Primeira Liga Scores & Fixtures
Sunday 16th March
Primeira Liga Table
On Sunday 16th March
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- Benfica, Position 2, Points 59
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Sporting CP | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 70 | 23 | 47 | 62 |
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2 Benfica | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 20 | 39 | 59 |
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3 Porto | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 20 | 31 | 53 |
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4 Sporting Braga | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 22 | 20 | 53 |
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5 Santa Clara | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 43 |
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6 Vitória Guimarães | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 41 |
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7 Casa Pia | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 36 |
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8 Estoril | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 41 | -7 | 36 |
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9 Famalicão | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 34 |
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10 Moreirense | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 31 |
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11 Rio Ave | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 29 |
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12 Arouca | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 39 | -14 | 29 |
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13 Nacional | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 29 |
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14 Gil Vicente | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 37 | -13 | 23 |
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15 AVS | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 37 | -17 | 23 |
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16 Estrela | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 38 | -17 | 23 |
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17 Farense | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 37 | -20 | 17 |
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18 Boavista | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 43 | -27 | 15 |
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Key
- Position 1 : UEFA Champions League
- Position 2 : UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
- Position 3 : UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
- Position 4 : UEFA Conference League Qualifiers
- Position 16 : Relegation Play-off
- Position 17 - 18 : Relegation
Team Lineups
home team, Rio Ave
Manager: Petit
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Pawet Miszta, Goalkeeper
17, Vrousai, Defender
3, Ntoi, Defender
2, Panzo, Defender
98, Richards, Defender
34, Tiknaz, Defensive Midfielder
16, Aguilera, Defensive Midfielder
7, André Luiz, Attacking Midfielder
80, Pohlmann, Attacking Midfielder
19, Kiko Bondoso, Attacking Midfielder
9, Clayton, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, C. Miszta
- Number 98, O. Richards
- Number 2, J. Panzo
- Number 3, A. Ntoi
- Number 17, M. Vrousai , Captain, substituted for João Tomé at 88 minutes
- Number 16, B. Aguilera
- Number 34, E. Tıknaz , Yellow Card at 68 minutes, substituted for T. Bakoulas at 73 minutes
- Number 19, Kiko Bondoso , substituted for K. Zoabi at 88 minutes
- Number 80, O. Pohlmann , substituted for João Graça at 73 minutes
- Number 7, André Luiz , substituted for Tiago Morais at 58 minutes
- Number 9, Clayton , Two Yellow Cards at 90 minutes plus 4
Substitutes
home team, Rio Ave
- Number 29, T. Bakoulas
- Number 20, João Tomé
- Number 11, Tiago Morais
- Number 8, Vitor Gomes
- Number 82, K. Kostoulas
- Number 22, João Pedro
- Number 21, João Graça
- Number 95, Matheus Teixeira
- Number 14, K. Zoabi
away team, Benfica
Manager: Bruno Lage
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Pitch Formation
1, Trubin, Goalkeeper
44, Tomás Araújo, Defender
4, António Silva, Defender
30, Otamendi, Defender
3, Carreras, Defender
8, Aursnes, Midfielder
61, Florentino, Midfielder
10, Kökçü, Midfielder
7, Amdouni, Striker
14, Pavlidis, Striker
27, Bruma, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, A. Trubin
- Number 3, Álvaro Fernández
- Number 30, N. Otamendi , Captain
- Number 4, António Silva
- Number 44, Tomás Araújo , substituted for L. Barreiro at 46 minutes
