Primeira Liga

Rio Ave vs Benfica

Sat, 17th Jan, 2026

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21:30 PM

TIP: Away(2)
Home Match Details

Rio Ave vs Benfica Prediction, H2H, Stats & Betting Tips

W L D L W

Rio Ave

January 17th, 2026

0 - 2

Away(2)
L L W D W

Benfica

Home

Draw

Away

9.4
10.00
18.7
5.00
71.9
1.30

H2H

Previous Matches

D

Benfica

1 - 1

23/09/2025

Rio Ave

D
L

Rio Ave

2 - 3

16/03/2025

Benfica

W
W

Benfica

5 - 0

27/10/2024

Rio Ave

L
D

Rio Ave

1 - 1

17/05/2024

Benfica

D
W

Benfica

4 - 1

14/01/2024

Rio Ave

L
L

Rio Ave

0 - 1

02/04/2023

Benfica

W
W

Benfica

4 - 2

08/10/2022

Rio Ave

L
W

Benfica

2 - 0

01/03/2021

Rio Ave

L
L

Rio Ave

0 - 3

18/10/2020

Benfica

W

last five matches

Rio Ave

Previous Matches

L

0 - 4

Vs

Sporting CP

28/08/2026

W

0 - 2

Vs

Estoril

22/08/2026

L

0 - 2

Vs

FC Porto

15/08/2026

L

1 - 0

Vs

GIL Vicente

09/08/2026

W

3 - 1

Vs

Tondela

01/08/2026

D

2 - 2

Vs

Al-Ahli Jeddah

19/07/2026

W

0 - 3

Vs

Portimonense

15/07/2026

W

2 - 1

Vs

Arouca

11/07/2026

D

1 - 1

Vs

Casa Pia

16/05/2026

L

1 - 4

Vs

Sporting CP

11/05/2026

Benfica

Previous Matches

W

0 - 3

Vs

Maritimo

05/09/2026

W

2 - 1

Vs

Estoril

31/08/2026

W

1 - 3

Vs

Aarhus

27/08/2026

W

3 - 1

Vs

Aarhus

20/08/2026

W

0 - 7

Vs

Casa Pia

17/08/2026

D

1 - 1

Vs

Heart Of Midlothian

13/08/2026

D

2 - 2

Vs

Academico Viseu

09/08/2026

W

6 - 1

Vs

Heart Of Midlothian

06/08/2026

W

5 - 0

Vs

FC ST. Gallen

30/07/2026

W

5 - 1

Vs

CF Os Belenenses

24/07/2026

league table

Team

P

W

D

L

GD

Pts

1 FC Porto

34

28

4

2

48

88

2 Sporting CP

34

25

7

2

65

82

3 Benfica

34

23

11

0

49

80

4 SC Braga

34

16

11

7

28

59

5 Famalicao

34

15

11

8

13

56

6 GIL Vicente

34

13

11

10

9

50

7 Moreirense

34

12

7

15

-12

43

8 Arouca

34

12

6

16

-17

42

9 Guimaraes

34

12

6

16

-12

42

10 Estoril

34

10

9

15

-3

39

11 Alverca

34

10

9

15

-17

39

12 Rio Ave

34

8

12

14

-22

36

13 Santa Clara

34

9

9

16

-9

36

14 Nacional

34

9

7

18

-8

34

15 Estrela

34

6

12

16

-18

30

16 Casa Pia

34

6

12

16

-26

30

17 Tondela

34

6

10

18

-28

28

18 AVS

34

3

12

19

-40

21

Under Over

Recent Goal Lines

Rio Ave Benfica

Under 1   Over 5

83%

1.5

Goals

Under 0   Over 6

100%

Under 3   Over 3

50%

2.5

Goals

Under 1   Over 5

83%

Under 3   Over 3

50%

3.5

Goals

Under 3   Over 3

50%

Both Scored (Yes/No)

Yes 2   No 4

67%

Yes 4   No 2

67%

Goals By Time Period

Rio Ave

0'
15'
30'
HT
1
60'
1
75'
2
0'
15'
30'
HT
60'
75'

Benfica

2
0'
1
15'
1
30'
6
HT
2
60'
1
75'
0'
15'
30'
1
HT
60'
2
75'

Avg. Event Time

Scored Conceded

Rio Ave

0 15 30 HT 60 75 FT

Benfica

0 15 30 HT 60 75 FT

Shots

Last 2 matches

Rio Ave Avg. per game
Total shots 4.5
Blocked 0.5
38% off target 63% on target
44% inside box 56% outside box
Benfica Avg. per game
Total shots 12.5
Blocked 5
47% off target 53% on target
60% inside box 40% outside box

Passes

Rio Ave

Total 320.5
Accurate 250 (78%)
Possession 41%

Benfica

Total 308
Accurate 273.5 (45%)
Possession 62%

Upcoming Fixtures Difficulty

Rio Ave

A · 06 Sep

Santa Clara

2/5

H · 14 Sep

Estrela

2/5

A · 19 Sep

Alverca

3/5

H · 11 Oct

Nacional

2/5

H · 25 Oct

Famalicao

4/5

A · 01 Nov

Academico Viseu

Unrated

H · 08 Nov

SC Braga

4/5

A · 28 Nov

Arouca

3/5

Benfica

A · 09 Sep

Moreirense

4/5

H · 13 Sep

GIL Vicente

4/5

A · 16 Sep

AC Milan

Unrated

A · 20 Sep

FC Porto

5/5

H · 11 Oct

Vitória SC

3/5

H · 15 Oct

Celtic

Unrated

A · 22 Oct

Omonia Nicosia

Unrated

A · 26 Oct

Santa Clara

2/5

Rio Ave vs Benfica Prediction & Tips

Rio Ave will face Benfica in the Primeira Liga at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube on January 17, 2026.

Rio Ave head into this fixture.

Benfica arrive with little recent match data available to draw on.

This will be the first meeting between Rio Ave and Benfica in recent competitive history.

Prediction: Benfica to win with probability 72%.

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