Rio Ave vs Benfica
Ref: C. PereiraEstádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde · 12,815 cap
Match recap
Benfica beat Rio Ave 2–0 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Barreiro and Ntoi scored for Benfica. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.19 for Rio Ave versus 2.48 for Benfica. Rio Ave sit 12th in the Primeira Liga table while Benfica are 3rd.
First Half
16'
⚽
Barreiro
Assist: Sudakov
23'
VAR
Penalty cancelled
25'
⚽
Ntoi (OG)
Second Half
59'
Schjelderup
Yellow Card
62'
⇄
Schjelderup
Ntoi
Yellow Card
⇄
Athanasiou
⇄
André Luiz
⇄
Ntoi
78'
⇄
Prestianni
⇄
Špikić
⇄
Aguilera
90+1'
Dahl
Yellow Card
90'
⇄
Sudakov
| # | 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
Rio AveBenfica
2Won
Statistical edge
2–13
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.19VS2.48
Attack0 · 6 won
7
Shots
24
1
Shots on target
8
3
Shots in the box
15
4
Shots outside box
9
2
Shots off goal
11
3
Corners
11
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
37%
Possession
63%
346
Total passes
602
285
Accurate passes
540
82%
Pass accuracy
90%
Discipline1 · 2 won
12
Fouls
8
1
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
1
4
Blocked shots
5
0.25
Goals prevented
0.25
Rio Ave
3-4-2-1
Benfica
4-2-3-1
Rio Ave
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Cezary MisztaG
- 3Nicolaos AthanasiouM
- 5Andreas-Richardos NtoiM
- 6Nelson Ighodaro AbbeyD
- 9ClaytonF
- 10Brandon Aguilera ZamoraM
- 11André LuizF
- 18Dario ŠpikićF
- 20João ToméM
- 23Francisco PetrassoD
- 32Jakub BrabecD
Substitutes
- 4Jonathan William PanzoD
- 7Diogo Bezerra
- 14Karem ZoabiF
- 19Antonis PapakanellosM
- 22Kevin José Chamorro RodríguezG
- 44Tamás NikitscherM
- 54Georgios LiavasM
- 77Omar Tyrell Crawford RichardsD
- 80Ole PohlmannM
Benfica
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Anatolii TrubinG
- 8Fredrik AursnesM
- 10Heorhii SudakovM
- 14Vangelis PavlidisF
- 17Amar DedićD
- 18Leandro Barreiro MartinsM
- 21Andreas Rædergård SchjelderupM
- 25Gianluca Prestianni GrossM
- 26Samuel Elias DahlD
- 30Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo OtamendiD
- 44Tomás AraújoD
Substitutes
- 4António SilvaD
- 5Enzo BarrenecheaM
- 9Franjo IvanovićF
- 15Sidny Lopes CabralD
- 16ManuM
- 27BrumaF
- 50Diogo FerreiraG
- 62J. NetoD
- 84João Pedro Seno Luís RêgoM
Rio Ave
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Abbey | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Petrasso | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Cezary Miszta(C) | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clayton | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| André Luiz | F | 73 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/7 |
| Dario Špikić | F | 80 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Brandon Aguilera | M | 80 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| João Tomé | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Nikolaos Athanasiou | M | 72 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jakub Brabec | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Ndoj | M | 73 | 5.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Omar Richards | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Chamorro | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karem Zoabi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan Panzo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgios Liavas | M | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tamás Nikitscher | M | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diogo Bezerra | F | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antonis Papakanellos | M | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ole Pohlmann | M | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
Benfica
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leandro Barreiro | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Samuel Dahl | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Tomás Araújo | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Fredrik Aursnes | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Nicolás Otamendi(C) | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anatoliy Trubin | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gianluca Prestianni | M | 78 | 7.3 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 4/4 |
| Georgiy Sudakov | M | 89 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Amar Dedić | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2/4 |
| Andreas Schjelderup | M | 62 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/5 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Franjo Ivanović | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| José Neto | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diogo Ferreira | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| António Silva | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enzo Barrenechea | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bruma | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manuel Silva | M | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sidny Lopes Cabral | D | 28 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| João Rêgo | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |