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Rio Ave vs Benfica Lisbon Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal
by Daniel Ngulu | in Liga Portugal Predictions
Benfica will seek to push their title fight further when they trace to Rio Ave for their next league assignment. At the start of matchday 26, Rio Ave are 10th, eight places behind Benfica. Read on for our prediction of this match.
The hosts aren’t on a great run, which sparks fears of another defeat coming their way. In their last outing, Rio Ave fell 1-0 at Famalicao.
That was their second loss in three matches though sandwiched between the losses was a 2-1 home win against Braga. Vilacondenses are unbeaten in four home matches and will hope to carry this form against their high-profile guests.
Benfica come into this week with a game in hand and by the time of kickoff, it will be two matches. At the moment they trail league leaders Sporting by three points.
After their tough outing in Barcelona, where they lost 3-1, Benfica return to familiar territory. They have five straight wins in the league and in those matches, they scored three goals four times.
Each of the last three produced a clean sheet and Befinca will hope to replicate their 5-0 win in the reverse meeting with Rio Ave. As Aguias haven't lost to Rio Ave in 14 matches and are on two away wins since their back to back defeats at Sporting and Casa Pia.
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The Best Betting Odds for Rio Ave v Benfica Lisbon Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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6 | 5 | 1.42 |
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7 | 5 | 1.36 |
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7 | 5 | 1.4 |
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7.6 | 5.2 | 1.37 |
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7.6 | 5.2 | 1.37 |
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7.75 | 4.9 | 1.33 |
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7.5 | 5.15 | 1.37 |
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7.5 | 5.15 | 1.37 |
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7.6 | 5.2 | 1.37 |
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7.5 | 5.15 | 1.37 |
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7 | 5 | 1.4 |
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8 | 5.3 | 1.39 |
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7 | 4.75 | 1.38 |
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7.5 | 5.3 | 1.33 |
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7.5 | 5 | 1.33 |
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6.5 | 4.6 | 1.36 |
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What is the prediction for the football match between Rio Ave and Benfica Lisbon?
Our prediction for the Rio Ave vs Benfica Lisbon match is: Benfica to win and over 2.5 goals.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 16/03/2025 between Rio Ave and Benfica Lisbon in Liga Portugal :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 29.03% for a win of Rio Ave against Benfica Lisbon with odds of 8 at Vbet.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Rio Ave vs Benfica Lisbon is 17.35% with odds of 5.3 at Vbet.
- Our prediction model gives a 53.62% chance ⭐ for a win of Benfica Lisbon vs Rio Ave with odds of 1.42 at Bet365.
Rio Ave vs Benfica Lisbon Form
Rio Ave and Benfica Lisbon's standings in the Liga Portugal
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2
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56 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 38 |
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10
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29 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | -13 |
Rio Ave and Benfica Lisbon Last Matches
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
10 Mar 2025 - Liga Portugal
2 Mar 2025 - Liga Portugal
22 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal
16 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal
10 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal
6 Feb 2025 - Taca de Portugal
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
2 Mar 2025 - Liga Portugal
16 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal
6 Feb 2025 - Taca de Portugal
3 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal
18 Jan 2025 - Liga Portugal
29 Dec 2024 - Liga Portugal
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
10 Mar 2025 - Liga Portugal
22 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal
10 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal
25 Jan 2025 - Liga Portugal
12 Jan 2025 - Taca de Portugal
6 Jan 2025 - Liga Portugal
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
11 Mar 2025 - Champions League
8 Mar 2025 - Liga Portugal
5 Mar 2025 - Champions League
26 Feb 2025 - Taca de Portugal
22 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal
18 Feb 2025 - Champions League
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
8 Mar 2025 - Liga Portugal
5 Mar 2025 - Champions League
26 Feb 2025 - Taca de Portugal
22 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal
18 Feb 2025 - Champions League
8 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
11 Mar 2025 - Champions League
15 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal
12 Feb 2025 - Champions League
2 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal
29 Jan 2025 - Champions League
25 Jan 2025 - Liga Portugal
Rio Ave vs Benfica Lisbon Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
0 %
17 %
83 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
27 Oct 2024 - Liga Portugal
17 May 2024 - Liga Portugal
14 Jan 2024 - Liga Portugal
2 Apr 2023 - Liga Portugal
8 Oct 2022 - Liga Portugal
1 Mar 2021 - Liga Portugal
Rio Ave vs Benfica Lisbon last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Most goals and assists
Rio Ave
Benfica Lisbon
C. Silva
(12 Goals)
V. Pavlidis
(18 Goals)
M. Vroussay
(3 Assists)
V. Pavlidis
(8 Assists)
Rio Ave and Benfica Lisbon Stats in Liga Portugal
Rio Ave - Benfica Lisbon Key Points
- Four of Rio Ave’s last five home matches had over 2.5 goals.
- Rio Ave are winless in the last 14 matches against Benfica.
- In six of 10 league matches, Benfica scored three or more.
- Rio Ave lost twice in their last three league matches.
- Benfica have five straight wins in the Primeira Liga.
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Our Rio Ave vs Benfica Lisbon Prediction
Benfica are playing catchup but are well in the title brawl with Sporting. By the time they get to play Rio Ave, they may be trailing Sporting by six points. That should not be a concern though, because they’ll have two games in hand. We don’t expect them to struggle, at least not against Rio Ave.
Benfica haven't lost this fixture in their last 14 meetings and in the last three, they scored 10 times. Heading into this one too, they’ve been scoring a lot. Our prediction for Rio Ave v Benfica is for Benfica to win and over 2.5 goals.
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