Rio Ave vs Benfica

Rio Ave

WLDLW

Benfica

LLWDW

Portugal

Primeira Liga

Saturday, 17th of January, 202620:30


Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube
Referee: Claudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira, Portugal
0 - 2
FT

Benfica

LLWDW

Rio Ave vs Benfica Prediction

Benfica will be visiting Rio Ave this week for a match at the Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube (Vila do Conde) in the Portugal Primeira Liga. The game kicks off at 20:30 on Saturday, 17th of January, 2026. Read our reason for Rio Ave vs Benfica prediction and tips.

16'
goal
L. Barreiro
25'
goal
A. Ntoi (Own Goal)
61'
yellowcard
A. Schjelderup
62'
sub
A. SchjelderupS. Lopes Cabral
A. Ntoi
yellowcard
66'
Clayton (Goal Disallowed - offside)
var
69'
A. NtoiA. Papakanellos
sub
72'
Andre LuizO. Pohlmann
sub
73'
N. AthanasiouT. Nikitscher
sub
73'
78'
sub
G. PrestianniJ. Rego
B. Aguilera ZamoraG. Liavas
sub
80'
D. SpikicDiogo Bezerra
sub
80'
90'
sub
G. SudakovManu
90'
yellowcard
S. Dahl

Main Prediction

X
Odd:5.20
For the main prediction the algorithm using artificial intelligence gives a X. This option have an odd of 5.20.

1x2 Prediction

X
Odd:5.20
For the 1x2 Prediction the selection is a X. The draw is priced at 5.20.

BTTS Prediction

Yes
Odd:1.95
For both teams to score market the prediction is a Yes. And the both teams to score prediction is priced at 1.95.

Over Under Prediction

Under 2.5
Odd:2.25
For the Over/Under market the artificial intelligence algorithm gives a Under 2.5 goals. The Under 2.5 have an odd of 2.25.

Correct Score Prediction

1 - 1
Odd:8.50
The artificial intelligence algorithm predicts that the final result of the game can be 1 - 1. This result is priced at 8.50.

Match Odds

Rio Ave
9.60
Draw
5.20
Benfica
1.31

Double Chance Odds

Rio Ave or Draw
3.30
Rio Ave or Benfica
1.14
Draw or Benfica
1.05

Both Teams To Score Odds

Yes
1.95
No
1.77

Under/Over Goals Odds

Over 1.5 Goals
1.20
Under 1.5 Goals
4.50
Over 2.5 Goals
1.62
Under 2.5 Goals
2.25
Over 3.5 Goals
2.55
Under 3.5 Goals
1.50

Half Time-Full Time Odds

Rio Ave - Draw
21.00
Rio Ave - Benfica
21.00
Draw - Benfica
4.00
Rio Ave - Rio Ave
15.00
Draw - Rio Ave
15.00
Benfica - Rio Ave
51.00
Benfica - Draw
19.00
Benfica - Benfica
1.80

Rio Ave vs Benfica H2H Stats

H2H
23.09.25
Benfica vs Rio AvePrimeira Liga
1 - 1
16.03.25
Rio Ave vs BenficaPrimeira Liga
2 - 3
27.10.24
Benfica vs Rio AvePrimeira Liga
5 - 0
17.05.24
Rio Ave vs BenficaPrimeira Liga
1 - 1
14.01.24
Benfica vs Rio AvePrimeira Liga
4 - 1
02.04.23
Rio Ave vs BenficaPrimeira Liga
0 - 1
08.10.22
Benfica vs Rio AvePrimeira Liga
4 - 2
01.03.21
Benfica vs Rio AvePrimeira Liga
2 - 0
1X2

0HOME

2DRAW

6AWAY

BTTS

5YES

3NO

AVERAGE GOALS SCORED

0.88

2.63

Rio Ave Stats (Last 5 matches)

Rio Ave
1X2

0WIN

1DRAW

4LOSS

BTTS

1YES

4NO

CLEAN SHEETS

1YES

4NO

SCORED A GOAL

1YES

4NO

OVER 1.5 GOALS

3YES

2NO

OVER 2.5 GOALS

3YES

2NO

OVER 3.5 GOALS

0YES

5NO

GAMES OVERALL
01.03.26
Rio Ave vs FamalicaoPrimeira Liga
0 - 0
22.02.26
FC Porto vs Rio AvePrimeira Liga
1 - 0
16.02.26
Rio Ave vs MoreirensePrimeira Liga
1 - 2
08.02.26
SC Braga vs Rio AvePrimeira Liga
3 - 0
31.01.26
Rio Ave vs AroucaPrimeira Liga
0 - 3
TOTAL GOALS SCORED: 1
AVERAGE SCORED GOALS: 0.2
TOTAL GOALS CONCEDED: 9
AVERAGE CONCEDED GOALS: 1.8
1X2

