Portugal - Liga PortugalStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Rio Ave and Benfica, taking place on Sunday, 19 May 2024, at Estádio do Rio Ave in Vila do Conde.
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Rio Ave, Recent FormRio Ave manager Luís Freire will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 2-2 draw in his team's last league outing against Portimonense. Their share of possession in that meeting was 43%, while racking up 9 shots along the way, 4 of which were on target, in contrast to Portimonense, who had 20 shots on goal with 5 on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 11 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 7 and seen valuable points lost. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
Their strong run of form, both away and at home now gives them an unbeaten streak of 11 games in a row.
Goalscorer Jorge Joca will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Rio Ave.
Benfica, Recent FormIn their last league encounter, Benfica racked up a stunning 5-0 home win against Arouca. In that game they recorded 50 % of the possession, with 19 attempts on goal, 9 on target. Their opponents found the target on 1 of their 5 shots on goal.
It's been a rewarding period in front of goal, with 15 goals scored in their last 6 matches; that said, boss Roger Schmidt will be less happy with his defence, who have conceded 6 goals in the same period. They've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 away games; however, overall they've scored in 30 of their 33 games this season.
They have had a good run of form recently, winning 4 out of their last 6 games. It's been a good season so far with them having won 25 of their 33 league games.
Arthur Cabral will be hoping to create problems for Rio Ave in this one, having scored 3 goals in his last 6 outings on the road for Benfica.
After a good 4-1 win for Benfica in this pair's last league encounter, Rio Ave will certainly be looking for a better result this time round.
As Águias will feel sure their attacking prowess will yield results in this one, having scored at least 1 goal in the previous 31 encounters with Rio Ave. During the last 2 times these two teams have met in the league at Estádio do Rio Ave, Rio Ave have been unable to break through the visitor's defence and find the back of the net. When it comes to breaching the opposition defence, Benfica know how to do it against Vilacondenses, having clocked up 14 goals against them in their previous 5 meetings. Vilacondenses have struggled for goals when Benfica comes to visit Estádio do Rio Ave, having scored just 1 goal in their last 3 meetings.
Benfica have dominated this fixture in the past, winning the last 10 times in a row when they have played Rio Ave in the league.
With no real injury worries, Rio Ave manager Luís Freire will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
With Tomás Araújo (Ankle) and Juan Bernat (Thigh) both unavailable and Alexander Bah (Muscle) being out for the rest of the season, Benfica manager Roger Schmidt will be glad to have no other major fitness concerns going into this tie.
Rio Ave Playing at home | Benfica Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | Goals scored | 1.8 |
| 1.2 | Goals conceded | 1.3 |
| 49' | Time first goal scored | 36' |
| 49' | Time first goal conceded | 43' |
| 2.9 | Yellow cards | 2.4 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.8 | Subs used | 4.4 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 4-1 |
| 4-0 | Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
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