Rio Ave vs Benfica Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

Rio Ave are playing Benfica at the Liga Portugal of Portugal on May 18. The match will kick off 22:00 UTC.

Rio Ave and Benfica (commonly referred to as SL Benfica) meet again 4 months after the Liga Portugal match which Benfica won 4-1. Rio Ave are approaching this clash after a victory over Guimaraes in Liga Portugal last Saturday extending their unbeaten streak to 10 matches, however, one part of Rio Ave has trailed behind in terms of reliability—defence: they have been conceding goals for 4 consecutive matches now.

Benfica, on the other hand, are preparing for the match after a loss against Famalicao in Liga Portugal last Sunday. They're going to need to sort out the problems in the back first to improve the results as they have been conceding goals for 4 consecutive matches now.

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Live Streaming

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Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Rio Ave - Benfica in real time. The teams starting line-ups are yet to be announced.

We'll see who is going to start for Rio Ave this time as they have started their recent match with Jhonatan, Patrick William, Aderllan Santos, Renato Pantalon, Umaro Embalo, Joao Graca, Mateo Tanlongo, Costinha, Joca, Aziz and Emmanuel Boateng.

Benfica have started their recent match with Anatolii Trubin, Alvaro Fernandez Carreras, Nicolas Otamendi, Antonio Silva, Fredrik Aursnes, Joao Mario, Joao Pedro Goncalves Neves, David Neres, Orkun Kokcu, Angel Di Maria and Marcos Leonardo.

Stats

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Head-to-head

Rio Ave and Benfica have met 6 times since June 2020. Benfica have won 6 times. The most recent match between them took place on January 14, 2024 at the Liga Portugal of Portugal where Benfica won 4-1. Rio Ave have scored 4 goals in these 6 head-to-head matches in total while Benfica have scored 16. So, overall, Benfica have a better head-to-head record against Rio Ave in their recent history.

Rio Ave have won 6 of their 32 matches in Liga Portugal, drawing 17 and having 9 defeats this season. They have scored 35 goals - 1.09 per match, conceding 40 - 1.25 per match. Benfica have won 24 of their 32 matches in Liga Portugal, drawing 4 and having 4 defeats this season. They have scored 71 goals - 2.22 per match, conceding 27 - 0.84 per match.

Recent Form

Rio Ave have won Guimaraes in their previous match while Benfica have lost to Famalicao in their previous match. Overall, Rio Ave have won 4 of their last 20 matches, losing 3 and drawing 13, while Benfica have won 11 of their last 20 matches, losing 5 and drawing 4.

Rio Ave have won twice (2-1 against Guimaraes on 4th of May and 3-0 against Gil Vicente on 6th of April) and drew 4 times (1-1 against Vizela on 27th of April, 1-1 against Arouca on 19th of April, 2-2 against Estrela Amadora on 14th of April and 0-0 against Boavista on 30th of March) in their most recent 6 matches.

Benfica have won 4 times (3-1 against Braga on 27th of April, 1-3 against SC Farense on 22nd of April, 3-0 against Moreirense on 14th of April and 2-1 against Marseille on 11th of April) and lost twice (2-0 against Famalicao on 5th of May and 1-0 against Marseille on 18th of April) in their most recent 6 matches.

Team Streaks

Live Standings

As always, Portugal Liga Portugal's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Rio Ave are the 10th in the table with 35 points after 32 matches, while Benfica are the 2nd with 76 points in 32 matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Rio Ave and Benfica in real time. The videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Rio Ave - Benfica are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.