Rio Ave vs Benfica 2024-25 Portuguese Primeira Liga

Rio Ave

64': Brandon Aguilera
75': Clayton
90'+4': Clayton

FT
2 - 3

Benfica

30': Orkun Kökçü
53': Vangelis Pavlidis (P)
80': Kerem Aktürkoglu

Introduction

Rio Ave are hosting Benfica at Estádio do Rio Ave, Vila do Conde, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Match Commentary

30': Goal! Rio Ave 0, Benfica 1. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
45': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Tomás Araújo.
53': Goal! Rio Ave 0, Benfica 2. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
58': Substitution, Rio Ave. Tiago Morais replaces André Luiz.
58': Clayton (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Florentino (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Goal! Rio Ave 1, Benfica 2. Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
68': Ege Tiknaz (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Substitution, Rio Ave. Theofanis Bakoulas replaces Ege Tiknaz.
73': Substitution, Rio Ave. João Graça replaces Olé Pohlmann.
74': Substitution, Benfica. Renato Sanches replaces Orkun Kökçü.
74': Substitution, Benfica. Andrea Belotti replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
74': Substitution, Benfica. Kerem Aktürkoglu replaces Zeki Amdouni.
75': Goal! Rio Ave 2, Benfica 2. Clayton (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
80': Goal! Rio Ave 2, Benfica 3. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a through ball following a fast break.
88': Substitution, Rio Ave. João Tomé replaces Marios Vrousai.
88': Substitution, Rio Ave. Karem Zoabi replaces Kiko Bondoso.
88': Substitution, Benfica. Samuel Dahl replaces Bruma.
90'+4': Second yellow card to Clayton (Rio Ave) for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Rio Ave 2, Benfica 3.

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Attendance: 4,753

Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+59	Sporting CP	32	78	2
+56	Benfica	32	78	4
+31	FC Porto	32	65	7
+26	Braga	32	65	5

Full Table

Statistics

BEN		RIO
12	Fouls	16
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	0
11	Corner Kicks	3
0	Saves	5
59.7	Possession	40.3
20	SHOTS	7
8	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
387	Accurate Passes	250
462	Passes	313
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
10	Accurate Crosses	2
24	Crosses	9
0.4	Cross %	0.2
62	Long Balls	58
34	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
7	Blocked Shots	2
11	Effective Tackles	1
14	Tackles	5
0.8	Tackle %	0.2
7	Interceptions	7
10	Effective Clearances	38
10	Clearances	38

Line-Ups

Rio Ave (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Cezary Miszta (GK)
2	Jonathan Panzo
3	Andreas Ntoi
98	Omar Richards
17	Marios Vrousai
80	Ole Pohlmann
16	Brandon Aguilera
34	Demir Ege Tiknaz
9	Clayton
19	Kiko Bondoso
7	André Luiz

Substitutes:

Karem Zoabi, Matheus Teixeira, Vítor Gomes, Konstantinos Kostoulas, João Tomé, Joao Graça, Theofanis Bakoulas, Tiago Morais, Joao Pedro.

Benfica (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
4	António Silva
3	Álvaro Carreras
44	Tomás Araújo
61	Florentino
10	Orkun Kökçü
8	Fredrik Aursnes
14	Vangelis Pavlidis
27	Bruma
7	Zeki Amdouni