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Rio Ave vs Benfica
16 Mar 2025, 18:00 · Liga Portugal · 2024/2025
Liga Portugal 2024/2025 · 19 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Rio AveMin
Benfica- 30′⚽
Orkun Kökçü 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- 46′⇄
Leandro Barreiro
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Tomás Araújo
- 53′⚽
Vangelis Pavlidis 0-2
Penalty · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
Clayton
Yellowcard
Foul
58′- ⇄
Tiago Morais
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: André Luiz
58′ - 62′
Florentino
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⚽
Brandon Aguilera 1-2
Goal · Free Kick
Free Kick
64′ Demir Ege Tıknaz
Yellowcard
Foul
68′- ⇄
Theofanis Bakoulas
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Demir Ege Tıknaz
73′ - ⇄
João Graça
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Ole Pohlmann
73′ - 74′⇄
Kerem Aktürkoğlu
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Zeki Amdouni
- 74′⇄
Andrea Belotti
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Vangelis Pavlidis
- 74′⇄
Renato Sanches
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Orkun Kökçü
- ⚽
Clayton 2-2
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
75′ - 80′⚽
Kerem Aktürkoğlu 2-3
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Fredrik Aursnes
Right foot shot
- 88′⇄
Samuel Dahl
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Bruma
- ⇄
João Tomé
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Marios Vrousai
88′ - ⇄
Karem Zoabi
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Francisco Miguel Ribeiro Tomé Tavares Bondoso
88′ Clayton
Yellow/Red card
Foul
90+4′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6.95 | |
| 88 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6.73 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.93 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.31 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.60 | |
| 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.63 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.34 | |
| 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.15 | |
| 73 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.55 | |
| 88 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.72 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 7.15 | |
| 32 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.63 | |
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| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.48 | |
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| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.61 | |
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Rio Ave
Latest: Sporting Braga · 2–1
Match stats
2 Mar 2025, 20:30 · Home vs Sporting Braga · 2024/2025
Benfica
Latest: Santa Clara · 1–0
Match stats
15 Feb 2025, 18:00 · Away vs Santa Clara · 2024/2025
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Rio Ave’s ground: 15 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Rio Ave’s home games with Benfica’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2024/2025. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Rio Ave
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Benfica
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Previous meetings
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