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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 34
May 17, 2024 at 8.45pm UK
Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube
Benfica

Rio Ave
1 - 1
Benfica

Costinha (90+3' pen.)
Graca (23'), Patrick (45'), Oudrhiri (57'), Silva (86')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Kokcu (32')
Tengstedt (39'), Kokcu (86')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Primeira Liga clash between Rio Ave and Benfica, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Portimonense 2-2 Rio Ave
Saturday, May 11 at 3.30pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Rio Ave 1-4 Benfica

With a top-half finish still a possibility, Rio Ave should be raring to go on Friday night, however the visit of Benfica looks set to be a challenging assignment. The Eagles will be playing with no fear as the Primeira Liga title has already escaped them, meaning that the visitors should be relaxed enough to continue their rich vein of form in front of goal. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Benfica win with a probability of 61.61%. A draw has a probability of 21% and a win for Rio Ave has a probability of 17.36%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win is 0-2 with a probability of 10.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 0-1 (10.36%) and 1-2 (9.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline is 1-1 (9.94%), while for a Rio Ave win it is 1-0 (4.96%).

Result
Rio AveDrawBenfica
17.36% (-2.398 -2.4) 21.03% (-1.207 -1.21) 61.61% (3.606 3.61)
Both teams to score 53.33% (-0.439 -0.44)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.8% (1.599 1.6)43.2% (-1.6 -1.6)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.4% (1.56 1.56)65.6% (-1.56 -1.56)
Rio Ave Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.66% (-1.721 -1.72)38.34% (1.721 1.72)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.9% (-1.689 -1.69)75.1% (1.688 1.69)
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.49% (1.655 1.66)13.5% (-1.655 -1.66)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.46% (3.214 3.21)40.54% (-3.215 -3.22)
Score Analysis
    Rio Ave 17.36%
    Benfica 61.59%
    Draw 21.03%
Rio AveDrawBenfica
1-0 @ 4.96% (-0.614 -0.61)
2-1 @ 4.76% (-0.521 -0.52)
2-0 @ 2.38% (-0.422 -0.42)
3-2 @ 1.52% (-0.145 -0.15)
3-1 @ 1.52% (-0.247 -0.25)
Other @ 2.21%
Total : 17.36%
1-1 @ 9.94% (-0.583 -0.58)
0-0 @ 5.18% (-0.373 -0.37)
2-2 @ 4.77% (-0.216 -0.22)
3-3 @ 1.02% (-0.033 -0.03)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 21.03%
0-2 @ 10.37% (0.491 0.49)
0-1 @ 10.36% (-0.11 -0.11)
1-2 @ 9.95% (0.025 0.03)
0-3 @ 6.93% (0.714 0.71)
1-3 @ 6.64% (0.399 0.4)
0-4 @ 3.47% (0.537 0.54)
1-4 @ 3.32% (0.38 0.38)
2-3 @ 3.18% (0.048 0.05)
2-4 @ 1.59% (0.114 0.11)
0-5 @ 1.39% (0.283 0.28)
1-5 @ 1.33% (0.22 0.22)
Other @ 3.06%
Total : 61.59%

How you voted: Rio Ave vs Benfica

Rio Ave
11.6%
Draw
4.3%
Benfica
84.1%
69
Head to Head
Jan 14, 2024 6pm
Gameweek 17
Benfica
4-1
Rio Ave
Di Maria (29'), Silva (61'), Leonardo (80'), Mario (90+1')
Kokcu (57')
Rodrigues (9')
Aderlan (49'), Patrick (90+3')
Aderlan (58')
Apr 2, 2023 6pm
Gameweek 26
Rio Ave
0-1
Benfica
Ramos (46')
Oct 8, 2022 6pm
Gameweek 9
Benfica
4-2
Rio Ave
Ramos (13', 45+1'), Luiz (19' og.), Musa (62')
Ronaldo (6'), Rodrigues (86')
Mar 1, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 21
Benfica
2-0
Rio Ave
Seferovic (59'), Pizzi (78')
Silva (72')
Oct 18, 2020 8pm
Gameweek 4
Rio Ave
0-3
Benfica

Pinto (81')
Waldschmidt (6', 45+4'), Gabriel (84')
Gilberto (78'), Otamendi (80'), Weigl (90+2')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CSporting Lisbon33283293296487
2Benfica34255477284980
3Porto33216662273569
4Braga33215771492268
5Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes33186949371260
6MoreirenseMoreirense33157113434052
7AroucaArouca33137135347646
8FamalicaoFamalicao341012123741-442
9Casa Pia34108163850-1238
10SC FarenseFarense33107164548-337
11Rio AveRio Ave3461993843-537
12Gil Vicente3399154251-936
13Estoril PraiaEstoril3396184856-833
14BoavistaBoavista33710163760-2331
15Estrela Amadora33612153253-2130
16PortimonensePortimonense3378183671-3529
RVizela33510183464-3025
RChavesChaves3358203169-3823


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