Rio Ave vs Benfica: result 2-3 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 26Kick-off on March 16, 2025 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde
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What was the result of Rio Ave vs Benfica?
Benfica won 2-3 on March 16, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 30′O. KökçüBenfica
- 53′V. PavlidisBenfica (pen.)
- 64′B. AguileraRio Ave
- 75′ClaytonRio Ave
- 80′K. AktürkoğluBenfica
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rio Ave have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Benfica have 10, 1 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2025 | Famalicao(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 2, 2025 | SC Braga(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 22, 2025 | Estoril(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 16, 2025 | AVS(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 10, 2025 | Arouca(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2025 | Barcelona(away) | 1-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Mar 8, 2025 | Nacional(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Barcelona(home) | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Feb 26, 2025 | SC Braga(home) | 1-0 | Taça de Portugal |
| Feb 22, 2025 | Boavista(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Rio Ave win(s), 1 draw(s), 5 Benfica win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2024 | Benfica 5-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| 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 |
How many goals should we expect?
Rio Ave score 1.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.2 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Ave | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0 | 11/15 | 9/15 |
| Benfica | 2.2 | 1.3 | 7 | 7/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Rio Ave sit 10th in Primeira Liga (3 points from 3 matches) and Benfica sit 6th (4 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Benfica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Rio Ave | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy