Rio Ave vs Benfica

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🕒 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube 🧑‍⚖️ Claudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Rio Ave 13 · Benfica 3

Referee Stats

Claudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira

16 matches · 4.69 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.69
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.50
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	44%
Draws	25%
Away wins	31%

Team Overview

Rio Ave (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-6-8

Goals For / Against

17 / 29

Avg: 1.00 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 0.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Benfica (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-0

Goals For / Against

33 / 12

Avg: 1.94 / 0.71

Points

Avg: 2.41

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

0.88

PPG

2.41

1.00

1.94

1.71

0.71

65%

O2.5

71%

53%

BTTS

59%

29%

Score 1st

59%

League-position context

Rio Ave rank13th

Benfica rank3rd

Rio Ave points36

Benfica points80

Rio Ave: #13 · 36 pts · GD -22

46 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Benfica: #3 · 80 pts · GD +49

2 pts off the top 2. 38 pts above the play-off edge. 50 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Rio Ave last 5 home

L D D L W

Points5/15

Weighted index22

Goals6-9

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

W D W D W

Points11/15

Weighted index73

Goals10-6

Record3-2-0

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 2.565%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 24%

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Rio Ave score at home59%

Rio Ave clean sheet at home18%

Benfica score away88%

Benfica clean sheet away41%

First-goal patterns

Rio Ave score first29%

Rio Ave win after scoring first40%

Benfica score first59%

Benfica win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Rio Ave 0% · Benfica 100%

Avg first goal minute: Rio Ave 26.0' · Benfica 36.1'

Vs league average

Rio Ave score at home1.00 vs 1.50

Rio Ave concede at home1.71 vs 1.19

Benfica score away1.94 vs 1.19

Benfica concede away0.71 vs 1.50

Rio Ave score 33% below league average, while Benfica score 64% above league average.

Defensive side: Rio Ave are 44% above league average at home, and Benfica are 53% 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: 62% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

0-15 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

31-45 5

0-15 3

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

61-75 2

Benfica goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

31-45 4

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16' ⚽

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16' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

L. Barreiro

Normal Goal · Assist: H. Sudakov

23' ⚽

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23' ⚽ VAR

A. Dedić

Penalty cancelled

25' ⚽

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25' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

A. Ntoi

Own Goal

59'

59' A. Schjelderup

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ A. Schjelderup

1st substitution · For: S. Lopes Cabral

66'

66' A. Ntoi

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ N. Athanasiou

1st substitution · For: A. Papakanellos

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ A. Ntoi

2nd substitution · For: T. Nikitscher

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ André Luiz

3rd substitution · For: Ole Pohlmann

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ G. Prestianni

2nd substitution · For: João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ D. Špikić

4th substitution · For: Diogo Bezerra

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ B. Aguilera

5th substitution · For: G. Liavas

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ H. Sudakov

3rd substitution · For: Manu

90+1'

90+1' S. Dahl

Rio Ave vs Benfica 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Benfica beat Rio Ave 2-0 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Claudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira. It was played at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.

First half: Benfica took the lead at 16' when L. Barreiro scored, with the assist credited to H. Sudakov, making the score 0-1. VAR intervened at 23' for Benfica (Penalty cancelled). Benfica extended the lead at 25' when A. Ntoi scored (Own Goal), making the score 0-2.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. A. Schjelderup received a yellow card for Benfica at 59'. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 62', with A. Schjelderup replacing S. Lopes Cabral. A. Ntoi received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 66'. Rio Ave made their 1st substitution at 72', with N. Athanasiou replacing A. Papakanellos. Rio Ave made their 2nd substitution at 73', with A. Ntoi replacing T. Nikitscher. Rio Ave made their 3rd substitution at 73', with André Luiz replacing Ole Pohlmann. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 78', with G. Prestianni replacing João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo. Rio Ave made their 4th substitution at 80', with D. Špikić replacing Diogo Bezerra. Rio Ave made their 5th substitution at 80', with B. Aguilera replacing G. Liavas. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 90', with H. Sudakov replacing Manu. S. Dahl received a yellow card for Benfica at 90+1'.

Rio Ave used 5 substitutions while Benfica used 3 substitutions. Rio Ave got 1 yellow card, while Benfica got 2 yellow cards.