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

Football Liga Portugal Benfica - Rio Ave
Result
1:1
23/09/2025 at 15:15 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • Liga Portugal - Round 1
  • Referee: Guelho S. (Por)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
africaAfricaZAP
albaniaAlbaniaTring Sport 2
brazilBrazilClaro TV+, Disney+, ESPN 4, Sky+, Vivo Play, Zapping
bulgariaBulgariaRing, Voyo
croatiaCroatiaSportKlub 1
cyprusCyprusCytavision on the Go, Cytavision Sports 7, Cytavision Sports 7
germanyGermanySportdigital FUSSBALL
greeceGreeceCOSMOTE Sport 3
israelIsraelSport 4
italyItalyDAZN Italia
polandPolandEleven Sports 2, Eleven Sports 4
portugalPortugalBenfica TV
serbiaSerbiaArena Premium 5
slovakiaSlovakiaArena sport 1
sloveniaSloveniaSportKlub 2
south-americaSouth-americaGol TV Latinoamerica, Gol TV Latinoamerica, Gol TV Play Latinoamerica
switzerlandSwitzerlandSunrise TV, Sunrise TV
ukraineUkraineMEGOGO Futbol 2, MEGOGO Ukraine
usaUsaFanatiz
venezuelaVenezuelaInter

Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
2.680.15
Ball Possession
69%31%
Total shots
194
Shots on target
72
Big Chances
40
Corner Kicks
112
Passes
87% (482/557)74% (185/251)
Yellow Cards
32
Expected Goals (xG)
2.680.15
xG on target (xGOT)
2.450.82
Total shots
194
Shots on target
72
Shots off target
61
Blocked Shots
61
Shots inside the Box
153
Shots outside the Box
41
Hit the Woodwork
00
Headed Goals
10
Big Chances
40
Corner Kicks
112
Touches in opposition box
5412
Accurate through passes
10
Offsides
20
Free Kicks
1616
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)
1.520.20
Throw-ins
3115
Fouls
1616
Tackles
54% (14/26)73% (19/26)
Duels won
6564
Clearances
766
Interceptions
815
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper Saves
16
xGOT faced
0.822.45
Goals prevented
-0.181.45

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%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Benfica has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-3.6%)
  • Rio Ave has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.8%)
  • 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).
    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
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1FC Porto871019:11822
    2Sporting CP861120:51519
    3Benfica853013:4918
    4Gil Vicente851210:4616
    5Moreirense850312:11115
    6Famalicao83418:4413
    7Vitoria Guimaraes83239:12-311
    8Braga824212:8410
    9Alverca831411:12-110
    10Nacional83149:12-310
    11Arouca823310:19-99
    12Rio Ave815211:13-28
    13Santa Clara82246:10-48
    14Casa Pia82248:13-58
    15Estrela81436:8-27
    16Estoril813410:13-36
    17Tondela81254:14-105
    18AFS80175:20-151

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