Highlights

90+6'

E. Barrenechea (Foul)

90+1'

André Luiz (assist T. Nikitscher)

90'

Clayton (Dissent)

86'

H. Sudakov (assist D. Lukébakio)

63'

António Silva (VAR - decision : No goal)

60'

C. Miszta (Dissent)

57'

S. Dahl (Foul)

55'

J. Brabec (Foul)

HT 0 - 0

10'

F. Ivanović (Simulation)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

90+2'

Henrique Araújo (R. Ríos - tactical)

89'

L. Barreiro (H. Sudakov - tactical)

73'

T. Nikitscher (M. Vrousai - tactical)

73'

G. Liavas (O. Richards - tactical)

68'

N. Athanasiou (O. Pohlmann - tactical)

65'

D. Lukébakio (F. Ivanović - tactical)

65'

A. Schjelderup (S. Dahl - tactical)

58'

André Luiz (D. Špikić - tactical)

58'

Clayton (Marc Gual - tactical)

Player of the match

António Silva # 4 - Defender

Duel won 7/10 (70%)
Accurate passes 73/77 (94.81%)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	3	Benfica	59	25	17	8	0
	13	Rio Ave	24	25	5	9	11

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
2	V. Pavlidis	20
8	Clayton	10
13	André Luiz	7
16	Sidny Cabral	6

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-3-3

3-4-3

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

69%

31%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

V. Pavlidis

D. Špikić 1
António Silva 1

Shots off target

R. Ríos

D. Lukébakio 1
Marc Gual 1

Big chance created

D. Lukébakio

E. Barrenechea 1

Successful contests

F. Ivanović

O. Pohlmann 2
O. Richards 2

Fouls suffered

B. Aguilera

António Silva 3
A. Dedić 3

Dispossessed

F. Ivanović

V. Pavlidis 4
Clayton 2

Touches

N. Otamendi

108

António Silva 91
E. Barrenechea 89

Duel won

N. Otamendi

A. Dedić 10
O. Pohlmann 9

Duel lost

D. Špikić

F. Ivanović 10
M. Vrousai 9

Interceptions

N. Otamendi

J. Panzo 3
G. Liavas 2

Challenge lost

M. Vrousai

B. Aguilera 3
S. Dahl 3

Tackles

N. Otamendi

A. Dedić 6
M. Vrousai 5

Aerial duels won

N. Otamendi

André Luiz 3
J. Brabec 3

Aerial duels lost

F. Aursnes

J. Brabec 3
R. Ríos 3

Fouls

Clayton

D. Špikić 4
F. Ivanović 3

Saves

C. Miszta

A. Trubin 1

Passes

N. Otamendi

António Silva 77
E. Barrenechea 76

Accurate passes

N. Otamendi

António Silva 73
E. Barrenechea 68

Accurate crosses

H. Sudakov

D. Lukébakio 1
B. Aguilera 1

Current form

Stats

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Last matches

Stats & bet

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17/05/24

14/01/24

02/04/23

Referees

Sérgio José dos Santos Guelho main referee

4

0

Average card count per match for 11 matches arbitrated
Carlos Alberto Rocha Campos assistant referee
Diogo Teixeira Araújo fourth referee
Nélson Cunha assistant referee
Nuno Eiras VAR referee
Pedro Alexandre Duarte Ferreira VAR assistant referee

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Injured players

Benfica

Dodi Lukébakio Calf Injury

Alexander Bah ACL Knee Injury

Enzo Alan Tomás Barrenechea Unknown

Manuel Jorge Silva ACL Knee Injury

Rio Ave

Tamás Nikitscher Unknown

Theofanis Bakoulas ACL Knee Injury

Match venue

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

Year of construction: 2003
Surface: grass
Capacity: 68100
Average attendance: 42665
Maximum attendance: 66366
% sold: 69

Match result Benfica Rio Ave

Date 23 September 2025 20:15
Competition Primeira Liga
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 1
Match attendance 57059
Code SLB-RIO
Area Portugal
Home team Benfica
Away team Rio Ave

FAQ

What is the result between Benfica Rio Ave?

The match resulted in a 1-1 draw between the two teams

What are the official lineups for Benfica Rio Ave?

