Rio Ave vs Benfica: result 0-1 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 31Kick-off on April 24, 2016 at 07:30 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 0-1 on April 24, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 73′R. JiménezBenfica
Official lineup for Rio Ave vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Rio Ave
- 7Hélder Tiago Pinto Moura Guedes
- 8Tarantini
- 10Kuca
- 14André Filipe Monteiro Vilas Boas
- 20Pedro Moreira
- 24Héldon Augusto Almeida Ramos
- 30A. Wakaso
- 16Edimar
- 26Pedrinho
- 46Marcelo
- 1Cássio
Benfica
- 11Konstantinos Mitroglou
- 17Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 5L. Fejsa
- 10N. Gaitán
- 21Pizzi
- 85Renato Sanches
- 14V. Lindelöf
- 19Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
- 33Jardel
- 34André Almeida
- 1Ederson
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rio Ave have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Benfica have 12, 1 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2016 | Arouca(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 11, 2016 | Guimaraes(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 3, 2016 | Moreirense(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 18, 2016 | Maritimo(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 13, 2016 | Nacional(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2016 | Vitoria Setubal(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 13, 2016 | Bayern München(home) | 2-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Apr 9, 2016 | Academica(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 5, 2016 | Bayern München(away) | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Apr 1, 2016 | SC Braga(home) | 5-1 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Rio Ave win, 0 draws, 5 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2015 | Benfica 3-1 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| 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 |
How many goals should we expect?
Rio Ave score 1.1 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.3 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Ave | 1.1 | 1.0 | 7 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
| Benfica | 2.3 | 0.8 | 5 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Rio Ave sit 14th in Primeira Liga (7 points from 8 matches) and Benfica sit 2nd (19 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