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Rio Ave 0-2 Benfica · Liga Portugal Betclic

Rio Ave lost to Benfica 0-2 in the Liga Portugal Betclic. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

Rio Ave fixtures and results · Benfica fixtures and results · Liga Portugal Betclic table

Match report

Rio Ave and Benfica met in the Liga Portugal Betclic at Estádio do Rio Ave FC in Vila do Conde on Saturday, 17 January 2026.

Goalscorers

Rio Ave did not score. Benfica: L. Barreiro 16'; A. Ndoj 25'.

How the match went

Benfica saw more of the ball, 63% of it. Rio Ave had 7 shots with 1 on target, Benfica 24 with 8 on target. There were 14 corners in total, 3 to Rio Ave and 11 to Benfica. Rio Ave conceded 12 fouls, Benfica 8. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Rio Ave, 2 for Benfica).

Line-ups

Rio Ave started in a 3-4-2-1: C. Miszta, F. Petrasso, J. Brabec, N. Abbey, J. Tomé, A. Ndoj, B. Aguilera, N. Athanasiou, André Luiz, D. Špikić, Clayton.

Benfica started in a 4-2-3-1: A. Trubin, A. Dedić, T. Araújo, N. Otamendi, S. Dahl, L. Barreiro, F. Aursnes, G. Prestianni, G. Sudakov, A. Schjelderup, V. Pavlidis.

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Minute by minute

  1. 16'Goal! Rio Ave 0-1 Benfica. L. Barreiro (Benfica) scores.
  2. 25'Goal! Rio Ave 0-2 Benfica. Own goal by A. Ndoj.
Full commentary (45 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Rio Ave vs Benfica.
  2. 3'Attempt missed. V. Pavlidis (Benfica), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
  3. 7'Attempt saved. V. Pavlidis (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.27.
  4. 8'Attempt missed. S. Dahl (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  5. 10'Attempt missed. A. Dedić (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  6. 12'Attempt missed. T. Araújo (Benfica), header from a corner. xG 0.18.
  7. 14'Attempt saved. A. Schjelderup (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.21.
  8. 15'Attempt blocked. L. Barreiro (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  9. 15'Attempt saved. S. Dahl (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  10. 16'Goal! Rio Ave 0-1 Benfica. L. Barreiro (Benfica) scores.
  11. 25'Goal! Rio Ave 0-2 Benfica. Own goal by A. Ndoj.
  12. 34'Attempt blocked. A. Schjelderup (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  13. 36'Attempt blocked. V. Pavlidis (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  14. 37'Attempt saved. L. Barreiro (Benfica), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  15. 40'Off the woodwork! A. Ndoj (Rio Ave), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
  16. 40'Attempt blocked. Clayton (Rio Ave), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
  17. 41'Attempt blocked. B. Aguilera (Rio Ave), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  18. 45+3'Attempt missed. G. Prestianni (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  19. 45+4'Attempt missed. G. Prestianni (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  20. 45+5'Attempt missed. G. Prestianni (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  21. 46'The second half is under way.
  22. 46'Attempt missed. G. Prestianni (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  23. 47'Attempt saved. T. Araújo (Benfica), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  24. 51'Attempt saved. G. Sudakov (Benfica), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  25. 56'Attempt saved. André Luiz (Rio Ave), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  26. 59'Yellow card for A. Schjelderup (Benfica).
  27. 60'Attempt missed. Clayton (Rio Ave), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  28. 62'Substitution, Benfica: S. L. Cabral comes on for A. Schjelderup.
  29. 63'Attempt missed. G. Sudakov (Benfica), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
  30. 66'Yellow card for A. Ndoj (Rio Ave).
  31. 67'Attempt missed. G. Sudakov (Benfica), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  32. 72'Substitution, Rio Ave: A. Papakanellos comes on for N. Athanasiou.
  33. 73'Substitution, Rio Ave: T. Nikitscher comes on for A. Ndoj.
  34. 73'Substitution, Rio Ave: O. Pohlmann comes on for André Luiz.
  35. 78'Substitution, Benfica: J. Rêgo comes on for G. Prestianni.
  36. 80'Substitution, Rio Ave: D. Bezerra comes on for D. Špikić.
  37. 80'Substitution, Rio Ave: G. Liavas comes on for B. Aguilera.
  38. 85'Attempt blocked. S. L. Cabral (Benfica), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.00.
  39. 87'Attempt blocked. D. Bezerra (Rio Ave), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  40. 87'Attempt blocked. Clayton (Rio Ave), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  41. 90'Yellow card for S. Dahl (Benfica).
  42. 90'Substitution, Benfica: M. Silva comes on for G. Sudakov.
  43. 90+1'Attempt blocked. S. Dahl (Benfica), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  44. 90+2'Attempt missed. M. Silva (Benfica), header from a corner. xG 0.23.
  45. 90+5'Attempt saved. V. Pavlidis (Benfica), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
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