Predictions for Rio Ave FC vs Benfica

Rio Ave FC vs Benfica Betting Tips: 02/04/2023 - Matchday 26 - Portugal Liga NOS

Rio Ave FC vs Benfica happens on the 2nd of April at 17:00 and we have prepared a betting tip for this match in the Portugal Liga NOS. APWin’s team of analysts has analysed the qualitative and quantitative data and come up with the prediction for Rio Ave FC vs Benfica. If you decide to follow our betting tip, good luck! And remember, if you are looking for more betting tips, we have you covered!

🔥 Benfica has won its last 9 matches

🔥 Benfica hasn’t lost in its last 11 matches

🔥 Rio Ave FC has conceded at least a goal in its last 25 matches against Benfica

🔥 Benfica has won the last 9 matches against Rio Ave FC

🔥 Rio Ave FC and Benfica average 2.13 goals scored per match

Rio Ave FC		Benfica
8	Standings	1
1	Goal Scored	2.64
1.12	Goals Conceded	0.56
32%	% Over 2.5	68%
36%	% BTTS	32%
1.15	xG	2.44
1.65	xGA	0.88

Rio Ave FC		Benfica
7	Standings	1
1.17	Goal Scored	2
0.75	Goals Conceded	0.33
32%	% Over 2.5	68%
33%	% BTTS	8%
1.17	xG	2
1.47	xGA	1.04

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Summary

Goal Scored

The home team is the 12th best attack in the Liga Bwin. Rio Ave FC has found the back of the opposition’s net 25 times in the 25 times it entered the pitch so far this season, which averages 1 goals scored per match.

Only time will tell, but so far, Benfica has averaged 2.64 goals scored per match in this season of the Liga Bwin. The team has gotten 66 goals in 25 matches so far this season, making it the 1st best attacking team in this competition.

Goals Conceded

Averaging 1.12 goals conceded per match, Rio Ave has conceded 28 times in the 25 matches played so far this season of the Liga Bwin. This makes this match’s home team the 7th defence in the competition.

With 14 goals conceded in the 25 matches it played in the Liga Bwin, Benfica is the 1st best defence in the competition, since it averages 0.56 goals conceded per match.

% Over 2.5

In the 25 matches it played this season, Rio Ave FC has ended with 3 or more match goals (scored and conceded combined) in 32% of the times, so 8 of those matches.

The Liga Bwin averages 47% of its matches with 3 or more goals scored. Benfica visits Rio Ave FC having finished 68% of its matches with 3+ goals. Do you think this is worth exploring?

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

In a BTTS bet, as long as both teams find the back of the net at least once, we will be in profit. In 36% of matches the home team has taken part in this season, it has both scored and conceded in the same match. Is there maybe an opportunity for BTTS on Rio Ave?

If we look at Benfica’s statistics so far this season in the BTTS market we will see that our of all the matches it has played in the competition, that 32% of them have ended with a BTTS.

Expected Goals (xG)

It is no question that Rio Ave FC’s attack has raised some eyebrows so far this season, and no surprise as well that the home team arrives to this match with 1.15 expected goals per match in the Liga Bwin.

Only once the match ends can we come up with our conclusions, but before it starts we can definitely look at the away team’s 2.44 expected goals on average per match and take that into account before placing a bet.

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

A low xGA is a good measure of a team’s defensive capabilities, since it means that it gives the opposing team very little goal scoring chances throughout a match. Rio Ave FC gets to this event with 1.65 expected goals against, so we will see how their performance reflects just that.

Benfica is a team where not everything is working perfectly. The team gets to this match with 0.56 goals conceded on average, against 0.88 xGA. What kind of defensive performance will we see today?

Predictions

If you are looking for the prediction for Rio Ave FC vs Benfica, we have got your back. We have already gone over all of the statistical points that we think are relevant for this match, and now comes the moment of the truth - the betting tips.

APWin’s team of analysts has gone over the statistics of both teams so far in the competition, we have gone over what has been happening around the Liga Bwin and out of the pitch on both teams and their stars and are pretty confident with our preview for this match.

As such, you can find below our betting tip for the match Rio Ave FC vs Benfica, for the matchday 26 of the Liga Bwin, taking place on the 2nd of April at 17:00.