Rio Ave vs Benfica Prediction and Match Preview

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In the upcoming Portugal Primeira Liga match on 17.05.2024, watch as Benfica, the clear frontrunners, take on the underdogs, Rio Ave. This game promises to display the tactical superiority of Benfica. Visit our site for detailed predictions and player insights, and get ready to place a confident bet! Seize a BetOnline welcome offer and start winning real cash!

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Rio Ave

6.5

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5

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1.4

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Rio Ave

Portugal Primeira Liga

17.05.2024    20:45

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Rio Ave vs Benfica pre-match stats

Goals/Results

Match facts Rio Ave:

Rio Ave are 10 games unbeaten heading to the game.

Rio Ave have scored in each of their 6 matches.

Rio Ave have no clean sheet in 5 matches.

Rio Ave already have 4 red cards: Emmanuel Boateng, Aderllan Santos, Renato Pantalon.

Rio Ave have several players out with yellow cards (86 cards in total) and that could be crucial.

Match facts Benfica:

11 goals have been scored in the last 4 Benfica games.

Benfica have lost only 3 of their 10 away games.

Benfica have won the last 4 home matches.

Benfica have several players out with red cards (Petar Musa, Nicolas Otamendi, Fredrik Aursnes) and that could be crucial.

Benfica have several players out with yellow cards (61 cards in total) and that could be crucial.

Head to head:

Rio Ave have lost 10 of the last 10 games against Benfica.

Benfica beat Rio Ave 4-1 last January.

Benfica are 8 places and 43 points above Rio Ave.

Rio Ave

Name	Country	Age	Position	Height	Weight	Leg	Shirt Number
Adrien Silva	pt	35	Midfielder	175	69	Right	15
Vitor Gomes	pt	36	Midfielder	181	75	Right	8
Ukra	pt	36	Forward	176	68	Right	17
Aderllan Santos	br	35	Defender	193	83	Right	33
Josue Sa	pt	31	Defender	186	79	Right	23
Joao Teixeira	pt	30	Midfielder	178	70	Right	7
Ze Manuel	pt	33	Forward	180	72	Right	70
Hernani	pt	32	Forward	180	70	Both	7
Joao Graca	pt	28	Midfielder	177	70	Right	21
Amine	fr	31	Midfielder	184	75	Right	10
Emmanuel Boateng	gh	27	Midfielder	175	70	Right	22
Joca	pt	28	Midfielder	167	62	Right	14
Leonardo Ruiz	co	28	Forward	185	76	Right	9
Andre Pereira	pt	29	Forward	188	78	Left	95
Jhonatan	br	33	Guard	189	82	Right	18
Marios Vroussay	gr	25	Midfielder	183	75	Both	27
Renato Pantalon	hr	26	Defender	194	86	Right	42
Savio	br	28	Unknown	173	68	Left	16
Umaro Embalo	pt	23	Forward	170	60	Left	11
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu	gh	25	Forward	187	n/a	Right	81
Miguel Nobrega	pt	24	Defender	190	n/a	Right	3
Patrick William	br	26	Defender	185	80	Right	4
Cezary Miszta	pl	22	Guard	192	n/a	n/a	12
Joao Pedro Loureiro da Costa	pt	24	Defender	181	76	Right	20
Cristian Castro Devenish	co	23	Midfielder	192	n/a	Right	24
Lucas Flores	br	21	n/a	196	87	Right	1
Mateo Tanlongo	ar	20	n/a	183	n/a	Right	5
Magrao	br	24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	82
Helder Sa	pt	21	n/a	186	n/a	Left	28
Fabio Ronaldo	pt	23	n/a	178	n/a	Right	77
Karse	pt	19	n/a	175	62	Right	81
Amine Rehmi	nl	22	n/a	n/a	n/a	Left	39

Benfica

Name	Country	Age	Position	Height	Weight	Leg	Shirt Number
Angel Di Maria	ar	36	Midfielder	178	75	Left	11
Nicolas Otamendi	ar	36	Defender	183	83	Right	30
Juan Bernat	es	31	Defender	177	67	Left	14
Joao Mario	pt	31	Midfielder	179	73	Right	20
Fredrik Aursnes	no	28	Midfielder	179	71	Right	8
Rafa Silva	pt	31	Midfielder	172	63	Right	27
Florentino Luis	pt	24	Midfielder	184	65	Right	61
Alexander Bah	dk	26	Midfielder	183	76	Right	6
David Neres	br	27	Forward	175	66	Left	7
Tiago Dantas	pt	23	Midfielder	169	58	Right	86
Orkun Kokcu	tr	23	Midfielder	175	70	Both	10
Anatoliy Trubin	ua	22	Guard	199	86	Right	1
Arthur Cabral	br	26	Forward	186	86	n/a	9
Benjamin Rollheiser	ar	24	Forward	175	71	Left	32
Tiago Gouveia	pt	22	Forward	176	68	Right	47
Henrique Pereira	pt	22	Forward	178	67	Right	52
Casper Tengstedt	dk	23	Forward	184	n/a	Right	19
Samuel Soares	pt	21	Guard	190	83	Right	24
Tomas Araujo	pt	22	Defender	187	n/a	Right	44
Rafael Rodrigues	pt	22	Defender	183	n/a	Left	48
Gerson Sousa	pt	22	Midfielder	175	70	Right	77
Morato	pt	22	Defender	192	82	Left	5
Leo brian Kokubo	jp	23	Guard	193	78	Both	45
Adrian Bajrami	al	22	Defender	188	73	Left	81
Antonio Silva	pt	20	Defender	187	79	Right	4
Marcos Leonardo	br	21	Forward	175	71	Right	36
Marcel Mendes-Dudzinski	pl	19	n/a	193	n/a	n/a	50
Alvaro Fernandez	es	21	n/a	186	n/a	Left	3
Joao Neves	pt	19	n/a	179	n/a	Right	87
Andre Nogueira Gomes	pt	19	n/a	182	n/a	Right	75
Hugo Felix	pt	20	n/a	160	n/a	Right	79
Gustavo Marques	br	22	n/a	189	n/a	Right	76
Gianluca Prestianni	ar	18	n/a	166	63	Right	25
Diogo Prioste	pt	20	n/a	n/a	n/a	Right	86
Diogo Spencer	pt	20	n/a	177	184	Right	82
Joao Pedro Seno Luis Rego	pt	18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	84

Rio Ave:

Best scorers:

Emmanuel Boateng - 7

Abdul-Aziz Yakubu - 6

Joca - 4

Best assist providers:

Joao Pedro Loureiro da Costa - 5

Fabio Ronaldo - 3

Joao Teixeira - 2

Penalty cards:

Emmanuel Boateng x 2 x 6

Aderllan Santos x 1 x 6

Renato Pantalon x 1 x 5

Benfica:

Best scorers:

Rafa Silva - 14

Angel Di Maria - 9

Marcos Leonardo - 7

Best assist providers:

Rafa Silva - 12

Angel Di Maria - 11

Orkun Kokcu - 8

Penalty cards:

Nicolas Otamendi x 1 x 9

Petar Musa x 1 x 1

Fredrik Aursnes x 1 x 1

Rio Ave vs Benfica match odds

Result win Benfica

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Handicap Benfica (1.25)

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Total Over (2.5)

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Last updated: May 2024