Benfica vs Rio Ave – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

23/09/2025 at 15:15 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

Estádio da Luz (Lisbon).

Liga Portugal - Round 1
Referee: Guelho S. (Por)
Where to Watch on TV:


Africa	ZAP
Albania	Tring Sport 2
Brazil	Claro TV+, Disney+, ESPN 4, Sky+, Vivo Play, Zapping
Bulgaria	Ring, Voyo
Croatia	SportKlub 1
Cyprus	Cytavision on the Go, Cytavision Sports 7, Cytavision Sports 7
Germany	Sportdigital FUSSBALL
Greece	COSMOTE Sport 3
Israel	Sport 4
Italy	DAZN Italia
Poland	Eleven Sports 2, Eleven Sports 4
Portugal	Benfica TV
Serbia	Arena Premium 5
Slovakia	Arena sport 1
Slovenia	SportKlub 2
South-america	Gol TV Latinoamerica, Gol TV Latinoamerica, Gol TV Play Latinoamerica
Switzerland	Sunrise TV, Sunrise TV
Ukraine	MEGOGO Futbol 2, MEGOGO Ukraine
Usa	Fanatiz
Venezuela	Inter

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
2.68	0.15
Ball Possession
69%	31%
Total shots
19	4
Shots on target
7	2
Big Chances
4	0
Corner Kicks
11	2
Passes
87% (482/557)	74% (185/251)
Yellow Cards
3	2
Expected Goals (xG)
2.68	0.15
xG on target (xGOT)
2.45	0.82
Total shots
19	4
Shots on target
7	2
Shots off target
6	1
Blocked Shots
6	1
Shots inside the Box
15	3
Shots outside the Box
4	1
Hit the Woodwork
0	0
Headed Goals
1	0
Big Chances
4	0
Corner Kicks
11	2
Touches in opposition box
54	12
Accurate through passes
1	0
Offsides
2	0
Free Kicks
16	16
Passes
87% (482/557)	74% (185/251)
Long passes
74% (25/34)	35% (17/48)
Passes in final third
78% (181/232)	51% (29/57)
Crosses
22% (8/36)	50% (3/6)
Expected assists (xA)
1.52	0.20
Throw-ins
31	15
Fouls
16	16
Tackles
54% (14/26)	73% (19/26)
Duels won
65	64
Clearances
7	66
Interceptions
8	15
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
1	6
xGOT faced
0.82	2.45
Goals prevented
-0.18	1.45

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
10', Ivanovic F. 🟨,
2nd Half (1 - 1)
55', Brabec J. 🟨,
57', Dahl S. 🟨,
58', Gual M. ↓, Clayton ↑,
58', Spikic D. ↓, Andre Luiz ↑,
65', Ivanovic F. ↓, Lukebakio D. ↑,
65', Dahl S. ↓, Schjelderup A. ↑,
68', Pohlmann O. ↓, Athanasiou N. ↑,
74', Vrousai M. ↓, Nikitscher T. ↑,
74', Richards O. T. C. ↓, Liavas G. ↑,
86', 1 - 0, Sudakov G. ⚽, Lukebakio D. (A),
89', Sudakov G. ↓, Barreiro L. ↑,
90', Clayton 🟨,
90+1', 1 - 1, Andre Luiz ⚽, Nikitscher T. (A),
90+2', Rios R. ↓, Araujo H. ↑,
90+7', Barrenechea E. 🟨,

Chances of winning

Benfica
82.1%

Draw
11.9%

Rio Ave
6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

85.7%

10.1%

4.2%

Benfica - Rio Ave Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.17 ↑ (1.08)	7.97 ↓ (9.2)	15.36 ↓ (22)	4.9% (8%)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.50

What is the prediction for Benfica - Rio Ave?

Users Predictions: 19 users predict this event. Benfica will win (votes: 14 - 73.7%). Rio Ave will win (votes: 3 - 15.8%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 10.5%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Benfica: 53.9% – 93.5%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 3 high ROI users predict this event. Benfica (votes: 1 - 33.3%). Rio Ave (votes: 1 - 33.3%). Tie (votes: 1 - 33.3%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 3 - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:0.

Preview Facts

This match features one of the leaders against an outsider (ranked 3 in the zone Promotion ~ Europa League (Qualification: ) and 16 in the zone Liga Portugal (Relegation)).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Benfica won 4.
Benfica is currently in amazing form (last 5 games: 3 wins).
Rio Ave has been struggling lately (in the last 5 games, wins – 0).
Benfica may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
In this match, Benfica is the undisputed favorite.
There will not play in Benfica: Bah A. (Knee Injury) Bruma (Achilles Tendon Injury) Felix N. (Knee Injury) Lukebakio D. (Foot Injury) Manu (Knee Injury)
There will not play in Rio Ave: Bakoulas T. (Injury)
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Benfica won 17 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 51:19. (average 2.6:1).
Including home matches between the teams, Benfica won 10 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 33:9. (average 3.3:0.9).

How many head-to-head matches has Benfica won against Rio Ave?

Benfica has won 4 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Rio Ave won against Benfica?

Rio Ave has won 0 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Benfica - Rio Ave were as follows:

27.10.2024 Benfica - Rio Ave 5:0

17.05.2024 Rio Ave - Benfica 1:1

14.01.2024 Benfica - Rio Ave 4:1

02.04.2023 Rio Ave - Benfica 0:1

08.10.2022 Benfica - Rio Ave 4:2

Latest results of Benfica

20.09.2025 AVS - Benfica 0:3 ✺

16.09.2025 Benfica - Qarabağ Agdam 2:3 ✺

12.09.2025 Benfica - Santa Clara 1:1 ✺

31.08.2025 Alverca - Benfica 1:2 ✺

27.08.2025 Benfica - Fenerbahçe 1:0 ✺

Latest results of Rio Ave

19.09.2025 Rio Ave - Porto 0:3 ✺

13.09.2025 Moreirense - Rio Ave 3:1 ✺

31.08.2025 Rio Ave - Braga 2:2 ✺

23.08.2025 Arouca - Rio Ave 3:3 ✺

17.08.2025 Rio Ave - Nacional 1:1 ✺

Liga Portugal Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	FC Porto	9	8	1	0	21:2	19	25
2	Sporting CP	9	7	1	1	23:5	18	22
3	Benfica	9	6	3	0	18:4	14	21
4	Gil Vicente	9	6	1	2	14:4	10	19
5	Famalicao	9	4	4	1	10:4	6	16
6	Moreirense	9	5	0	4	13:13	0	15
7	Braga	9	3	4	2	16:8	8	13
8	Rio Ave	9	2	5	2	13:14	-1	11
9	Santa Clara	9	3	2	4	8:10	-2	11
10	Nacional	9	3	2	4	10:13	-3	11
11	Vitoria Guimaraes	9	3	2	4	9:14	-5	11
12	Alverca	9	3	1	5	11:16	-5	10
13	Arouca	9	2	3	4	10:24	-14	9
14	Casa Pia	9	2	2	5	8:17	-9	8
15	Estrela	9	1	4	4	7:10	-3	7
16	Estoril	9	1	4	4	11:14	-3	7
17	Tondela	9	1	2	6	4:17	-13	5
18	AFS	9	0	1	8	5:22	-17	1

      Promotion ~ Champions League (League phase: )
      Promotion ~ Champions League (Qualification: )
      Promotion ~ Europa League (Qualification: )
      Promotion ~ Conference League (Qualification: )
      Liga Portugal (Relegation)
      Relegation ~ Liga Portugal 2