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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 9
Oct 27, 2024 at 6pm UK
Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Rio Ave

Benfica
5 - 0
Rio Ave

Akturkoglu (12', 16', 45+2'), Schjelderup (79'), Amdouni (81')
di Maria (30')
FT(HT: 3-0)

Panzo (4')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Primeira Liga clash between Benfica and Rio Ave, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Benfica 1-3 Feyenoord
Wednesday, October 23 at 8pm in Champions League
Last Game: Atletico CP 1-3 Rio Ave
Saturday, October 19 at 2pm in Taca de Portugal

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Benfica win with a probability of 80.56%. A draw had a probability of 12.7% and a win for Rio Ave had a probability of 6.76%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.02%) and 1-0 (8.53%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.98%), while for a Rio Ave win it was 0-1 (2.15%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Benfica would win this match.

Result
BenficaDrawRio Ave
80.56% (1.864 1.86)12.68% (-0.702 -0.7)6.76% (-1.162 -1.16)
Both teams to score 47.27% (-3.689 -3.69)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
67.65% (-1.281 -1.28)32.35% (1.282 1.28)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
46.02% (-1.503 -1.5)53.97% (1.504 1.5)
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
93.82% (0.085999999999999 0.09)6.18% (-0.085 -0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
76.63% (0.239 0.24)23.37% (-0.238 -0.24)
Rio Ave Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
50.38% (-3.981 -3.98)49.62% (3.982 3.98)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
15.61% (-2.956 -2.96)84.39% (2.957 2.96)
Score Analysis
    Benfica 80.55%
    Rio Ave 6.76%
    Draw 12.68%
BenficaDrawRio Ave
2-0 @ 11.87% (0.91 0.91)
3-0 @ 11.02% (0.89 0.89)
1-0 @ 8.53% (0.615 0.62)
2-1 @ 8.33% (-0.279 -0.28)
3-1 @ 7.73% (-0.219 -0.22)
4-0 @ 7.68% (0.658 0.66)
4-1 @ 5.38% (-0.126 -0.13)
5-0 @ 4.28% (0.386 0.39)
5-1 @ 3% (-0.055 -0.06)
3-2 @ 2.71% (-0.41 -0.41)
6-0 @ 1.98% (0.188 0.19)
4-2 @ 1.89% (-0.275 -0.28)
6-1 @ 1.39% (-0.018 -0.02)
5-2 @ 1.05% (-0.147 -0.15)
Other @ 3.73%
Total : 80.55%
1-1 @ 5.98% (-0.231 -0.23)
0-0 @ 3.06% (0.207 0.21)
2-2 @ 2.92% (-0.457 -0.46)
Other @ 0.72%
Total : 12.68%
0-1 @ 2.15% (-0.094 -0.09)
1-2 @ 2.1% (-0.341 -0.34)
Other @ 2.52%
Total : 6.76%

How you voted: Benfica vs Rio Ave

Benfica
92.1%
Draw
5.3%
Rio Ave
2.6%
38
Head to Head
May 17, 2024 8.45pm
Gameweek 34
Rio Ave
1-1
Benfica
Costinha (90+3' pen.)
Graca (23'), Patrick (45'), Oudrhiri (57'), Silva (86')
Kokcu (32')
Tengstedt (39'), Silva (86')
Jan 14, 2024 6pm
Gameweek 17
Benfica
4-1
Rio Ave
Di Maria (29'), Silva (61'), Leonardo (80'), Mario (90+1')
Kokcu (57')
Rodrigues (9')
Aderlan (49'), Patrick (90+3')
Aderlan (58')
Apr 2, 2023 6pm
Gameweek 26
Rio Ave
0-1
Benfica
Ramos (46')
Oct 8, 2022 6pm
Gameweek 9
Benfica
4-2
Rio Ave
Ramos (13', 45+1'), Luiz (19' og.), Musa (62')
Ronaldo (6'), Rodrigues (86')
Mar 1, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 21
Benfica
2-0
Rio Ave
Seferovic (59'), Pizzi (78')
Silva (72')
rhs 2.0


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