Benfica vs Rio Ave stats and head-to-head

2023-24. Sun, 14 Jan 2024

BenficaHome

41Full time, half-time 1–1

Rio AveAway

Benfica won by 3 goals.

WWLWDLeague form, oldest to newestDDWDD

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 2023-24. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Benfica at home: 2.43 points per match (7 measured matches); Rio Ave away: 0.43 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 2.00 per home match (7 measured matches); Rio Ave scored 0.71 away (7). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.45 per club appearance across 298 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 7 of 14 pooled club appearances (50.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 10. Benfica: 9 wins; Rio Ave: 0 wins; draws: 1.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

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 half11

Second half30

The match in numbers

BenficaRio Ave

15Shots9
12Shots on target5
5Corners3
12Fouls11
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards1

From shots to goals

Benfica

Shots15
On target12
Goals4

80% of shots on target, 33% of those scored.

Rio Ave

Shots9
On target5
Goals1

56% of shots on target, 20% 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.

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

Benfica wins

Draws

Rio Ave wins

Goals / meeting

3.60

36 goals in 10 meetings

Both scored

60%

6 of 10 meetings

Over 1.5

90%

9 of 10 meetings

Over 2.5

60%

6 of 10 meetings

Over 3.5

40%

4 of 10 meetings

Benfica clean sheets

40%

4 of 10 meetings

Rio Ave clean sheets

0 of 10 meetings

Corners / meeting

10.40

10 with corner data

Cards / meeting

4.80

10 with card data

Rio Ave v BenficaSun, 2 Apr 2023 · Primeira Liga 2022-230–1HT 0–0
Benfica v Rio AveSat, 8 Oct 2022 · Primeira Liga 2022-234–2HT 3–1
Benfica v Rio AveMon, 1 Mar 2021 · Primeira Liga 2020-212–0HT 0–0
Rio Ave v BenficaSun, 18 Oct 2020 · Primeira Liga 2020-210–3HT 0–2
Rio Ave v BenficaWed, 17 Jun 2020 · Primeira Liga 2019-201–2HT 1–0
Benfica v Rio AveSat, 2 Nov 2019 · Primeira Liga 2019-202–0HT 1–0
Rio Ave v BenficaSun, 12 May 2019 · Primeira Liga 2018-192–3HT 0–2
Benfica v Rio AveSun, 6 Jan 2019 · Primeira Liga 2018-194–2HT 2–2
Benfica v Rio AveSat, 3 Feb 2018 · Primeira Liga 2017-185–1HT 0–1
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 away All matches

Benfica at homeWWDWWW

Sun, 13 Septv Gil Vicente3–1C 14–0 · Y 2–3
Mon, 31 Augv Estoril2–1C 9–0 · Y 0–1
Thu, 20 Augv AGF3–1C ––– · Y –––
Sun, 9 Augv Academico Viseu2–2C 10–2 · Y 2–4
Thu, 6 Augv Hearts6–1C ––– · Y –––
Thu, 30 Julv FC St. Gallen 18795–0C ––– · Y –––

Rio Ave awayLDLWLL

Sat, 19 Sept@ Alverca0–1C 3–8 · Y 2–2
Sun, 6 Sept@ Santa Clara0–4C 2–8 · Y 1–1
Sat, 22 Aug@ Estoril2–0C 3–6 · Y 1–1
Sun, 9 Aug@ Gil Vicente0–1C 2–5 · Y 4–1
Sat, 16 May@ Casa Pia1–1C 0–9 · Y 0–1
Sat, 25 Apr@ Guimaraes0–2C 5–3 · Y 4–4

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 away Overall

Benfica at home, Rio Ave away

50%
Both teams scored
League 54%
17 + 17 matches
88%
Over 0.5 goals
League 94%
17 + 17 matches
79%
Over 1.5 goals
League 75%
17 + 17 matches
50%
Over 2.5 goals
League 55%
17 + 17 matches
32%
Over 3.5 goals
League 34%
17 + 17 matches
12%
Over 4.5 goals
League 17%
17 + 17 matches
2.7
Avg total goals
League 2.87
17 + 17 matches
62%
1st half over 0.5
League 70%
17 + 17 matches
38%
1st half over 1.5
League 38%
17 + 17 matches
10.8
Corners per match
League 10.18
17 + 17 matches
65%
Corners over 8.5
League 65%
17 + 17 matches
59%
Corners over 9.5
League 53%
17 + 17 matches
47%
Corners over 10.5
League 42%
17 + 17 matches
5.0
Cards per match
League 5.31
17 + 17 matches
68%
Cards over 3.5
League 75%
17 + 17 matches
59%
Cards over 4.5
League 58%
17 + 17 matches

Stored season context, 2023-24

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, 2023-24

Home and away Overall

Benfica at home, Rio Ave away

Benfica (home)		Rio Ave (away)
2	Position	11
WWWWW	Last 5, oldest to newest	DDDDD
17	Played	17
2.76	Points per match	0.65
88%	Win %	0%
2.82	Scored / match	0.76
0.41	Conceded / match	1.35
3.24	Avg total goals	2.12
41%	Both scored	59%
59%	Clean sheets	24%
0%	Failed to score	41%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

BenficaRio Ave

1.181st half scored / match0.47
0.241st half conceded / match0.47
1.652nd half scored / match0.29
0.182nd half conceded / match0.88
47%Leading at half-time18%
65%1st half over 0.559%
41%1st half over 1.535%
100%2nd half over 0.565%
59%2nd half over 1.541%
47%Scored in both halves12%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Benfica at home, Rio Ave away, this season.

Goals

BenficaRio Ave

2.82Scored / match0.76
0.41Conceded / match1.35
3.24Match total / match2.12
100%Scored 1+59%
77%Scored 2+18%
41%Conceded 1+77%
0%Conceded 2+47%
88%Match over 1.571%
65%Match over 2.535%
41%Match over 3.524%

Shots and xG

BenficaRio Ave

17.88Shots for8.88
7.76Shots against14.12
7.88On target for3.29
2.76On target against5.65
16%Shot conversion9%

Corners

BenficaRio Ave

7.94Corners for2.82
3.00Corners against7.82
10.94Match total10.65
88%Over 7.571%
77%Over 8.553%
65%Over 9.553%
41%Over 10.553%
41%Over 11.529%

Cards

BenficaRio Ave

1.59Cards for3.00
3.29Cards against2.18
4.88Match total5.18
82%Over 2.588%
71%Over 3.565%
59%Over 4.559%
41%Over 5.541%
12.29Fouls committed14.47

The table, 2023-24

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Sp Lisbon	34	67	90
2	Benfica	34	49	80
3	Porto	34	36	72
4	Sp Braga	34	21	68
9	Casa Pia	34	-12	38
10	Farense	34	-5	37
11	Rio Ave	34	-5	37
12	Gil Vicente	34	-10	36
13	Estoril	34	-9	33

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