It's advantage Benfica so far with their 4th position in the Primeira Liga table, welcoming Rio Ave who are placed 9th.
- Benfica have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Primeira Liga
- Rio Ave have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Primeira Liga
Benfica have less rest than Rio Ave in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Europa League game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Arsenal, so at least Benfica are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Benfica form and stats
Benfica are steadily winning Primeira Liga games and points here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica. 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 10 games.
Benfica faced defeat in their previous match, away at Arsenal (2-3). Preceding that game was the away draw at Farense that finished 0-0.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Benfica home games with this odds we find seven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in four wins, two draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, three matches were won by at least two goals.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Benfica, as the Taça De Portugal home game vs Estoril is only three days away.
The Benfica fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 10 league matches. Benfica have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rio Ave form and stats
Rio Ave have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 2-4-4 (10 played).
Rio Ave's previous game was their home loss versus Famalicao (0-1). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Vitoria Guimaraes at their stadium, the result 3-1.
You'll want to know how Rio managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found three similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and three home wins.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Rio as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Rio have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Rio Ave - Benfica 0-3 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Benfica won eight games, one match ended with a draw and Rio Ave has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / twoTop Goalscorers
  H. Seferović 8 goals |  G. Waldschmidt 6 goals |  D. Núñez Ribeiro 4 goals |
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| Benfica | Rio Ave | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 33 | 18 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 9 | 13 | 23 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 80% |
| 85% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 70% |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 20% | 35% |
| 15% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 10% | 10% |
| 15% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 40% | 35% |
| 40% | 50% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 35% |
| 20% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 50% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.9 | 16.4 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 9.1 | 9.2 |
| 4.8 | 5.6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| 34% | 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 28% | 25% |
- Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Benfica have scored more than double the goals of Rio Ave.
- Benfica have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Primeira Liga
- Benfica have the most matches under the total-line (14) in Primeira Liga
- Rio Ave have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Primeira Liga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting CP | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 32 | 54 |
| 2 | Porto | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 23 | 44 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 43 |
| 4 | Benfica | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 39 |
| 5 | Pacos de Ferreira | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 38 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 32 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -3 | 25 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 25 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 22 |
| 10 | Belenenses | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 21 |
| 11 | Nacional | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 21 |
| 12 | Tondela | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -13 | 21 |
| 13 | Portimonense | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -8 | 19 |
| 14 | Gil Vicente | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 19 |
| 15 | Farense | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 18 |
| 16 | Boavista | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 16 | -12 | 18 |
| 17 | Famalicao | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -14 | 18 |
| 18 | Maritimo | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -11 | 17 |