Rio Ave vs Benfica

Rio Ave host Benfica in the Portugal Liga Portugal on Sunday 20 December 2026, kick-off 00:00. In their last 9 meetings, Benfica won 7, Rio Ave won 0 and 2 were drawn.

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Rio Ave vs Benfica preview

Rio Ave have scored 1.00 goals a game and conceded 2.67 across their last 6 home games in the Liga Portugal this season, while Benfica have scored 3.33 and conceded 1.00 across their last 6 away games. Both teams have scored in 2 of Rio Ave's last 6 home games and 3 of Benfica's last 6 away games. Over 2.5 goals has landed in each of Benfica's last 6 away games. Rio Ave have won 1 of their last 6 home games. Rio Ave's last 6 home games have averaged 9.3 corners and Benfica's last 6 away games 7.3. Stats as of 13 Nov 2026, 07:27 UK.

Goals scored Rio Ave: 1.00 Benfica: 3.33
Goals conceded Rio Ave: 2.67 Benfica: 1.00
Both teams scored Rio Ave: 2 of 633% Benfica: 3 of 650%
Over 2.5 goals Rio Ave: 4 of 667% Benfica: 6 of 6100%
Match corners Rio Ave: 9.33 Benfica: 7.33
Match cards Rio Ave: 3.00 Benfica: 5.50

Rio Ave's last 6 home games and Benfica's last 6 away games in the Liga Portugal this season.

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Rio Ave vs Benfica: questions and answers

When is Rio Ave vs Benfica?

Rio Ave vs Benfica kicks off at 00:00 UK time on Sunday 20 December 2026 in the Liga Portugal.

How many goals do Rio Ave and Benfica games have?

Where are Rio Ave and Benfica in the Liga Portugal table?

Rio Ave are 17th with 7 points from 11 games. Benfica are 2nd with 28 points from 11 games.

Rio Ave vs Benfica stats

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Rio Ave1W 1D 4L · 6 home games

Benfica5W 0D 1L · 6 away games

Rio Ave vs Benfica general stats: Rio Ave's last 6 home games and Benfica's last 6 away games in the Liga Portugal this season
Rio Ave	Stat	Benfica
Match outcomes
1 of 617%	Win	5 of 683%
1 of 617%	Draw	0 of 60%
4 of 667%	Loss	1 of 617%
4	Points	15
0.67	Points per game	2.50
-10	Goal difference	14
Expected goals
0.81	xG per game	1.83
1.82	xGA per game	1.04
1.14	xG performance	9.00
Possession & attacks
49%	Possession	63%
29.50	Dangerous attacks	58.33
41.67	Dangerous attacks against	27.50
Shots
8.67	Shots for	15.83
14.17	Shots against	9.67
3.17	On target for	5.67
5.17	On target against	2.83
12%	Shot conversion	21%
37%	On-target accuracy	36%
Tackles & fouls
11.83	Tackles	15.17
15.00	Fouls committed	16.50
10.67	Fouls won	12.33
0.83	Offsides	2.00

Rio Ave vs Benfica goals stats: Rio Ave's last 6 home games and Benfica's last 6 away games in the Liga Portugal this season
Rio Ave	Stat	Benfica
Goals overview
3.67	Goals per game (total)	4.33
6	Goals scored	20
1.00	Scored per game	3.33
16	Goals conceded	6
2.67	Conceded per game	1.00
Outcomes
0 of 60%	Scored first	4 of 667%
4 of 667%	Failed to score	0 of 60%
0 of 60%	Clean sheet	3 of 650%
2 of 633%	BTTS	3 of 650%
2 of 633%	BTTS & over 2.5	3 of 650%
4 of 667%	BTTS or over 2.5	6 of 6100%
Total goals
6 of 6100%	Over 0.5	6 of 6100%
5 of 683%	Over 1.5	6 of 6100%
4 of 667%	Over 2.5	6 of 6100%
4 of 667%	Over 3.5	4 of 667%
Goals scored
2 of 633%	Scored 1+	6 of 6100%
2 of 633%	Scored 2+	5 of 683%
2 of 633%	Scored 3+	4 of 667%
Goals conceded
6 of 6100%	Conceded 1+	3 of 650%
5 of 683%	Conceded 2+	2 of 633%
3 of 650%	Conceded 3+	1 of 617%

Rio Ave vs Benfica halves & timing stats: Rio Ave's last 6 home games and Benfica's last 6 away games in the Liga Portugal this season
Rio Ave	Stat	Benfica
Half-time result
0 of 60%	Winning at HT	4 of 667%
4 of 667%	Drawing at HT	0 of 60%
2 of 633%	Losing at HT	2 of 633%

29 more halves & timing stats with ProHalf-time results, goals by half, first and second-half lines, goal timing and late goals for both teams.

