Rio Ave vs Benfica: result 1-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 27Kick-off on June 17, 2020 at 08:15 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 1-2 on June 17, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 26′M. TaremiRio Ave
- 64′H. SeferovićBenfica
- 87′J. WeiglBenfica
Official lineup for Rio Ave vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Rio Ave
4-2-3-1- 11Nuno Santos
- 14Lucas Piazón
- 99M. Taremi
- 18Al Musrati
- 10Diego Lopes
- 5Filipe Augusto
- 6T. Borevković
- 2Matheus Reis
- 7Diogo Figueiras
- 15Aderllan Santos
- 1P. Kieszek
Benfica
4-4-2- 20Dyego Sousa
- 28J. Weigl
- 27Rafa
- 8Gabriel Pires
- 21Pizzi
- 49A. Taarabt
- 84Tomás Tavares
- 71Nuno Tavares
- 97Ferro
- 6Rúben Dias
- 99O. Vlachodimos
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 6, 6 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2020 | Moreirense(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jun 7, 2020 | Pacos Ferreira(home) | 2-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 7, 2020 | FC Porto(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 29, 2020 | Belenenses(home) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 22, 2020 | Tondela(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2020 | Portimonense(away) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Jun 4, 2020 | Tondela(home) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 7, 2020 | Vitoria Setubal(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 2, 2020 | Moreirense(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 27, 2020 | Shakhtar Donetsk(home) | 3-3 | UEFA Europa League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Rio Ave win, 0 draws, 5 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jan 6, 2019 | Benfica 4-2 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 3, 2018 | Benfica 5-1 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 13, 2017 | Rio Ave 3-2 Benfica | Taça de Portugal |
How many goals should we expect?
Rio Ave score 1.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 1.7 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Ave | 1.5 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Benfica | 1.7 | 1.3 | 4 | 10/15 | 7/15 |
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