Benfica vs Rio Ave: result 1-0 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 9Kick-off on October 31, 2014 at 07:45 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 1-0 on October 31, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 60′TaliscaBenfica
Official lineup for Benfica vs Rio Ave
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Benfica
- 11Rodrigo José Lima Dos Santos
- 17Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 7A. Samaris
- 18E. Salvio
- 30Talisca
- 34André Almeida
- 35E. Pérez
- 2Lisandro López
- 4Luisão
- 14M. Pereira
- 20Júlio César
Rio Ave
- 17Ukra
- 28Y. Del Valle
- 77Esmaël Gonçalves
- 8Tarantini
- 10Diego Lopes
- 30A. Wakaso
- 3P. Gouano
- 15Tiago Miguel Baia Pinto
- 16Nuno Miguel de Almeida Costa Lopes
- 46Marcelo
- 1Cássio
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 8 wins, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2014 | SC Braga(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 22, 2014 | Monaco(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 5, 2014 | Arouca(home) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 1, 2014 | Bayer Leverkusen(away) | 1-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 27, 2014 | Estoril(away) | 3-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2014 | Penafiel(home) | 3-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 23, 2014 | FCSB(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Europa League |
| Oct 5, 2014 | Nacional(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 2, 2014 | Aalborg(away) | 0-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Sep 27, 2014 | SC Braga(away) | 0-3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Apr 29, 2012 | Rio Ave 2-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 16, 2011 | Benfica 5-1 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 1.8 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Rio Ave score 1.3 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 1.8 | 0.9 | 7 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Rio Ave | 1.3 | 1.1 | 6 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
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