Benfica vs Rio Ave 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Introduction
Benfica are hosting Rio Ave
at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Goal! Benfica 0, Rio Ave 1. Fábio Ronaldo (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aziz Yakubu.
- 13': Goal! Benfica 1, Rio Ave 1. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Mário.
- 19': Own Goal by Jhonatan, Rio Ave. Benfica 2, Rio Ave 1.
- 45'+1': Goal! Benfica 3, Rio Ave 1. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a through ball.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Benfica 3, Rio Ave 1.
- 45': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
- 45': Substitution, Benfica. Florentino replaces Enzo Fernández.
- 55': Substitution, Rio Ave. Ukra replaces Miguel Baeza because of an injury.
- 58': Petar Musa (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Costinha (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Goal! Benfica 4, Rio Ave 1. Petar Musa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mihailo Ristic with a cross.
- 66': Substitution, Rio Ave. Vítor Gomes replaces Andreas Samaris.
- 66': Substitution, Rio Ave. Leonardo Ruiz replaces Fábio Ronaldo.
- 71': Substitution, Benfica. Rodrigo Pinho replaces João Mário.
- 75': Substitution, Rio Ave. Miguel Nóbrega replaces Patrick William.
- 75': Substitution, Rio Ave. Hernâni replaces Aziz Yakubu.
- 82': Pedro Amaral (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Goal! Benfica 4, Rio Ave 2. Guga (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Costinha.
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 56,176
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 56,176
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +57 | Sporting CP | 29 | 77 | 2 |
| +42 | Benfica | 29 | 70 | 3 |
| +30 | FC Porto | 29 | 59 | 6 |
| +21 | Braga | 29 | 59 | 6 |
Statistics
 RIO |
BEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 34.7 | Possession | 65.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 32 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 322 | Accurate Passes | 674 |
| 378 | Passes | 725 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 13 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 14 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 14 | Clearances | 14 |
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 66 | António Silva |
| 23 | Mihailo Ristic |
| 2 | Gilberto |
| 93 | Julian Draxler |
| 13 | Enzo Fernández |
| 8 | Fredrik Aursnes |
| 88 | Goncalo Ramos |
| 17 | Diogo Gonçalves |
| 20 | João Mário |
Rio Ave (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Jhonatan (GK) |
| 33 | Aderlan Santos |
| 4 | Patrick |
| 23 | Josué |
| 6 | Guga |
| 15 | Miguel Baeza |
| 30 | Andreas Samaris |
| 24 | Pedro Amaral  |
| 20 | Costinha |
| 77 | Fábio Ronaldo |
| 19 | Abdul-Aziz Yakubu |
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