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Benfica vs Rio Ave

2 May 2027, 01:00 · Liga Portugal · 2026/2027

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30 completed meetings

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Benfica

Latest: Gil Vicente · 3–1

Match stats

13 Sept 2026, 18:00 · Home vs Gil Vicente · 2026/2027

Rio Ave

Latest: Alverca · 0–1

Match stats

19 Sept 2026, 18:00 · Away vs Alverca · 2026/2027

The rivalry

Head-to-head record

Last 150 completed meetings at most

25Benfica wins

4Draws

1Rio Ave wins

60%Both teams scored

57%Over 2.5 goals

77Benfica goals

25Rio Ave goals

At Benfica’s ground: 15 previous meetings, 14 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.

Matchup context

Home vs away this season

2026/2027 · Liga Portugal

Compare Benfica’s home games with Rio Ave’s away games.

Benfica statsRio Ave stats

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.

BenficaPer matchRio Ave

2.33 / 3Goals scored0.50 / 4

1.33 / 3Goals conceded1.50 / 4

3.67 / 3Total match goals2.00 / 4

0.00 / 3Clean sheets / match0.25 / 4

0.00 / 3Failed to score / match0.75 / 4

23.33 / 3Shots5.00 / 4

11.00 / 3Corners2.50 / 4

11.67 / 3Total match corners9.25 / 4

1.33 / 3Cards2.00 / 4

The number after / is how many matches had that stat.

More team stats

Results & goals

BenficaStatRio Ave

1.003 matchesGoals scored by half-time0.254 matches

0.333 matchesGoals conceded by half-time0.504 matches

67% (2)3 matchesWins25% (1)4 matches

33% (1)3 matchesDraws0% (0)4 matches

0% (0)3 matchesLosses75% (3)4 matches

67% (2)3 matchesHalf-time clean sheets50% (2)4 matches

100% (3)3 matchesScored in both halves25% (1)4 matches

100% (3)3 matchesBoth teams scored0% (0)4 matches

Goal frequencies

BenficaStatRio Ave

100%3 matchesScored 1+ goals25%4 matches

100%3 matchesScored 2+ goals25%4 matches

33%3 matchesScored 3+ goals0%4 matches

0%3 matchesScored 4+ goals0%4 matches

100%3 matchesConceded 1+ goals75%4 matches

33%3 matchesConceded 2+ goals25%4 matches

0%3 matchesConceded 3+ goals25%4 matches

100%3 matchesScored 1+ by half-time25%4 matches

0%3 matchesScored 2+ by half-time0%4 matches

0%3 matchesScored 3+ by half-time0%4 matches

33%3 matchesConceded 1+ by half-time50%4 matches

0%3 matchesConceded 2+ by half-time0%4 matches

0%3 matchesConceded 3+ by half-time0%4 matches

Corners

BenficaStatRio Ave

0.673 matchesCorners conceded / match6.754 matches

100%3 matchesWon 3+ corners50%4 matches

100%3 matchesWon 5+ corners0%4 matches

100%3 matchesWon 7+ corners0%4 matches

100%3 matchesWon 9+ corners0%4 matches

100%3 matchesMatch had 8+ corners75%4 matches

67%3 matchesMatch had 10+ corners50%4 matches

67%3 matchesMatch had 12+ corners0%4 matches

33%3 matchesMatch had 14+ corners0%4 matches

Cards

BenficaStatRio Ave

2.673 matchesOpponent cards / match1.504 matches

4.003 matchesTotal cards / match3.504 matches

1.333 matchesYellow cards / match1.754 matches

67%3 matchesReceived 1+ cards100%4 matches

67%3 matchesReceived 2+ cards50%4 matches

0%3 matchesReceived 3+ cards25%4 matches

0%3 matchesReceived 4+ cards25%4 matches

0%3 matchesReceived 5+ cards0%4 matches

67%3 matchesMatch had 3+ cards50%4 matches

67%3 matchesMatch had 5+ cards25%4 matches

0%3 matchesMatch had 7+ cards0%4 matches

Shots & play

BenficaStatRio Ave

5.333 matchesShots conceded / match17.504 matches

64.00%3 matchesPossession / match44.00%4 matches

13.003 matchesFouls / match10.004 matches

1.502 matchesOffsides / match1.003 matches

Players

Top scorers and assist makers

Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.

Benfica

Goals

Assists

Yellow cards

Red cards

No recorded figure

Tackles

João Palhinha17

Gianluca Prestianni12

Vangelis Pavlidis8

Rio Ave

Goals

Assists

Yellow cards

Red cards

Tackles

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Previous meetings

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2 May 2027, 01:00Benfica 01:00 Rio AveLiga Portugal 20 Dec 2026, 00:00Rio Ave 00:00 BenficaLiga Portugal 17 Jan 2026, 20:30Rio Ave 0–2 BenficaLiga Portugal 23 Sept 2025, 20:15Benfica 1–1 Rio AveLiga Portugal 16 Mar 2025, 18:00Rio Ave 2–3 BenficaLiga Portugal 27 Oct 2024, 18:00Benfica 5–0 Rio AveLiga Portugal 17 May 2024, 20:45Rio Ave 1–1 BenficaLiga Portugal 14 Jan 2024, 18:00Benfica 4–1 Rio AveLiga Portugal 2 Apr 2023, 18:00Rio Ave 0–1 BenficaLiga Portugal 8 Oct 2022, 18:00Benfica 4–2 Rio AveLiga Portugal 1 Mar 2021, 19:00Benfica 2–0 Rio AveLiga Portugal 18 Oct 2020, 20:00Rio Ave 0–3 BenficaLiga Portugal