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

Estadio Dos Arcos, Vila do Conde

We’ve Liga NOS action to look forward to on Saturday night, as Sotiris Silaidopoulos and his Rio Ave side host José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho’s Benfica at the Estadio Dos Arcos. All the odds are delivered straight from the bookmaker, while predictions are calculated from stats over a 20-game period. We focus especially on Liga NOS match data, including head to head (H2H) records. Hit the tabs below to explore.

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Rio Ave's next match is v Nacional at 15:30 on Sunday 25th January
Benfica's next match is v Estrela Amadora at 18:00 on Sunday 25th January
The last Portuguese Liga NOS meeting between Rio Ave and Benfica was on Saturday 17th January 2026
Portuguese Liga NOS
January 17th 2026
Rio Ave 0
2 Benfica
 
16' L. Barreiro Martins
25' (OG)A. Ntoi
 
RIO
BEF
Shots On
1
8
Shots Off
2
11
Corners
3
11
Possession
37%
63%
Fouls
12
8
Yellow/red cards
1/0
2/0
 
Rio AveBenfica
 
C. Miszta
N. Athanasiou (A. Papakanellos 72')
A. Ntoifootball icon (T. Nikitscher 73')
N. Abby
J. Esteves Baptista
F. Petrasso
J. Brabec
B. Aguilera Zamora (G. Liavas 80')
Clayton
A. Inácio da Silva (O. Pohlmann 73')
D. Špikić (D. Bezerra de Oliveira 80')
A. Trubin
A. Dedić
F. Aursnes
(M. Silva 90') H. Sudakov
V. Pavlidis
football iconL. Barreiro Martins
S. Dahl
N. Otamendi
T. Araújo
(S. Lopes Cabral 62') A. Schjelderup
(J. Seno Luis Rêgo 78') G. Prestianni Gross

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Best Tip: Benfica to win

Claiming a victory away from home Liga NOS is always worth celebrating, and we're predicting that José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho and his Benfica team will be dancing in the halls of Estadio Dos Arcos on Saturday night. The stats below, including historical head-to-head (H2H) records, show they're more than capable of delivering, and the bookies think so too. The best available price is 1.33 on Benfica to win. That's where we expect the smart money to go.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 65% chance of Benfica coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Rio Ave
15%
17/21/50
Draw
20%
4/1100/1
Benfica
65%
27/1001/300
Benfica 2-0
12%
11/21/3
Benfica 1-0
11%
13/217/2
Benfica 2-1
10%
15/217/2
Draw 1-1
10%
17/210/1
Benfica 3-0
8%
15/219/5
Benfica 3-1
7%
10/128/1
Draw 0-0
6%
14/110/1
Rio Ave 1-0
5%
22/114/1
Draw 2-2
4%
20/160/1
Rio Ave 2-1
4%
28/125/1
Benfica 4-0
4%
12/122/1
Benfica 4-1
3%
18/190/1
Benfica 3-2
3%
25/1125/1
Rio Ave 2-0
2%
50/128/1
Benfica 5-0
2%
25/190/1
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
4/75/1
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
27/201/9
Home 1st Goal
38%
5/214/5
Away 1st Goal
59%
1/31/3
No 1st Goal
3%
14/110/1
BTTS - Yes
49%
1/114/1
BTTS - No
51%
3/41/66
BTTS - Home Win
7%
18/11/50
BTTS - Draw
15%
11/250/1
BTTS - Away Win
28%
2/17/1
Home/draw
35%
12/580/1
Away/draw
85%
1/141/50
Home/away
80%
1/61/200
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
1/61/25
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
4/117/2
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
11/833/1
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
8/151/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
10/3100/1
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/51/500
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
8/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/141/50
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/331/33
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
16/110/1
Home DNB
29%
7/11/50
Away DNB
79%
1/121/50
Rio Ave win to nil
7%
16/1-
Benfica win to nil
38%
11/10-
Rio Ave / Rio Ave
6%
16/1125/1
Rio Ave / Benfica
4%
18/11/50
Rio Ave / Draw
4%
20/11/50
Draw / Rio Ave
4%
20/1150/1
Draw / Benfica
20%
3/180/1
Draw / Draw
11%
13/2100/1
Benfica / Rio Ave
2%
50/140/1
Benfica / Benfica
44%
5/61/80
Benfica / Draw
5%
16/116/1
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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
Porto1817103352 
l
 
