Rio Ave vs Benfica

Primeira Liga 16 Mar 2025, 18:00
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
2–3
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Benfica
Benfica
🏟 Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube (Vila do Conde) 👤 João Ferreira Round 26

Match report

Benfica edged past Rio Ave 3-2 in the Primeira Liga on 16 March 2025. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Benfica dominated possession with 60% of the ball and had 20 shots to Rio Ave's 7.

Clayton was sent off in the 90+4th minute.

The match was played at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube (Vila do Conde), with João Ferreira in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 40% - 60% Shots 7 - 20 On target 2 - 8 Corners 3 - 11 Fouls 16 - 12 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Orkun Kökçü
Benfica · 1 goal
8 Kerem Aktürkoğlu 1 goal
8 Fredrik Aursnes 1 assist
7 Brandon Aguilera 1 goal
7 Clayton 1 goal
First half vs second half
Rio Ave stepped it up after the break, with 6 shots in the second half compared to 1 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 1–11 6–9
Shots On Goal 0–4 2–4
Ball Possession 35–65 —
Corners 1–7 2–4
Attacks 25–65 32–50
Match statistics
3 Corners 11
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 5
57 Attacks 115
22 Dangerous Attacks 64
2 On Target 8
5 Off Target 13
7 Shots Total 20
2 Shots On Goal 8
3 Shots Off Goal 5
2 Shots Blocked 7
4 Shots Inside Box 14
3 Shots Outside Box 6
16 Fouls 12
3 Corners 11
0 Offsides 2
40% Ball Possession 60%
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
5 Saves 0
311 Passes Total 464
251 Passes Accurate 389
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Rio Ave · 4-2-3-1
1 C. Miszta
17 M. Vrousai 3 A. Ndoj 2 J. Panzo 98 O. Richards
34 D. Tıknaz 16 B. Aguilera
7 A. Luiz 80 O. Pohlmann 19 K. Bondoso
9 Clayton
Benfica · 4-3-3
1 A. Trubin
44 T. Araújo 4 A. Silva 30 N. Otamendi 3 Á. Carreras
8 F. Aursnes 61 F. Luís 10 O. Kökçü
7 Z. Amdouni 14 V. Pavlidis 27 Bruma
Rio Ave
Coach
Petit
Substitutes
  • 11 Tiago Morais
  • 29 Theofanis Bakoulas
  • 21 João Graça
  • 20 João Tomé
  • 14 Karem Zoabi
  • 95 Matheus Teixeira
  • 82 Konstantinos Kostoulas
  • 22 João Pedro
  • 8 Vítor Gomes
Benfica
Coach
Bruno Lage
Substitutes
  • 18 Leandro Barreiro
  • 85 Renato Sanches
  • 17 Kerem Aktürkoğlu
  • 19 Andrea Belotti
  • 26 Samuel Dahl
  • 24 Samuel Soares
  • 71 Leandro Santos
  • 9 Arthur Cabral
  • 21 Andreas Schjelderup
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ L. Barreiro ↓ Tomás Araújo Benfica
  • 58' ↑ Tiago Morais ↓ André Luiz Rio Ave
  • 73' ↑ T. Bakoulas ↓ E. Tıknaz Rio Ave
  • 73' ↑ João Graça ↓ O. Pohlmann Rio Ave
  • 74' ↑ A. Belotti ↓ V. Pavlidis Benfica
  • 74' ↑ Renato Sanches ↓ O. Kökçü Benfica
  • 74' ↑ K. Aktürkoğlu ↓ Z. Amdouni Benfica
  • 88' ↑ K. Zoabi ↓ Kiko Bondoso Rio Ave
  • 88' ↑ João Tomé ↓ M. Vrousai Rio Ave
  • 88' ↑ S. Dahl ↓ Bruma Benfica
Cards
  • 90+4' Clayton Rio Ave
  • 58' Clayton Rio Ave
  • 62' Florentino Benfica
  • 68' D. E. Tiknaz Rio Ave
  • 90+4' Clayton Rio Ave
Head-to-head
Rio Ave 0 2 draws 9 Benfica
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
Rio Ave D D D L W
Benfica W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Rio Ave vs Benfica?
Rio Ave lost 2-3 against Benfica on 16 March 2025.
Who won Rio Ave vs Benfica?
Benfica won the match 3-2.
Where was Rio Ave vs Benfica played?
The match was played at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube (Vila do Conde).
Who had more possession in Rio Ave vs Benfica?
Benfica had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.