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Rio Ave v Benfica : Liga NOS match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 17th Jan, 20:30 BST, Estadio Dos Arcos, Vila do Conde

Rio Ave and Benfica take on one another at the Estadio Dos Arcos on Saturday night, with both Sotiris Silaidopoulos and José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho hoping for success in the Liga NOS. Liga NOS statistics are the most important part of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head history included too. You can view it all, with graphics and the best odds available for seventeen major betting markets via the tabs.


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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Half Time / Full Time
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Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Rio Ave
19%
--
Draw
22%
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Benfica
59%
--
Benfica 1-0
11%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Benfica 2-0
10%
--
Benfica 2-1
10%
--
Benfica 3-0
6%
--
Benfica 3-1
6%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Rio Ave 1-0
6%
--
Rio Ave 2-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Benfica 4-0
3%
--
Benfica 3-2
3%
--
Benfica 4-1
3%
--
Rio Ave 2-0
3%
--
Rio Ave 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Home 1st Goal
40%
--
Away 1st Goal
56%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
9%
--
BTTS - Draw
16%
--
BTTS - Away Win
26%
--
Home/draw
41%
--
Away/draw
81%
--
Home/away
78%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
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Home DNB
35%
--
Away DNB
74%
--
Rio Ave win to nil
10%
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Benfica win to nil
33%
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Win / draw / win Liga NOS table

Rio Ave have played 17 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league. Rio Ave are winless in the 9 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 8 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 4 and won zero. Rio Ave have conceded 20 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Rio Ave have played 8 games at home, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 10 goals, conceded 13 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Benfica lay in 3rd place on 39 points in the Liga NOS league table having played 17 matches. Benfica are unbeaten in 15 games against teams below them in the league and kept 7 clean sheets out of 15 games. Benfica are unbeaten away after 8 games and have kept 5 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below them in the table, winning 11, drawing 4 and losing 0 games. They have scored 35 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Benfica have conceded 10 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Benfica have played 8 away games, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored an average of 2.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Rio Ave
Benfica
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Porto1716103249 
l
 
0-3A
Feb 22
Mar 8
d
 
0-00-0
2
S. Lisbon1713313842 
May 10
l
 
4-0A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 19
3
Benfica1711602539 
Jan 17
d
 
1-1A
-
-
4
Gil Vicente177731028 
May 3
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-1A
Mar 1
5
Braga177641327 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 8
May 10
d
 
2-2F
6
V. Guimaraes17746-425 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 26
Mar 22
w
 
0-3F
7
Moreirense16736-124 
Feb 15
l
 
3-1A
Apr 26
w
 
0-4F
8
Famalicao17656623 
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
May 3
9
Estoril17557-120 
l
 
0-4A
Mar 22
w
 
3-1F
May 17
10
Rio Ave17485-720 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
Jan 17
11
Alverca17629-1020 
Apr 4
d
 
1-1F
Feb 8
w
 
1-2F
12
Estrela Amadora17476-419 
Mar 15
w
 
1-2A
Jan 25
w
 
0-1F
13
Nacional16448-516 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 25
Apr 12
w
 
1-2A
14
Santa Clara16448-516 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 12
d
 
1-1F
Feb 15
15
Casa Pia17359-1514 
w
 
3-1F
May 17
d
 
2-2F
Apr 4
16
Arouca17359-2414 
Feb 1
d
 
3-3A
w
 
5-0F
Mar 15
17
Tondela163310-1612 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 8
w
 