0-3A
Feb 22
Mar 8
d
 
0-00-0
2
S. Lisbon1814314145 
May 10
l
 
4-0A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 19
3
Benfica1812602742 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
-
-
4
Gil Vicente188731131 
May 3
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-1A
Mar 1
5
Braga188641430 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 8
May 10
d
 
2-2F
6
Moreirense18837-127 
Feb 15
l
 
3-1A
Apr 26
w
 
0-4F
7
Famalicao18756726 
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
May 3
8
V. Guimaraes18747-525 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 26
Mar 22
w
 
0-3F
9
Estoril18657423 
l
 
0-4A
Mar 22
w
 
3-1F
May 17
10
Alverca18729-923 
Apr 4
d
 
1-1F
Feb 8
w
 
1-2F
11
Rio Ave18486-920 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
12
Estrela Amadora18477-919 
Mar 15
w
 
1-2A
Jan 25
w
 
0-1F
13
Nacional18459-617 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 25
Apr 12
w
 
1-2A
14
Santa Clara18459-617 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 12
d
 
1-1F
Feb 15
15
Arouca18459-2317 
Feb 1
d
 
3-3A
w
 
5-0F
Mar 15
16
Casa Pia183510-1814 
w
 
3-1F
May 17
d
 
2-2F
Apr 4
17
Tondela183312-1812 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 8
w
 
3-0F
Feb 1
18
AVS180414-334 
Apr 19
w
 
1-2F
Feb 22
w
 
0-3F
Win / draw / win form
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
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
Rio Ave 11th Benfica 3rd
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0.8
goals
2.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
43%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 79% probability of Rio Ave scoring 1 goal or less
0
13%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 60% probability that Benfica will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
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
0.8
2
Attack rating
RIO
BEF
32%
better
view stats
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%

Rio Ave v Benfica Liga NOS lLine ups will show here when available.

Rio Ave Liga NOS squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
171057
C MisztaClaytonA LuizClayton
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Miszta GLK17
5
-
F. Petrasso DEF16
4
-
J Brabec DEF11
2
-
N Abby DEF13
2
-
J Tomé MID7
1
-
B Aguilera MID171
4
-
A Ndoj MID161
6
-
N Athanasiou MID171
1
-
A Luiz FWD1875
3
-
D Spikic FWD142
1
-
Clayton FWD17104
6
1
Subs
K Chamorro GLK1
-
J Panzo DEF13
3
1
O Richards DEF3
-
A. Papakanellos MID10
-
T. Nikitscher MID111
2
1
G Liavas MID181
2
-
O Pohlmann MID161
-
D. Bezerra de Oliveira FWD1
-
K. Zoabi FWD3
1
-
Benfica Liga NOS squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
171745
N OtamendiV PavlidisV PavlidisN Otamendi
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Trubin GLK16
-
A Dedic DEF1513
2
1
T Araújo DEF141
1
-
N Otamendi DEF172
5
-
S Dahl DEF181
2
-
F Aursnes MID1833
-
L Barreiro MID1713
1
-
G Prestianni MID1421
3
1
H Sudakov MID1542
2
-
A Schjelderup MID1212
1
-
V Pavlidis FWD18174
2
-
Subs
D. Jesus Ferreira GLK
-
J. Formoso Neto DEF1
-
A Silva DEF11
2
-
S Cabral DEF2
-
E Barrenechea MID15
5
-
Manu MID5
-
J. Seno Luis Rêgo MID81
-
F Ivanovic FWD153
1
-
Bruma  FWD
-