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Rio Ave vs Benfica Prediction & Preview

Primeira Liga

Rio Ave

  • W
  • L
  • D
  • L
  • W
0 : 2

Benfica

  • L
  • W
  • D
  • W
  • W
Venue:

Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube - Vila do Conde

Home(1)

Draw(X)

Away(2)

9.7

10.00

18.0

5.37

72.3

1.34

FT

  • 16`
    Goal

    L. Barreiro

    G. Sudakov

  • 23`
    Var

    Amar Dedić

  • 25`
    Goal

    A. Ntoi

  • 59`
    Yellow Card

    Andreas Schjelderup

  • 62`
    subst

    A. Schjelderup

    S. Lopes Cabral

  • Yellow Card

    Andreas Ndoj

    66`
  • subst

    N. Athanasiou

    A. Papakanellos

    72`
  • subst

    A. Ntoi

    T. Nikitscher

    73`
  • subst

    Andre Luiz

    O. Pohlmann

    73`
  • 78`
    subst

    G. Prestianni

    J. Rego

  • subst

    D. Spikic

    Diogo Bezerra

    80`
  • subst

    B. Aguilera Zamora

    G. Liavas

    80`
  • 90`
    Yellow Card

    Samuel Dahl

  • 90`
    subst

    G. Sudakov

    Manu

PREDICTIONS

Pick: AWAY(2)

Choose OVER 1.5

3-1

LAST 10 GAMES

Teams

Over in % of games

1.5 2.5 3.5

Average # of goals

Scored Conceded
  • Rio Ave

    80% 50% 20%
    1.2 1.3
  • Benfica

    100% 80% 50%
    2.3 1.1

HEAD TO HEAD MATCHES (H2H)

FT

23/09/2025

Benfica

1 - 1

Rio Ave

FT

16/03/2025

Rio Ave

2 - 3

Benfica

FT

27/10/2024

Benfica

5 - 0

Rio Ave

FT

17/05/2024

Rio Ave

1 - 1

Benfica

FT

14/01/2024

Benfica

4 - 1

Rio Ave

FT

02/04/2023

Rio Ave

0 - 1

Benfica

FT

08/10/2022

Benfica

4 - 2

Rio Ave

FT

01/03/2021

Benfica

2 - 0

Rio Ave

FT

18/10/2020

Rio Ave

0 - 3

Benfica

LAST FIVE MATCHES

Last Matches (Rio Ave)

FT

2026

Casa Pia

1 - 1

Rio Ave

D

FT

2026

Rio Ave

1 - 4

Sporting CP

L

FT

2026

Rio Ave

0 - 0

GIL Vicente

D

FT

2026

Guimaraes

2 - 0

Rio Ave

L

FT

2026

Rio Ave

2 - 2

AVS

D

FT

2026

Santa Clara

0 - 2

Rio Ave

W

FT

2026

Rio Ave

1 - 2

Alverca

L

FT

2026

Estoril

1 - 2

Rio Ave

W

FT

2026

Rio Ave

2 - 1

Estrela

W

FT

2026

Tondela

0 - 1

Rio Ave

W

Last Matches (Benfica)

FT

2026

Estoril

1 - 3

Benfica

W

FT

2026

Benfica

2 - 2

SC Braga

D

FT

2026

Famalicao

2 - 2

Benfica

D

FT

2026

Benfica

4 - 1

Moreirense

W

FT

2026

Sporting CP

1 - 2

Benfica

W

FT

2026

Benfica

2 - 0

Nacional

W

FT

2026

Casa Pia

1 - 1

Benfica

D

FT

2026

Benfica

3 - 0

Guimaraes

W

FT

2026

Arouca

1 - 2

Benfica

W

FT

2026

Benfica

2 - 2

FC Porto

D

LEAGUE TABLE

Team

PL
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
FC Porto

FC Porto

34
28
4
2
48
88
2
Sporting CP

Sporting CP

34
25
7
2
65
82
3
Benfica

Benfica

34
23
11
0
49
80
4
SC Braga

SC Braga

34
16
11
7
28
59
5
Famalicao

Famalicao

34
15
11
8
13
56
6
GIL Vicente

GIL Vicente

34
13
11
10
9
50
7
Moreirense

Moreirense

34
12
7
15
-12
43
8
Arouca

Arouca

34
12
6
16
-17
42
9
Guimaraes

Guimaraes

34
12
6
16
-12
42
10
Estoril

Estoril

34
10
9
15
-3
39
11
Alverca

Alverca

34
10
9
15
-17
39
12
Rio Ave

Rio Ave

34
8
12
14
-22
36
13
Santa Clara

Santa Clara

34
9
9
16
-9
36
14
Nacional

Nacional

34
9
7
18
-8
34
15
Estrela

Estrela

34
6
12
16
-18
30
16
Casa Pia

Casa Pia

34
6
12
16
-26
30
17
Tondela

Tondela

34
6
10
18
-28
28
18
AVS

AVS

34
3
12
19
-40
21

Rio Ave vs Benfica Prediction

Get ready for what is set to be an exciting Primeira Liga fixture as Rio Ave faces Benfica.

The game is set to hold on January 17, 2026 at 20:30 UTC at the Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, in Vila do Conde. This match is part of the ongoing Primeira Liga for the Primeira Liga Regular Season - 18 fixtures.

Rio Ave is currently in 12th place and Benfica are in 3rd place at the moment.

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Match Info:

  • Teams: Rio Ave vs Benfica
  • Date: January 17, 2026
  • Time: 20:30 UTC
  • Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde

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