Benfica host Rio Ave at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisboa on 2 May 2027 at 01:00 in Liga Portugal. Benfica's last five results: W W W W L (4 wins and 1 loss). Rio Ave's last five: W L L D L (1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses). In their last 6 meetings, Benfica have won 4, Rio Ave 0, with 2 draws.
Benfica vs Rio Ave kicks off at 01:00 UK time on Sunday 2 May 2027 in Liga Portugal, at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisboa.
Benfica vs Rio Ave is being played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Lisboa, the home ground of Benfica.
Benfica's last five results read W W W W L (oldest to newest): 4 wins and 1 loss.
Rio Ave's last five results read W L L D L (oldest to newest): 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses.
Across the last 6 meetings Benfica have won 4, Rio Ave have won 0 and 2 were drawn. The most recent was Rio Ave 0-2 Benfica on 17 January 2026 in the Liga Portugal.
Vangelis Pavlidis leads Benfica with 9 goals across their last 10 games.
Tamás Nikitscher leads Rio Ave with 16 fouls committed across their last 10 games.
Predicted lineups for Benfica vs Rio Ave appear on the Lineups tab of this page once the team news is in, usually the day before the game.
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| 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 |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave vs Benfica | 2-3 |
| 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 |
| # | Benfica | Fouls committed | Rio Ave | Fouls committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. Barreiro | 17 | T. Nikitscher | 16 |
| 2 | T. Araújo | 10 | A. Ntoi | 13 |
| 3 | V. Pavlidis | 10 | F. Petrasso | 9 |
| 4 | C. Lenglet | 10 | T. Monteiro | 7 |
| 5 | G. Sudakov | 7 | D. Spikic | 7 |
| # | Benfica | Shots | Rio Ave | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. Prestianni | 34 | D. Bezerra | 16 |
| 2 | V. Pavlidis | 29 | T. Monteiro | 13 |
| 3 | A. Schjelderup | 17 | J. Blesa | 13 |
| 4 | R. Silva | 17 | D. Spikic | 9 |
| 5 | G. Sudakov | 11 | T. Nikitscher | 5 |
| # | Benfica | Shots on target | Rio Ave | Shots on target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. Pavlidis | 16 | J. Blesa | 7 |
| 2 | G. Prestianni | 13 | D. Bezerra | 6 |
| 3 | R. Silva | 8 | T. Monteiro | 5 |
| 4 | L. Barreiro | 6 | M. Vrousai | 2 |
| 5 | A. Bah | 4 | R. Galčík | 2 |
| # | Benfica | Goals | Rio Ave | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. Pavlidis | 9 | J. Blesa | 3 |
| 2 | G. Prestianni | 5 | D. Bezerra | 1 |
| 3 | R. Silva | 3 | F. Petrasso | 1 |
| 4 | A. Schjelderup | 2 | R. Galčík | 1 |
| 5 | A. Bah | 2 | T. Monteiro | 1 |
| # | Benfica | Yellow cards | Rio Ave | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. Araújo | 3 | F. Petrasso | 3 |
| 2 | A. Bah | 2 | Ryan | 2 |
| 3 | G. Prestianni | 2 | T. Nikitscher | 2 |
| 4 | J. Palhinha | 2 | D. Bezerra | 1 |
| 5 | G. Sudakov | 2 | S. García | 1 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 3.1 | 1 of 18 |
| Goals against | 1 | 5 of 18 |
| Shots | 19.1 | 1 of 18 |
| Shots on target | 7.1 | 1 of 18 |
| Fouls | 12.9 | 9 of 18 |
| Tackles | 14.9 | 11 of 18 |
| Passes | 563.9 | 3 of 18 |
| Corners | 7.3 | 1 of 18 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.7 | 16 of 18 |
| Goals against | 2.1 | 17 of 18 |
| Shots | 7.1 | 18 of 18 |
| Shots on target | 2.6 | 18 of 18 |
| Fouls | 9 | 18 of 18 |
| Tackles | 14.7 | 14 of 18 |
| Passes | 357 | 15 of 18 |
| Corners | 3.1 | 14 of 18 |