- Number 10, O. Kökçü , substituted for Renato Sanches at 74 minutes
- Number 61, Florentino , Yellow Card at 62 minutes
- Number 8, F. Aursnes
- Number 27, Bruma , substituted for S. Dahl at 88 minutes
- Number 14, V. Pavlidis , substituted for A. Belotti at 74 minutes
- Number 7, Z. Amdouni , substituted for K. Aktürkoğlu at 74 minutes
away team, Benfica
- Number 17, K. Aktürkoğlu
- Number 18, L. Barreiro
- Number 19, A. Belotti
- Number 26, S. Dahl
- Number 24, Samuel Soares
- Number 85, Renato Sanches
- Number 9, Arthur Cabral
- Number 21, A. Schjelderup
- Number 71, Leandro Santos
home team, Rio Ave
Manager: Petit
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Pawet Miszta, Goalkeeper
17, Vrousai, Defender
3, Ntoi, Defender
2, Panzo, Defender
98, Richards, Defender
34, Tiknaz, Defensive Midfielder
16, Aguilera, Defensive Midfielder
7, André Luiz, Attacking Midfielder
80, Pohlmann, Attacking Midfielder
19, Kiko Bondoso, Attacking Midfielder
9, Clayton, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, C. Miszta
- Number 98, O. Richards
- Number 2, J. Panzo
- Number 3, A. Ntoi
- Number 17, M. Vrousai , Captain, substituted for João Tomé at 88 minutes
- Number 16, B. Aguilera
- Number 34, E. Tıknaz , Yellow Card at 68 minutes, substituted for T. Bakoulas at 73 minutes
- Number 19, Kiko Bondoso , substituted for K. Zoabi at 88 minutes
- Number 80, O. Pohlmann , substituted for João Graça at 73 minutes
- Number 7, André Luiz , substituted for Tiago Morais at 58 minutes
- Number 9, Clayton , Two Yellow Cards at 90 minutes plus 4
Substitutes
- Number 29, T. Bakoulas
- Number 20, João Tomé
- Number 11, Tiago Morais
- Number 8, Vitor Gomes
- Number 82, K. Kostoulas
- Number 22, João Pedro
- Number 21, João Graça
- Number 95, Matheus Teixeira
- Number 14, K. Zoabi
away team, Benfica
Manager: Bruno Lage
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Pitch Formation
1, Trubin, Goalkeeper
44, Tomás Araújo, Defender
4, António Silva, Defender
30, Otamendi, Defender
3, Carreras, Defender
8, Aursnes, Midfielder
61, Florentino, Midfielder
10, Kökçü, Midfielder
7, Amdouni, Striker
14, Pavlidis, Striker
27, Bruma, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, A. Trubin
- Number 3, Álvaro Fernández
- Number 30, N. Otamendi , Captain
- Number 4, António Silva
- Number 44, Tomás Araújo , substituted for L. Barreiro at 46 minutes
- Number 10, O. Kökçü , substituted for Renato Sanches at 74 minutes
- Number 61, Florentino , Yellow Card at 62 minutes
- Number 8, F. Aursnes
- Number 27, Bruma , substituted for S. Dahl at 88 minutes
- Number 14, V. Pavlidis , substituted for A. Belotti at 74 minutes
- Number 7, Z. Amdouni , substituted for K. Aktürkoğlu at 74 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 17, K. Aktürkoğlu
- Number 18, L. Barreiro
- Number 19, A. Belotti
- Number 26, S. Dahl
- Number 24, Samuel Soares
- Number 85, Renato Sanches
- Number 9, Arthur Cabral
- Number 21, A. Schjelderup
- Number 71, Leandro Santos
- Referee:
- João António Ferreira Gonçalves
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins
- Assistant Referee 1:
- João Bessa Silva
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Angelo Carneiro
- Fourth Official:
- Teresa Alice Pimenta Oliveira
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Pedro Mota
Match Officials
Match Stats
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Rio Ave 7Benfica 20Advanced match stats
Shots
Rio Ave 7Benfica 20Shots on target
Rio Ave 2Benfica 8Shots off target
Rio Ave 3Benfica 5Blocked shots
Rio Ave 2Benfica 7Total offside
Rio Ave 0Benfica 2Total tackles
Rio Ave 5Benfica 14Won tackles
Rio Ave 1Benfica 11Fouls
Rio Ave 16Benfica 12Total yellow cards
Rio Ave 1Benfica 1Total clearances
Rio Ave 38Benfica 10Total passes
Rio Ave 313Benfica 462Accurate passes
Rio Ave 250Benfica 387Goalkeeper saves
Rio Ave 5Benfica 0Goal kicks
Rio Ave 8Benfica 5Season so far
Primeira Liga
Key, Rio Ave v Benfica
League position, Rio Ave 11th, Benfica 2ndTotal points, Rio Ave 29, Benfica 62
Form guide
All competitions
Rio Ave lose
v Famalicão
1
0
Primeira Liga
Benfica lose
v Barcelona
3
1
UEFA Champions League
Rio Ave won
v Sporting Braga
2
1
Primeira Liga
Benfica won
v Nacional
3
0
Primeira Liga
Rio Ave lose
v Estoril
2
1
Primeira Liga
Benfica lose
v Barcelona
0
1
UEFA Champions League
Rio Ave draw
v AVS
1
1
Primeira Liga
Benfica won
v Sporting Braga
1
0
Taça de Portugal
Rio Ave draw
v Arouca
1
1
Primeira Liga
Benfica won
v Boavista
3
0
Primeira Liga
Previous meetings
All competitions
Rio Ave and BenficaRio Ave Won 4Benfica Won 40Draw 10
Played
54
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