Benfica vs Rio Ave: result 3-1 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 14Kick-off on December 20, 2015 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Benfica vs Rio Ave?
Benfica won 3-1 on December 20, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 4′Jonas Gonçalves OliveiraBenfica
- 13′R. BressanRio Ave
- 81′Jonas Gonçalves OliveiraBenfica
- 83′R. JiménezBenfica
Official lineup for Benfica vs Rio Ave
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Benfica
- 11Konstantinos Mitroglou
- 17Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 7A. Samaris
- 20Gonçalo Guedes
- 21Pizzi
- 85Renato Sanches
- 2Lisandro López
- 19Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
- 33Jardel
- 34André Almeida
- 12Júlio César
Rio Ave
- 88Yazalde Gomes Pinto
- 11R. Bressan
- 17Ukra
- 20Pedro Moreira
- 24Héldon Augusto Almeida Ramos
- 30A. Wakaso
- 3Aníbal Araújo Capela
- 12José Lionn Barbosa de Lucena
- 16Edimar
- 46Marcelo
- 1Cássio
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Rio Ave have 6, 3 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2015 | U. Madeira(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 12, 2015 | Vitoria Setubal(away) | 4-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 8, 2015 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 1-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 4, 2015 | Academica(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 30, 2015 | SC Braga(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2015 | Arouca(home) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 7, 2015 | Guimaraes(away) | 1-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 29, 2015 | Moreirense(home) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 8, 2015 | Maritimo(away) | 2-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 1, 2015 | Nacional(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Benfica wins, 0 draws, 1 Rio Ave win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2015 | Rio Ave 2-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 31, 2014 | Benfica 1-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 7, 2014 | Benfica 4-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 1, 2013 | Rio Ave 1-3 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 30, 2013 | Benfica 6-1 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 11, 2012 | Rio Ave 0-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 1.9 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Rio Ave score 1.4 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 1.9 | 0.9 | 7 | 6/15 | 10/15 |
| Rio Ave | 1.4 | 1.5 | 5 | 7/15 | 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