Rio Ave vs Benfica: result 0-3 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 4Kick-off on October 18, 2020 at 07:00 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 0-3 on October 18, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 6′L. WaldschmidtBenfica
- 45′L. WaldschmidtBenfica
- 84′Gabriel PiresBenfica
Official lineup for Rio Ave vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Rio Ave
3-4-2-1- 14Lucas Piazón
- 21Carlos Mané
- 9Bruno Moreira
- 11Francisco Geraldes
- 5Filipe Augusto
- 8Tarantini
- 6T. Borevković
- 4Nélson Monte
- 33Aderllan Santos
- 25Ivo Pinto
- 1P. Kieszek
Benfica
4-4-2- 9D. Núñez
- 10L. Waldschmidt
- 27Rafa
- 7Everton
- 8Gabriel Pires
- 21Pizzi
- 3Álex Grimaldo
- 34André Almeida
- 30N. Otamendi
- 5J. Vertonghen
- 99O. Vlachodimos
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rio Ave have 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats; Benfica have 11, 1 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2020 | Famalicao(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 1, 2020 | AC Milan(home) | 2-2 | UEFA Europa League |
| Sep 27, 2020 | Guimaraes(home) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 24, 2020 | Beşiktaş(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Sep 20, 2020 | Tondela(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2020 | Farense(home) | 3-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 26, 2020 | Moreirense(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Famalicao(away) | 5-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 15, 2020 | PAOK(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 2, 2020 | SC Braga(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Rio Ave wins, 0 draws, 6 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jan 6, 2019 | Benfica 4-2 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 3, 2018 | Benfica 5-1 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Rio Ave score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.5 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Ave | 1.5 | 1.1 | 4 | 10/15 | 7/15 |
| Benfica | 2.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 10/15 | 11/15 |
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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