Rio Ave vs Benfica Live Stream & Tips - BTTS the Best Bet in Portugal

Eddy Tora

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Last updated: 17 May 2024

Eddy Tora 17 May 2024

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Rio Ave have scored in 11 of their last 12 home matches
Can Benfica end the Primeira Liga season on a high?
Watch Rio Ave vs Benfica live streaming on Friday

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Rio Ave are a hard team to beat and know how to score in Vila do Conde. Benfica are likely to come out and attack here, BTTS the best bet in Portugal.

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Stats
Head to Head
Rio Ave Form
Rio Ave Injuries & Team News
Benfica Form
Benfica Injuries & Team News

Stats

Rio Ave have scored in 11 of their last 12 home matches.
Rio Ave have seen BTTS in their last 5 matches.
Rio Ave have seen BTTS in 10 of their last 14 matches against Benfica.
Benfica have seen over 4.5 goals in 2 of their last 3 matches against Rio Ave.
Benfica have kept 1 clean sheet in their last 5 matches.
Benfica have seen over 3.5 goals in 3 of their last 4 matches.

Head to Head

Benfica have a 52-5 advantage against Rio Ave with 11 draws in 68 matches.

Rio Ave Form

Rio Ave have become hard to beat and are the draw specialists in Portugal, 12 stalemates in their previous 16 Primeira Liga matches.

Luis Freire’s side are unbeaten in 11 straight at home which includes draws against Sporting CP and Braga. Their last home game was a 1-0 win against Vitoria de Guimaraes with Joca and Emmanuel Boateng on target.

The Vila do Conde club are coming off a 2-2 draw at Portimonense. Goals to Amine Oudrhiri and Renato Pantalon put them ahead twice but they couldn’t hold on in the Algarve, conceding in the 96th minute.

Rio Ave Injuries & Team News

Centre-back Josué Sá is doubtful alongside midfielders Mateo Tanlongo, Vítor Gomes, João Teixeira and striker Abdul-Aziz Yakubu.

Benfica Form

Benfica’s season is slowly coming to a close, the Lisbon club unable to win a trophy. They went close against Marseille in the Europa League quarter-finals, a 2-1 first leg win in Lisbon followed by a 1-0 and penalty shootout in France.

Roger Schmidt’s side got back to Primeira Liga action with a 3-1 win at Farense and 3-1 win against Braga. They left it late against the Warriors, Marcos Leonardo coming off the bench to score twice.

The Eagles then lost 2-0 at Famalicão which saw cross-town rivals Sporting CP crowned champions. They took their frustrations out on Arouca last time out, winning 5-0 with Rafa bagging a brace at Estadio da Luz.

Benfica Injuries & Team News

Centre-back Tomás Araújo is injured and left-back Juan Bernat remains out.

Winger David Neres and striker Marcos Leonardo are also on the treatment table.

Right-back Alexander Bah is doubtful.

Verdict

Rio Ave v Benfica

Rio Ave regularly score at home and Benfica have found it hard to keep clean sheets. I am avoiding the Eagles here, BTTS and over 3.5 goals predicted in Portugal.

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