Rio Ave Vs Benfica Post-Match Highlights Season 2025/2026

Primeira Liga
Rio Ave
? - ? HT: (0 - 2)
Benfica

How did the teams perform?

1
Total Votes
Rio Ave logo Rio Ave
Benfica Benfica logo
World Class70%
Solid100%
Bang Average0%
Lucky0%
Shocking0%
World Class0%
Solid0%
Bang Average0%
Lucky0%
Shocking100%

Match Stats

Rio Ave
Benfica
Ball Possession
0%0%
Ball Possession
37%63%
Attack
61
Attacks
135
21
Dangerous Attacks
92
7
Total shots
24
2
Shots on target
7
6
Shots off target
17
4
Blocked shots
5
3
Shots inside box
15
4
Shots outside box
9
3
Corner kicks
11
2
Offsides
0
Passing
346
Total passes
601
285
Accurate passes
539
Discipline
12
Fouls
8
1
Yellow cards
2
5
Goalkeeper saves
1

Lineups

Rio AveRio Ave 3-4-2-1
1
1 Cezary Miszta
7
23
2 Francisco Petrasso
7
32
3 Jakub Brabec
6
6
4 Nelson Abbey
7
20
5 João Tomé
7
5
6 Andreas Ndoj
5
10
7 Brandon Aguilera
7
3
8 Nikolaos Athanasiou
7
11
9 André Luiz
7
18
10 Dario Špikić
7
9
11 Clayton
7
Substitutes
19
0 Antonis Papakanellos
6
44
0 Tamás Nikitscher
7
80
0 Ole Pohlmann
6
7
0 Diogo Bezerra
7
54
0 Georgios Liavas
7
22
0 Kevin Chamorro
77
0 Omar Richards
4
0 Jonathan Panzo
14
0 Karem Zoabi
🧑🏻‍💼 Coach
Sotiris Sylaidopoulos
Benfica Benfica 4-2-3-1
1
1 Anatoliy Trubin
8
17
2 Amar Dedić
7
44
3 Tomás Araújo
8
30
4 Nicolás Otamendi
8
26
5 Samuel Dahl
8
18
6 Leandro Barreiro
8
8
7 Fredrik Aursnes
8
25
8 Gianluca Prestianni
7
10
9 Georgiy Sudakov
7
21
10 Andreas Schjelderup
6
14
11 Vangelis Pavlidis
6
Substitutes
15
0 Sidny Lopes Cabral
7
84
0 João Rêgo
6
16
0 Manuel Silva
50
0 Diogo Ferreira
62
0 José Neto
4
0 António Silva
5
0 Enzo Barrenechea
27
0 Bruma
9
0 Franjo Ivanović
🧑🏻‍💼 Coach
Jose Mourinho

Head to Head (Last 11 Matches in League)

0 Rio Ave Wins
2 Draws
9 Benfica Wins
0% 18.2% 81.8%
17 Jan 2026 Rio Ave 0 - 2 Benfica Primeira Liga
23 Sep 2025 Benfica 1 - 1 Rio Ave Primeira Liga
16 Mar 2025 Rio Ave 2 - 3 Benfica Primeira Liga
27 Oct 2024 Benfica 5 - 0 Rio Ave Primeira Liga
17 May 2024 Rio Ave 1 - 1 Benfica Primeira Liga
14 Jan 2024 Benfica 4 - 1 Rio Ave Primeira Liga
02 Apr 2023 Rio Ave 0 - 1 Benfica Primeira Liga
01 Mar 2021 Benfica 2 - 0 Rio Ave Primeira Liga
18 Oct 2020 Rio Ave 0 - 3 Benfica Primeira Liga
17 Jun 2020 Rio Ave 1 - 2 Benfica Primeira Liga
14 Jan 2020 Benfica 3 - 2 Rio Ave Taça de Portugal - Quarter-finals

Primeira Liga Standings

Total
Home
Away
Pos Team MP W D L GF/GA GD Pts
1 FC Porto logo FC Porto 28 23 4 1 56-13 +43 73
2 Sporting CP logo Sporting CP 27 21 5 1 72-17 +55 68
3 Benfica logo Benfica 28 19 9 0 59-18 +41 66
4 Braga logo Braga 27 14 7 6 54-27 +27 49
5 Famalicao logo Famalicao 29 13 8 8 36-25 +11 47
6 Gil Vicente logo Gil Vicente 28 12 9 7 42-28 +14 45
7 Estoril logo Estoril 28 10 7 11 50-47 +3 37
8 Moreirense logo Moreirense 29 10 6 13 32-41 -9 36
9 Vitoria Guimaraes logo Vitoria Guimaraes 28 10 5 13 34-42 -8 35
10 Alverca logo Alverca 28 8 8 12 29-46 -17 32
11 Arouca logo Arouca 28 9 5 14 37-57 -20 32
12 Rio Ave logo Rio Ave 28 7 9 12 29-48 -19 30
13 Santa Clara logo Santa Clara 28 7 7 14 26-35 -9 28
14 Estrela logo Estrela 28 6 10 12 33-47 -14 28
15 Nacional logo Nacional 28 6 7 15 31-39 -8 25
16 Casa Pia logo Casa Pia 27 5 10 12 27-49 -22 25
17 Tondela logo Tondela 27 4 8 15 19-44 -25 20
18 AFS logo AFS 28 1 8 19 18-61 -43 11

Rio Ave vs Benfica Highlights & Match Recap – 2026-01-17

The football world turned its eyes to for a highly anticipated Taça de Portugal - Quarter-finals clash. On 2026-01-17, Rio Ave faced off against Benfica in a match that lived up to the pre-game hype, offering intensity, tactical battles, and memorable moments.

Whether it was a battle for the top spot or a fight for survival, both teams gave their all on the pitch. If you couldn't catch the action live, don't worry—you can watch the Rio Ave vs Benfica highlights and full match replay exclusively at dutchhighlights.com.

League Table & Position Analysis

In the latest Taça de Portugal - Quarter-finals standings, Rio Ave currently occupy the N/A position. Their campaign so far has seen them accumulate 30 points across 28 fixtures (7W, 9D, 12L).

On the other side, the visitors Benfica are ranked N/A with 66 points from 28 matches. With a record of 19 wins, 9 draws, and 0 losses, they continue to push for a stronger finish this season.

Head-to-Head (H2H) Stats & Historical Rivalry

The history between these two sides is always filled with drama. Looking at their last 11 encounters, Rio Ave have secured 0 victories, while Benfica have come out on top 9 times. There have been 2 stalemates where the points were shared. Interestingly, /11 of these matches saw both teams finding the back of the net (BTTS).

Recent Form & Match Performance

Form: Rio Ave

Form: Benfica

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