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Casa Pia
Estoril
Estrela Amadora
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Moreirense
Nacional
Porto
Rio Ave
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Santa Clara
Sporting Lisbon
Vitoria de Guimaraes
Benfica
Primeira Liga | Gameweek 21
Mar 1, 2021 at 7pm UK
Estádio da Luz
Rio Ave

Benfica
2 - 0
Rio Ave

Seferovic (59'), Pizzi (78')
Silva (72')
FT(HT: 0-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's Primeira Liga clash between Benfica and Rio Ave, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Benfica win with a probability of 66.62%. A draw had a probability of 20.1% and a win for Rio Ave had a probability of 13.25%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.43%) and 2-1 (9.64%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.55%), while for a Rio Ave win it was 0-1 (4.73%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 12.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Benfica in this match.

Result
BenficaDrawRio Ave
66.62%20.12%13.25%
Both teams to score 46.48%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.74%47.26%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.51%69.49%
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.72%13.28%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.9%40.09%
Rio Ave Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
53.6%46.39%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
17.97%82.02%
Score Analysis
    Benfica 66.61%
    Rio Ave 13.25%
    Draw 20.12%
BenficaDrawRio Ave
2-0 @ 12.55%
1-0 @ 12.43%
2-1 @ 9.64%
3-0 @ 8.45%
3-1 @ 6.49%
4-0 @ 4.27%
4-1 @ 3.28%
3-2 @ 2.49%
5-0 @ 1.72%
5-1 @ 1.32%
4-2 @ 1.26%
Other @ 2.7%
Total : 66.61%
1-1 @ 9.55%
0-0 @ 6.16%
2-2 @ 3.7%
Other @ 0.7%
Total : 20.12%
0-1 @ 4.73%
1-2 @ 3.67%
0-2 @ 1.82%
2-3 @ 0.95%
1-3 @ 0.94%
Other @ 1.15%
Total : 13.25%

How you voted: Benfica vs Rio Ave

Benfica
90.4%
Draw
7.7%
Rio Ave
1.9%
52
Head to Head
Oct 18, 2020 8pm
Gameweek 4
Rio Ave
0-3
Benfica

Pinto (81')
Waldschmidt (6', 45+4'), Gabriel (84')
Gilberto (78'), Otamendi (80'), Weigl (90+2')
Jun 17, 2020 9.15pm
Gameweek 27
Rio Ave
1-2
Benfica
Taremi (26')
Elmusrati (13'), Figueiras (80')
Elmusrati (62'), Santos (72'), Figueiras (90+2')
Seferovic (64'), Weigl (87')
Pizzi (45+3'), Dias (74')
Jan 14, 2020 9.15pm
Quarter-Finals
Benfica
3-2
Rio Ave
Cervi (13'), Seferovic (64', 71')
Dias (3')
Piazon (4'), Taremi (30')
Augusto (21'), Lopes (51')
Nov 2, 2019 6pm
Gameweek 10
Benfica
2-0
Rio Ave
Dias (32'), Pizzi (51')
Cervi (29')

Aderlan (35'), Santos (45'), Tarantini (63')
May 12, 2019 8pm
Gameweek 33
Rio Ave
2-3
Benfica
Tarantini (50'), Jeronimo (84')
Junio (41'), Coentrao (45'), Tarantini (45')
Silva (3'), Felix (45'), Pizzi (56')
Dias (45'), Pizzi (79'), Grimaldo (86'), Vlachodimos (91')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon19152253143947
2Benfica19132443142941
3Porto19132442152741
4Braga19114434191537
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara1910272120132
6Casa Pia198652523230
7Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes196852825326
8Estoril PraiaEstoril196672230-824
9MoreirenseMoreirense196582226-423
10Rio AveRio Ave196582032-1223
11Gil Vicente195772228-622
12FamalicaoFamalicao194962024-421
13Nacional1954101626-1019
14AroucaArouca1954101630-1419
15AVS193971527-1218
16Estrela Amadora1945101630-1417
17SC FarenseFarense1936101225-1315
18BoavistaBoavista1926111332-1912


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