1WIN

1DRAW

3LOSS

BTTS

2YES

3NO

CLEAN SHEETS

1YES

4NO

SCORED A GOAL

2YES

3NO

OVER 1.5 GOALS

4YES

1NO

OVER 2.5 GOALS

3YES

2NO

OVER 3.5 GOALS

1YES

4NO

GAMES HOME
01.03.26
Rio Ave vs FamalicaoPrimeira Liga
0 - 0
16.02.26
Rio Ave vs MoreirensePrimeira Liga
1 - 2
31.01.26
Rio Ave vs AroucaPrimeira Liga
0 - 3
17.01.26
Rio Ave vs BenficaPrimeira Liga
0 - 2
04.01.26
Rio Ave vs Casa PiaPrimeira Liga
3 - 1
TOTAL GOALS SCORED: 4
AVERAGE SCORED GOALS: 0.8
TOTAL GOALS CONCEDED: 8
AVERAGE CONCEDED GOALS: 1.6
1X2

0WIN

1DRAW

4LOSS

BTTS

1YES

4NO

CLEAN SHEETS

0YES

5NO

SCORED A GOAL

1YES

4NO

OVER 1.5 GOALS

4YES

1NO

OVER 2.5 GOALS

4YES

1NO

OVER 3.5 GOALS

3YES

2NO

GAMES AWAY
22.02.26
FC Porto vs Rio AvePrimeira Liga
1 - 0
08.02.26
SC Braga vs Rio AvePrimeira Liga
3 - 0
25.01.26
Nacional vs Rio AvePrimeira Liga
4 - 0
28.12.25
Sporting CP vs Rio AvePrimeira Liga
4 - 0
20.12.25
GIL Vicente vs Rio AvePrimeira Liga
2 - 2
TOTAL GOALS SCORED: 2
AVERAGE SCORED GOALS: 0.4
TOTAL GOALS CONCEDED: 14
AVERAGE CONCEDED GOALS: 2.8

Benfica Stats (Last 5 matches)

Benfica
1X2

3WIN

0DRAW

2LOSS

BTTS

3YES

2NO

CLEAN SHEETS

1YES

4NO

SCORED A GOAL

4YES

1NO

OVER 1.5 GOALS

4YES

1NO

OVER 2.5 GOALS

4YES

1NO

OVER 3.5 GOALS

0YES

5NO

GAMES OVERALL
02.03.26
GIL Vicente vs BenficaPrimeira Liga
1 - 2
25.02.26
Real Madrid vs BenficaUEFA Champions League
2 - 1
21.02.26
Benfica vs AVSPrimeira Liga
3 - 0
17.02.26
Benfica vs Real MadridUEFA Champions League
0 - 1
13.02.26
Santa Clara vs BenficaPrimeira Liga
1 - 2
TOTAL GOALS SCORED: 8
AVERAGE SCORED GOALS: 1.6
TOTAL GOALS CONCEDED: 5
AVERAGE CONCEDED GOALS: 1
1X2

4WIN

0DRAW

1LOSS

BTTS

2YES

3NO

CLEAN SHEETS

2YES

3NO

SCORED A GOAL

4YES

1NO

OVER 1.5 GOALS

4YES

1NO

OVER 2.5 GOALS

4YES

1NO

OVER 3.5 GOALS

2YES

3NO

GAMES HOME
21.02.26
Benfica vs AVSPrimeira Liga
3 - 0
17.02.26
Benfica vs Real MadridUEFA Champions League
0 - 1
08.02.26
Benfica vs AlvercaPrimeira Liga
2 - 1
28.01.26
Benfica vs Real MadridUEFA Champions League
4 - 2
25.01.26
Benfica vs EstrelaPrimeira Liga
4 - 0
TOTAL GOALS SCORED: 13
AVERAGE SCORED GOALS: 2.6
TOTAL GOALS CONCEDED: 4
AVERAGE CONCEDED GOALS: 0.8
1X2

