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

Football Liga Portugal
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%

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.
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    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
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    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 Porto11101024:32131
    2Sporting CP1191127:62128
    3Benfica1174023:61725
    4Gil Vicente1172216:51123
    5Famalicao1154211:5619
    6Moreirense1160516:15118
    7Braga1144319:11816
    8Vitoria Guimaraes1142510:17-714
    9Estoril1134419:17213
    10Nacional1133511:15-412
    11Rio Ave1126314:19-512
    12Estrela1125413:14-111
    13Santa Clara113269:13-411
    14Alverca1132612:19-711
    15Casa Pia1123613:24-119
    16Arouca1123613:30-179
    17Tondela111376:20-146
    18AFS110388:25-173

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