Primeira Liga · Matchweek 26 · Mar 16

Rio Ave - Benfica

Benfica won 3-2 away at Rio Ave in Primeira Liga (Matchweek 26). Goals: B. Aguilera 64'; Clayton 75'; O. Kökçü 30'; V. Pavlidis (P) 53'.

Rio AveHOME

2 - 3

BenficaAWAY

B. Aguilera 64'Clayton 75'

⚽

O. Kökçü 30'V. Pavlidis (P) 53'K. Aktürkoğlu 80'

🏟 Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube 👤 Referee: João Ferreira

Key events

30' ⚽ O. Kökçü(0 - 1) Benfica

53' ⚽ V. Pavlidis (P)(0 - 2) Benfica

58' 🟨 ClaytonYellow card Rio Ave

62' 🟨 Florentino LuísYellow card Benfica

64' ⚽ B. Aguilera(1 - 2) Rio Ave

68' 🟨 Demir Ege TıknazYellow card Rio Ave

75' ⚽ Clayton(2 - 2) Rio Ave

80' ⚽ K. Aktürkoğlu(2 - 3) · Assist: F. Aursnes Benfica

90+4' 🟨 ClaytonYellow card Rio Ave

90+4' 🟥 ClaytonRed card Rio Ave

Quick stats

%40 Possession %60

7 Total shots 20

2 Shots on target 8

3 Shots off target 5

2 Blocked shots 7

4 Shots inside box 14

3 Shots outside box 6

5 Saves 0

Match timeline

First half

30'

⚽O. Kökçü(0 - 1)

HT 0 - 1

46'

🔁Tomás Araújo ↔ L. BarreiroSubstitution

53'

⚽V. Pavlidis (P)(0 - 2)

ClaytonYellow card🟨

58'

André Luiz ↔ Tiago MoraisSubstitution🔁

58'

62'

🟨Florentino LuísYellow card

B. Aguilera(1 - 2)⚽

64'

Demir Ege TıknazYellow card🟨

68'

E. Tıknaz ↔ T. BakoulasSubstitution🔁

73'

O. Pohlmann ↔ João GraçaSubstitution🔁

73'

74'

🔁V. Pavlidis ↔ A. BelottiSubstitution

74'

🔁O. Kökçü ↔ Renato SanchesSubstitution

74'

🔁Z. Amdouni ↔ K. AktürkoğluSubstitution

Clayton(2 - 2)⚽

75'

80'

⚽K. Aktürkoğlu(2 - 3) · Assist: F. Aursnes

Kiko Bondoso ↔ K. ZoabiSubstitution🔁

88'

M. Vrousai ↔ João ToméSubstitution🔁

88'

🔁Bruma ↔ S. DahlSubstitution

ClaytonYellow card🟨

90+4'

ClaytonRed card🟥

90+4'

FT 2 - 3

Match statsRio Ave · Benfica

Key stats

%40 Possession %60

Shots

7 Total shots 20

2 Shots on target 8

3 Shots off target 5

2 Blocked shots 7

4 Shots inside box 14

3 Shots outside box 6

5 Saves 0

Passing

311 Total passes 464

251 Accurate passes 389

%81 Pass accuracy %84

Set pieces & discipline

3 Corners 11

0 Offsides 2

16 Fouls 12

Cards

3 Yellow cards 1

1 Red cards 0

By half

0 1st-half goals 1

2 2nd-half goals 2

LineupsRio Ave 4-2-3-1Benfica 4-3-3

Miszta 98

Richards 2

Panzo 3

Ntoi 17

Vrousai 16

Aguilera 34

Tıknaz 19

Bondoso 80

Pohlmann 7

Luiz 9

Clayton 1

Trubin 3

Fernández 30

Otamendi 4

Silva 44

Araújo 10

Kökçü 61

Florentino 8

Aursnes 27

Bruma 14

Pavlidis 7

Amdouni

Rio Ave · Bench

22João Pedro22

95Matheus Teixeira95

82K. Kostoulas82

20João Tomé20

14K. Zoabi14

21João Graça21

29T. Bakoulas29

11Tiago Morais11

8Vitor Gomes8

Coach: Petit

Benfica · Bench

18L. Barreiro18

24Samuel Soares24

71Leandro Santos71

21A. Schjelderup21

9Arthur Cabral9

26S. Dahl26

17K. Aktürkoğlu17

85Renato Sanches85

19A. Belotti19

Coach: Bruno Lage

HEAD TO HEAD9 meetings · 2020–2026

Rio Ave 0

Oct 18who was on topJan 17

Benfica 7

0 Rio Ave 2 draw 7 Benfica

GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE

3.1goals / match

5–23total goals

0/5clean sheets

5-0Benfica best win · Oct 27

Over 1.5 8/9

Over 2.5 4/9

Over 3.5 3/9

BTTS 4/9

DOES THE VENUE MATTER

Rio Ave at home4 matches

0W 1D 3L 1:7

Benfica at home5 matches

4W 1D 0L 16:4

Results are read from the side that hosted the match.

FORM COMPARISON

Last 5Last 10

Rio Ave1W 2D 2L Benfica3W 2D 0L

1.00 2.20 Points per game

5 11 Goals scored

6 5 Goals conceded

1.50 1.81 xG average

1.48 1.27 xGA average

%40 %20 Clean sheets

%40 %80 BTTS

%40 %60 Over 2.5

5.8 9.6 Corners

2.2 1.6 Cards

Rio Ave4W 3D 3L Benfica6W 3D 1L

1.50 2.10 Points per game

10 21 Goals scored

9 11 Goals conceded

1.42 1.74 xG average

1.38 1.35 xGA average

%40 %20 Clean sheets

%40 %80 BTTS

%40 %80 Over 2.5

5.4 8.5 Corners

3.0 2.3 Cards

SEASON COMPARISON

11Rio Avein the table38pts

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

DDWLD

2Benficain the table80pts

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

DDWWW

Season profile · 2025/2026 · 21 matches

0.95 2.33 Points per game

1.03 1.98 xG average

1.93 0.91 xGA average

%10 %52 Clean sheets

%52 %48 BTTS

%67 %62 Over 2.5

3.8 6.3 Corners

2.6 2.1 Cards

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

Jan 17

Rio Ave 0-2 Benfica

Primeira Liga

Sep 23

Benfica 1-1 Rio Ave

Primeira Liga

Oct 27

Benfica 5-0 Rio Ave

Primeira Liga

May 17

Rio Ave 1-1 Benfica

Primeira Liga

Jan 14

Benfica 4-1 Rio Ave

Primeira Liga

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

Primeira Liga

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