Highlights

90+4'

Pizzi (2nd yellow - Foul)

68'

Pizzi (Foul)

HT 2 - 0

42'

Pizzi (assist Rafa)

13'

K. Mitroglou (assist Pizzi)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

83'

A. Carrillo (Gonçalo Guedes - tactical)

76'

R. Jiménez (K. Mitroglou - tactical)

74'

Yazalde (Hélder Guedes - tactical)

67'

Jonas (Rafa - tactical)

46'

Gil Dias (F. Krovinović - tactical)

46'

Tarantini (Filipe Augusto - tactical)

Player of the match

Ljubomir Fejsa # 5 - Defensive midfielder

Successful contests 1
Duel won 7/11 (63.64%)
Accurate passes 62/68 (91.18%)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	1	Benfica	82	34	25	7	2
	7	Rio Ave	49	34	14	7	13

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
3	K. Mitroglou	16
5	Jonas	13
9	Pizzi	10
10	Hélder Guedes	8
15	R. Jiménez	7
19	Gil Dias	6
34	Tarantini	5

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-1-3-2

4-3-3

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

53%

47%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

Rúben Ribeiro

K. Mitroglou 2
Pizzi 2

Shots off target

Luisão

Jonas 1
Hélder Guedes 1

Big chance created

Rafa

Pizzi 1

Successful contests

Gil Dias

Gonçalo Guedes 3
André Almeida 1

Fouls suffered

Rúben Ribeiro

F. Cervi 5
Roderick Miranda 5

Dispossessed

A. Wakaso

Tarantini 4
Rúben Ribeiro 2

Touches

Pizzi

L. Fejsa 81
André Almeida 74

Duel won

F. Cervi

Gonçalo Guedes 12
Rúben Ribeiro 10

Duel lost

A. Wakaso

F. Cervi 7
Tarantini 7

Interceptions

V. Lindelöf

Luisão 4
Vilas Boas 4

Challenge lost

F. Cervi

Pedrinho 3
L. Fejsa 2

Tackles

F. Cervi

Gonçalo Guedes 5
Vilas Boas 4

Aerial duels won

Pedrinho

Luisão 2
Jonas 1

Aerial duels lost

Hélder Guedes

Roderick Miranda 1
Vilas Boas 1

Fouls

A. Wakaso

Hélder Guedes 4
Nélson Semedo 3

Saves

Ederson

Cássio 2

Passes

Pizzi

L. Fejsa 68
V. Lindelöf 56

Accurate passes

L. Fejsa

Pizzi 61
V. Lindelöf 51

Accurate crosses

Pizzi

Héldon 1

Current form

Stats

W W L L W

W W W W L

Last matches

Stats & bet

24/04/16

20/12/15

Referees

Rui Manuel Gomes Costa main referee

4

0.3

Average card count per match for 14 matches arbitrated
João Pedro Sousa Mendes fourth referee
Miguel Aguilar assistant referee
Bruno Miguel Campos Rodrigues assistant referee

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Injured players

Benfica

Danilo Barbosa Ankle ligaments

Match venue

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

Year of construction: 2003
Surface: grass
Capacity: 65647
Average attendance: 42580
Maximum attendance: 64591
% sold: 69

Match result Benfica Rio Ave

Date 21 December 2016 18:00
Competition Primeira Liga
Season 2016/2017
Stage Regular Season - week 15
Match attendance 51566
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 2-0 score

What are the official lineups for Benfica Rio Ave?

Benfica : Coached by Rui Vitória, the lineup starts off in a 4-1-3-2 formation: Ederson, André Almeida, V. Lindelöf, Luisão, Nélson Semedo, L. Fejsa, F. Cervi, Pizzi, Rafa, Gonçalo Guedes, K. Mitroglou

Rio Ave : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by Luís Castro, is positioning themselves in a 4-3-3 : Cássio, Rafa Soares, Roderick Miranda, Vilas Boas, Pedrinho, F. Krovinović, A. Wakaso, Filipe Augusto, Rúben Ribeiro, Hélder Guedes, Héldon

Who is the referee of the match Benfica Rio Ave ?

