Rio Ave

Football Portugal - Primeira Liga Estadio dos Arcos Fri 17 May 15:45

Benfica

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

Benfica should find the net in this clash and we’re also expecting Rio Ave to score. BTTS Yes is our betting prediction at -188 if you head to the Both Teams to Score market.

Expert Analysis

We’re keen to follow the latest form and understand any patterns that emerge. The same applies to injuries that could affect key players. Combined with the best stats, there is plenty of information to make a verdict.

Key Rio Ave vs Benfica stats:

  • The last 5 Rio Ave matches have resulted in BTTS Yes
  • Benfica have scored 2 or more goals in 14 of their past 20 matches

Grab the -188 about the BTTS Yes selection for this Primeira Liga game. Our betting tip involves heading to the Both Teams to Score market and selecting the two sides to find the net.

If you want to get slightly bigger odds for your money, then consider the Both Teams to Score Yes + Over 2.5 Goals combination.

Last Matches & H2H

Rio Ave drew against Portimonense in their last match, in the Primeira Liga clash 2-2. Amine Oudrhiri Idrissi and Renato Pantalon scored in the game at Estadio do Portimonense, with Rio Ave having four shots on target and they had 43% of possession.

Benfica played Arouca in their last game. They won 5-0 and recorded 50% of possession. Angel Di Maria, Orkun Kokcu, Rafa Silva (2) and Casper Tengstedt were their goalscorers in this Primeira Liga match at Estadio da Luz.

Benfica beat Rio Ave in their last match at Estadio da Luz, enjoying a 4-1 scoreline.

Looking back over the past 7 matches, we have seen and Benfica win seven times and there has been an average of 3.14 goals scored.

Confirmed Lineups

Rio Ave (confirmed lineup): Cezary Miszta, Renato Pantalon, Aderllan Santos, Patrick, Costinha, Amine Oudrhiri Idrissi, Mateo Tanlongo, Marios Vrousai, Ukra, Emmanuel Boateng, Joao Graca.

Benfica (confirmed lineup): Samuel Soares, Fredrik Aursnes, Nicolas Otamendi, Morato, Alvaro Carreras, Joao Neves, Orkun Kokcu, Florentino Luis, Joao Mario, Casper Tengstedt, Benjamin Rollheiser.

Rio Ave vs Benfica Prediction

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Published 04:22, 15 May 2024

Rio Ave vs Benfica Odds

Benfica are massive -250 favourites to win this Primeira Liga game with the bookies and are regarded as 71% likely to win the match judging by the latest betting odds. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get +500 about Rio Ave.

You can find the shortest odds for Over 2.5 Goals, which means three goals or more being scored. If you think both teams will score, then BTTS Yes could appeal. Otherwise, you can back BTTS No as an alternative.

The good news is that you can access hundreds of markets for any Primeira Liga match. All the leading football betting sites have a massive range of pre-match and In-Play betting options.

Team Stats

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Full time Result

  • 4 wins, 3 defeats and 13 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 4 wins, 0 defeats and 6 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 16 wins, 3 defeats and 1 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 5 wins, 3 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Rio Ave FC

SL Benfica

Goals / match
1.6 2.6
Conceded / match
1.4 1.8
Total / match
3 4.4

Corners

Corners

Rio Ave FC

SL Benfica

For / match
2.8 6.4
Against / match
8.2 4
Total / match
11 10.4

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

It’s great to get the latest lineups for the match, with injuries being flagged up thanks to our up-to-date Rio Ave vs Benfica team news.

The Primeira Liga squad information is a great asset when it comes to making your bets.

