Benfica vs Rio Ave: result 4-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 9Kick-off on October 8, 2022 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 4-2 on October 8, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 6′Fábio RonaldoRio Ave
- 13′Gonçalo RamosBenfica
- 19′JhonatanBenfica (o.g.)
- 45′Gonçalo RamosBenfica
- 62′P. MusaBenfica
- 86′GugaRio Ave
Official lineup for Benfica vs Rio Ave
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Benfica
4-2-3-1- 88Gonçalo Ramos
- 17Diogo Gonçalves
- 93J. Draxler
- 20João Mário
- 13E. Fernández
- 8F. Aursnes
- 23M. Ristić
- 30N. Otamendi
- 66António Silva
- 2Gilberto
- 99O. Vlachodimos
Rio Ave
3-5-2- 77Fábio Ronaldo
- 19A. Yakubu
- 24Pedro Amaral
- 6Guga
- 30A. Samaris
- 15Miguel Baeza
- 20Costinha
- 4Patrick William
- 33Aderllan Santos
- 23Josué Sá
- 18Jhonatan
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat; Rio Ave have 6, 5 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2022 | Paris Saint Germain(home) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 1, 2022 | Guimaraes(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Monte Carlo(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Sep 18, 2022 | Maritimo(home) | 5-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Juventus(away) | 2-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2022 | Santa Clara(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 17, 2022 | GIL Vicente(away) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 11, 2022 | SC Braga(home) | 2-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 5, 2022 | Chaves(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 28, 2022 | FC Porto(home) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 6 Benfica wins, 0 draws, 0 Rio Ave wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2021 | Benfica 2-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 18, 2020 | Rio Ave 0-3 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Jun 17, 2020 | Rio Ave 1-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 14, 2020 | Benfica 3-2 Rio Ave | Taça de Portugal |
| Nov 2, 2019 | Benfica 2-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| May 12, 2019 | Rio Ave 2-3 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 2.1 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; Rio Ave score 1.2 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 2.1 | 0.5 | 9 | 5/15 | 8/15 |
| Rio Ave | 1.2 | 1.1 | 6 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
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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