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

Estadio Dos Arcos, Vila do Conde

Rio Ave are in Liga NOS action on Sunday evening, as Armando Evangelista aims to beat Bruno Lage and his Benfica side at the Estadio Dos Arcos. All statistics, including each side's 20 game form and head to head (H2H) records, will change as you explore each of the seventeen betting markets via the tabs below. Odds from leading bookmakers and, of course, our algorithmic predictions will too.

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Rio Ave's next match is v Casa Pia at 15:30 on Saturday 29th March
Benfica's next match is v Gil Vicente at 20:15 on Friday 28th March
The last Portuguese Liga NOS meeting between Rio Ave and Benfica was on Sunday 16th March 2025
Portuguese Liga NOS
March 16th 2025
Rio Ave 2
3 Benfica
 
B. Aguilera Zamora 64'30' O. Kökçü
Clayton 75'53' V. Pavlidis
80' M. Aktürkoğlu
 
RIO
BEF
Shots On
2
8
Shots Off
3
5
Corners
3
11
Possession
40%
60%
Fouls
16
12
Yellow/red cards
2/1
1/0
 
Rio AveBenfica
 
C. Miszta
M. Vrousai (J. Esteves Baptista 88')
J. Panzo
O. Richards
A. Ntoi
B. Aguilera Zamorafootball icon
D. Tıknaz (T. Bakoulas 73')
O. Pohlmann (J. Salazar da Graça 73')
Claytonfootball icon
A. Inácio da Silva (T. Fontoura Fonseca Morais 58')
F. Ribeiro Tomé Tavares Bondoso (K. Zoabi 88')
A. Trubin
A. Fernández
A. Tavares Silva
(L. Barreiro Martins 46') T. Araújo
N. Otamendi
F. Morris Luís
(R. Luz Sanches 74') football iconO. Kökçü
F. Aursnes
(A. Belotti 74') football iconV. Pavlidis
(S. Dahl 88') A. Tué Na Bangna
(M. Aktürkoğlu 74') M. Amdouni

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Rio Ave or Benfica are in a rich vein of form that would have us feeling confident enough to tip a match winner, so we've opted for over 1.5 goals. The stats tell us that both have a track record in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 80% chance of two goals or more.

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Win / Draw / Win
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 56% chance of Benfica coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Rio Ave
22%
7/1
23%
9/1
43%
Draw
22%
5/1
20%
9/2
10%
Benfica
56%
2/7
8%
3/10
7%
Draw 1-1
10%
11/1
26%
17/2
12%
Benfica 2-1
10%
8/1
6%
7/1
7%
Benfica 1-0
9%
8/1
20%
13/2
7%
Benfica 2-0
9%
6/1
7%
6/1
8%
Benfica 3-1
6%
10/117/2
5%
Rio Ave 2-1
6%
20/1
11%
20/1
24%
Draw 2-2
6%
22/1
21%
16/1
13%
Benfica 3-0
6%
15/2
11%
7/1
6%
Rio Ave 1-0
5%
20/1
11%
18/1
27%
Draw 0-0
5%
18/1
27%
12/1
Benfica 3-2
4%
22/116/1
11%
Benfica 4-1
3%
16/1
11%
12/1
13%
Rio Ave 2-0
3%
40/1
21%
33/1
31%
Benfica 4-0
3%
12/1
24%
10/1
15%
Rio Ave 3-1
2%
50/1
24%
45/1
35%
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
19/40
9%
10/21
8%
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
8/5
16%
6/4
14%
Home 1st Goal
43%
10/3
20%
-
Away 1st Goal
54%
1/5
7%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
18/1
27%
-
BTTS - Yes
58%
10/1117/20
3%
BTTS - No
42%
10/1117/20
1%
BTTS - Home Win
12%
12/1
18%
12/1
18%
BTTS - Draw
17%
13/2
15%
11/2
8%
BTTS - Away Win
29%
7/4
8%
13/8
10%
Home/draw
44%
5/2
27%
5/2
21%
Away/draw
78%
1/12
3%
1/18
4%
Home/away
78%
1/8
4%
1/7
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
1/7
5%
2/13
4%
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
9/2
27%
4/1
19%
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
6/5
16%
6/5
12%
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
8/13
13%
8/13
9%
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
11/4
17%
13/5
17%
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1/4
6%
1/4
6%
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
6/1
30%
11/2
19%
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/10
4%
1/10
4%
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/50
1%
1/50
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
18/1
27%
12/1
Home DNB
37%
11/2
18%
13/2
43%
Away DNB
71%
1/9
3%
1/14
4%
Rio Ave win to nil
10%
14/1
15%
-
Benfica win to nil
27%
6/5
8%
-
Rio Ave / Rio Ave
5%
16/1
42%
12/1
30%
Rio Ave / Benfica
5%
16/1
11%
16/1
Rio Ave / Draw
4%
20/1
11%
16/1
13%
Draw / Rio Ave
5%
18/1
27%
14/1
15%
Draw / Benfica
20%
3/13/1
Draw / Draw
10%
15/2
21%
13/2
7%
Benfica / Rio Ave
2%
40/140/1
21%
Benfica / Benfica
44%
5/6
13%
5/6
9%
Benfica / Draw
4%
18/1
12%
16/1
13%
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Win / draw / win Liga NOS table