Rio Ave vs Benfica Lineups

Rio Ave Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

Benfica Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Rio Ave Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

12 Cezary Miszta
42 Renato Pantalon 33 Aderllan Santos 4 Patrick
20 Costinha 10 A. Oudrhiri Idrissi 5 Mateo Tanlongo 27 Marios Vrousai
17 Ukra 22 Emmanuel Boateng 21 Joao Graca
24 Samuel Soares
8 Fredrik Aursnes 30 Nicolas Otamendi 5 Morato 3 Alvaro Carreras
87 Joao Neves 10 Orkun Kokcu 61 Florentino Luis
20 Joao Mario 19 Casper Tengstedt 32 Benjamin Rollheiser

Benfica Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Rio Ave Substitutes

  • 3Miguel Nobrega
  • 8Vitor Gomes
  • 11Umaro Embalo
  • 14Joca
  • 15Adrien Silva
  • 18Jhonatan
  • 28Helder Sa
  • 70Ze Manuel
  • 77Fabio Ronaldo

Benfica Substitutes

  • 1Anatolii Trubin
  • 4Antonio Silva
  • 14Juan Bernat
  • 25Gianluca Prestianni
  • 45Leo Kokubo
  • 47Tiago Gouveia
  • 82Diogo Spencer
  • 84Joao Rego
  • 89Gustavo Varela

Previous Rio Ave Lineups

11 May Primeira Liga
Portimonense 2-2 Rio Ave
04 May Primeira Liga
Rio Ave 2-1 V. Guimarães
27 Apr Primeira Liga
Vizela 1-1 Rio Ave

Previous Benfica Lineups

12 May Primeira Liga
Benfica 5-0 Arouca
05 May Primeira Liga
Famalicão 2-0 Benfica
27 Apr Primeira Liga
Benfica 3-1 Braga

The latest Rio Ave vs Benfica lineups, including predicted lineups and confirmed starting 11s. Find out each team’s formation along with the substitutes.

Injuries & Suspensions

Rio Ave Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Benfica Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Alexander Bah Muscle injury
Tomas Araújo Ankle injury

Before the latest matches, get up-to-date injuries and suspensions news. We have the latest injury news and you can scroll through each list of players.

It’s great to get information and stats on the squad for every team in the division.

Portugal FlagPrimeira Liga Table

Primeira Liga 2023/2024

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Sporting CP 33 28 3 2 93:29 87
2 Benfica 33 25 4 4 76:27 79
3 FC Porto 33 21 6 6 62:27 69
4 Braga 33 21 5 7 71:49 68
5 V. Guimarães 33 18 6 9 49:37 60
6 Moreirense 33 15 7 11 34:34 52
7 Arouca 33 13 7 13 53:47 46
8 Famalicão 33 10 12 11 36:39 42
9 Farense 33 10 7 16 45:48 37
10 Rio Ave 33 6 18 9 37:42 36
11 Gil Vicente 33 9 9 15 42:51 36
12 Casa Pia 33 9 8 16 36:49 35
13 Estoril Praia 33 9 6 18 48:56 33
14 Boavista 33 7 10 16 37:60 31
15 Estrela 33 6 12 15 32:53 30
16 Portimonense 33 7 8 18 36:71 29
17 Vizela 33 5 10 18 34:64 25
18 Chaves 33 5 8 20 31:69 23
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Sporting CP 16 16 0 0 54:11 48
2 Benfica 17 15 2 0 48:7 47
3 FC Porto 17 11 4 2 35:13 37
4 V. Guimarães 17 11 2 4 31:18 35
5 Braga 16 10 3 3 33:19 33
6 Estoril Praia 17 8 1 8 25:18 25
7 Gil Vicente 17 6 7 4 28:22 25
8 Rio Ave 16 6 7 3 24:19 25
9 Moreirense 16 7 4 5 18:17 25
10 Arouca 16 7 3 6 25:23 24
11 Famalicão 16 6 6 4 20:19 24
12 Farense 16 6 4 6 23:20 22
13 Boavista 16 4 7 5 19:28 19
14 Estrela 16 5 3 8 21:27 18
15 Portimonense 17 3 6 8 18:31 15
16 Casa Pia 17 3 5 9 10:18 14
17 Vizela 17 3 5 9 20:32 14
18 Chaves 17 3 4 10 21:37 13

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