Rio Ave vs Benfica match stats & report

2–3 Full time

Primeira Liga · Portugal · Regular Season - 26 · Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde · Ref João Ferreira

Rio Ave stats & fixtures · Benfica stats & fixtures

Rio Ave lost to Benfica 2–3 in the Primeira Liga on 16 March 2025. Expected goals finished 1.29–4.81. Benfica had 60% of the ball.

Rio Ave vs Benfica match statistics

Rio AveBenfica

40% Ball possession 60%
1.29 Expected goals (xG) 4.81
7 Total shots 20
2 Shots on target 8
3 Shots off target 5
2 Blocked shots 7
4 Shots inside the box 14
3 Corners 11
16 Fouls 12
0 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 1
1 Red cards 0
311 Passes 464
81% Pass accuracy 84%
5 Goalkeeper saves 0

Goals and cards

30' Goal O. Kökçü Benfica
53' Penalty scored V. Pavlidis Benfica
58' Yellow card Clayton Rio Ave
62' Yellow card Florentino Benfica
64' Goal Brandon Aguilera Rio Ave
68' Yellow card Demir Ege Tıknaz Rio Ave
75' Goal Clayton Rio Ave
80' Goal K. Akturkoglu (assist F. Aursnes) Benfica
90+4' Yellow card Clayton Rio Ave
90+4' Red card Clayton Rio Ave

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Rio Ave

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Petit

1 C. Miszta

98 O. Richards 2 J. Panzo 3 A. Ntoi 17 M. Vrousai

16 Brandon Aguilera 34 Demir Ege Tıknaz

19 Kiko Bondoso 80 Ole Pohlmann 7 Andre Luiz

9 Clayton

Bench Tiago Morais , T. Bakoulas , João Graça , K. Zoabi , João Tomé , K. Kostoulas , Matheus Teixeira , João Pedro , Vitor Gomes

Benfica

Confirmed 4-3-3 Bruno Lage

1 A. Trubin

3 Álvaro Fernández 30 N. Otamendi 4 António Silva 44 Tomás Araújo

10 O. Kökçü 61 Florentino 8 F. Aursnes

27 Bruma 14 V. Pavlidis 7 Z. Amdouni

Bench L. Barreiro , A. Belotti , Renato Sanches , K. Akturkoglu , S. Dahl , Arthur Cabral , A. Schjelderup , Leandro Henrique Sousa Santos , Samuel Soares

Form guide

Rio Ave at home

3–4–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 2.1 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Benfica away

6–2–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.7 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 6.1 per game

7% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Rio Ave vs Benfica head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
27 Oct 24	Benfica v Rio Ave	5–0
17 May 24	Rio Ave v Benfica	1–1
14 Jan 24	Benfica v Rio Ave	4–1
2 Apr 23	Rio Ave v Benfica	0–1
8 Oct 22	Benfica v Rio Ave	4–2

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Rio Ave vs Benfica head-to-head record