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?

Tamás Nikitscher leads Rio Ave with 16 fouls committed 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	0.7	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

Rio Ave player leaders 2026/2027

Goals: Jalen Blesa (2), R. Galčík (1), Tamble Monteiro (1).
Assists: Diogo Bezerra (3), Jalen Blesa (1).
Shots: Diogo Bezerra (9), Tamble Monteiro (6), Jalen Blesa (6).
Fouls: Tamás Nikitscher (11), Andreas Ntoi (10), Francisco Petrasso (6).

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

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

Benfica player leaders 2026/2027

Goals: Vangelis Pavlidis (15), Gianluca Prestianni (8), Rafa Silva (5).
Assists: Vangelis Pavlidis (4), Alexander Bah (3), Rafa Silva (3).
Shots: Vangelis Pavlidis (47), Gianluca Prestianni (44), Leandro Barreiro (29).
Fouls: Leandro Barreiro (23), Vangelis Pavlidis (16), Clément Lenglet (14).