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Primeira Liga

Rio Ave vs Benfica – Lineups & Match Details

Benfica beat Rio Ave 2-0. Goals: L. Barreiro (16'), A. Ntoi (25' o.g.). Rio Ave had 37% possession against Benfica's 63%. Shots on target: 1-8.

Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 18

Saturday, 17 January 2026

Rio AveRio Ave

0 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 2

BenficaBenfica

Referee: Claudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira, Portugal

Lineups

Rio AveRio Ave3-4-2-1
C. Miszta1C. MisztaG
F. Petrasso23F. PetrassoD
J. Brabec32J. BrabecD
N. Abbey6N. AbbeyD
J. Tome20J. TomeM
A. Ntoi5A. NtoiM
B. Aguilera Zamora10B. Aguilera ZamoraM
N. Athanasiou3N. AthanasiouM
Andre Luiz11Andre LuizF
D. Spikic18D. SpikicF
Clayton9ClaytonF

Substitutes

22K. ChamorroG
4J. PanzoD
7Diogo Bezerra
14K. ZoabiF
19A. PapakanellosM
44T. NikitscherM
54G. LiavasM
77O. RichardsD
80O. PohlmannM
BenficaBenfica4-2-3-1
A. Trubin1A. TrubinG
A. Dedic17A. DedicD
T. Araujo44T. AraujoD
N. Otamendi30N. OtamendiD
S. Dahl26S. DahlD
L. Barreiro18L. BarreiroM
F. Aursnes8F. AursnesM
G. Prestianni25G. PrestianniM
G. Sudakov10G. SudakovM
A. Schjelderup21A. SchjelderupM
V. Pavlidis14V. PavlidisF

Substitutes

50D. FerreiraG
4A. SilvaD
5E. BarrenecheaM
9F. IvanovicF
15S. Lopes CabralD
16ManuM
27BrumaF
62J. NetoD
84J. RegoM

Match Events

16'G

L. Barreiro

Assist: H. Sudakov

25'OG

A. Ntoi

59'Y

A. Schjelderup

62'S

A. Schjelderup

Substitution 1

66'Y

A. Ntoi

72'S

N. Athanasiou

Substitution 1

73'S

A. Ntoi

Substitution 2

73'S

André Luiz

Substitution 3

78'S

G. Prestianni

Substitution 2

80'S

D. Špikić

Substitution 4

80'S

B. Aguilera

Substitution 5

90'+1Y

S. Dahl

90'S

H. Sudakov

Substitution 3

Statistics

Rio Ave
37%63%
Benfica
0.19Expected Goals (xG)2.48
7Total Shots24
1Shots on Target8
3Corners11
12Fouls8
2Offsides0
82Pass Accuracy (%)90
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Rio Ave host Benfica on Saturday, 17 January 2026 at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. The kick-off time is 20:30 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. Rio Ave go into the match 13th in the table; Benfica sit 3rd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Rio Ave have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Benfica have collected 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 23 Sept 2025: Rio Ave 1-1 Benfica; 16 Mar 2025: Rio Ave 2-3 Benfica; 27 Oct 2024: Rio Ave 0-5 Benfica. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Benfica beat Rio Ave 2-0. Benfica replied with L. Barreiro 16', A. Ntoi 25' (o.g.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 25 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Rio Ave held 37% of the ball against 63% for Benfica. Shots on target finished 1-8. Expected goals read 0.19 for Rio Ave, 2.48 for Benfica.

Verdict

Benfica take the three points; Rio Ave look at a thin night for the home crowd. Rio Ave sat 13th and Benfica 3rd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.