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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 17
Jan 14, 2024 at 6pm UK
Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Rio Ave

Benfica
4 - 1
Rio Ave

di Maria (29'), Silva (61'), Leonardo (80'), Mario (90+1')
Kokcu (57')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Rodrigues (9')
Aderlan (49'), Patrick (90+3')
Aderlan (58')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Primeira Liga clash between Benfica and Rio Ave, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Benfica 3-2 Braga
Wednesday, January 10 at 8.45pm in Taca de Portugal
Last Game: Rio Ave 2-0 Portimonense
Sunday, January 7 at 6pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Benfica 3-1 Rio Ave

While Rio Ave will look to pick up where they left off last time out, they are in for a tough 90 minutes against a high-flying Benfica side. As Aguias have won each of their last 11 games against the visitors, and given the gulf in quality and depth between the two sides, they should come out on top once again. 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 72.87%. A draw had a probability of 16.3% and a win for Rio Ave had a probability of 10.84%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.38%) and 3-0 (9.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.62%), while for a Rio Ave win it was 1-2 (3.21%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Benfica would win this match.

Result
BenficaDrawRio Ave
72.87% (-0.486 -0.49) 16.29% (0.182 0.18) 10.84% (0.3 0.3)
Both teams to score 52.06% (0.456 0.46)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
64.11% (0.015000000000001 0.02)35.89% (-0.019999999999996 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
42.02% (0.018000000000001 0.02)57.98% (-0.021999999999998 -0.02)
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.46% (-0.104 -0.1)8.54% (0.101 0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
70.45% (-0.255 -0.25)29.55% (0.252 0.25)
Rio Ave Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
56.92% (0.56 0.56)43.07% (-0.564 -0.56)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.64% (0.468 0.47)79.35% (-0.47199999999999 -0.47)
Score Analysis
    Benfica 72.87%
    Rio Ave 10.84%
    Draw 16.29%
BenficaDrawRio Ave
2-0 @ 11.13% (-0.12 -0.12)
2-1 @ 9.38% (0.045 0.04)
3-0 @ 9.13% (-0.143 -0.14)
1-0 @ 9.05% (-0.052999999999999 -0.05)
3-1 @ 7.69%
4-0 @ 5.62% (-0.116 -0.12)
4-1 @ 4.73% (-0.023 -0.02)
3-2 @ 3.24% (0.05 0.05)
5-0 @ 2.76% (-0.071 -0.07)
5-1 @ 2.33% (-0.023 -0.02)
4-2 @ 1.99% (0.021 0.02)
6-0 @ 1.13% (-0.035 -0.03)
5-2 @ 0.98% (0.005 0.01)
6-1 @ 0.96% (-0.014 -0.01)
Other @ 2.74%
Total : 72.87%
1-1 @ 7.62% (0.073 0.07)
2-2 @ 3.95% (0.079 0.08)
0-0 @ 3.68% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-3 @ 0.91% (0.027 0.03)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 16.29%
1-2 @ 3.21% (0.08 0.08)
0-1 @ 3.1% (0.044 0.04)
0-2 @ 1.31% (0.039 0.04)
2-3 @ 1.11% (0.039 0.04)
1-3 @ 0.9% (0.036 0.04)
Other @ 1.22%
Total : 10.84%

How you voted: Benfica vs Rio Ave

Benfica
96.2%
Draw
3.8%
Rio Ave
0.0%
26
Head to Head
Apr 2, 2023 6pm
Gameweek 26
Rio Ave
0-1
Benfica
Ramos (46')
Oct 8, 2022 6pm
Gameweek 9
Benfica
4-2
Rio Ave
Ramos (13', 45+1'), Luiz (19' og.), Musa (62')
Ronaldo (6'), Rodrigues (86')
Mar 1, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 21
Benfica
2-0
Rio Ave
Seferovic (59'), Pizzi (78')
Silva (72')
Oct 18, 2020 8pm
Gameweek 4
Rio Ave
0-3
Benfica

Pinto (81')
Waldschmidt (6', 45+4'), Gabriel (84')
Gilberto (78'), Otamendi (80'), Weigl (90+2')
Jun 17, 2020 9.15pm
Gameweek 27
Rio Ave
1-2
Benfica
Taremi (26')
Elmusrati (13'), Figueiras (80')
Elmusrati (62'), Santos (72'), Figueiras (90+2')
Seferovic (64'), Weigl (87')
Pizzi (45+3'), Dias (74')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CSporting Lisbon34293296296790
2Benfica34255477284980
3Porto34226663273672
4Braga34215871502168
5Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes34196952381463
6MoreirenseMoreirense34167113635155
7AroucaArouca34137145450446
8FamalicaoFamalicao341012123741-442
9Casa Pia34108163850-1238
10SC FarenseFarense34107174651-537
11Rio AveRio Ave3461993843-537
12Gil Vicente3499164252-1036
13Estoril PraiaEstoril3496194958-933
14Estrela Amadora34712153353-2033
15BoavistaBoavista34711163962-2332
16PortimonensePortimonense3488183972-3332
RVizela34511183666-3026
RChavesChaves3458213172-4123


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