Rio Ave have played 25 matches so far this season and are in 11th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 5 and won 2. Rio Ave have conceded 32 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 6 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Rio Ave have played 12 games at home, winning 5, drawing 6 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 19 goals, conceded 17 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Benfica lay in 2nd place on 56 points in the Liga NOS league table having played 24 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 23 games against teams below them in the table, winning 18, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 56 goals and kept 12 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Benfica have conceded 17 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Benfica have played 11 away games, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 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
S. Lisbon2619524762 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
3-1A
May 11
l
 
1-0A
2
Benfica Away2519243959 
l
 
2-3A
l
 
5-0A
-
-
3
Porto2616553153 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
4-1F
Apr 6
4
Braga2616552053 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
4-0A
l
 
1-2A
May 17
5
Santa Clara261349243 
Apr 19
l
 
1-0A
w
 
4-1A
w
 
0-1F
6
V. Guimaraes2610115941 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 27
w
 
1-0F
Apr 19
7
Casa Pia2610610-336 
d
 
2-2A
Mar 29
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-1F
8
Estoril26998-736 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-0F
May 4
9
Famalicao268108034 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
4-0F
l
 
2-0A
10
Moreirense268711-631 
w
 
3-2F
Apr 13
w
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1A
11
Nacional268513-1029 
w
 
2-1F
May 11
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-2F
12
Rio Ave Home267811-1429 
-
-
w
 
5-0F
w
 
2-3F
13
Arouca267811-1429 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 13
w
 
0-2F
14
Gil Vicente255812-1323 
May 17
d
 
1-1A
w
 
5-1A
Mar 28
15
Estrela Amadora265813-1723 
May 4
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-3F
16
AVS2641111-1723 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
Apr 27
d
 
1-1F
17
Sporting Farense263815-2017 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
Apr 2
w
 
1-2A
18
Boavista263617-2715 
Apr 7
w
 
0-2F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-3F
Win / draw / win form
Rio Ave 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
11
L
1
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Rio Ave2 - 1Braga
Rio Ave1 - 1AVS
Rio Ave2 - 2Porto
Rio Ave0 - 3S. Lisbon
Rio Ave2 - 1Nacional
Rio Ave2 - 2V. Guimaraes
Rio Ave3 - 2Moreirense
Rio Ave2 - 2Casa Pia
Rio Ave1 - 1Famalicao
Rio Ave2 - 2Estoril
Rio Ave1 - 0Arouca
Rio Ave1 - 0Sporting Farense
Rio Ave1 - 1Benfica
Rio Ave2 - 1V. Guimaraes
Rio Ave1 - 1Arouca
Rio Ave3 - 0Gil Vicente
Rio Ave0 - 0Braga
Rio Ave3 - 3S. Lisbon
Rio Ave1 - 0Casa Pia
Rio Ave1 - 1Estoril
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ARio Ave0 - 1Famalicao
HRio Ave2 - 1Braga
ARio Ave1 - 2Estoril
HRio Ave1 - 1AVS
ARio Ave1 - 1Arouca
HRio Ave2 - 2Porto
ARio Ave2 - 1Sporting Farense
HRio Ave0 - 3S. Lisbon
ARio Ave1 - 1Gil Vicente
HRio Ave2 - 1Nacional
ARio Ave0 - 1Estrela Amadora
HRio Ave2 - 2V. Guimaraes
ARio Ave0 - 1Santa Clara
HRio Ave3 - 2Moreirense
ARio Ave2 - 0Boavista
HRio Ave2 - 2Casa Pia
ARio Ave0 - 5Benfica
HRio Ave1 - 1Famalicao
ARio Ave0 - 4Braga
HRio Ave2 - 2Estoril
Benfica 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Santa Clara0 - 1Benfica
Estrela Amadora2 - 3Benfica
Casa Pia3 - 1Benfica
S. Lisbon1 - 0Benfica
Nacional0 - 2Benfica
AVS1 - 1Benfica
Arouca0 - 2Benfica
Sporting Farense1 - 2Benfica
Boavista0 - 3Benfica
Moreirense1 - 1Benfica
Famalicao2 - 0Benfica
Rio Ave1 - 1Benfica
Famalicao2 - 0Benfica
Sporting Farense1 - 3Benfica
S. Lisbon2 - 1Benfica
Casa Pia0 - 1Benfica
Porto5 - 0Benfica
V. Guimaraes2 - 2Benfica
Estrela Amadora1 - 4Benfica
Arouca0 - 3Benfica
Goals: Scored
51
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
16
D
1
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBenfica3 - 0Nacional
HBenfica3 - 0Boavista
ABenfica1 - 0Santa Clara
HBenfica3 - 2Moreirense
ABenfica3 - 2Estrela Amadora
ABenfica1 - 3Casa Pia
HBenfica4 - 0Famalicao
HBenfica1 - 2Braga
ABenfica0 - 1S. Lisbon
HBenfica3 - 0Estoril
ABenfica2 - 0Nacional
ABenfica1 - 1AVS
HBenfica1 - 0V. Guimaraes
ABenfica2 - 0Arouca
HBenfica4 - 1Porto
ABenfica2 - 1Sporting Farense
HBenfica5 - 0Rio Ave
HBenfica5 - 1Gil Vicente
ABenfica3 - 0Boavista
HBenfica4 - 1Santa Clara
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
17
Benfica have not lost to Rio Ave in 17 consecutive league meetings
League games at Rio Ave since 2016
Rio Ave
Benfica
Goals: Scored
5
13
Games: Scored
4 / 8
8 / 8
Clean sheets
0 / 8
4 / 8
D
2
BEF
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Rio Ave
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
31
7
Games: Scored
9 / 9
5 / 9
Clean sheets
4 / 9
0 / 9
BEF
9
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Benfica
Benfica5 - 0
Benfica4 - 1
Benfica4 - 2
Benfica2 - 0
Benfica2 - 0
Benfica4 - 2
Benfica5 - 1
Benfica2 - 0
Benfica3 - 1
Goal Statistics

