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Benfica v Rio Ave, Primeira Liga, Sun, 6 Jan 2019: statistics and head to head

2018-19. Sun, 6 Jan 2019

BenficaHome
42Full time, half-time 2–2
Rio AveAway

Benfica won by 2 goals.

WWWWWLeague form, oldest to newestWDWLW

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Estádio da Luz. Photo: Massimo Catarinella, CC BY 3.0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Benfica have 7 scored home results and Rio Ave 7 scored away results stored in 2018-19. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Benfica at home: 2.29 points per match (7 measured matches); Rio Ave away: 0.71 points per match (7 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Benfica scored 2.57 per home match (7 measured matches); Rio Ave scored 1.29 away (7). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.32 per club appearance across 272 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 10 of 14 pooled club appearances (71.4%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 2. Benfica: 1 wins; Rio Ave: 0 wins; draws: 1.

This fixture has no recorded kickoff time. All results on its calendar date are excluded from this statistical brief.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half22
Second half20

The match in numbers

BenficaRio Ave
  • 11Shots13
  • 6Shots on target5
  • 5Corners4
  • 25Fouls19
  • 3Yellow cards3
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Benfica

  • Shots11
  • On target6
  • Goals4

55% of shots on target, 67% of those scored.

Rio Ave

  • Shots13
  • On target5
  • Goals2

38% of shots on target, 40% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start. This match has no recorded kickoff time, so meetings on its date are excluded.

2 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Too few to read much into. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

1
Benfica wins
1
Draws
0
Rio Ave wins
Goals / meeting
4.00
8 goals in 2 meetings · small sample
Both scored
100%
2 of 2 meetings · small sample
Over 1.5
100%
2 of 2 meetings · small sample
Over 2.5
50%
1 of 2 meetings · small sample
Over 3.5
50%
1 of 2 meetings · small sample
Benfica clean sheets
0%
0 of 2 meetings · small sample
Rio Ave clean sheets
0%
0 of 2 meetings · small sample
Corners / meeting
11.00
2 with corner data · small sample
Cards / meeting
4.50
2 with card data · small sample
  1. Benfica v Rio AveSat, 3 Feb 2018 · Primeira Liga 2017-185–1HT 0–1
  2. Rio Ave v BenficaSat, 26 Aug 2017 · Primeira Liga 2017-181–1HT 0–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
Benfica at homeWWDWWW
Rio Ave awayLDLWLL

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
Benfica at home, Rio Ave away
  • 62%
    Both teams scored
    League 47%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 100%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 93%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 85%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 71%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 65%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 49%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 53%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 29%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 32%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 15%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 3.8
    Avg total goals
    League 2.70
    17 + 17 matches
  • 74%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 69%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 53%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 34%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 10.3
    Corners per match
    League 10.60
    17 + 17 matches
  • 62%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 69%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 53%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 61%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 38%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 50%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 5.2
    Cards per match
    League 5.20
    17 + 17 matches
  • 74%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 72%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 62%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 57%
    17 + 17 matches

Stored season context, 2018-19

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2018-19

Home and awayOverall
Benfica at home, Rio Ave away
Benfica (home)Rio Ave (away)
1Position7
WWWWWLast 5, oldest to newestWLWWW
17Played17
2.59Points per match1.41
82%Win %41%
3.71Scored / match1.41
1.00Conceded / match1.41
4.71Avg total goals2.82
59%Both scored65%
41%Clean sheets18%
0%Failed to score18%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

BenficaRio Ave
  • 1.351st half scored / match0.71
  • 0.411st half conceded / match0.88
  • 2.352nd half scored / match0.71
  • 0.592nd half conceded / match0.53
  • 53%Leading at half-time29%
  • 65%1st half over 0.582%
  • 53%1st half over 1.553%
  • 94%2nd half over 0.565%
  • 71%2nd half over 1.535%
  • 53%Scored in both halves18%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Benfica at home, Rio Ave away, this season.

Goals

BenficaRio Ave
  • 3.71Scored / match1.41
  • 1.00Conceded / match1.41
  • 4.71Match total / match2.82
  • 100%Scored 1+82%
  • 77%Scored 2+41%
  • 59%Conceded 1+82%
  • 35%Conceded 2+35%
  • 88%Match over 1.582%
  • 77%Match over 2.553%
  • 77%Match over 3.529%

Shots and xG

BenficaRio Ave
  • 18.41Shots for10.12
  • 9.41Shots against14.06
  • 7.88On target for3.76
  • 3.24On target against5.12
  • 20%Shot conversion14%

Corners

BenficaRio Ave
  • 7.35Corners for4.53
  • 2.65Corners against6.00
  • 10.00Match total10.53
  • 77%Over 7.571%
  • 59%Over 8.565%
  • 47%Over 9.559%
  • 29%Over 10.547%
  • 24%Over 11.529%

Cards

BenficaRio Ave
  • 1.53Cards for3.18
  • 3.00Cards against2.76
  • 4.53Match total5.94
  • 77%Over 2.594%
  • 71%Over 3.577%
  • 53%Over 4.571%
  • 41%Over 5.553%
  • 14.76Fouls committed14.71

The table, 2018-19

#ClubPGDPts
1Benfica347287
2Porto345485
3Sp Lisbon343974
5Guimaraes341252
6Moreirense34-552
7Rio Ave34-245
8Boavista34-644
9Belenenses34-943
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