean sheet at home18%

Benfica score away88%

Benfica clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Rio Ave score first76%

Rio Ave win after scoring first46%

Benfica score first65%

Benfica win after scoring first82%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Rio Ave 75% · Benfica 67%

Avg first goal minute: Rio Ave 25.6' · Benfica 22.1'

Vs league average

Rio Ave score at home1.47 vs 1.40

Rio Ave concede at home1.41 vs 1.17

Benfica score away1.88 vs 1.17

Benfica concede away0.94 vs 1.40

Rio Ave score 5% above league average, while Benfica score 61% above league average.

Defensive side: Rio Ave are 21% above league average at home, and Benfica are 33% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Rio Ave goal timing (home)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

31-45 7

16-30 5

0-15 4

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

46-60 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

Benfica goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

76-90+ 7

16-30 5

46-60 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

40%

60%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

311

464

Passes Accurate

251

389

Passes %

81%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

30' ⚽

⚽

30' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

O. Kökçü

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Tomás Araújo

1st substitution · For: L. Barreiro

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

V. Pavlidis

Penalty

58'

58' Clayton

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ André Luiz

1st substitution · For: Tiago Morais

62'

62' Florentino

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

B. Aguilera

Normal Goal

68'

68' E. Tıknaz

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ E. Tıknaz

2nd substitution · For: T. Bakoulas

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Ole Pohlmann

3rd substitution · For: João Graça

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ V. Pavlidis

2nd substitution · For: A. Belotti

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Z. Amdouni

3rd substitution · For: K. Aktürkoğlu

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ O. Kökçü

4th substitution · For: Renato Sanches

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

Clayton

Normal Goal

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

K. Aktürkoğlu

Normal Goal · Assist: F. Aursnes

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Kiko Bondoso

4th substitution · For: K. Zoabi

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ M. Vrousai

5th substitution · For: João Tomé

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Bruma

5th substitution · For: S. Dahl

90+4'

90+4' Clayton

90+4'

90+4' Clayton

Rio Ave vs Benfica 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Benfica beat Rio Ave 3-2 on Sunday, 16 March 2025 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by João Ferreira. It was played at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.

First half: Benfica took the lead at 30' when O. Kökçü scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Benfica made their 1st substitution at 46', with Tomás Araújo replacing L. Barreiro. Benfica extended the lead at 53' when V. Pavlidis scored (Penalty), making the score 0-2. Clayton received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 58'. Rio Ave made their 1st substitution at 58', with André Luiz replacing Tiago Morais. Florentino received a yellow card for Benfica at 62'. Rio Ave reduced the deficit at 64' when B. Aguilera scored, making the score 1-2. E. Tıknaz received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 68'. Rio Ave made their 2nd substitution at 73', with E. Tıknaz replacing T. Bakoulas. Rio Ave made their 3rd substitution at 73', with Ole Pohlmann replacing João Graça. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 74', with V. Pavlidis replacing A. Belotti. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 74', with Z. Amdouni replacing K. Aktürkoğlu. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 74', with O. Kökçü replacing Renato Sanches. Rio Ave leveled the score at 75' when Clayton scored, making the score 2-2. Benfica took the lead at 80' when K. Aktürkoğlu scored, with the assist credited to F. Aursnes, making the score 2-3. Rio Ave made their 4th substitution at 88', with Kiko Bondoso replacing K. Zoabi. Rio Ave made their 5th substitution at 88', with M. Vrousai replacing João Tomé. Benfica made their 5th substitution at 88', with Bruma replacing S. Dahl. Clayton received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 90+4'. Clayton received a red card for Rio Ave at 90+4'.

Rio Ave used 5 substitutions while Benfica used 5 substitutions. Rio Ave got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Benfica got 1 yellow card.