Rio Ave - Benfica

Logo Rio Ave
Rio Ave
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Liga Portugal Bwin Season 2026 - Round 15
Planned
Logo Benfica
Benfica
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Match preview

Rio Ave take on Benfica in Liga Portugal Bwin at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube on 20 December 2026.

The most recent match for Rio Ave was a 3-2 win over Nacional, preceded by a 0-1 defeat against Alverca.

The most recent match for Benfica was a 2-0 win over Guimaraes, preceded by a 1-3 defeat against FC Porto.

The numbers favour Benfica, with 19 points and 7 goals conceded in 8 matches, against 7 points and 17 goals conceded in 8 matches for Rio Ave.

The record over the 24 previous meetings: 2 wins for Rio Ave, 19 wins for Benfica and 3 draws. See every meeting between Rio Ave and Benfica.

Our algorithm predicts Benfica to win, with a probability of 86%.

Team forms

Previous confrontations (H2H)

2 Rio Ave
3 Draw
19 Benfica
54% Over 2.5 goals
58% Both teams scored
3.3 Goals per match
Logo Rio Ave 0 | Logo Benfica 10 Clean sheets
Biggest win: Benfica 5-0 Rio Ave (2024)
Most goals: Benfica 4-2 Rio Ave (2022)
Goals scored all matches
Logo Rio Ave
0.92
Logo Benfica
2.38
Goals in home matches
Logo Rio Ave
1.00
Logo Benfica
3.00
Goals in away matches
Logo Rio Ave
0.83
Logo Benfica
1.75
Above is calculated based on the below matches
Full H2H of Rio Ave and Benfica →

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Stadion

Stadion name

Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube

Capacity

12815

Address

Rua Dona Maria Pães Ribeiro
Vila do Conde

table 2026

Primeira Liga
Team Pts
FC Porto FC Porto 24
Benfica Benfica 19
Sporting CP Sporting CP 18
Santa Clara Santa Clara 18
Arouca Arouca 14
Academico Viseu Academico Viseu 14
GIL Vicente GIL Vicente 11
SC Braga SC Braga 11
Estrela Estrela 10
Alverca Alverca 8
Maritimo Maritimo 8
Moreirense Moreirense 8
Famalicao Famalicao 7
Rio Ave Rio Ave 7
Guimaraes Guimaraes 5
Nacional Nacional 4
Casa Pia Casa Pia 4
Estoril Estoril 2
Complete table

Possible line-up

This possible line-up is based on both teams' past line-ups, especially the most recent one. The actual line-up may differ and will be shown here as soon as it is announced.
Logo Rio Ave Rio Ave — Formation: 4-2-3-1
32
Vitor Hugo Batista Araujo de Mendonça
20
João Tomé Esteves Baptista
5
Andreas-Richardos Ntoi
39
Gustavo Teixeira Lopes da Conceição
17
Marios Vrousai
79
Miguel Patricio
54
Georgios Liavas
80
Sebastian Senna Clemmensen
19
Malik Sellouki
7
Diogo Bezerra de Oliveira
11
Jalen Aleix Miller Blesa
14
Vangelis Pavlidis
21
Andreas Schjelderup
25
Gianluca Prestianni Gross
27
Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
36
João Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves
18
Leandro Barreiro Martins
26
Samuel Dahl
44
Tomás Lemos Araújo
3
Alessandro Circati
6
Alexander Hartmann Bah
24
Samuel Jumpe Soares
Benfica — Formation: 4-2-3-1 Logo Benfica