Benfica : Coached by José Mourinho, the lineup starts off in a 4-3-3 formation: A. Trubin, S. Dahl, N. Otamendi (C), António Silva, A. Dedić, H. Sudakov, E. Barrenechea, R. Ríos, F. Ivanović, V. Pavlidis, F. Aursnes

Rio Ave : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by S. Silaidopoulos, is positioning themselves in a 3-4-3 : C. Miszta, J. Panzo, J. Brabec, F. Petrasso, O. Richards, B. Aguilera, A. Ntoi, M. Vrousai (C), D. Špikić, Marc Gual, O. Pohlmann

Who is the referee of the match Benfica Rio Ave ?

Sérgio José dos Santos Guelho 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 23 September 2025. Kick-off at 20:15

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

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

7/10 Duel won (70%)
73/77 Accurate passes (94.81%)

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Confirmed line-ups

Benfica 4-3-3

- 5.1 1 A. Trubin
- 4.9 26 S. Dahl
- 7.8 30 (C) N. Otamendi
- 8.4 4 António Silva
- 6.2 17 A. Dedić
- 7.3 10 H. Sudakov
- 7.3 5 E. Barrenechea
- 5.1 20 R. Ríos
- 5.1 9 F. Ivanović
- 5.6 14 V. Pavlidis
- 5.6 8 F. Aursnes
- 7.0 1 C. Miszta
- 7.1 4 J. Panzo
- 5.7 32 J. Brabec
- 6.3 23 F. Petrasso
- 5.8 77 O. Richards
- 5.5 10 B. Aguilera
- 5.3 5 A. Ntoi
- 5.7 17 (C) M. Vrousai
- 4.8 18 D. Špikić
- 4.5 28 Marc Gual
- 6.1 80 O. Pohlmann

Rio Ave 3-4-3

- José Mourinho Coach
Substitutes
- 90+2'
  
  Henrique Araújo #39 - Striker
- Rafa Obrador #3 - Defender
- Tomás Araújo #44 - Defender
- Samuel Soares #24 - Goalkeeper
- 89'
  
  L. Barreiro #18 - Midfielder
- G. Prestianni #25 - Striker
- 65'
  
  D. Lukébakio #11 - Striker
- João Veloso #68 - Midfielder
- 65'
  
  A. Schjelderup #21 - Striker
- S. Silaidopoulos Coach
Substitutes
- 58'
  
  André Luiz #11 - Striker
- 58'
  
  Clayton #9 - Striker
- N. Abbey #6 - Defender
- 73'
  
  T. Nikitscher #44 - Midfielder
- 68'
  
  N. Athanasiou #3 - Defender
- João Graça #21 - Midfielder
- 73'
  
  G. Liavas #54 - Midfielder
- K. Chamorro #22 - Goalkeeper
- E. da Silva Moreira #2 - Striker

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

69%

31%

Duel won

51%

49%

Accurate passes

87%

72%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

552

Passes

259

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

D. Lukébakio

E. Barrenechea 1

Shots (%)

V. Pavlidis

57% 4/7

H. Sudakov 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

F. Ivanović

O. Pohlmann 2
O. Richards 2
H. Sudakov 2
André Luiz 2

Fouls suffered

B. Aguilera

António Silva 3
A. Dedić 3
E. Barrenechea 2
D. Špikić 2

Touches

N. Otamendi

108

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

Marc Gual

0% 0/2

R. Ríos 25% (1/4)

Dispossessed

F. Ivanović

V. Pavlidis 4

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

O. Richards

86% 6/7

J. Panzo 83% (5/6)
F. Petrasso 80% (4/5)
N. Otamendi 79% (15/19)
O. Pohlmann 75% (9/12)

Interceptions

N. Otamendi

J. Panzo 3
G. Liavas 2
F. Petrasso 2
M. Vrousai 2

Aerial duels won (%)

F. Petrasso

100% 2/2

O. Richards 100% (2/2)
J. Panzo 100% (2/2)
André Luiz 75% (3/4)
N. Otamendi 71% (5/7)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

Clayton

0% 0/9

S. Dahl 0% (0/8)
Marc Gual 0% (0/6)
V. Pavlidis 0% (0/5)
D. Špikić 27% (4/15)

Challenge lost

M. Vrousai

B. Aguilera 3
S. Dahl 3

Aerial duels won (%)

F. Aursnes

0% 0/4

Marc Gual 0% (0/3)
S. Dahl 0% (0/2)
M. Vrousai 0% (0/2)
A. Ntoi 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