Benfica have been reliable in front of goal of late, scoring in 7 consecutive Liga NOS outings. Their PG of 1.9 against Rio Ave on Sunday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Rio Ave 12th Benfica 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Rio Ave will score no more than 1 goal
0
14%
1
28%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
13%
There is a 86% probability that Benfica will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+17
Rio Ave have scored 17% more goals at home than predicted
-14
Benfica have scored 14% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Liga NOS - 2024/2025 season
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Rio Ave
PG (predicted goals)
Benfica
1.1
1.9
Attack rating
RIO
BEF
38%
better
view stats
Games scored17
22
Failed to score8
2
Scored first10
17
Goals scored27
56
Avg. goals scored1.1
2.3
Avg. shots per game8
13
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
18
Avg. XG for1.1
2.2
KickOff rating
+38%
Defence rating
RIO
BEF
42%
better
view stats
Games conceded22
12
Clean sheets3
12
Conceded first15
7
Goals conceded40
18
Avg. goals conceded1.6
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded12
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
9
Conversion rate against13%
11%
Avg. XG against1.7
0.7
KickOff rating
+42%

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

Rio Ave Liga NOS squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2513310
M Vrousai ClaytonM Vrousai Clayton
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Miszta GLK18
2
-
M Vrousai  DEF2513
4
-
A Ndoj DEF9
-
J Panzo DEF111
3
1
O Richards DEF231
4
-
B Aguilera MID2131
3
-
D Tıknaz MID2112
5
1
O Pohlmann MID2212
-
A Luiz FWD8
-
Clayton FWD25132
9
1
K Bondoso FWD2521
1
-
Subs
M Teixeira GLK
-
J Tomé DEF8
-
J Pedro DEF21
-
K. Kostoulas DEF
-
V Gomes MID51
-
J Graça MID10
-
T. Bakoulas MID4
1
-
T Morais FWD253
1
-
K. Zoabi FWD7
-
Benfica Liga NOS squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
231066
A TrubinV PavlidisK AktürkogluO Kökcü
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Trubin GLK23
-
T Araújo DEF202
1
-
A Silva DEF1411
2
-
N Otamendi DEF2232
2
-
Álvaro Fernandez DEF2421
5
-
F Aursnes MID2113
1
-
Florentino MID192
3
-
O Kökcü MID2464
6
-
Z Amdouni FWD2062
1
-
V Pavlidis FWD25104
2
-
Bruma  FWD511
-
Subs
S Soares GLK2
-
S Dahl DEF41
-
L. Sousa Santos DEF3
1
-
L Barreiro MID2031
5
-
R Sanches  MID8
1
-
K Aktürkoglu FWD2176
-
A Belotti FWD51
-
A Schjelderup FWD1212
-
A Cabral FWD172
3
-