Rui Manuel Gomes Costa 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 21 December 2016. Kick-off at 18:00

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

Ljubomir Fejsa is the outstanding player of the match Benfica - Rio Ave. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

1 Successful contests
7/11 Duel won (63.64%)
62/68 Accurate passes (91.18%)

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Confirmed line-ups

Benfica 4-1-3-2

- 7.2 1 Ederson
- 6.1 34 André Almeida
- 7.2 14 V. Lindelöf
- 7.0 4 Luisão
- 7.1 50 Nélson Semedo
- 7.9 5 L. Fejsa
- 7.3 22 F. Cervi
- 7.6 21 Pizzi
- 7.4 27 Rafa
- 7.2 20 Gonçalo Guedes
- 7.5 11 K. Mitroglou
- 5.1 1 Cássio
- 4.7 55 Rafa Soares
- 6.0 25 Roderick Miranda
- 5.5 14 Vilas Boas
- 4.9 26 Pedrinho
- 4.7 10 F. Krovinović
- 4.0 30 A. Wakaso
- 4.9 5 Filipe Augusto
- 6.2 70 Rúben Ribeiro
- 4.3 7 Hélder Guedes
- 4.4 24 Héldon

Rio Ave 4-3-3

- Rui Vitória Coach
Substitutes
- Jardel #33 - Defender
- 83'
  
  A. Carrillo #15 - Midfielder
- 76'
  
  R. Jiménez #9 - Striker
- G. Celis #28 - Midfielder
- A. Samaris #7 - Midfielder
- Paulo Lopes #13 - Goalkeeper
- 67'
  
  Jonas #10 - Striker
- Luís Castro Coach
Substitutes
- 46'
  
  Tarantini #8 - Midfielder
- L. Kizito #17 - Striker
- João Novais #20 - Midfielder
- 46'
  
  Gil Dias #31 - Striker
- Nélson Monte #4 - Defender
- Rui Vieira #71 - Goalkeeper
- 74'
  
  Yazalde #88 - Striker

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

53%

47%

Duel won

51%

49%

Accurate passes

85%

82%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

469

Passes

404

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Total red cards

Second yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

Rafa

Pizzi 1

Shots (%)

Pizzi

67% 2/3

Rúben Ribeiro 67% (2/3)
K. Mitroglou 50% (2/4)

Successful contests

Gil Dias

Gonçalo Guedes 3

Fouls suffered

Rúben Ribeiro

F. Cervi 5
Roderick Miranda 5
Rafa 4
Gonçalo Guedes 4

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

Luisão

0% 0/2

Dispossessed

A. Wakaso

Tarantini 4

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

Roderick Miranda

80% 8/10

Gonçalo Guedes 67% (12/18)
L. Fejsa 64% (7/11)
F. Cervi 63% (12/19)
Rúben Ribeiro 63% (10/16)

Interceptions

V. Lindelöf

Luisão 4
Vilas Boas 4
André Almeida 3
L. Fejsa 3

Aerial duels won (%)

Luisão

100% 2/2

Pedrinho 67% (2/3)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

K. Mitroglou

0% 0/5

Rafa Soares 0% (0/4)
R. Jiménez 0% (0/4)
Nélson Semedo 0% (0/4)
Jonas 0% (0/4)

Challenge lost

F. Cervi

Pedrinho 3

Aerial duels won (%)

