Benfica vs Rio Ave

Primeira Liga 14 Jan 2024, 18:00
Benfica
Benfica
4–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
🏟 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa) 👤 Iancu Vasilica Round 17

Match report

Benfica cruised past Rio Ave 4-1 in the Primeira Liga on 14 January 2024. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Benfica had 15 shots to Rio Ave's 11.

A. Santos was sent off in the 58th minute.

The match was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa), with Iancu Vasilica in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 58% - 42% Shots 15 - 11 On target 10 - 5 Corners 5 - 3 Fouls 12 - 11 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
António Silva
Benfica · 1 goal
8 João Mário 1 goal
8 João Neves 100 passes (91% accurate)
8 Rafa Silva 2 assists
7 Ángel Di María 1 goal
First half vs second half
Benfica stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–6 10–5
Shots On Goal 3–4 7–1
Ball Possession 51–49 —
Corners 2–2 3–1
Attacks 67–64 60–21
Match statistics
5 Substitution 5
127 Attacks 85
52 Dangerous Attacks 32
7 On Target 5
3 Off Target 4
15 Shots Total 11
10 Shots On Goal 5
3 Shots Off Goal 4
2 Shots Blocked 2
11 Shots Inside Box 8
4 Shots Outside Box 3
12 Fouls 11
5 Corners 3
0 Offsides 1
58% Ball Possession 42%
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
4 Saves 6
622 Passes Total 447
544 Passes Accurate 380
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Benfica · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Trubin
8 F. Aursnes 4 A. Silva 30 N. Otamendi 5 F. Morato
87 J. Neves 10 O. Kökçü
11 Á. María 27 R. Silva 20 J. Mário
9 A. Cabral
Rio Ave · 3-5-2
18 Jhonatan
23 J. Sá 33 A. Santos 3 M. Nóbrega
20 Costinha 10 A. Oudrhiri 6 G. Rodrigues 21 J. Graça 77 F. Ronaldo
14 J. Fernandes 22 E. Boateng
Benfica
Coach
R. Schmidt
Substitutes
  • 61 Florentino Luís
  • 47 Tiago Gouveia
  • 36 Marcos Leonardo
  • 44 Tomás Araújo
  • 22 Chiquinho
  • 24 Samuel Soares
  • 13 David Jurásek
  • 33 Petar Musa
  • 17 Gonçalo Guedes
Rio Ave
Coach
Luís Freire
Substitutes
  • 11 Bruno Ventura
  • 70 Zé Manuel
  • 4 Patrick William
  • 5 Mateo Tanlongo
  • 81 Aziz
  • 82 Magrão
  • 75 Nuno Namora
  • 8 Vítor Gomes
  • 9 Leonardo Ruiz
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ Bruno Ventura ↓ João Graça Rio Ave
  • 57' ↑ Zé Manuel ↓ Joca Rio Ave
  • 63' ↑ Florentino ↓ O. Kökçü Benfica
  • 63' ↑ Tiago Gouveia ↓ Á. Di María Benfica
  • 63' ↑ Marcos Leonardo ↓ Arthur Cabral Benfica
  • 64' ↑ Patrick William ↓ E. Boateng Rio Ave
  • 86' ↑ Tomás Araújo ↓ F. Aursnes Benfica
  • 86' ↑ A. Yakubu ↓ A. Oudrhiri Rio Ave
  • 86' ↑ M. Tanlongo ↓ Miguel Nóbrega Rio Ave
  • 90+2' ↑ Chiquinho ↓ João Neves Benfica
Cards
  • 58' A. Santos Rio Ave
  • 48' A. Santos Rio Ave
  • 57' O. Kokcu Benfica
  • 58' A. Santos Rio Ave
  • 90+3' P. William Rio Ave
Head-to-head
Benfica 9 2 draws 0 Rio Ave
2026-01-17 Rio Ave vs Benfica 0 - 2
2025-09-23 Benfica vs Rio Ave 1 - 1
2025-03-16 Rio Ave vs Benfica 2 - 3
2024-10-27 Benfica vs Rio Ave 5 - 0
2024-05-17 Rio Ave vs Benfica 1 - 1
2024-01-14 Benfica vs Rio Ave 4 - 1
Recent form
Benfica D D D W D
Rio Ave D D W W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Benfica vs Rio Ave?
Benfica won 4-1 against Rio Ave on 14 January 2024.
Who won Benfica vs Rio Ave?
Benfica won the match 4-1.
Where was Benfica vs Rio Ave played?
The match was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa).
Who had more possession in Benfica vs Rio Ave?
Benfica had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.