Benfica vs Rio Ave: result 5-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 14Kick-off on December 18, 2010 at 05:00 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 5-2 on December 18, 2010.
Goalscorers
- 5′P. AimarBenfica
- 8′J. SaviolaBenfica
- 43′João TomásRio Ave
- 52′J. SaviolaBenfica
- 62′E. SalvioBenfica
- 71′João TomásRio Ave (pen.)
- 73′E. SalvioBenfica
Official lineup for Benfica vs Rio Ave
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Benfica
- 7Ó. Cardozo
- 20N. Gaitán
- 30J. Saviola
- 6Francisco Javier García Fernández
- 8E. Salvio
- 10P. Aimar
- 14M. Pereira
- 18Fábio Coentrão
- 23David Luiz
- 27Sidnei
- 12Roberto Jiménez
Rio Ave
- 9João Tomás
- 13João Pedro Moreira Mendes
- 7Bruno Gama
- 8Tarantini
- 14Bruno China
- 30Wires José de Souza
- 18Zé Gomes
- 2Jose Gaspar Silva Azevedo
- 15Tiago Miguel Baia Pinto
- 33Éder
- 37Paulo Santos
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 13 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 9 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats; Rio Ave have 3, 5 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2010 | Olhanense(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 28, 2010 | Beira-Mar(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 14, 2010 | Naval 1893(home) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 7, 2010 | FC Porto(away) | 0-5 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 29, 2010 | Pacos Ferreira(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2010 | Beira-Mar(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 28, 2010 | Naval 1893(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 14, 2010 | Pacos Ferreira(home) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 5, 2010 | Vitoria Setubal(away) | 3-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 30, 2010 | SC Braga(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 1.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 13; Rio Ave score 1.0 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 1.7 | 0.9 | 8 | 4/13 | 7/13 |
| Rio Ave | 1.0 | 1.2 | 4 | 5/13 | 4/13 |
Over the last 13 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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