António Silva

95% 73/77

N. Otamendi 93% (84/90)
E. Barrenechea 89% (68/76)
A. Dedić 89% (49/55)
H. Sudakov 87% (46/53)

Accurate crosses

H. Sudakov

Successful final third passes

António Silva

H. Sudakov 26
E. Barrenechea 20

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

C. Miszta

53% 16/30

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	66	25	21	3	1	49	10	39
2	Sporting	62	25	19	5	1	64	14	50
3	Benfica	59	25	17	8	0	53	16	37
4	Braga	46	25	13	7	5	52	25	27
5	Gil Vicente	41	25	11	8	6	37	25	12
6	Famalicão	39	25	11	6	8	30	21	9
7	Moreirense	35	25	10	5	10	31	35	-4
8	Estoril	34	25	9	7	9	46	42	4
9	Vitória SC	32	25	9	5	11	28	37	-9
10	Alverca	28	25	7	7	11	24	39	-15
11	Arouca	26	25	7	5	13	32	53	-21
12	Estrela	25	25	5	10	10	28	43	-15
13	Rio Ave	24	25	5	9	11	24	44	-20
14	Casa Pia	24	25	5	9	11	26	44	-18
15	Nacional	22	25	5	7	13	29	37	-8
16	Santa Clara	22	25	5	7	13	22	31	-9
17	Tondela	19	25	4	7	14	19	39	-20
18	AVS	10	25	1	7	17	18	57	-39

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	32	12	10	2	0	24	4	20
2	Sporting	31	12	10	1	1	36	4	32
3	Benfica	29	13	8	5	0	30	10	20
4	Braga	24	12	7	3	2	27	11	16
5	Gil Vicente	23	12	7	2	3	20	10	10
6	Famalicão	23	13	7	2	4	22	9	13
7	Estoril	23	13	6	5	2	26	17	9
8	Vitória SC	22	13	6	4	3	18	16	2
9	Moreirense	20	12	6	2	4	16	17	-1
10	Alverca	19	13	5	4	4	11	16	-5
11	Arouca	15	12	4	3	5	17	23	-6
12	Estrela	14	13	3	5	5	16	21	-5
13	Santa Clara	14	13	4	2	7	12	14	-2
14	Casa Pia	12	12	2	6	4	16	22	-6
15	Nacional	11	12	3	2	7	17	20	-3
16	Rio Ave	10	12	2	4	6	11	20	-9
17	Tondela	8	13	1	5	7	9	17	-8
18	AVS	7	13	1	4	8	10	23	-13

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	34	13	11	1	1	25	6	19
2	Sporting	31	13	9	4	0	28	10	18
3	Benfica	30	12	9	3	0	23	6	17
4	Braga	22	13	6	4	3	25	14	11
5	Gil Vicente	18	13	4	6	3	17	15	2
6	Famalicão	16	12	4	4	4	8	12	-4
7	Moreirense	15	13	4	3	6	15	18	-3
8	Rio Ave	14	13	3	5	5	13	24	-11
9	Casa Pia	12	13	3	3	7	10	22	-12
10	Estoril	11	12	3	2	7	20	25	-5
11	Tondela	11	12	3	2	7	10	22	-12
12	Estrela	11	12	2	5	5	12	22	-10
13	Arouca	11	13	3	2	8	15	30	-15
14	Nacional	11	13	2	5	6	12	17	-5
15	Vitória SC	10	12	3	1	8	10	21	-11
16	Alverca	9	12	2	3	7	13	23	-10
17	Santa Clara	8	12	1	5	6	10	17	-7
18	AVS	3	12	0	3	9	8	34	-26

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	54	25	15	9	1	21	3	18
2	Sporting	52	25	14	10	1	27	5	22
3	Benfica	51	25	14	9	2	27	8	19
4	Braga	43	25	13	4	8	31	16	15
5	Gil Vicente	39	25	11	6	8	19	13	6
6	Famalicão	36	25	7	15	3	13	7	6
7	Estoril	32	25	8	8	9	22	21	1
8	Nacional	30	25	6	12	7	11	13	-2
9	Casa Pia	29	25	7	8	10	13	20	-7
10	Alverca	28	25	5	13	7	10	20	-10
11	Moreirense	28	25	4	16	5	11	11	0
12	Vitória SC	27	25	5	12	8	13	17	-4
13	Estrela	24	25	5	9	11	13	19	-6
14	Rio Ave	24	25	5	9	11	10	18	-8
15	Santa Clara	24	25	3	15	7	10	16	-6
16	Arouca	23	25	5	8	12	13	28	-15
17	Tondela	23	25	3	14	8	8	16	-8
18	AVS	15	25	2	9	14	6	27	-21