Hélder Guedes

0% 0/2

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

Filipe Augusto

97% 32/33

L. Fejsa 91% (62/68)
V. Lindelöf 91% (51/56)
Vilas Boas 90% (27/30)
A. Wakaso 89% (48/54)

Accurate crosses

Pizzi

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Benfica	82	34	25	7	2	72	18	54
2	Porto	76	34	22	10	2	71	19	52
3	Sporting	70	34	21	7	6	68	36	32
4	Vitória SC	62	34	18	8	8	50	39	11
5	Braga	54	34	15	9	10	51	36	15
6	Marítimo	50	34	13	11	10	34	32	2
7	Rio Ave	49	34	14	7	13	41	39	2
8	Feirense	48	34	14	6	14	31	45	-14
9	Boavista	43	34	10	13	11	33	36	-3
10	Estoril	38	34	10	8	16	36	42	-6
11	Chaves	38	34	8	14	12	35	42	-7
12	Vitória FC	38	34	10	8	16	30	39	-9
13	Paços Ferreira	36	34	8	12	14	32	45	-13
14	Belenenses	36	34	9	9	16	27	45	-18
15	Moreirense	33	34	8	9	17	33	48	-15
16	Tondela	32	34	8	8	18	29	52	-23
17	Arouca	32	34	9	5	20	33	57	-24
18	Nacional	21	34	4	9	21	22	58	-36

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Benfica	45	17	14	3	0	49	9	40
2	Porto	45	17	14	3	0	44	9	35
3	Sporting	39	17	12	3	2	37	14	23
4	Marítimo	35	17	10	5	2	25	12	13
5	Braga	34	17	10	4	3	37	18	19
6	Vitória SC	29	17	8	5	4	27	20	7
7	Rio Ave	28	17	8	4	5	23	18	5
8	Chaves	26	17	6	8	3	19	15	4
9	Paços Ferreira	26	17	6	8	3	15	11	4
10	Vitória FC	24	17	7	3	7	16	15	1
11	Tondela	24	17	7	3	7	19	20	-1
12	Feirense	23	17	7	2	8	15	23	-8
13	Boavista	21	17	5	6	6	18	15	3
14	Estoril	20	17	6	2	9	18	21	-3
15	Arouca	20	17	6	2	9	18	23	-5
16	Moreirense	19	17	4	7	6	18	20	-2
17	Belenenses	18	17	4	6	7	14	19	-5
18	Nacional	12	17	2	6	9	11	23	-12

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Benfica	37	17	11	4	2	23	9	14
2	Vitória SC	33	17	10	3	4	23	19	4
3	Porto	31	17	8	7	2	27	10	17
4	Sporting	31	17	9	4	4	31	22	9
5	Feirense	25	17	7	4	6	16	22	-6
6	Boavista	22	17	5	7	5	15	21	-6
7	Rio Ave	21	17	6	3	8	18	21	-3
8	Braga	20	17	5	5	7	14	18	-4
9	Estoril	18	17	4	6	7	18	21	-3
10	Belenenses	18	17	5	3	9	13	26	-13
11	Marítimo	15	17	3	6	8	9	20	-11
12	Vitória FC	14	17	3	5	9	14	24	-10
13	Moreirense	14	17	4	2	11	15	28	-13
14	Chaves	12	17	2	6	9	16	27	-11
15	Arouca	12	17	3	3	11	15	34	-19
16	Paços Ferreira	10	17	2	4	11	17	34	-17
17	Nacional	9	17	2	3	12	11	35	-24
18	Tondela	8	17	1	5	11	10	32	-22

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Sporting	70	34	21	7	6	36	15	21
2	Benfica	70	34	20	10	4	32	8	24
3	Porto	63	34	17	12	5	29	11	18
4	Braga	52	34	13	13	8	25	16	9
5	Vitória SC	52	34	13	13	8	21	16	5
6	Chaves	47	34	11	14	9	15	17	-2
7	Rio Ave	47	34	10	17	7	19	15	4
8	Marítimo	46	34	12	10	12	21	22	-1
9	Estoril	43	34	10	13	11	16	17	-1
10	Boavista	42	34	9	15	10	20	20	0
11	Vitória FC	39	34	9	12	13	13	19	-6
12	Tondela	39	34	8	15	11	14	17	-3
13	Arouca	36	34	8	12	14	19	26	-7
14	Paços Ferreira	36	34	8	12	14	16	22	-6
15	Feirense	35	34	8	11	15	11	22	-11
16	Moreirense	31	34	7	10	17	13	26	-13
17	Belenenses	31	34	6	13	15	9	18	-9
18	Nacional	28	34	5	13	16	7	29	-22