Rio Ave vs Benfica predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The The Lisbon, having lost their last match against FC Barcelona, travel to Vila do Conde with the intention of achieving the best possible result. In this match of the 26th round of the Portugal League,  Rio Ave will face Benfica at Do Rio Ave Futebol Clube stadium on 16 March at 14:00, and will be refereed by João Ferreira.

The home team, Rio Ave is currently in 12º position in the tournament with 29 points, while Benfica is currently in 2º position with 59.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Rio Ave vs Benfica.

Rio Ave

Rio Ave comes from playing against FC Famalicão and finished the match with a result of 1-0, with loss for Rio Ave. After this loss they will try to get back to winning ways against Benfica. In that last match between Rio Ave and FC Famalicão, Rioavista team achieved a 47% possession of the ball, with 4 shots on goal without managing to score a goal to their opponent.

In the last 6 matches, the team coached by Petit has achieved 2 wins, 2 draws y 2 defeats. Rio Ave average number of goals per game is 1.2 goals, while they concede an average of 1.2 goals per game. With this trend they have 17 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 7 goals while conceding 7 goals.

Latest statistics in Rio Ave matches:

• Both teams to score: 5/6
• Matches conceding goals:  17
• First to concede goals: 5/6
• Draw at half-time: 4/6

Benfica

Benfica, meanwhile, are coming off a 3-1 defeat against FC Barcelona, and travel to the Do Rio Ave Futebol Clube stadium with the intention of turning this last result around and facing Rio Ave.

In that match between Benfica and FC Barcelona, the The Lisbon team achieved 35% ball possession, getting 2 shots on goal, 1 of which was a goal. The goal was scored by N. Otamendi.

Analysing the last 6 matches, Bruno Lage's team has won 3, drawn 1 and lost 2. Benfica average 1.8 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.2 goals per game. With this trend they have 1 official match without a clean sheet. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 11 goals while conceding 7 goals.

Latest statistics in Benfica matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 4/6
• Both teams to score: 2/6
• First to score: 4/6

Rio Ave vs Benfica: H2H STATS

We always analyse previous H2H to spot trends that help us make a more accurate Rio Ave vs Benfica prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Portugal League competition, in an event that took place at the Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) stadium on 27-10-2024 with the result of 5-0, with Benfica winning.

The last 5 meetings between Rio Ave and Benfica have resulted in , 4 wins for Benfica, and 1 draw. In those matches, Rio Ave managed to score 4 goals, while Benfica scored 15 goals against Rio Ave.

• In 3/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals