Rio Ave 2-3 Benfica - Result & Match Stats (Liga Portugal)

Rio Ave vs Benfica - result

Rio Ave 2-3 Benfica in Liga Portugal on 16 March 2025. Scorers: Clayton, Brandon Aguilera for Rio Ave; Orkun Kökçü, Vangelis Pavlidis, Kerem Aktürkoğlu for Benfica. In their last 6 meetings, Rio Ave have won 0, Benfica 4, with 2 draws.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score in Rio Ave vs Benfica?

Rio Ave 2-3 Benfica in Liga Portugal on Sunday 16 March 2025. Scorers: Clayton, Brandon Aguilera for Rio Ave; Orkun Kökçü, Vangelis Pavlidis, Kerem Aktürkoğlu for Benfica.

What is Rio Ave's recent form?

Rio Ave's last five results read D D L W L (oldest to newest): 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses.

What is Benfica's recent form?

Benfica's last five results read D W L W L (oldest to newest): 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

What is the head-to-head record between Rio Ave and Benfica?

Across the last 6 meetings Rio Ave have won 0, Benfica have won 4 and 2 were drawn. The most recent was Rio Ave 0-2 Benfica on 17 January 2026 in the Liga Portugal.

Who is the standout player for Rio Ave?

Jalen Blesa leads Rio Ave with 4 goals across their last 10 games.

Who is the standout player for Benfica?

Vangelis Pavlidis leads Benfica with 9 goals across their last 10 games.

Who is the referee for Rio Ave vs Benfica?

João António Ferreira Gonçalves refereed Rio Ave vs Benfica.

Rio Ave vs Benfica - previous meetings

Date	Competition	Match	Score
17 Jan 2026	Liga Portugal	Rio Ave vs Benfica	0-2
23 Sep 2025	Liga Portugal	Benfica vs Rio Ave	1-1
27 Oct 2024	Liga Portugal	Benfica vs Rio Ave	5-0
17 May 2024	Liga Portugal	Rio Ave vs Benfica	1-1
14 Jan 2024	Liga Portugal	Benfica vs Rio Ave	4-1
2 Apr 2023	Liga Portugal	Rio Ave vs Benfica	0-1

Rio Ave 2-3 Benfica: match stats

Stat	Rio Ave	Benfica
Possession	40%	60%
Shots	7	20
Shots on target	2	8
Corners	3	11
Fouls	16	12
Yellow cards	3	1
Tackles	7	14
Passes	312	462

Rio Ave vs Benfica goals and red cards

Rio Ave: B. Aguilera 64', Clayton 75', Clayton (red card) 90+4'. Benfica: O. Kökçü 30', V. Pavlidis (penalty) 53', K. Aktürkoğlu 80'.

Rio Ave season stats 2026/2027: per-game averages and league rank

Stat	Per game	Rank
Goals for	0.9	16 of 18
Goals against	2.3	18 of 18
Shots	7.6	18 of 18
Shots on target	3	16 of 18
Fouls	10.1	18 of 18
Tackles	13.8	17 of 18
Passes	384.2	12 of 18
Corners	3.8	13 of 18

Rio Ave player leaders 2026/2027

Goals: Jalen Blesa (3), R. Galčík (1), Tamble Monteiro (1).
Assists: Diogo Bezerra (3), Jalen Blesa (1), Sebastian Clemmensen (1).
Shots: Diogo Bezerra (12), Jalen Blesa (10), Tamble Monteiro (7).
Fouls: Tamás Nikitscher (11), Andreas Ntoi (10), Francisco Petrasso (10).

Benfica season stats 2026/2027: per-game averages and league rank

Stat	Per game	Rank
Goals for	2.9	1 of 18
Goals against	0.9	5 of 18
Shots	19.2	1 of 18
Shots on target	6.4	1 of 18
Fouls	12.4	10 of 18
Tackles	14.8	13 of 18
Passes	553.9	3 of 18
Corners	7.2	1 of 18

Benfica player leaders 2026/2027

Goals: Vangelis Pavlidis (18), Gianluca Prestianni (10), Rafa Silva (5).
Assists: Gianluca Prestianni (6), Vangelis Pavlidis (5), Alexander Bah (3).
Shots: Vangelis Pavlidis (59), Gianluca Prestianni (59), Leandro Barreiro (32).
Fouls: Leandro Barreiro (26), Tomás Araújo (18), Vangelis Pavlidis (17).