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Preview
- Anticipation builds as Benfica prepare to host Rio Ave at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica on 2025-09-23 (kick-off 20:15 GMT), in week 8 of the 2025-2026 Primeira Liga.
- With the data available to us, José Mourinho and S. Silaidopoulos have not met as managers before.
- After 5 matchdays, Benfica sit 2nd with 13 points and Rio Ave are 16th having collected 3 points.
- Neither Benfica nor Rio Ave are missing any players.
- We're predicting Benfica to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Rio Ave are expected to line up in 3-4-3.
- Conflicting outcomes: Benfica triumphed 3-0 over AVS, while Rio Ave went down 0-3 to Porto.
- Benfica look strong (3-1-1) over the last 5 matches, whereas Rio Ave have 0-3-2 in the same span.
- Benfica have clearly got the edge H2H: in 43 meetings, they've beaten Rio Ave 33 times, with 7 draws and only 3 losses.
- We predict Benfica to prevail 2-1 given their strong home form (1-1-0) and 2.00 goals/game.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Benfica
Rio Ave
Events
| 10' | F. Ivanovic | ||
HT 0 - 0 | |||
| 55' | J. Brabec | ||
| 57' | S. Dahl | ||
| 58' | |||
| 58' | |||
| 60' | C. Miszta | ||
| 63' | VAR- António Silva | Goal cancelled | |
| 65' | |||
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| 68' | |||
| 73' | |||
| 73' | |||
| 86' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 89' | |||
| 90' | Clayton | ||
| 90+1' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 90+2' | |||
| 90+6' | E. Barrenechea | ||
Stats
Lineups
Standings
Commentary
Benfica is going head to head with Rio Ave on 23/9/2025 19:15 GMT at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica for the Portugal Primeira Liga. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Benfica v Rio Ave H2H statistics!