Rio Ave

Football Portugal - Primeira Liga Estadio dos Arcos Sun 2 Apr 14:00

Benfica

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Rio Ave look vulnerable and our betting prediction is to side with Benfica at -114 on the Asian Handicap market. We need our selection to overcome a -1.5 goal margin.

Expert Analysis

We take note of any injuries or suspensions affecting each side before going ahead with our football picks. The form guide and stats also help the team at Sportsgambler.com crunch the numbers ahead of the action.

Key Rio Ave vs Benfica stats:

  • Benfica have won 9 consecutive matches
  • Benfica have won 22 of their past 25 matches this season
  • Benfica have kept 8 clean sheets in their past 10 away matches
  • Benfica have scored 2 or more goals in 19 of their past 25 matches this season

Our tip is to back Benfica at -114 to overcome a -1.5 goal margin on the Asian Handicap market. This means a victory of two goals or more in this Primeira Liga match.

Depending on how confident you feel about Benfica winning by a big margin, you can head to the Asian Handicap market and choose your line.

Last Matches & H2H

Rio Ave won their last match 2-0 against Santa Clara in the Primeira Liga. They had 58% possession and eight shots on target in this match. They also had seven corners at Estadio do Sao Miguel, with Leonardo Ruiz on the scoresheet.

Benfica had five shots on target when they won 5-1 against Vitória de Guimarães at Estadio da Luz. Goncalo Ramos, Joao Mario (2) and Antonio Silva found the net during this Primeira Liga match.

The last meeting between Rio Ave and Benfica took place at Estadio da Luz, with Benfica winning the game by a 4-2 scoreline.

In their last 5 meetings, Rio Ave have failed to register a win, no draws and Benfica have won five matches.

Confirmed Lineups

Rio Ave (confirmed lineup): Jhonatan, Renato Pantalon, Aderllan Santos, Patrick, Costinha, Andreas Samaris, Guga, Fabio Ronaldo, Joao Graca, Andre Pereira, Emmanuel Boateng.

Benfica (confirmed lineup): Odisseas Vlachodimos, Alexander Bah, Nicolas Otamendi, Antonio Silva, Alejandro Grimaldo, Chiquinho, Fredrik Aursnes, David Neres, Joao Mario, Rafa Silva, Goncalo Ramos.

Rio Ave vs Benfica Prediction

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Rio Ave vs Benfica Odds

With an estimated 80% chance of winning, the bookies are taking no chances with their -400 betting odds about Benfica triumphing in this Primeira Liga match. Rio Ave are the +1100 underdogs, while the draw can also be backed as an alternative.

The Over 2.5 Goals option is currently favourite on the Total Goals market. There are two Both Teams to Score options, with Yes on offer at +137.5 and No at -188.

A Bet Builder allows you to combine different Primeira Liga betting markets for a match. For example, you might want to predict the Match Winner and Total Goals at a football betting site.

Team Stats

Rio Ave FC logo Rio Ave FC Betting Stats

SL Benfica logo SL Benfica Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 8 wins, 8 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 6 wins, 3 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 17 wins, 1 defeats and 2 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 8 wins, 1 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Rio Ave FC

SL Benfica

Goals / match
1 3.4
Conceded / match
0.8 0.4
Total / match
1.8 3.8

Corners

Corners

Rio Ave FC

SL Benfica

For / match
4 6.2
Against / match
7.6 3.6
Total / match
11.6 9.8

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

Make sure you know the lineups ahead of kick-off, with injuries also playing a part when it comes to Rio Ave vs Benfica team news.

The Primeira Liga squads highlight the star players operating for every team in the division.