Rio Ave vs Benfica corners stats: Rio Ave's last 6 home games and Benfica's last 6 away games in the Liga Portugal this season
Rio Ave	Stat	Benfica
Corners per game
9.33	Total corners	7.33
4.00	Corners for	5.17
5.33	Corners against	2.17
1 of 617%	Most corners	5 of 683%
Match corner lines
4 of 667%	Over 7.5	3 of 650%
3 of 650%	Over 8.5	2 of 633%
2 of 633%	Over 9.5	2 of 633%
2 of 633%	Over 10.5	1 of 617%
2 of 633%	Over 11.5	0 of 60%
1 of 617%	Over 12.5	0 of 60%
Corners for lines
2 of 633%	For over 4.5	3 of 650%
2 of 633%	For over 5.5	2 of 633%
1 of 617%	For over 6.5	2 of 633%
1 of 617%	For over 7.5	1 of 617%
Corners against lines
4 of 667%	Against over 4.5	0 of 60%
3 of 650%	Against over 5.5	0 of 60%
2 of 633%	Against over 6.5	0 of 60%
By half
4.17	1H total	3.67
1.67	1H for	2.67
2.50	1H against	1.00
5.17	2H total	3.67
2.33	2H for	2.50
2.83	2H against	1.17

Rio Ave vs Benfica cards stats: Rio Ave's last 6 home games and Benfica's last 6 away games in the Liga Portugal this season
Rio Ave	Stat	Benfica
Cards per game
3.00	Total cards	5.50
2.00	Cards received	2.50
1.00	Opponent cards	3.00
3 of 650%	Most cards	3 of 650%
Match card lines
4 of 667%	Over 2.5	5 of 683%
2 of 633%	Over 3.5	5 of 683%
2 of 633%	Over 4.5	4 of 667%
0 of 60%	Over 5.5	3 of 650%
Cards received lines
5 of 683%	Received 1+	4 of 667%
4 of 667%	Received 2+	4 of 667%
2 of 633%	Received 3+	3 of 650%
Opponent card lines
4 of 667%	Opponent 1+	6 of 6100%
1 of 617%	Opponent 2+	6 of 6100%
1 of 617%	Opponent 3+	4 of 667%
By half
0.67	1H total	2.17
0.50	1H received	1.00
2.67	2H total	4.17
1.67	2H received	2.00

Rio Ave vs Benfica other stats: Rio Ave's last 6 home games and Benfica's last 6 away games in the Liga Portugal this season
Rio Ave	Stat	Benfica
Shots & conversion
22.83	Total shots (match)	25.50
8.33	Total on target (match)	8.50
32%	On-target conversion	59%

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Rio Ave's last 6 home games and Benfica's last 6 away games in the Liga Portugal this season. A rate such as "5 of 7" counts the games where it happened.

Rio Ave2W 1D 7L · 10 games

Benfica9W 0D 1L · 10 games

Rio Ave vs Benfica general stats: Rio Ave's last 10 games and Benfica's last 10 games in the Liga Portugal this season
Rio Ave	Stat	Benfica
Match outcomes
2 of 1020%	Win	9 of 1090%
1 of 1010%	Draw	0 of 100%
7 of 1070%	Loss	1 of 1010%
7	Points	27
0.70	Points per game	2.70
-14	Goal difference	20
Expected goals
0.78	xG per game	1.99
1.78	xGA per game	0.85
1.23	xG performance	8.14
Possession & attacks
49%	Possession	63%
29.60	Dangerous attacks	65.20
45.80	Dangerous attacks against	24.30
Shots
7.80	Shots for	17.30
15.50	Shots against	8.20
3.30	On target for	5.60
5.40	On target against	2.50
12%	Shot conversion	16%
42%	On-target accuracy	32%
Tackles & fouls
13.20	Tackles	15.60
13.30	Fouls committed	16.70
10.70	Fouls won	11.90
1.10	Offsides	1.70

