Benfica vs Rio Ave: result 5-0 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 9Kick-off on October 27, 2024 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa
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What was the result of Benfica vs Rio Ave?
Benfica won 5-0 on October 27, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 12′K. AktürkoğluBenfica
- 16′K. AktürkoğluBenfica
- 45′K. AktürkoğluBenfica
- 79′A. SchjelderupBenfica
- 81′Z. AmdouniBenfica
Official lineup for Benfica vs Rio Ave
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Benfica
4-2-3-1- 14V. Pavlidis
- 37J. Beste
- 17K. Aktürkoğlu
- 11Á. Di María
- 10O. Kökçü
- 8F. Aursnes
- 3Álvaro Fernández
- 30N. Otamendi
- 44Tomás Araújo
- 6A. Bah
- 1A. Trubin
Rio Ave
5-4-1- 9Clayton
- 19Kiko Bondoso
- 34E. Tıknaz
- 6João Novais
- 16B. Aguilera
- 98O. Richards
- 2J. Panzo
- 33Aderllan Santos
- 4Patrick William
- 20João Tomé
- 1C. Miszta
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Rio Ave have 4, 3 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2024 | Feyenoord(home) | 1-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Pevidem(away) | 2-0 | Taça de Portugal |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 4-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 28, 2024 | GIL Vicente(home) | 5-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Boavista(away) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2024 | Atlético CP(away) | 3-1 | Taça de Portugal |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Famalicao(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 29, 2024 | SC Braga(away) | 0-4 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Estoril(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 14, 2024 | AVS(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Benfica wins, 1 draw, 0 Rio Ave wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2024 | Rio Ave 1-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 14, 2024 | Benfica 4-1 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 2, 2023 | Rio Ave 0-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 8, 2022 | Benfica 4-2 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 1, 2021 | Benfica 2-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 18, 2020 | Rio Ave 0-3 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 2.3 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Rio Ave score 1.1 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 2.3 | 0.8 | 6 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
| Rio Ave | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Benfica sit 2nd in Primeira Liga (19 points from 8 matches) and Rio Ave sit 14th (7 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Benfica | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 19 |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 7 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy