Highlights

83'

R. Jiménez

81'

Jonas

HT 1 - 1

29'

A. Wakaso (Foul)

13'

R. Bressan

A. Samaris (Foul)

Jonas

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

82'

Hélder Guedes (Pedro Moreira - tactical)

69'

R. Jiménez (K. Mitroglou - tactical)

68'

João Novais (Yazalde - tactical)

59'

M. Carcela-González (Gonçalo Guedes - tactical)

46'

L. Fejsa (A. Samaris - tactical)

44'

J. Kayembe (Héldon - tactical)

Player of the match

Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira # 17 - Striker

Shots on target 4/8 (50%)
Successful contests 2
Duel won 6/12 (50%)
Goal ! 2

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	1	Benfica	88	34	29	1	4
	6	Rio Ave	50	34	14	8	12

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
1	Jonas	32
3	K. Mitroglou	19
11	Koka	11
22	Hélder Guedes	7
-	Pizzi	7
28	R. Bressan	6
34	R. Jiménez	5

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-4-2

4-3-3

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

59%

41%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

Jonas

Pizzi 2
Jardel 1

Shots off target

Renato Sanches

Pizzi 2
Jonas 2

Big chance created

M. Carcela-González

Jonas 1

Successful contests

Renato Sanches

Pizzi 3
R. Bressan 3

Fouls suffered

R. Bressan

André Almeida 3
Edimar 3

Dispossessed

Pizzi

Pedro Moreira 3
Renato Sanches 3

Touches

André Almeida

Renato Sanches 92
Pizzi 90

Duel won

André Almeida

Lionn 11
R. Bressan 9

Duel lost

Renato Sanches

Ukra 10
Pedro Moreira 8

Interceptions

L. López

André Almeida 4
Marcelo 3

Challenge lost

Pedro Moreira

R. Bressan 3
Lionn 3

Tackles

Lionn

André Almeida 5
Marcelo 5

Aerial duels won

Jardel

L. López 5
Eliseu 4

Aerial duels lost

Yazalde

Ukra 4
Jardel 3

Fouls

Pizzi

Jardel 3
A. Wakaso 3

Saves

Cássio

Passes

Renato Sanches

Pizzi 57
André Almeida 55

Accurate passes

Renato Sanches

Pizzi 47
L. López 43

Accurate crosses

Pizzi

Gonçalo Guedes 2
André Almeida 2

Current form

Stats

D W L W W

W L L L W

Last matches

Stats & bet

15/12/15

12/12/15

Referees

Manuel António Rodrigues Oliveira main referee

4.2

0.5

Average card count per match for 17 matches arbitrated
Tiago Oliveira Leandro assistant referee
Pedro Ricardo Ferreira Ribeiro assistant referee
Daniel Fernando Rocha Cardoso fourth referee

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Match venue

Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) - Lisboa

Year of construction: 2003
Surface: grass
Capacity: 65647
Average attendance: 42686
Maximum attendance: 64591
% sold: 70

Match result Benfica Rio Ave

Date 20 December 2015 16:00
Competition Primeira Liga
Season 2015/2016
Stage Regular Season - week 14
Match attendance 45955
Code SLB-RIO
Area Portugal
Home team Benfica
Away team Rio Ave

FAQ

What is the result between Benfica Rio Ave?

Benfica won the match with a 3-1 score

What are the official lineups for Benfica Rio Ave?

Benfica : Coached by Rui Vitória, the lineup starts off in a 4-4-2 formation: Júlio César, Eliseu, Jardel, L. López, André Almeida, Pizzi, A. Samaris, Renato Sanches, Gonçalo Guedes, K. Mitroglou, Jonas

Rio Ave : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by Pedro Martins, is positioning themselves in a 4-3-3 : Cássio, Edimar, Marcelo, Lionn, Aníbal Capela, A. Wakaso, Pedro Moreira, R. Bressan, Héldon, Yazalde, Ukra

Who is the referee of the match Benfica Rio Ave ?

Manuel António Rodrigues Oliveira is the referee for this match

Where is the match Benfica Rio Ave?

The venue Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) in Lisboa is hosting the match

At what time is Benfica Rio Ave?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 20 December 2015. Kick-off at 16:00

Who is the man of the match Benfica - Rio Ave ?

Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira had the best performance of the match Benfica - Rio Ave. The stats reinforce this view:

4/8 Shots on target (50%)
2 Successful contests
6/12 Duel won (50%)
2 Goal !

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Confirmed line-ups

Benfica 4-4-2

- 5.3 12 Júlio César
- 6.4 19 Eliseu
- 7.0 33 Jardel
- 6.8 2 L. López
- 7.4 34 André Almeida
- 6.5 21 Pizzi
- 5.2 7 A. Samaris
- 7.1 85 Renato Sanches
- 6.3 20 Gonçalo Guedes
- 5.5 11 K. Mitroglou
- 9.3 17 Jonas
  
  2
- 6.8 1 Cássio
- 4.9 16 Edimar
- 5.9 46 Marcelo
- 5.4 12 Lionn
- 5.0 3 Aníbal Capela
- 5.0 30 A. Wakaso
- 4.1 20 Pedro Moreira
- 7.2 11 R. Bressan
- 5.2 24 Héldon
- 4.8 88 Yazalde
- 4.0 17 Ukra

Rio Ave 4-3-3

- Rui Vitória Coach
Substitutes
- Sílvio #28 - Defender
- Ederson #1 - Goalkeeper
- Talisca #30 - Midfielder
- 69'
  
  R. Jiménez #9 - Striker
- F. Đuričić #22 - Midfielder
- 59'
  
  M. Carcela-González #39 - Midfielder
- 46'
  
  L. Fejsa #5 - Midfielder
- Pedro Martins Coach
Substitutes
- 68'
  
  João Novais #27 - Midfielder
- Pedrinho #26 - Defender
- 82'
  
  Hélder Guedes #7 - Striker
- Vilas Boas #14 - Defender
- 44'
  
  J. Kayembe #77 - Defender
- Rui Vieira #71 - Goalkeeper
- F. Krovinović #23 - Midfielder

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

59%

41%

Duel won

52%

48%

Accurate passes

83%

70%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Shots hitting woodwork

Passing

483

Passes

351

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

M. Carcela-González

Jonas 1

Shots (%)

Jonas

50% 4/8

Pizzi 50% (2/4)
R. Bressan 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

Renato Sanches

Pizzi 3
R. Bressan 3
M. Carcela-González 2
Jonas 2

Fouls suffered

R. Bressan

André Almeida 3
Edimar 3
Yazalde 2
Héldon 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

Renato Sanches

25% 1/4

Dispossessed

Pizzi

Pedro Moreira 3
Renato Sanches 3
Jonas 3

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

André Almeida

86% 12/14

Marcelo 75% (6/8)
Lionn 73% (11/15)
Eliseu 67% (6/9)
R. Bressan 64% (9/14)

Interceptions

L. López

André Almeida 4
Marcelo 3
Jardel 3
Lionn 3

Aerial duels won (%)

L. López

100% 5/5

Lionn 100% (2/2)
Jardel 67% (6/9)
Eliseu 67% (4/6)
André Almeida 60% (3/5)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

Ukra

0% 0/10

Pedro Moreira 0% (0/8)
J. Kayembe 0% (0/6)
João Novais 0% (0/4)
A. Wakaso 36% (4/11)

Challenge lost

Pedro Moreira

R. Bressan 3
Lionn 3

Aerial duels won (%)

A. Wakaso

0% 0/3

J. Kayembe 0% (0/3)
Renato Sanches 0% (0/2)
Hélder Guedes 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

L. López

91% 43/47

Jardel 90% (37/41)
Pedro Moreira 89% (41/46)
Renato Sanches 87% (62/71)

Accurate crosses

Pizzi

Successful final third passes

Renato Sanches

Pizzi 20

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

Cássio

35% 13/37

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Benfica	88	34	29	1	4	88	22	66
2	Sporting	86	34	27	5	2	79	21	58
3	Porto	73	34	23	4	7	67	30	37
4	Braga	58	34	16	10	8	54	35	19
5	Arouca	54	34	13	15	6	47	38	9
6	Rio Ave	50	34	14	8	12	44	44	0
7	Paços Ferreira	49	34	13	10	11	43	42	1
8	Estoril	47	34	13	8	13	40	41	-1
9	Belenenses	41	34	10	11	13	44	66	-22
10	Vitória SC	40	34	9	13	12	45	53	-8
11	Nacional	38	34	10	8	16	40	56	-16
12	Moreirense	36	34	9	9	16	38	54	-16
13	Marítimo	35	34	10	5	19	45	63	-18
14	Boavista	33	34	8	9	17	24	41	-17
15	Vitória FC	30	34	6	12	16	40	61	-21
16	Tondela	30	34	8	6	20	34	54	-20
17	União Madeira	29	34	7	8	19	27	50	-23
18	Académica	25	34	5	10	19	32	60	-28

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Benfica	45	17	15	0	2	52	13	39
2	Sporting	42	17	13	3	1	39	12	27
3	Porto	38	17	12	2	3	35	13	22
4	Braga	37	17	11	4	2	41	17	24
5	Estoril	31	17	9	4	4	24	16	8
6	Arouca	30	17	8	6	3	28	18	10
7	Nacional	28	17	8	4	5	29	24	5
8	Rio Ave	28	17	9	1	7	20	18	2
9	Paços Ferreira	25	17	7	4	6	24	22	2
10	União Madeira	24	17	6	6	5	19	17	2
11	Marítimo	23	17	7	2	8	25	23	2
12	Belenenses	23	17	6	5	6	24	31	-7
13	Vitória SC	22	17	5	7	5	23	19	4
14	Académica	20	17	5	5	7	20	28	-8
15	Boavista	17	17	4	5	8	10	17	-7
16	Vitória FC	15	17	2	9	6	16	26	-10
17	Moreirense	14	17	3	5	9	19	28	-9
18	Tondela	13	17	3	4	10	15	26	-11

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Sporting	44	17	14	2	1	40	9	31
2	Benfica	43	17	14	1	2	36	9	27
3	Porto	35	17	11	2	4	32	17	15
4	Arouca	24	17	5	9	3	19	20	-1
5	Paços Ferreira	24	17	6	6	5	19	20	-1
6	Rio Ave	22	17	5	7	5	24	26	-2
7	Moreirense	22	17	6	4	7	19	26	-7
8	Braga	21	17	5	6	6	13	18	-5
9	Vitória SC	18	17	4	6	7	22	34	-12
10	Belenenses	18	17	4	6	7	20	35	-15
11	Tondela	17	17	5	2	10	19	28	-9
12	Estoril	16	17	4	4	9	16	25	-9
13	Boavista	16	17	4	4	9	14	24	-10
14	Vitória FC	15	17	4	3	10	24	35	-11
15	Marítimo	12	17	3	3	11	20	40	-20
16	Nacional	10	17	2	4	11	11	32	-21
17	Académica	5	17	0	5	12	12	32	-20
18	União Madeira	5	17	1	2	14	8	33	-25

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Sporting	75	34	22	9	3	40	7	33
2	Benfica	68	34	19	11	4	38	11	27
3	Porto	62	34	16	14	4	31	15	16
4	Rio Ave	50	34	12	14	8	21	17	4
5	Braga	48	34	10	18	6	21	17	4
6	Arouca	46	34	10	16	8	22	22	0
7	Vitória FC	45	34	11	12	11	20	23	-3
8	Paços Ferreira	44	34	10	14	10	20	20	0
9	Vitória SC	44	34	9	17	8	26	25	1
10	Belenenses	41	34	10	11	13	19	26	-7
11	Nacional	41	34	10	11	13	18	25	-7
12	Moreirense	40	34	9	13	12	18	25	-7
13	Marítimo	38	34	9	11	14	18	25	-7
14	Estoril	37	34	8	13	13	15	19	-4
15	União Madeira	36	34	8	12	14	13	21	-8
16	Boavista	33	34	5	18	11	11	19	-8
17	Tondela	29	34	5	14	15	12	27	-15
18	Académica	22	34	4	10	20	13	32	-19