Rio Ave 0-1 Benfica: result and report

Rio Ave 0-1 Benfica

Liga Portugal · Sunday 24 April 2016, 19:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Rio Ave lost to Benfica 0-1 in Liga Portugal on Sunday 24 April 2016. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Raúl Jiménez of Benfica in the 73rd minute.

Discipline: Rio Ave received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Benfica received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rio Ave were 8th on 43 points from 30 and Benfica 2nd on 74 points from 30. Rio Ave went on to finish that season 8th with 47 points, and Benfica 1st with 86.

Rio Ave lined up in a 4-3-3 and Benfica in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Renato Sanches of Benfica (7.5), level with Vilas Boas (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Rio Ave win, 1 draw and 8 for Benfica.

Going into the match Rio Ave's last five read D-W-W-W-L and Benfica's W-W-W-W-W.