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Benfica
Primeira Liga | Gameweek 21
Mar 1, 2021 at 7pm UK
Estádio da Luz
Rio Ave

Benfica
2 - 0
Rio Ave

Seferovic (59'), Pizzi (78')
Silva (72')
FT(HT: 0-0)

The Match

Preview

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

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 66.62%. A draw had a probability of 20.1% and a win for Rio Ave had a probability of 13.25%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.43%) and 2-1 (9.64%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.55%), while for a Rio Ave win it was 0-1 (4.73%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 12.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Benfica in this match.

Result
BenficaDrawRio Ave
66.62%20.12%13.25%
Both teams to score 46.48%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.74%47.26%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.51%69.49%
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.72%13.28%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.9%40.09%
Rio Ave Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
53.6%46.39%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
17.97%82.02%
Score Analysis
    Benfica 66.61%
    Rio Ave 13.25%
    Draw 20.12%
BenficaDrawRio Ave
2-0 @ 12.55%
1-0 @ 12.43%
2-1 @ 9.64%
3-0 @ 8.45%
3-1 @ 6.49%
4-0 @ 4.27%
4-1 @ 3.28%
3-2 @ 2.49%
5-0 @ 1.72%
5-1 @ 1.32%
4-2 @ 1.26%
Other @ 2.7%
Total : 66.61%
1-1 @ 9.55%
0-0 @ 6.16%
2-2 @ 3.7%
Other @ 0.7%
Total : 20.12%
0-1 @ 4.73%
1-2 @ 3.67%
0-2 @ 1.82%
2-3 @ 0.95%
1-3 @ 0.94%
Other @ 1.15%
Total : 13.25%

How you voted: Benfica vs Rio Ave

Benfica
90.4%
Draw
7.7%
Rio Ave
1.9%
52
Head to Head
Oct 18, 2020 8pm
Gameweek 4
Rio Ave
0-3
Benfica

Pinto (81')
Waldschmidt (6', 45+4'), Gabriel (84')
Gilberto (78'), Otamendi (80'), Weigl (90+2')
Jun 17, 2020 9.15pm
Gameweek 27
Rio Ave
1-2
Benfica
Taremi (26')
Elmusrati (13'), Figueiras (80')
Elmusrati (62'), Santos (72'), Figueiras (90+2')
Seferovic (64'), Weigl (87')
Pizzi (45+3'), Dias (74')
Jan 14, 2020 9.15pm
Quarter-Finals
Benfica
3-2
Rio Ave
Cervi (13'), Seferovic (64', 71')
Dias (3')
Piazon (4'), Taremi (30')
Augusto (21'), Lopes (51')
Nov 2, 2019 6pm
Gameweek 10
Benfica
2-0
Rio Ave
Dias (32'), Pizzi (51')
Cervi (29')

Aderlan (35'), Santos (45'), Tarantini (63')
May 12, 2019 8pm
Gameweek 33
Rio Ave
2-3
Benfica
Tarantini (50'), Jeronimo (84')
Junio (41'), Coentrao (45'), Tarantini (45')
Silva (3'), Felix (45'), Pizzi (56')
Dias (45'), Pizzi (79'), Grimaldo (86'), Vlachodimos (91')
rhs 2.0
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Result
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5 6 67
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon32273292296384
2Benfica31244371254676
3Porto31196657263163
4Braga31195764442062
5Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes32186847341360
6MoreirenseMoreirense32147113334-149
7AroucaArouca311361253421145
8FamalicaoFamalicao31812113339-636
9Rio AveRio Ave3261793540-535
10Casa Pia3198143344-1135
11SC FarenseFarense3197154244-234
12Gil Vicente3289154051-1133
13Estoril PraiaEstoril3196164652-633
14BoavistaBoavista32710153658-2231
15Estrela Amadora31611143249-1729
16PortimonensePortimonense3277183469-3528
17ChavesChaves3158183165-3423
RVizela32410183064-3422


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