Football› Liga Portugal› Round 18› Rio Ave vs Benfica

Rio Ave vs Benfica — result, stats & head-to-head, 17 Jan 2026

Rio Ave vs BenficaLiga Portugal · Round 18 · Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube0–2
Matches
Rio Ave 0–2 Full time Benfica

Starting XI

Rio Ave3-4-2-1
9Silva6.8
11↓Silva6.3↓ 73'
18↓Špikić6.7↓ 80'
20Baptista6.2
5↓Ntoi6.3↓ 73'
10↓Zamora6.6↓ 80'
3↓Athanasiou6.0↓ 72'
23Petrasso6.7
32Brabec6.6
6Abby7.3
1CMiszta7.4

Timeline

  1. 16'
    Leandro Barreiro · 0–1assist: Georgiy Sudakov
  2. 23'
    Amar DedićVAR check
  3. 25'
    Andreas Ntoi · 0–2Left foot shot
  4. 59'
    Andreas Schjelderupyellow card
  5. 62'
    Andreas Schjelderup ↑ Sidny Cabral ↓substitution
  6. 66'
    Andreas Ntoiyellow card
  7. 72'
    Nikolaos Athanasiou ↑ Antonis Papakanellos ↓substitution
  8. 73'
    André Luiz ↑ Ole Pohlmann ↓substitution
  9. 73'
    Andreas Ntoi ↑ Tamás Nikitscher ↓substitution
  10. 78'
    Gianluca Prestianni ↑ João Rego ↓substitution
  11. 80'
    Dario Spikic ↑ Diogo Bezerra ↓substitution
  12. 80'
    Brandon Aguilera ↑ Georgios Liavas ↓substitution
  13. 90'
    Georgiy Sudakov ↑ Manu Silva ↓substitution
  14. 90+1'
    Samuel Dahlyellow card

Rio Ave left · Benfica right

Periods

Rio Ave
1st half0
2nd half0
Extra time0
Benfica
1st half2
2nd half0
Extra time0

Match statistics

7Shots24
2Shots on target8
3Corners11
12Fouls8
17Tackles19
1Yellow cards2

Match information

Liga PortugalCompetition
18Round
Sat 17 Jan · 20:30 UTCKickoff
Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol ClubeVenue
12,815Capacity
4,435 (35% full)Attendance
Luis Claudio Pereira dos SantosReferee
9°C · light rainWeather

Possession

Possession
37% · 63%
Duels won
42% · 58%
Pass accuracy
82% · 90%

Breakdown

Shooting
3Shots inside box15
4Shots outside box9
4Shots blocked5
1Hit woodwork1
0Big chances created4
0Big chances missed3
Passing
351Passes599
11Crosses27
2Accurate crosses8
46Long passes39
22Accurate long passes23
Defence
6Interceptions10
5Keeper saves1
Duels & dribbles
36Duels won48
15Dribble attempts16
5Successful dribbles11

Goalscorers

Vangelis Pavlidis 23Benfica
Clayton 10Rio Ave
Andreas Schjelderup 7Benfica
André Luiz 7Rio Ave

Bench

Rio Ave · bench

4PanzoDF
7Oliveira6.7↑ 80'
14ZoabiFW
19Papakanellos6.4↑ 72'
22RodríguezGK
44Nikitscher6.5↑ 73'
54Liavas6.8↑ 80'
77RichardsDF
80Pohlmann6.5↑ 73'

Benfica · bench

4SilvaDF
5BarrenecheaMF
9IvanovićFW
15Lopes Cabral6.9↑ 62'
16Silva6.5↑ 90'
27BangnaFW
50FerreiraGK
62Formoso NetoDF
84Rêgo6.3↑ 78'

Managers

Previous meetings

In 3 recorded meetings, Rio Ave have won 0 and Benfica 2 — 1 ended level.

2025 · Liga PortugalBenfica vs Rio Ave 1–1 2025 · Liga PortugalRio Ave vs Benfica 2–3 2024 · Liga PortugalBenfica vs Rio Ave 5–0 All 3 meetings →

Recent form

Rio Ave WLDLW
Benfica WWWDW

Liga Portugal

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Porto3428426618+4888
2Sporting CP3425728924+6582
3Benfica34231107425+4980
4Sporting Braga34161176436+2859
5Famalicão34151184229+1356
6Gil Vicente341311104738+950
7Moreirense34127153749-1243
8Arouca34126164764-1742
9Vitória Guimarães34126163951-1242
10Estoril34109155457-339
11Alverca34109153552-1739
12Rio Ave34812143557-2236
13Santa Clara3499163241-936
14Nacional3497183745-834
15Estrela Amadora34612163856-1830
16Casa Pia34612163157-2630
17Tondela34610182755-2828
18AVS34312192767-4021

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
12
Rio Ave
WLDLW
 6.61 36
3
Benfica
WWWDW
 7.25 80
Market

No market on record.

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Around this match
Rio Ave – Casa PiaRio Ave
Nacional – Rio AveRio Ave
Benfica – EstorilBenfica
Juventus – BenficaBenfica
Form
Rio AveWLDLW
BenficaWWWDW
Match stats
37Possession63
7Shots24
2On target8
3Corners11
1Yellow cards2