Rio Ave vs Benfica goals stats: Rio Ave's last 10 games and Benfica's last 10 games in the Liga Portugal this season
Rio Ave	Stat	Benfica
Goals overview
3.20	Goals per game (total)	3.60
9	Goals scored	28
0.90	Scored per game	2.80
23	Goals conceded	8
2.30	Conceded per game	0.80
Outcomes
2 of 1020%	Scored first	7 of 1070%
6 of 1060%	Failed to score	0 of 100%
1 of 1010%	Clean sheet	5 of 1050%
3 of 1030%	BTTS	5 of 1050%
3 of 1030%	BTTS & over 2.5	5 of 1050%
6 of 1060%	BTTS or over 2.5	8 of 1080%
Total goals
10 of 10100%	Over 0.5	10 of 10100%
8 of 1080%	Over 1.5	9 of 1090%
6 of 1060%	Over 2.5	8 of 1080%
5 of 1050%	Over 3.5	5 of 1050%
Goals scored
4 of 1040%	Scored 1+	10 of 10100%
3 of 1030%	Scored 2+	8 of 1080%
2 of 1020%	Scored 3+	5 of 1050%
Goals conceded
9 of 1090%	Conceded 1+	5 of 1050%
7 of 1070%	Conceded 2+	2 of 1020%
4 of 1040%	Conceded 3+	1 of 1010%

Rio Ave vs Benfica halves & timing stats: Rio Ave's last 10 games and Benfica's last 10 games in the Liga Portugal this season
Rio Ave	Stat	Benfica
Half-time result
2 of 1020%	Winning at HT	6 of 1060%
4 of 1040%	Drawing at HT	2 of 1020%
4 of 1040%	Losing at HT	2 of 1020%

29 more halves & timing stats with ProHalf-time results, goals by half, first and second-half lines, goal timing and late goals for both teams.

Rio Ave vs Benfica corners stats: Rio Ave's last 10 games and Benfica's last 10 games in the Liga Portugal this season
Rio Ave	Stat	Benfica
Corners per game
9.70	Total corners	9.70
3.80	Corners for	7.30
5.90	Corners against	2.40
2 of 1020%	Most corners	9 of 1090%
Match corner lines
8 of 1080%	Over 7.5	7 of 1070%
7 of 1070%	Over 8.5	6 of 1060%
5 of 1050%	Over 9.5	5 of 1050%
4 of 1040%	Over 10.5	4 of 1040%
2 of 1020%	Over 11.5	3 of 1030%
1 of 1010%	Over 12.5	3 of 1030%
Corners for lines
3 of 1030%	For over 4.5	7 of 1070%
3 of 1030%	For over 5.5	6 of 1060%
1 of 1010%	For over 6.5	6 of 1060%
1 of 1010%	For over 7.5	5 of 1050%
Corners against lines
8 of 1080%	Against over 4.5	2 of 1020%
6 of 1060%	Against over 5.5	1 of 1010%
4 of 1040%	Against over 6.5	0 of 100%
By half
4.90	1H total	5.00
1.90	1H for	4.20
3.00	1H against	0.80
4.80	2H total	4.70
1.90	2H for	3.10
2.90	2H against	1.60

Rio Ave vs Benfica cards stats: Rio Ave's last 10 games and Benfica's last 10 games in the Liga Portugal this season
Rio Ave	Stat	Benfica
Cards per game
2.90	Total cards	5.00
1.80	Cards received	2.00
1.10	Opponent cards	3.00
4 of 1040%	Most cards	3 of 1030%
Match card lines
6 of 1060%	Over 2.5	8 of 1080%
4 of 1040%	Over 3.5	8 of 1080%
2 of 1020%	Over 4.5	6 of 1060%
0 of 100%	Over 5.5	4 of 1040%
Cards received lines
9 of 1090%	Received 1+	7 of 1070%
6 of 1060%	Received 2+	6 of 1060%
3 of 1030%	Received 3+	3 of 1030%
Opponent card lines
8 of 1080%	Opponent 1+	10 of 10100%
2 of 1020%	Opponent 2+	9 of 1090%
1 of 1010%	Opponent 3+	7 of 1070%
By half
0.40	1H total	1.80
0.30	1H received	0.70
2.80	2H total	3.70
1.70	2H received	1.60

Rio Ave vs Benfica other stats: Rio Ave's last 10 games and Benfica's last 10 games in the Liga Portugal this season
Rio Ave	Stat	Benfica
Shots & conversion
23.30	Total shots (match)	25.50
8.70	Total on target (match)	8.10
27%	On-target conversion	50%

11 more other stats with ProShot conversion, attacks, set pieces and which side usually has more shots and xG.

Rio Ave's last 10 games and Benfica's last 10 games in the Liga Portugal this season. A rate such as "5 of 7" counts the games where it happened.

Stats as of 13 Nov 2026, 07:27 UK.

Rio Ave vs Benfica lineups

Lineups will appear here when they're predicted and confirmed. Until then, see key players.

Rio Ave vs Benfica players

Player rankings

Per 90 minutes, weighted towards recent games. Goalkeepers left out.

Leading scorers and creators

Top scorer

Jalen Blesa in 11 games 3goals

Vangelis Pavlidis in 11 games 11goals

Top creator

Diogo Bezerra in 11 games 3assists

Gianluca Prestianni in 11 games 4assists

Players in form

Gianluca Prestianni Winger · Benfica 7.70 Form rating

Apps
11

Goals
7

Assists
4
- NP goals0.72 per 90 Top 3%
- Key passes3.18 per 90 Top 4%
- Dribbles3.59 per 90 Top 4%
Vangelis Pavlidis Striker · Benfica 7.46 Form rating

Apps
11

Goals
11

Assists
3
- xG0.75 per 90 Top 4%
- Big chances0.60 per 90 Top 4%
- NP goals0.70 per 90 Top 5%
Souffian El Full-back · Benfica 7.27 Form rating

Apps
4

Goals
0

Assists
1
- Key passes3.10 per 90 Top 1%
- Crosses2.63 per 90 Top 2%
- Big chances0.47 per 90 Top 5%
Anatoliy Trubin Goalkeeper · Benfica 7.11 Form rating

Apps
6

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Ball security5.76 per 90 Top 7%
- Pass %78% per 90 Top 11%
- Saves3.54 per 90 Top 20%
Georgiy Sudakov Attacking midfielder · Benfica 7.08 Form rating

Apps
9

Goals
1

Assists
0
- Pass %88% per 90 Top 4%
- Key passes2.90 per 90 Top 10%
- NP goals0.36 per 90 Top 18%
Tomás Araújo Centre-back · Benfica 7.03 Form rating

Apps
11

Goals
0

Assists
1
- Passes85.75 per 90 Top 2%
- Pass %93% per 90 Top 4%
- Final third11.33 per 90 Top 4%
Jalen Blesa Striker · Rio Ave 7.01 Form rating

Apps
11

Goals
3

Assists
1
- Fouls won2.22 per 90 Top 10%
- xG/shot0.19 per 90 Top 14%
- Finishing+0.06 per 90 Top 26%
Jakub Brabec Centre-back · Rio Ave 6.89 Form rating

Apps
2

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Ball security5.74 per 90 Top 9%
- Interceptions1.84 per 90 Top 12%
- Clearances6.58 per 90 Top 18%
Brandon Aguilera Central midfielder · Rio Ave 6.84 Form rating

Apps
1

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Dribbles0.92 per 90 Top 21%
R. Šiler Striker · Rio Ave 6.82 Form rating

Apps
6

Goals
3

Assists
0
- NP goals0.45 per 90 Top 20%
- Assists0.13 per 90 Top 30%
Diogo Nascimento Defensive midfielder · Rio Ave 6.78 Form rating

Apps
7

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Pass %90% per 90 Top 13%
- Passes57.84 per 90 Top 19%
- Touches69.61 per 90 Top 26%
Malik Sellouki Attacking midfielder · Rio Ave 6.74 Form rating

Apps
7

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Pass %88% per 90 Top 4%
- Recoveries4.49 per 90 Top 26%

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Rio Ave vs Benfica form

Rio Ave All venues

2 W · 0 D · 3 L

Points per game: 1.20
Scored per game: 1.0
Conceded per game: 1.8
Both teams scored: 40%
Over 2.5 goals: 60%

Benfica All venues

5 W · 0 D · 0 L

Points per game: 3.00
Scored per game: 2.6
Conceded per game: 1.0
Both teams scored: 80%
Over 2.5 goals: 80%

Results before kick-off, most recent first, from each team's side. Open a game to see its full stats.

