Rio Ave vs Benfica

16 March 2025 · Liga Portugal · 2024/25

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Brandon Aguilera 64’
  • Clayton 75’
  • Orkun Kökçü 30’
  • Vangelis Pavlidis 53’ (pen)
  • Kerem Aktürkoğlu 80’

Match summary

Benfica won 3-2 away at Rio Ave. Benfica led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Orkun Kökçü put Benfica ahead in the 30th minute. In the second half, Vangelis Pavlidis made it 0-2 from the penalty spot in the 53rd minute, Brandon Aguilera pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a direct free kick in the 64th minute, Clayton equalised in the 75th minute, and Kerem Aktürkoğlu won it in the 80th minute.

The chances backed that up: Benfica created 4.80 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Rio Ave's 1.29 from 7. Rio Ave had a player sent off.

Match stats

Rio Ave Benfica
7 Shots 20
2 Shots on Target 8
3 Corners 11
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1.31 xG 4.80
1.31 Non-penalty xG 4.01

Key events

Rio Ave Benfica
Kick-off
30’
Orkun Kökçü0-1 (Benfica)
Half-time0-1
53’
Vangelis Pavlidis
Penalty0-2 (Benfica)
Brandon Aguilera1-2 (Rio Ave)
64’
Clayton2-2 (Rio Ave)
75’
80’
Kerem Aktürkoğlu2-3 (Benfica)
Full-time2-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Rio Ave
  • Clayton
  • Demir Ege Tıknaz
Benfica
  • Florentino Luís

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.29 4.80 30’ Orkun Kökçü (Benfica), 0-1 30’ 53’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), 0-2 53’ 64’ Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave), 1-2 64’ 75’ Clayton (Rio Ave), 2-2 75’ 80’ Kerem Aktürkoğlu (Benfica), 2-3 80’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.29 4.80 30’ Orkun Kökçü (Benfica), 0-1 Kökçü 30’ 53’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), 0-2 Pavlidis 53’ 64’ Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave), 1-2 Aguilera 64’ 75’ Clayton (Rio Ave), 2-2 Clayton 75’ 80’ Kerem Aktürkoğlu (Benfica), 2-3 Aktürkoğlu 80’
Rio Ave 1.29 xGBenfica 4.80 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Benfica attacking Rio Ave attacking 
75’ Clayton (Rio Ave), open play, 0.89 xG, goal 80’ Kerem Aktürkoğlu (Benfica), open play, 0.88 xG, goal 53’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 43’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), open play, 0.70 xG, off target 6’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), open play, 0.64 xG, off target 83’ Kerem Aktürkoğlu (Benfica), open play, 0.56 xG, hit the woodwork 5’ António Silva (Benfica), from a corner, 0.44 xG, saved 20’ Clayton (Rio Ave), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 12’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 19’ Zeki Amdouni (Benfica), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 22’ Bruma (Benfica), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 23’ Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 22’ Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 64’ Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, goal 90’ Andrea Belotti (Benfica), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ António Silva (Benfica), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Ole Pohlmann (Rio Ave), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Zeki Amdouni (Benfica), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Clayton (Rio Ave), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 86’ Andrea Belotti (Benfica), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 90+1’ Leandro Barreiro (Benfica), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 7’ Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Orkun Kökçü (Benfica), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 50’ Álvaro Carreras (Benfica), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Bruma (Benfica), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Kiko Bondoso (Rio Ave), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 75’ Clayton (Rio Ave), open play, 0.89 xG, goal 80’ Kerem Aktürkoğlu (Benfica), open play, 0.88 xG, goal 53’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 43’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), open play, 0.70 xG, off target 6’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), open play, 0.64 xG, off target 83’ Kerem Aktürkoğlu (Benfica), open play, 0.56 xG, hit the woodwork 5’ António Silva (Benfica), from a corner, 0.44 xG, saved 20’ Clayton (Rio Ave), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 12’ Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 19’ Zeki Amdouni (Benfica), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 22’ Bruma (Benfica), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 23’ Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 22’ Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 64’ Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, goal 90’ Andrea Belotti (Benfica), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ António Silva (Benfica), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 60’ Zeki Amdouni (Benfica), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Ole Pohlmann (Rio Ave), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Clayton (Rio Ave), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 86’ Andrea Belotti (Benfica), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 90+1’ Leandro Barreiro (Benfica), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 30’ Orkun Kökçü (Benfica), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 7’ Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Álvaro Carreras (Benfica), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Bruma (Benfica), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Kiko Bondoso (Rio Ave), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Player stats

Players16 players
Cezary Miszta
90′ – – – – – – –
Marios Vrousai Taken off
88′ – – – – – – –
Andreas Ndoj
90′ – – – – – – –
Jonathan Panzo
90′ – – – – – – –
Omar Richards
90′ – – – – – – –
Demir Ege Tıknaz Taken off
73′ – – – – – –
Brandon Aguilera
90′ 1 – 2 0.11 – – –
André Luiz Taken off
58′ – – – – – – –
Ole Pohlmann Taken off
73′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Kiko Bondoso Taken off
88′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Clayton Sent off
90′ 1 – 3 1.12 – –
Tiago Morais Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – – –
Theofanis Bakoulas Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
João Graça Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
João Tomé Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
Karem Zoabi Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Rio Ave win 10% Avg odds 9.66
Draw 16% Avg odds 5.85
Benfica win 74% Avg odds 1.28

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Rio Ave DDLWL
Benfica WWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Benfica 5-0 Rio Ave, 27 Oct 24 Next meeting: Benfica 1-1 Rio Ave, 23 Sep 25  All Rio Ave vs Benfica meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.