Liga Portugal: Benfica prevails over Rio Ave 4-2
LISBOA. Benfica defeats Rio Ave 4-2.
LISBOA. Benfica overcomes Rio Ave 4-2. Benfica was vastly superior ball possession (66%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica stadium in Lisboa on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Manuel António Rodrigues Oliveira who had the assistance of Carlos Campos and Hugo Daniel Tavares dos Santos. The 4th official was Anzhony Francisco Gonçalves Rodrigues. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 22.6 degrees Celsius or 72.66 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 65%.
Match Statistics
Benfica was in firm control of the ball 66% while Rio Ave was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Benfica was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 31 shots of which 14 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Benfica won the match.
Benfica shot 31 times, 14 on target, 17 off target. On the other side, Rio Ave shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Benfica received 1 yellow card (P. Musa). On the opposite side, Rio Ave received 2 yellow cards (Costinha and P. Amaral).
After this match, Benfica will have 22 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Rio Ave will stay with 9 points like Chaves, Gil Vicente and Arouca to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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6'6'
Fabio Ronaldo
Aziz
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13'13'
G. Ramos
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19'19'
Jhonatan (OG)
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45'45'
G. Ramos
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46'46'
P. Musa
G. Ramos
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46'46'
Florentino
E. Fernandez
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55'55'
Ukra
M. Baeza
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60'60'
P. Musa
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60'60'
Costinha
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62'62'
P. Musa
M. Ristic
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66'66'
Vítor Gomes
Andreas Samaris
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66'66'
Leonardo Ruiz
Fábio Ronaldo
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71'71'
R. Pinho
Joao Mario
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76'76'
Hernani
Aziz
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75'75'
M. Nobrega
P. William
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83'83'
P. Amaral
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86'86'
Guga
Next match
In the upcoming Liga Portugal match, Benfica will play away with Porto on the 21st of October with a 16-7 head to head record in favor of Porto (11 draws).
Rio Ave will host Portimonense on the 24th of October with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Rio Ave (2 draws).
Benfica: Formation and Lineups
Benfica started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Roger Schmidt chose to play with the following team: Odysseas Vlachodimos , Gilberto , António Silva , Nicolás Otamendi , Mihailo Ristić , Fredrik Aursnes , Enzo Fernández , João Mário , Julian Draxler , Diogo Gonçalves and Gonçalo Ramos .
Substitutes
Benfica made 3 changes: G. Ramos for P. Musa (46′), E. Fernandez for Florentino (46′) and Joao Mario for R. Pinho (71′).
Top player: Gonçalo Ramos
Probably the most impressive player in Benfica was Gonçalo Ramos.
His rating is with 2 goals, 13 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 4.
Rio Ave: Formation and Lineups
Rio Ave started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Luís Carlos Batalha Freire played with: Jhonatan , Josué Sá , Aderllan Santos , Patrick William , Costinha , Miguel Baeza , Andreas Samaris , Gonçalo Rodrigues , Pedro Amaral , Aziz and Fábio Ronaldo .
Substitutes
Rio Ave made 5 changes: M. Baeza for Ukra (55′), Fabio Ronaldo for L. Ruiz (67′), A. Samaris for V. Gomes (67′), Aziz for Hernani (76′) and P. William for M. Nobrega (75′).
Top player: Gonçalo Rodrigues
Probably the most impressive player in Rio Ave was Gonçalo Rodrigues.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal
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