Benfica vs Rio Ave betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga Portugal match on October 27th, 2024

Benfica will be playing against Rio Ave in a Liga Portugal football match scheduled to take place on Sunday, October 27th, 2024, at 18:00h (UTC), in Portugal, check the Benfica vs Rio Ave betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Benfica vs Rio Ave will occur

The game will be played in the Estádio Universitário de Lisboa stadium, in the city of Lisboa.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Benfica vs Rio Ave betting tip 2024/2025

The Liga Portugal has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.87 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.37 goals per match played.

Benfica last match

Benfica is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced Feyenoord in a match valid for Champions League, and the match ended 1-3. The eleven coached by B. Nascimento played in a 4-3-3 formation.

They were defeated despite having all the favoritism before the match. A lost match that was not in anyone's plans, a result that counted with odds of 6.50.

The whole defensive section of the team suffered a lot from the opponent's raids, but the most in trouble seemed to be Nicolás Otamendi. The player made many crucial mistakes during the match, and he will have to regain his lucidity as early as the next match in order to return useful to his team.

Rio Ave last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this contest after a previous event's victory. In a dispute valid for Taça De Portugal, Rio Ave faced the Atlético CP team, and the score ended in favor with a 0-2.

The game had to be decided in overtime, after a 1-1 draw at the end of 90 minutes.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.42, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

Benfica vs Rio Ave h2h

The last time Benfica faced Rio Ave it was in Liga Portugal. Benfica, then in 2nd place opened with a play using the 4-2-3-1 formation, while Rio Ave, who was in 10th place, played using a 3-4-3 tactic.

Their last Liga Portugal game of 2023/2024 season which took place on 17-05-2024 game ended in a staggering 1-1 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

Benfica

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

The Benfica team with 16 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Europa League, with a campaign of 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

Which means that Santa Clara team, at position 4, is in close pursuit with an advantage of 1 point, in the 9th round.

Benfica analysis

After 8 matches, Benfica shows a positive goal difference: in fact, the team has scored 17 goals and conceded 5.

The Benfica team comes from a defeat in the Champions League, and its coach Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Benfica, with its offensive play, has an average of 5.71 direct shots on goal per game in this league, and therefore has high chances of scoring goals and winning.

Teams typically have some control over the opponents if they had ball possession above 50%. Thus, the Benfica team usually tries for an average ball possession of 61.29% to control the game.

Having won once away from home compared to matches played at home which gave them a record of 4 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws prove the team is stronger when paying in their own yard.

Benfica has proven to be a formidable attacking force, with 947 attacks resulting in 17 goals. Rio Ave, on the other hand, has only scored 6 times with 675 attacks.

One of the team's signings for the season still seems to be in a slow pace of adaptation. Álvaro Carreras played another underwhelming game in the club's last appearance, against Feyenoord. He failed to show the expected security and did not help Benfica to come out with the victory.

Best goalscorer from Benfica

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Muhammed Aktürkoğlu. The Attacker has already scored 2 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Benfica, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

Rio Ave

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

Rio Ave arrives in this game with 8 points, and in 12th place in the Liga Portugal, having won twice in total and lost 4 times, making a total of 2 draws.

In the 9th round, the team holds the same amount of points that the Casa Pia which is just above, in the 11th place.

Rio Ave analysis

After round 8 of Liga Portugal we count 6 goals scored by Rio Ave and 13 conceded.

With an average of 0.75 goals per game, the team struggles on the offensive end, and considering that it will also be playing away from home, the odds are all against it.

Best goalscorer from Rio Ave

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name C. Fernandes Silva. Rio Ave owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 3 goals in this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Taking into consideration that Rio Ave scores an average of 0.25 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.6.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Handicap Betting Tip

With all the favoritism on their side, Benfica comes into this confrontation with great chances to get a comfortable victory. The home advantage, for example, is an indication of that. Therefore, an interesting bet is on the Asian handicap of -1.5 for the visited team.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 7.6 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Rio Ave is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.63 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Rio Ave in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.62 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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