Benfica vs Rio Ave Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

Benfica played Rio Ave at the Liga Portugal of Portugal on January 14. The match kicked off 18:00 UTC. Benfica won 4-1.

Guga scored the first goal on the 9th minute of the game followed by goals from Angel Di Maria, Antonio Silva, Marcos Leonardo and Joao Mario who made the final score 4-1.

Benfica (also known as SL Benfica) and Rio Ave meet again a year after the Liga Portugal match which Benfica won 0-1. Benfica are having a solid run at the moment winning their matches against Braga, Arouca, Famalicao, AVS, Braga and Salzburg extending their unbeaten streak to 11 matches.

Rio Ave are approaching the match in a good mood as well after claiming a 2-0 win in Liga Portugal against Portimonense, however, Rio Ave have been performing poorly in defense lately as they have been conceding goals for 10 consecutive away matches now.

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Live Streaming

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Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Benfica - Rio Ave in real time.

Benfica kicked off the game with Anatolii Trubin, Morato, Nicolas Otamendi, Antonio Silva who got substituted by Chiquinho on the 63rd minute, Fredrik Aursnes who got substituted by Tomas Araujo on the 86th minute, Joao Pedro Goncalves Neves, Orkun Kokcu who got substituted by Florentino on the 63rd minute, Joao Mario, Rafa Silva, Angel Di Maria who got substituted by Tiago Gouveia on the 63rd minute and Arthur Cabral who got substituted by Marcos Leonardo on the 63rd minute as starters, with Samuel Soares, Tomas Araujo, David Jurasek, Chiquinho, Florentino, Goncalo Guedes, Tiago Gouveia, Marcos Leonardo and Petar Musa on the bench.

Rio Ave's starting eleven were Jhonatan, Miguel Nobrega who got substituted by Mateo Tanlongo on the 85th minute, Aderllan Santos, Josue Sa, Fabio Ronaldo Costa Conceicao, Guga, Amine Oudrhiri who got substituted by Aziz on the 86th minute, Joao Graca who got substituted by Bruno Ventura on the 58th minute, Costinha, who got substituted on the 64th minute and Joca who got substituted by Ze Manuel on the 58th minute, with Magrao, , , Vitor Gomes, Mateo Tanlongo, Bruno Ventura, Aziz, Leonardo Ruiz and Ze Manuel on the bench.

Referee showed the yellow card 3 times throughout the game. Aderllan Santos, Orkun Kokcu and were the ones to receive it.

Stats

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  • Ball Possession: 59 - 41
  • Total Attempts: 15 - 9
  • Shots On Target: 12 - 5
  • Saves: 4 - 8
  • Corners: 5 - 3
  • Fouls: 12 - 11
  • Free Kicks: 12 - 12
  • Throw-Ins: 21 - 15

Head-to-head

Benfica and Rio Ave have met 5 times since June 2020. Benfica have won 5 times. The most recent match between them took place on April 2, 2023 at the Liga Portugal of Portugal where Benfica won 0-1. Benfica have scored 12 goals in these 5 head-to-head matches in total while Rio Ave have scored 3. So, overall, Benfica have a better head-to-head record against Rio Ave in their recent history.

Benfica have won 20 of their 26 matches in Liga Portugal, drawing 4 and having 2 defeats this season. They have scored 60 goals - 2.31 per match, conceding 21 - 0.81 per match. Rio Ave have won 4 of their 26 matches in Liga Portugal, drawing 13 and having 9 defeats this season. They have scored 26 goals - 1.00 per match, conceding 35 - 1.35 per match.

Recent Form

Benfica are on a winning streak - they have won Braga, Arouca, Famalicao, AVS and Salzburg in their previous 6 matches while Rio Ave have won Portimonense in their previous match. Overall, Benfica have won 13 of their last 20 matches, losing 3 and drawing 4, while Rio Ave have won 4 of their last 20 matches, losing 10 and drawing 6.

Benfica have won 6 times (3-2 against Braga on 10th of January, 0-3 against Arouca on 6th of January, 3-0 against Famalicao on 29th of December, 4-1 against AVS on 21st of December, 0-1 against Braga on 17th of December and 1-3 against Salzburg on 12th of December) in their most recent 6 matches.

Rio Ave have won once (2-0 against Portimonense on 7th of January), lost twice (1-0 against Guimaraes on 23rd of December and 2-0 against Moreirense on 17th of November) and drew 3 times (1-1 against Vizela on 16th of December, 2-2 against Arouca on 10th of December and 1-1 against Estrela Amadora on 2nd of December) in their most recent 6 matches.

Team Streaks

  • Benfica haven't lost in their previous 11 matches.
  • Rio Ave have gone 10 consecutive away matches without a clean sheet.
  • Benfica have scored two or more goals in their previous 3 home matches.
  • Rio Ave's last 3 matches had 2 or less goals.

Live Standings

As always, Portugal Liga Portugal's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Benfica are the 2nd in the table with 64 points after 26 matches, while Rio Ave are the 15th with 25 points in 26 matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Benfica and Rio Ave in real time. You can watch the goals by Guga, Angel Di Maria, Antonio Silva, Marcos Leonardo and Joao Mario as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Benfica - Rio Ave are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.

Live Commentary

  1. FT
    Full Time
    Match ends. Benfica 4, Rio Ave 1.
  2. 90 + 3'
    Rio Ave's player is shown the yellow card.
  3. 90 + 1'
    4 - 1
    Joao Mario scores for Benfica, assisted by Rafa Silva.
  4. 86'
    Substitution for Rio Ave. Aziz replaces Amine Oudrhiri
  5. 86'
    Substitution for Benfica. Tomas Araujo replaces Fredrik Aursnes
  6. 85'
    Substitution for Rio Ave. Mateo Tanlongo replaces Miguel Nobrega
  7. 80'
    3 - 1
    Marcos Leonardo scores for Benfica, assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
  8. 64'
    Substitution for Rio Ave.
  9. 63'
    Substitution for Benfica. Florentino replaces Orkun Kokcu
  10. 63'
    Substitution for Benfica. Tiago Gouveia replaces Angel Di Maria
  11. 63'
    Substitution for Benfica. Marcos Leonardo replaces Arthur Cabral
  12. 63'
    Substitution for Benfica. Chiquinho replaces Antonio Silva
  13. 61'
    2 - 1
    Antonio Silva scores for Benfica.
  14. 58'
    Substitution for Rio Ave. Bruno Ventura replaces Joao Graca
  15. 58'
    Substitution for Rio Ave. Ze Manuel replaces Joca
  16. 58'
    Second Yellow
    Aderllan Santos is shown the second yellow.
  17. 57'
    Orkun Kokcu is shown the yellow card.
  18. 49'
    Aderllan Santos is shown the yellow card.
  19. 2T
    Kick-off
    Second half begins
  20. HT
    Half Time - 1 : 1
    First half ends.
  21. 29'
    1 - 1
    Angel Di Maria scores for Benfica, assisted by Rafa Silva.
  22. 9'
    0 - 1
    Guga scores for Rio Ave, assisted by Fabio Ronaldo Costa Conceicao.
  23. 1T
    Kick-off
    First half begins