Rio Ave 1-1 Benfica: result and report

Liga Portugal · Saturday 26 August 2017

Result

Rio Ave 1-1 Benfica

Liga Portugal · Saturday 26 August 2017, 19:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Rio Ave 1-1 Benfica: match report

Rio Ave drew with Benfica 1-1 in Liga Portugal on Saturday 26 August 2017. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Rio Ave's goal came from an own goal by Lisandro López (61'). Benfica scored through Jonas (67', penalty).

Discipline: Rio Ave received 4 yellow cards; Benfica received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rio Ave were 4th on 9 points from 3 and Benfica 1st on 9 points from 3. Rio Ave went on to finish that season 5th with 51 points, and Benfica 2nd with 81.

Rio Ave lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Benfica in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Jonas of Benfica (7.8), ahead of Marcelo (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Rio Ave win, 0 draws and 9 for Benfica.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 31'Yellow card · O. BarretoRio Ave
  • 55'Yellow card · Filipe AugustoBenfica
  • 61'Own goal · Lisandro LópezRio Ave · 1-0
  • 64'Yellow card · NadjackRio Ave
  • 66'Yellow card · TarantiniRio Ave
  • 67'Penalty goal · JonasBenfica · 1-1
  • 90+4'Yellow card · MarceloRio Ave
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Andrija ZivkovicBenfica

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rio Ave 1, draws 0, Benfica 9.

Team news

Rio Ave line-up (4-2-3-1)

André Kilian, Bruno Teles, Nadjack, Marcelo, Marcão, Tarantini, Rúben Ribeiro, Chico Geraldes, Pelé, O. Barreto, Hélder Guedes

Benfica line-up (4-4-2)

Bruno Varela, Luisão, Eliseu, Jardel, André Almeida, Filipe Augusto, Pizzi, Franco Cervi, Rafa Silva, Jonas, Haris Seferovic