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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'), Silva (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

Rio Ave

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

Benfica

All competitions
Primeira Liga
Last Game: Benfica 5-0 Arouca
Sunday, May 12 at 6pm 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 up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Benfica win with a probability of 61.61%. A draw had a probability of 21% and a win for Rio Ave had a probability of 17.36%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (10.36%) and 1-2 (9.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.94%), while for a Rio Ave win it was 1-0 (4.96%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood.

Result
Rio AveDrawBenfica
17.36% (-2.429 -2.43) 21.03% (-1.206 -1.21) 61.61% (3.634 3.63)
Both teams to score 53.33% (-0.495 -0.5)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.8% (1.549 1.55)43.2% (-1.55 -1.55)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.4% (1.51 1.51)65.6% (-1.51 -1.51)
Rio Ave Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.66% (-1.781 -1.78)38.34% (1.78 1.78)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.9% (-1.749 -1.75)75.1% (1.747 1.75)
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.49% (1.647 1.65)13.5% (-1.649 -1.65)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.46% (3.2 3.2)40.54% (-3.202 -3.2)
Score Analysis
    Rio Ave 17.36%
    Benfica 61.59%
    Draw 21.03%
Rio AveDrawBenfica
1-0 @ 4.96% (-0.611 -0.61)
2-1 @ 4.76% (-0.528 -0.53)
2-0 @ 2.38% (-0.425 -0.43)
3-2 @ 1.52% (-0.151 -0.15)
3-1 @ 1.52% (-0.253 -0.25)
Other @ 2.21%
Total : 17.36%
1-1 @ 9.94% (-0.573 -0.57)
0-0 @ 5.18% (-0.362 -0.36)
2-2 @ 4.77% (-0.224 -0.22)
3-3 @ 1.02% (-0.036 -0.04)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 21.03%
0-2 @ 10.37% (0.507 0.51)
0-1 @ 10.36% (-0.09 -0.09)
1-2 @ 9.95% (0.025 0.03)
0-3 @ 6.93% (0.722 0.72)
1-3 @ 6.64% (0.397 0.4)
0-4 @ 3.47% (0.541 0.54)
1-4 @ 3.32% (0.378 0.38)
2-3 @ 3.18% (0.042 0.04)
2-4 @ 1.59% (0.111 0.11)
0-5 @ 1.39% (0.284 0.28)
1-5 @ 1.33% (0.219 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
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Rodrigues (9')
Aderlan (49'), Patrick (90+3')
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0-1
Benfica
Ramos (46')
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Benfica
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Benfica
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Seferovic (59'), Pizzi (78')
Silva (72')
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Rio Ave
0-3
Benfica

Pinto (81')
Waldschmidt (6', 45+4'), Gabriel (84')
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rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon14120243103336
2Porto1411123392434
3Benfica1310213282432
4Santa ClaraSanta Clara149051613327
5Braga147432516925
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes146441814422
7MoreirenseMoreirense146261919020
8FamalicaoFamalicao144731715219
9Casa Pia144551317-417
10Gil Vicente144461724-716
11Rio AveRio Ave144461525-1016
12Estoril PraiaEstoril143561221-914
13Nacional13337817-912
14AVS142661122-1112
15Estrela Amadora143381224-1212
16BoavistaBoavista142571019-911
17AroucaArouca14329823-1511
18SC FarenseFarense14239720-139
> Primeira Liga Full Table


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