With the nervous opening game out of the way it’s time for the second Liga Revelacao U23 game of the season. Rio Ave U23 look forward to welcoming Benfica U23 in front of their home support.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Rio Ave U23 and Benfica U23.
Rio Ave U23 form and stats
Rio Ave U23 have only played one game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 10 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat from 13 matches.Rio Ave U23's last game was hosting Benfica U23 and winning 1-0. Preceding that match was a defeat to Estoril U23 (1-2).
Rio Ave U23 has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game.
Last season, Rio Ave U23's league statistics were 15 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses, resulting in a 1st position in the Liga Revelacao U23. Over these 26 matches they scored 50 goals and conceded 25. Playing at home last season Rio Ave U23 managed 10-2-1 (win-draw-lost) with 35 goals and 11 conceded.
Benfica U23 form and stats
Benfica U23 have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats were 9 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat from 13 fixtures.Two away games in a row for Benfica U23, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Rio Ave U23 in the Liga Revelacao U23. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sporting CP U23 wasn't a success with a 2-4 loss.
Benfica U23 has the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip at the early stages of this season.
Let's have a look at how Benfica U23 performed last season in the Liga Revelacao U23: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 8 draws and 5 defeats. In total they scored 41 and conceded 25 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 3 and lost 1 with 20/7 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Rio Ave U23 - Benfica U23 1-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Rio Ave U23 won 2 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Benfica U23 has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 3Top Goalscorers
Rio Ave U23 missing players
Benfica U23 missing players
| Rio Ave U23 | Benfica U23 | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Played | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Scored | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rio Ave U23 | Last season | Benfica U23 | ||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 7 | Played | 8 | 18 | 36 |
| 19 | 11 | 3 | Won | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Drew | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Lost | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 69 | 42 | 14 | Scored | 10 | 28 | 56 |
| 41 | 20 | 8 | Conceded | 11 | 18 | 45 |
| 89% | 94% | 86% | Over 0.5 | 88% | 94% | 97% |
| 75% | 83% | 71% | Over 1.5 | 50% | 61% | 75% |
| 61% | 72% | 57% | Over 2.5 | 38% | 39% | 44% |
| 39% | 44% | 43% | Over 3.5 | 38% | 39% | 36% |
| 25% | 33% | 43% | Over 4.5 | 38% | 17% | 19% |
| 58% | 67% | 57% | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 58% |
| 36% | 33% | 43% | Clean Sheets | 38% | 39% | 28% |
| 17% | 6% | 14% | Failed To Score | 25% | 17% | 17% |
| 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | 7.5 | 7 | 6 |
| 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 6.3 | 7 | 5.5 |
| 2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- Rio Ave U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rio Ave U23 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| 12-04-19 | | Sporting Braga U23 | 1 - 3 | Rio Ave U23 |
| 18-04-19 | | Deportivo Aves U23 | 3 - 3 | Rio Ave U23 |
| 23-04-19 | | Rio Ave U23 | 2 - 3 | Benfica U23 |
| 01-05-19 | | Rio Ave U23 | 1 - 2 | Estoril U23 |
| 15-08-19 | | Rio Ave U23 | 1 - 0 | Benfica U23 |
| 19-08-19 | | Estoril U23 | 16:45 | Rio Ave U23 |
| 24-08-19 | | Rio Ave U23 | 15:00 | Cova da Piedade U23 |
| 27-08-19 | | Académica U23 | 16:45 | Rio Ave U23 |
| 01-09-19 | | Rio Ave U23 | 14:15 | Vitória Setúbal U23 |
| 14-09-19 | | Sporting Braga U23 | 10:00 | Rio Ave U23 |
| 13-04-19 | | Benfica U23 | 2 - 3 | Estoril U23 |
| 23-04-19 | | Rio Ave U23 | 2 - 3 | Benfica U23 |
| 27-04-19 | | Benfica U23 | 3 - 1 | Sporting Braga U23 |
| 01-05-19 | | Sporting CP U23 | 4 - 2 | Benfica U23 |
| 15-08-19 | | Rio Ave U23 | 1 - 0 | Benfica U23 |
| 19-08-19 | | Benfica U23 | 15:00 | Belenenses U23 |
| 22-08-19 | | Feirense U23 | 15:00 | Benfica U23 |
| 27-08-19 | | Benfica U23 | 10:00 | Vitória Guimarães U23 |
| 31-08-19 | | Benfica U23 | 10:00 | Estoril U23 |
| 14-09-19 | | Cova da Piedade U23 | 10:00 | Benfica U23 |
| 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 | Belenenses U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Cova da Piedade U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Marítimo U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Rio Ave U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Sporting CP U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Académica U23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Famalicão U23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Deportivo Aves U23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Estoril U23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Leixões U23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Vitória Guimarães U23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Portimonense U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Vitória Setúbal U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Benfica U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Sporting Braga U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Feirense U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 |