Benfica vs Rio Ave head to head

7 Benfica wins 2 draws 0 Rio Ave wins

3.3 goals per game 56% both teams scored 44% over 2.5 goals

Rio Ave vs Benfica standings

Liga Portugal table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Porto	11	11	0	0	27	5	+22	33
2	Benfica	11	9	1	1	30	10	+20	28
3	Sporting CP	11	7	3	1	24	11	+13	24
4	Santa Clara	11	6	3	2	16	8	+8	21
5	Arouca	11	6	2	3	13	8	+5	20
6	Academico Viseu	11	6	2	3	15	13	+2	20
7	Gil Vicente	11	5	3	3	10	8	+2	18
8	Sporting Braga	11	5	2	4	13	11	+2	17
9	Moreirense	11	4	2	5	13	18	-5	14
10	Famalicão	11	3	4	4	15	14	+1	13
11	Alverca	11	3	3	5	14	15	-1	12
12	Estrela Amadora	11	2	4	5	17	22	-5	10
13	Nacional	11	3	1	7	11	19	-8	10
14	Vitória Guimarães	11	2	3	6	11	12	-1	9
15	Marítimo	10	2	2	6	9	21	-12	8
16	Casa Pia	11	2	2	7	6	20	-14	8
17	Rio Ave	11	2	1	8	9	24	-15	7
18	Estoril	10	0	2	8	5	19	-14	2

Liga Portugal home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Porto	5	5	0	0	13	2	+11	15
2	Benfica	5	4	1	0	10	4	+6	13
3	Sporting CP	6	4	1	1	12	7	+5	13
4	Arouca	5	4	0	1	9	3	+6	12
5	Sporting Braga	5	3	0	2	7	5	+2	9
6	Academico Viseu	5	3	0	2	6	7	-1	9
7	Nacional	6	3	0	3	7	10	-3	9
8	Vitória Guimarães	6	2	2	2	8	4	+4	8
9	Santa Clara	6	2	2	2	9	6	+3	8
10	Gil Vicente	6	2	2	2	4	3	+1	8
11	Moreirense	5	2	1	2	7	9	-2	7
12	Alverca	6	1	3	2	6	7	-1	6
13	Famalicão	5	1	2	2	4	7	-3	5
14	Estrela Amadora	6	1	2	3	8	12	-4	5
15	Marítimo	5	1	1	3	4	9	-5	4
16	Rio Ave	6	1	1	4	6	16	-10	4
17	Estoril	5	0	2	3	3	8	-5	2
18	Casa Pia	5	0	0	5	1	15	-14	0

Liga Portugal away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Porto	6	6	0	0	14	3	+11	18
2	Benfica	6	5	0	1	20	6	+14	15
3	Santa Clara	5	4	1	0	7	2	+5	13
4	Sporting CP	5	3	2	0	12	4	+8	11
5	Academico Viseu	6	3	2	1	9	6	+3	11
6	Gil Vicente	5	3	1	1	6	5	+1	10
7	Famalicão	6	2	2	2	11	7	+4	8
8	Sporting Braga	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	8
9	Casa Pia	6	2	2	2	5	5	0	8
10	Arouca	6	2	2	2	4	5	-1	8
11	Moreirense	6	2	1	3	6	9	-3	7
12	Alverca	5	2	0	3	8	8	0	6
13	Estrela Amadora	5	1	2	2	9	10	-1	5
14	Marítimo	5	1	1	3	5	12	-7	4
15	Rio Ave	5	1	0	4	3	8	-5	3
16	Nacional	5	0	1	4	4	9	-5	1
17	Vitória Guimarães	5	0	1	4	3	8	-5	1
18	Estoril	5	0	0	5	2	11	-9	0

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