Primeira Liga · Matchweek 9 · Oct 27

Benfica - Rio Ave

Benfica beat Rio Ave 5-0 in Primeira Liga (Matchweek 9). Goals: K. Aktürkoğlu 12', 16', 45+2'; A. Schjelderup 79'.

BenficaHOME

5 - 0

Rio AveAWAY

K. Aktürkoğlu 12', 16', 45+2'A. Schjelderup 79'Z. Amdouni 81'

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🏟 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica 👤 Referee: Tiago Martins

Key events

4' 🟨 Jonathan PanzoYellow card Rio Ave

12' ⚽ K. Aktürkoğlu(1 - 0) Benfica

16' ⚽ K. Aktürkoğlu(2 - 0) · Assist: Á. Di María Benfica

30' 🟨 Ángel Di MaríaYellow card Benfica

45+2' ⚽ K. Aktürkoğlu(3 - 0) Benfica

79' ⚽ A. Schjelderup(4 - 0) · Assist: Álvaro Fernández Benfica

81' ⚽ Z. Amdouni(5 - 0) Benfica

Quick stats

%62 Possession %38

29 Total shots 4

14 Shots on target 0

8 Shots off target 3

7 Blocked shots 1

19 Shots inside box 1

10 Shots outside box 3

0 Saves 8

Match timeline

First half

🟨Jonathan PanzoYellow card

K. Aktürkoğlu(1 - 0)⚽

12'

K. Aktürkoğlu(2 - 0) · Assist: Á. Di María⚽

16'

Ángel Di MaríaYellow card🟨

30'

31'

🔁J. Panzo ↔ R. PantalonSubstitution

K. Aktürkoğlu(3 - 0)⚽

45+2'

HT 3 - 0

46'

🔁B. Aguilera ↔ O. PohlmannSubstitution

46'

🔁João Novais ↔ João GraçaSubstitution

62'

🔁Kiko Bondoso ↔ T. MedinaSubstitution

V. Pavlidis ↔ Arthur CabralSubstitution🔁

63'

K. Aktürkoğlu ↔ Z. AmdouniSubstitution🔁

63'

Á. Di María ↔ Renato SanchesSubstitution🔁

77'

F. Aursnes ↔ A. SchjelderupSubstitution🔁

77'

A. Schjelderup(4 - 0) · Assist: Álvaro Fernández⚽

79'

80'

🔁João Tomé ↔ Fábio RonaldoSubstitution

Z. Amdouni(5 - 0)⚽

81'

A. Bah ↔ I. KaboréSubstitution🔁

82'

FT 5 - 0

Match statsBenfica · Rio Ave

Key stats

%62 Possession %38

Shots

29 Total shots 4

14 Shots on target 0

8 Shots off target 3

7 Blocked shots 1

19 Shots inside box 1

10 Shots outside box 3

0 Saves 8

Passing

527 Total passes 333

459 Accurate passes 260

%87 Pass accuracy %78

Set pieces & discipline

8 Corners 2

5 Offsides 3

12 Fouls 10

Cards

1 Yellow cards 1

By half

3 1st-half goals 0

2 2nd-half goals 0

LineupsBenfica 4-2-3-1Rio Ave 5-4-1

Trubin 3

Fernández 30

Otamendi 44

Araújo 6

Bah 10

Kökçü 8

Aursnes 37

Beste 17

Aktürkoğlu 11

María 14

Pavlidis 1

Miszta 98

Richards 2

Panzo 33

Santos 4

William 20

Tomé 19

Bondoso 34

Tıknaz 6

Novais 16

Aguilera 9

Clayton

Benfica · Bench

9Arthur Cabral9

24Samuel Soares24

61Florentino61

32B. Rollheiser32

4António Silva4

28I. Kaboré28

21A. Schjelderup21

85Renato Sanches85

7Z. Amdouni7

Coach: Bruno Lage

Rio Ave · Bench

22Koka22

42R. Pantalon42

80O. Pohlmann80

21João Graça21

27T. Medina27

77Fábio Ronaldo77

11Tiago Morais11

18Jhonatan18

10A. Oudrhiri10

Coach: Luís Freire

HEAD TO HEAD9 meetings · 2020–2026

Benfica 7

Oct 18who was on topJan 17

Rio Ave 0

7 Benfica 2 draw 0 Rio Ave

GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE

3.1goals / match

21–7total goals

4/0clean sheets

4-1Benfica best win · Jan 14

Over 1.5 8/9

Over 2.5 4/9

Over 3.5 3/9

BTTS 5/9

DOES THE VENUE MATTER

Benfica at home4 matches

3W 1D 0L 11:4

Rio Ave at home5 matches

0W 1D 4L 3:10

Results are read from the side that hosted the match.

FORM COMPARISON

Last 5Last 10

Benfica3W 2D 0L Rio Ave1W 2D 2L

2.20 1.00 Points per game

11 5 Goals scored

5 6 Goals conceded

1.81 1.50 xG average

1.27 1.48 xGA average

%20 %40 Clean sheets

%80 %40 BTTS

%60 %40 Over 2.5

9.6 5.8 Corners

1.6 2.2 Cards

Benfica6W 3D 1L Rio Ave4W 3D 3L

2.10 1.50 Points per game

21 10 Goals scored

11 9 Goals conceded

1.74 1.42 xG average

1.35 1.38 xGA average

%20 %40 Clean sheets

%80 %40 BTTS

%80 %40 Over 2.5

8.5 5.4 Corners

2.3 3.0 Cards

SEASON COMPARISON

2Benficain the table80pts

34matches 25-5-4W-D-L 84:28goals +56diff

DDWWW

11Rio Avein the table38pts

34matches 9-11-14W-D-L 39:55goals -16diff

DDWLD

Season profile · 2025/2026 · 21 matches

2.33 0.95 Points per game

1.98 1.03 xG average

0.91 1.93 xGA average

%52 %10 Clean sheets

%48 %52 BTTS

%62 %67 Over 2.5

6.3 3.8 Corners

2.1 2.6 Cards

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

Jan 17

Rio Ave 0-2 Benfica

Primeira Liga

Sep 23

Benfica 1-1 Rio Ave

Primeira Liga

Mar 16

Rio Ave 2-3 Benfica

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May 17

Rio Ave 1-1 Benfica

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Jan 14

Benfica 4-1 Rio Ave

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Apr 2

Rio Ave 0-1 Benfica

Primeira Liga

Oct 8

Benfica 4-2 Rio Ave

Primeira Liga

Mar 1

Benfica 2-0 Rio Ave

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