Benfica vs Rio Ave
Ref: Sergio Guelho, PortugalEstádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa · 65,647 cap
Match recap
Benfica and Rio Ave drew 1–1 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Sudakov scored for Benfica; André Luiz replied for Rio Ave. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.70 for Benfica versus 0.15 for Rio Ave. Benfica sit 3rd in the Primeira Liga table while Rio Ave are 12th.
First Half
Ivanović
Yellow Card
Second Half
55'
Brabec
Yellow Card
Dahl
Yellow Card
58'
⇄
Gual
58'
⇄
Špikić
60'
Miszta
Yellow Card
VAR
Goal cancelled
⇄
Ivanović
⇄
Dahl
68'
⇄
Pohlmann
73'
⇄
Richards
73'
⇄
Vrousai
⚽
Sudakov
Assist: Lukebakio
⇄
Sudakov
⇄
Rios
Barrenechea
Yellow Card
90'
Clayton
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
André Luiz
Assist: Nikitscher
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Porto | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | +48 | 88 |
| 2 |  Sporting CP | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | +65 | 82 |
| 3 |  Benfica | 34 | 23 | 11 | 0 | +49 | 80 |
| 4 |  SC Braga | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +28 | 59 |
| 11 |  Alverca | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -17 | 39 |
| 12 |  Rio Ave | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | -22 | 36 |
| 13 |  Santa Clara | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 36 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BenficaRio Ave
11Won
Statistical edge
11–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.70VS0.15
Attack6 · 0 won
19
Shots
4
7
Shots on target
2
15
Shots in the box
3
4
Shots outside box
1
6
Shots off goal
1
11
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
69%
Possession
31%
557
Total passes
251
482
Accurate passes
186
87%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline0 · 1 won
16
Fouls
16
3
Yellow cards
3
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
6
6
Blocked shots
1
1.45
Goals prevented
1.45
Benfica
4-3-3
Rio Ave
3-4-3
Benfica
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Anatolii TrubinG
- 4António SilvaD
- 5Enzo BarrenecheaM
- 8Fredrik AursnesF
- 9Franjo IvanovićF
- 10Heorhii SudakovM
- 14Vangelis PavlidisF
- 17Amar DedićD
- 20Richard Ríos MontoyaM
- 26Samuel Elias DahlD
- 30Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo OtamendiD
Substitutes
- 3Rafael ObradorD
- 11Dodi Lukebakio NgandoliF
- 18Leandro Barreiro MartinsM
- 21Andreas Rædergård SchjelderupF
- 24Samuel SoaresG
- 25Gianluca Prestianni GrossF
- 39Henrique AraújoF
- 44Tomás AraújoD
- 68João VelosoM
Rio Ave
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1Cezary MisztaG
- 4Jonathan William PanzoD
- 5Andreas-Richardos NtoiM
- 10Brandon Aguilera ZamoraM
- 17Marios VrousaiM
- 18Dario ŠpikićF
- 23Francisco PetrassoD
- 28Marc GualF
- 32Jakub BrabecD
- 77Omar Tyrell Crawford RichardsM
- 80Ole PohlmannF
Substitutes
- 2Eric Emanuel da Silva MoreiraF
- 3Nicolaos AthanasiouD
- 6Nelson Ighodaro AbbeyD
- 9ClaytonF
- 11André LuizF
- 21João GraçaM
- 22Kevin José Chamorro RodríguezG
- 44Tamás NikitscherM
- 54Georgios LiavasM
Benfica
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgiy Sudakov | M | 89 | 8.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Nicolás Otamendi(C) | D | 90 | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| António Silva | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Amar Dedić | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/3 |
| Enzo Barrenechea | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Samuel Dahl | D | 65 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Fredrik Aursnes | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Anatoliy Trubin | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — |
| Franjo Ivanović | F | 65 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/6 |
| Richard Ríos | M | 89 | 6.0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Tomás Araújo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Obrador | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Veloso | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gianluca Prestianni | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Soares | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dodi Lukebakio | F | 25 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Andreas Schjelderup | F | 25 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Henrique Araújo | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leandro Barreiro | M | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rio Ave
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cezary Miszta | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ole Pohlmann | F | 68 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Francisco Petrasso | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Richards | M | 73 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Jonathan Panzo | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marios Vrousai(C) | M | 73 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jakub Brabec | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Aguilera | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Andreas Ndoj | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Dario Špikić | F | 58 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/5 |
| Marc Gual | F | 58 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Eric da Silva Moreira | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Chamorro | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Abbey | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Graça | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| André Luiz | F | 32 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/6 |
| Tamás Nikitscher | M | 17 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nikolaos Athanasiou | D | 22 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgios Liavas | M | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Clayton | F | 32 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |