Benfica 4-1 Rio Ave
Primeira Liga · · Regular Season - 17
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Benfica 4-1 Rio Ave.
Managers: R. Schmidt (Benfica) · Luís Freire (Rio Ave)
Match facts
- Referee: Iancu Vasilica
- Round: Regular Season - 17
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 9' Guga for Rio Ave (assist Fábio Ronaldo)
- 29' Á. Di María for Benfica (assist Rafa)
- 61' António Silva for Benfica
- 80' Marcos Leonardo for Benfica
- 90+1' João Mário for Benfica (assist Rafa)
Bookings
- 49' Aderllan Santos — Yellow Card
- 57' O. Kökçü — Yellow Card
- 58' Aderllan Santos — Yellow Card
- 58' Aderllan Santos — Red Card
- 90+3' Patrick William — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Benfica — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1 · A. Trubin (G)
- 4 · António Silva (D)
- 5 · Morato (D)
- 8 · F. Aursnes (D)
- 9 · Arthur Cabral (F)
- 10 · O. Kökçü (M)
- 11 · Á. Di María (M)
- 20 · João Mário (M)
- 27 · Rafa (M)
- 30 · N. Otamendi (D)
- 87 · J. Neves (M)
Substitutes
- 13 · D. Jurasek (D)
- 17 · G. Guedes (F)
- 22 · Chiquinho (M)
- 24 · Samuel Soares (G)
- 33 · P. Musa (F)
- 36 · Marcos Leonardo (F)
- 44 · Tomás Araújo (D)
- 47 · Tiago Gouveia (F)
- 61 · Florentino (M)
Rio Ave — 3-5-2
Starting XI
- 3 · Miguel Nóbrega (D)
- 6 · Guga (M)
- 10 · A. Oudrhiri (M)
- 14 · Joca (F)
- 18 · Jhonatan (G)
- 20 · Costinha (M)
- 21 · João Graça (M)
- 22 · E. Boateng (F)
- 23 · Josué Sá (D)
- 33 · Aderllan Santos (D)
- 77 · Fábio Ronaldo (M)
Substitutes
- 4 · Patrick William (D)
- 5 · M. Tanlongo (M)
- 8 · Vitor Gomes (M)
- 9 · L. Ruiz (F)
- 11 · Bruno Ventura (M)
- 70 · Zé Manuel (F)
- 75 · Nuno Namora (D)
- 81 · A. Yakubu (F)
- 82 · Magrão (G)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Benfica: WWWWW · 15 pts from 5 · 14-3
- Rio Ave: WLDDD · 6 pts from 5 · 6-5
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between Benfica and Rio Ave.
- Rio Ave 0-2 Benfica · Jan 17, 2026
- Benfica 1-1 Rio Ave · Sep 23, 2025
- Rio Ave 2-3 Benfica · Mar 16, 2025
- Benfica 5-0 Rio Ave · Oct 27, 2024
- Rio Ave 1-1 Benfica · May 17, 2024
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