Liga Portugal 25/26 · 17 Jan 2026

Rio Ave 0–2 Benfica

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Benfica favourites at 59%.

Benfica won and made the better chances: 2.5 xG to 0.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Manu Silva, 100.0 in 1′.

Player	Min	xG	Score
Ole Pohlmann Midfielder	17	–	65.6
Cezary Miszta Goalkeeper	90	–	60.0
Georgios Liavas Midfielder	10	–	57.9
Nelson Abbey Defender	90	–	48.6
Jakub Brabec Defender	90	–	47.1
Brandon Aguilera Midfielder	80	0.02	43.6
André Luiz Forward	73	0.04	43.4
Dario Špikić Midfielder	80	–	43.0
Tamás Nikitscher Midfielder	17	–	42.8
Nikolaos Athanasiou Midfielder	72	–	42.5
Clayton Forward	90	0.09	42.1
Andreas Ndoj Midfielder	73	0.03	42.0
Diogo Bezerra Midfielder	10	0.01	41.5
João Tomé Defender	90	–	41.4
Francisco Petrasso Defender	90	–	39.1
Antonis Papakanellos Midfielder	18	–	33.7

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Manu Silva Midfielder	1	0	0	0.65	100.0
Samuel Dahl Defender	90	0	0	0.10	64.0
Sidny Lopes Cabral Defender	28	0	0	0.00	58.0
Fredrik Aursnes Midfielder	90	0	0	–	53.5
Leandro Barreiro Midfielder	90	1	0	0.21	52.6
Georgiy Sudakov Midfielder	89	0	1	0.26	52.6
Anatoliy Trubin Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	49.7
Nicolás Otamendi Defender	90	0	0	–	49.5
Gianluca Prestianni Midfielder	78	0	0	0.18	48.8
Andreas Schjelderup Midfielder	62	0	0	0.27	46.4
Vangelis Pavlidis Forward	90	0	0	0.42	46.0
Tomás Araújo Defender	90	0	0	0.28	42.4
Amar Dedić Defender	90	0	0	0.09	38.0
João Rêgo Forward	12	0	0	–	35.3