Rio Ave 1-1 Benfica: result and report

Liga Portugal · Friday 17 May 2024

Result

Rio Ave 1-1 Benfica

Liga Portugal · Friday 17 May 2024, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

Rio Ave · Benfica · Liga Portugal predictions

Rio Ave 1-1 Benfica: match report

Rio Ave drew with Benfica 1-1 in Liga Portugal on Friday 17 May 2024. The half-time score was 0-1.

Orkun Kökçü opened the scoring in the 32nd minute. Rio Ave's goal came from Costinha (90+3', penalty). Benfica scored through Orkun Kökçü (32').

Discipline: Rio Ave received 4 yellow cards; Benfica received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rio Ave were 11th on 36 points from 33 and Benfica 2nd on 79 points from 33. Rio Ave went on to finish that season 11th with 37 points, and Benfica 2nd with 80.

Rio Ave lined up in a 3-4-3 and Benfica in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Cezary Miszta of Rio Ave (8.4), ahead of Orkun Kökçü (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Rio Ave wins, 0 draws and 3 for Benfica.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 23'Yellow card · João GraçaRio Ave
  • 32'Goal · Orkun KökçüBenfica · 0-1
  • 39'Yellow card · Casper TengstedtBenfica
  • 45'Yellow card · Patrick WilliamRio Ave
  • 57'Yellow card · AmineRio Ave
  • 86'Yellow card · Orkun KökçüBenfica
  • 86'Yellow card · Adrien SilvaBenfica
  • 86'Yellow card · Adrien SilvaRio Ave
  • 90+3'Penalty goal · CostinhaRio Ave · 1-1

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Rio Ave 0, draws 0, Benfica 3.

Team news

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

Cezary Miszta, Renato Pantalon, Aderllan Santos, Patrick William, Costinha, João Graça, Mateo Tanlongo, Amine Oudrhiri, Marios Vrousai, Ukra, Emmanuel Boateng

Benfica line-up (4-3-3)

Samuel Soares, Fredrik Aursnes, Nicolás Otamendi, Morato, Álvaro Carreras, João Neves, Florentino, João Mário, Orkun Kökçü, Benjamín Rollheiser, Casper Tengstedt