3-0F
Feb 1
18
AVS170413-324 
Apr 19
w
 
1-2F
Feb 22
w
 
0-3F
Win / draw / win form
16
Benfica have not lost in 16 consecutive away league games
Rio Ave 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Rio Ave3 - 1Casa Pia
Rio Ave0 - 1V. Guimaraes
Rio Ave1 - 1Santa Clara
Rio Ave0 - 4Estoril
Rio Ave3 - 0Tondela
Rio Ave0 - 3Porto
Rio Ave2 - 2Braga
Rio Ave1 - 1Nacional
Rio Ave1 - 1Gil Vicente
Rio Ave2 - 0Estrela Amadora
Rio Ave1 - 1Santa Clara
Rio Ave0 - 2Boavista
Rio Ave2 - 3Benfica
Rio Ave2 - 1Braga
Rio Ave1 - 1AVS
Rio Ave2 - 2Porto
Rio Ave0 - 3S. Lisbon
Rio Ave2 - 1Nacional
Rio Ave2 - 2V. Guimaraes
Rio Ave3 - 2Moreirense
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
10
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HRio Ave3 - 1Casa Pia
ARio Ave0 - 4S. Lisbon
ARio Ave2 - 2Gil Vicente
HRio Ave0 - 1V. Guimaraes
ARio Ave2 - 1AVS
HRio Ave1 - 1Santa Clara
ARio Ave1 - 1Alverca
HRio Ave0 - 4Estoril
ARio Ave2 - 1Estrela Amadora
HRio Ave3 - 0Tondela
ARio Ave0 - 0Famalicao
ARio Ave1 - 1Benfica
HRio Ave0 - 3Porto
ARio Ave1 - 3Moreirense
HRio Ave2 - 2Braga
ARio Ave3 - 3Arouca
HRio Ave1 - 1Nacional
HRio Ave1 - 1Gil Vicente
ARio Ave3 - 3Nacional
HRio Ave2 - 0Estrela Amadora
Benfica 3RD
20 league games
Away
16
Overall
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
14
D
4
L
2
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Braga2 - 2Benfica
Moreirense0 - 4Benfica
Nacional1 - 2Benfica
V. Guimaraes0 - 3Benfica
Porto0 - 0Benfica
AVS0 - 3Benfica
Alverca1 - 2Benfica
Estrela Amadora0 - 1Benfica
Braga1 - 1Benfica
Estoril1 - 2Benfica
V. Guimaraes0 - 3Benfica
Porto1 - 4Benfica
Gil Vicente0 - 3Benfica
Rio Ave2 - 3Benfica
Santa Clara0 - 1Benfica
Estrela Amadora2 - 3Benfica
Casa Pia3 - 1Benfica
S. Lisbon1 - 0Benfica
Nacional0 - 2Benfica
AVS1 - 1Benfica
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
12
Draw
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBenfica3 - 1Estoril
ABenfica2 - 2Braga
HBenfica1 - 0Famalicao
ABenfica4 - 0Moreirense
HBenfica1 - 1S. Lisbon
ABenfica2 - 1Nacional
HBenfica2 - 2Casa Pia
ABenfica3 - 0V. Guimaraes
HBenfica5 - 0Arouca
ABenfica0 - 0Porto
HBenfica2 - 1Gil Vicente
HBenfica1 - 1Rio Ave
ABenfica3 - 0AVS
HBenfica1 - 1Santa Clara
ABenfica2 - 1Alverca
HBenfica3 - 0Tondela
ABenfica1 - 0Estrela Amadora
ABenfica1 - 1Braga
HBenfica1 - 1S. Lisbon
ABenfica2 - 1Estoril
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
19
Benfica have not lost to Rio Ave in 19 consecutive league meetings
League games at Rio Ave since 2016
Rio Ave
Benfica
Goals: Scored
7
16
Games: Scored
5 / 9
9 / 9
Clean sheets
0 / 9
4 / 9
D
2
BEF
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Rio Ave
2 - 3Benfica
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Benfica
0 - 3Benfica
1 - 2Benfica
2 - 3Benfica
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Benfica
0 - 1Benfica
League games at Benfica since 2015
Benfica
Rio Ave
Goals: Scored
32
8
Games: Scored
10 / 10
6 / 10
Clean sheets
4 / 10
0 / 10
D
1
BEF
9
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Benfica
Draw1 - 1Draw
Benfica5 - 0
Benfica4 - 1
Benfica4 - 2
Benfica2 - 0
Benfica2 - 0
Benfica4 - 2
Benfica5 - 1
Benfica2 - 0
Benfica3 - 1
Goal Statistics

Benfica have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 8 consecutive Liga NOS matches. Their PG of 1.9 against Rio Ave on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Rio Ave 11th Benfica 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of Rio Ave scoring 1 goal or less
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 84% probability that Benfica will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+7
Rio Ave’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+16
Benfica have scored 16% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
2.1
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
0.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Liga NOS - 2025/2025 season
Rio Ave
PG (predicted goals)
Benfica
1
1.9
Attack rating
RIO
BEF
32%
better
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Games scored12
16
Failed to score5
1
Scored first7
13
Goals scored22
36
Avg. goals scored1.3
2.1
Avg. shots per game7
12
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for19
18
Avg. XG for1
2.1
KickOff rating
+32%
Defence rating
RIO
BEF
50%
better
view stats
Games conceded15
9
Clean sheets2
8
Conceded first9
3
Goals conceded29
11
Avg. goals conceded1.7
0.6
Avg. shots/game conceded12
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
10
Conversion rate against14%
10%
Avg. XG against1.9
0.9
KickOff rating
+50%

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Rio Ave Liga NOS squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
161057
C MisztaClaytonA LuizClayton
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Liavas MID171
2
-
A Luiz FWD1775
3
-
C Miszta GLK16
5
-
M Vrousai  DEF1611
1
1
N Athanasiou DEF161
1
-
B Aguilera MID161
4
-
Clayton FWD16104
6
1
A Ndoj DEF151
5
-
F. Petrasso DEF15
4
-
O Pohlmann MID151
-
J Panzo DEF13
3
1
D Spikic FWD132
1
-
N Abby DEF12
2
-
J Brabec DEF10
2
-
T. Nikitscher MID101
2
1
M Gual FWD10
-
A. Papakanellos MID9
-
J Tomé DEF6
1
-
J Graça MID6
-
J DEF4
1
-
O Richards DEF3
-
E. da Silva Moreira DEF3
-
T. Bakoulas MID3
-
K. Zoabi FWD3
1
-
K Chamorro GLK1
-
T. Medina FWD1
-
Benfica Liga NOS squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
161746
S DahlV PavlidisV PavlidisR Ríos
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Dahl DEF171
1
-
F Aursnes MID1733
-
V Pavlidis FWD17174
2
-
N Otamendi DEF162
5
-
R Ríos MID16
6
-
L Barreiro MID163
1
-
A Trubin GLK15
-
E Barrenechea MID15
5
-
F Ivanovic FWD153
1
-
A Dedic DEF1413
2
1
H Sudakov MID1441
2
-
T Araújo DEF131
1
-
G Prestianni FWD1321
3
1
A Silva DEF11
2
-
A Schjelderup FWD1112
-
J. Seno Luis Rêgo MID71
-
D Lukébakio FWD63
1
-
H Araújo FWD5
-
Manu MID4
-
S Soares GLK2
1
-
J. Fins Veloso MID2
-
R Obrador DEF1
-