1st position in the Liga Revelacao U23 table for Rio Ave U23 so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 5th-placed Benfica U23 visits.
Rio Ave U23 and Benfica U23 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Rio Ave U23 form and stats
Rio Ave U23, who have the fewest conceded goals (11) at home in Liga Revelacao U23, are steadily winning games and points here. 10 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 13 games.The home team returns to venue after sharing the points with Deportivo Aves U23 on their last time out; the Liga Revelacao U23 game ended 3-3. Before that match, a win away at Sporting Braga U23.
Goals are plentiful this season as Rio Ave U23 has scored 35 goals here in 13 attempts. From these home matches, Rio Ave U23 have conceded only 11 goals.
Benfica U23 form and stats
Benfica U23, who have the most points (30) away in Liga Revelacao U23, have an excellent away record so far with 9-3-1 from 13 games. It's a growing despair in Benfica U23 as they have recorded three consecutive losses.The manager Luís Tralhão was unhappy after their last game, a Liga Revelacao U23 match played at their home ground. Benfica U23 suffered a 2-3 loss to Estoril U23. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Deportivo Aves U23 wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.
A quick return to home after this game, as Benfica U23 are hosting Sporting Braga U23 in the Liga Revelacao U23 only four days away.
Benfica U23 has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches this season, 20 goals from 13 games. It's not easy to score on Benfica U23 as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Benfica U23 - Rio Ave U23 0-2. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's {1 Rio Ave U23 victories}, 2 draws and {0 Benfica U23 wins}.Top Goalscorers
Rio Ave U23 missing players
Benfica U23 missing players
| Rio Ave U23 | Benfica U23 | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 34 | 16 | Played | 16 | 33 |
| 66 | 39 | Scored | 23 | 48 |
| 36 | 15 | Conceded | 12 | 38 |
| 88% | 94% | Over 0.5 | 94% | 97% |
| 74% | 81% | Over 1.5 | 56% | 73% |
| 59% | 69% | Over 2.5 | 31% | 39% |
| 38% | 44% | Over 3.5 | 31% | 30% |
| 24% | 31% | Over 4.5 | 6% | 15% |
| 56% | 62% | Both teams to score | 44% | 55% |
| 38% | 38% | Clean Sheet | 44% | 30% |
| 18% | 6% | Failed To Score | 19% | 18% |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | Corners For (avg) | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1.9 | Corners Against (avg) | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 0.9 | 0.6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 1 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 1 |
- Rio Ave U23 is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Rio Ave U23 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 52 |
| 2 | Estoril U23 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 50 |
| 3 | Sporting CP U23 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 18 | 49 |
| 4 | Deportivo Aves U23 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 21 | 47 |
| 5 | Benfica U23 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 47 |
| 6 | Sporting Braga U23 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 45 |
| 7 | Vitória Guimarães U23 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 44 |
| 8 | Vitória Setúbal U23 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -2 | 32 |
| 9 | Marítimo U23 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 31 |
| 10 | Belenenses U23 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | -5 | 30 |
| 11 | Académica U23 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 47 | 61 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -14 | 27 |
| 12 | Portimonense U23 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 56 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -25 | 24 |
| 13 | Feirense U23 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 48 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -23 | 15 |
| 14 | Cova da Piedade U23 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -38 | 13 |