2WIN

1DRAW

2LOSS

BTTS

3YES

2NO

CLEAN SHEETS

1YES

4NO

SCORED A GOAL

3YES

2NO

OVER 1.5 GOALS

4YES

1NO

OVER 2.5 GOALS

3YES

2NO

OVER 3.5 GOALS

0YES

5NO

GAMES AWAY
02.03.26
GIL Vicente vs BenficaPrimeira Liga
1 - 2
25.02.26
Real Madrid vs BenficaUEFA Champions League
2 - 1
13.02.26
Santa Clara vs BenficaPrimeira Liga
1 - 2
01.02.26
Tondela vs BenficaPrimeira Liga
0 - 0
21.01.26
Juventus vs BenficaUEFA Champions League
2 - 0
TOTAL GOALS SCORED: 5
AVERAGE SCORED GOALS: 1
TOTAL GOALS CONCEDED: 6
AVERAGE CONCEDED GOALS: 1.2

Portugal Primeira Liga Overall Standings

# Name P W D L Goals Last 5 Pts
1
FC Porto
24 21 2 1 47:8
WWWDL
65
2
Sporting CP
24 19 4 1 62:12
WWWDW
61
3
Benfica
24 17 7 0 51:14
WWWWD
58
4
SC Braga
24 13 6 5 50:23
WWLWW
45
5
GIL Vicente
24 11 7 6 35:23
LLWWW
40
6
Famalicao
24 10 6 8 29:21
DWLWL
36
7
Moreirense
24 10 4 10 30:34
DLWLL
34
8
Estoril
24 9 6 9 46:42
LWLDW
33
9
Guimaraes
24 9 5 10 28:35
DLWLW
32
10
Alverca
24 7 6 11 24:39
DDDLD
27
11
Arouca
24 7 5 12 32:52
LWLWW
26
12
Estrela
24 5 9 10 26:41
DLLWD
24
13
Casa Pia
24 5 8 11 26:44
DLWDW
23
14
Nacional
24 5 6 13 28:36
LLLDL
21
15
Rio Ave
24 4 9 11 23:44
DLLLL
21
16
Santa Clara
24 4 7 13 20:31
DDLLL
19
17
Tondela
24 4 7 13 19:38
DWDDD
19
18
AVS
24 1 6 17 18:57
DLWLL
9

Portugal Primeira Liga Home Standings

# Name P W D L Goals Pts
FC Porto
12 10 2 0 24:4 32
Sporting CP
12 10 1 1 36:4 31
Benfica
12 8 4 0 28:8 28
SC Braga
11 7 2 2 25:9 23
GIL Vicente
12 7 2 3 20:10 23
Guimaraes
13 6 4 3 18:16 22
Estoril
12 6 4 2 26:17 22
Famalicao
12 6 2 4 21:9 20
Moreirense
11 6 1 4 15:16 19
Alverca
12 5 3 4 11:16 18
Arouca
12 4 3 5 17:23 15
Estrela
12 3 4 5 14:19 13
Casa Pia
12 2 6 4 16:22 12
Santa Clara
12 3 2 7 10:14 11
Nacional
12 3 2 7 17:20 11
Rio Ave
12 2 4 6 11:20 10
Tondela
12 1 5 6 9:16 8
AVS
13 1 4 8 10:23 7

Portugal Primeira Liga Away Standings

# Name P W D L Goals Pts
FC Porto
12 11 0 1 23:4 33
Sporting CP
12 9 3 0 26:8 30
Benfica
12 9 3 0 23:6 30
SC Braga
13 6 4 3 25:14 22
GIL Vicente
12 4 5 3 15:13 17
Famalicao
12 4 4 4 8:12 16
Moreirense
13 4 3 6 15:18 15
Tondela
12 3 2 7 10:22 11
Rio Ave
12 2 5 5 12:24 11
Estrela
12 2 5 5 12:22 11
Estoril
12 3 2 7 20:25 11
Casa Pia
12 3 2 7 10:22 11
Arouca
12 3 2 7 15:29 11
Nacional
12 2 4 6 11:16 10
Guimaraes
11 3 1 7 10:19 10
Alverca
12 2 3 7 13:23 9
Santa Clara
12 1 5 6 10:17 8
AVS
11 0 2 9 8:34 2

When is the Rio Ave vs Benfica game?

The game between Rio Ave and Benfica will be played at 20:30 (UK) time on Saturday, 17th of January, 2026.

What is the prediction for Rio Ave vs Benfica game?

The Main Prediction for the game between Rio Ave and Benfica is X, and a 1 - 1 for the correct score prediction.
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Odd:1.38