Rio Ave vs Benfica Lineups

Rio Ave Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

Benfica Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Rio Ave Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

18 Jhonatan
42 Renato Pantalon 33 Aderllan Santos 4 Patrick
20 Costinha 30 Andreas Samaris 6 Guga 77 Fabio Ronaldo
21 Joao Graca 95 Andre Pereira 22 Emmanuel Boateng
99 Odisseas Vlachodimos
6 Alexander Bah 30 Nicolas Otamendi 66 Antonio Silva 3 Alejandro Grimaldo
22 Chiquinho 8 Fredrik Aursnes
7 David Neres 20 Joao Mario 27 Rafa Silva
88 Goncalo Ramos

Benfica Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Rio Ave Substitutes

  • 1Magrao
  • 8Vitor Gomes
  • 11Bruno Ventura
  • 15Miguel Baeza
  • 16Savio Alves
  • 17Ukra
  • 23Josue
  • 27Hernani
  • 93Paulo Vitor

Benfica Substitutes

  • 2Gilberto Junior
  • 4Lucas Verissimo
  • 19Casper Tengstedt
  • 21Andreas Schjelderup
  • 24Samuel Soares
  • 33Petar Musa
  • 61Florentino Luis
  • 87Joao Neves
  • 91Morato

Previous Rio Ave Lineups

17 Mar Primeira Liga
Santa Clara 0-2 Rio Ave
12 Mar Primeira Liga
Rio Ave 2-1 Gil Vicente
05 Mar Primeira Liga
Braga 2-0 Rio Ave

Previous Benfica Lineups

18 Mar Primeira Liga
Benfica 5-1 V. Guimarães
12 Mar Primeira Liga
Marítimo 0-3 Benfica
07 Mar Champions League
Benfica 5-1 Club Brugge

If you’re looking for the Rio Ave vs Benfica lineups, then we have predicted lineups and confirmed starting 11s along with the substitutes for each team.

Injuries & Suspensions

Rio Ave Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Leonardo Ruiz Disciplinary
Joca Knee injury

Benfica Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Goncalo Guedes Knee injury
Mihailo Ristić Muscle injury
Julian Draxler Ankle injury

Check out the latest injuries and suspensions. You can find out the length of absence for each player, with injury news being updated regularly.

Squad information is available for every team so you can identify all the players.

Portugal FlagPrimeira Liga Table

Primeira Liga 2022/2023

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Benfica 25 22 2 1 66:14 68
2 FC Porto 25 18 4 3 55:17 58
3 Braga 25 18 2 5 54:22 56
4 Sporting CP 24 16 2 6 49:23 50
5 V. Guimarães 25 12 4 9 25:29 40
6 Arouca 25 10 8 7 29:32 38
7 Casa Pia 25 11 5 9 22:24 38
8 Rio Ave 25 9 6 10 25:28 33
9 Famalicão 25 10 3 12 25:32 33
10 Vizela 25 9 5 11 27:27 32
11 Chaves 25 8 8 9 26:31 32
12 Boavista 25 8 6 11 28:40 30
13 Gil Vicente 24 8 5 11 26:31 29
14 Portimonense 25 8 2 15 18:32 26
15 Estoril Praia 25 6 4 15 21:39 22
16 Marítimo 25 4 4 17 17:47 16
17 P. Ferreira 25 4 4 17 19:43 16
18 Santa Clara 25 3 6 16 17:38 15
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Benfica 13 12 1 0 42:10 37
2 FC Porto 12 10 0 2 35:9 30
3 Sporting CP 12 10 0 2 32:7 30
4 Braga 12 8 2 2 23:6 26
5 V. Guimarães 13 8 2 3 14:10 26
6 Arouca 13 7 2 4 19:16 23
7 Rio Ave 12 7 1 4 14:9 22
8 Famalicão 12 7 1 4 13:9 22
9 Casa Pia 13 6 3 4 12:9 21
10 Boavista 13 5 5 3 16:17 20
11 Portimonense 13 5 2 6 10:12 17
12 Gil Vicente 12 4 4 4 11:11 16
13 Chaves 12 3 5 4 14:15 14
14 Vizela 12 4 2 6 12:13 14
15 Marítimo 12 3 2 7 10:16 11
16 Estoril Praia 12 3 2 7 11:22 11
17 Santa Clara 13 2 4 7 13:25 10
18 P. Ferreira 13 2 2 9 9:23 8

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