Match Centre: Benfica vs Rio Ave
Player of the match Georgiy Sudakov 8.0
GolVolt rating 8.8GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
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16 → 14
Rio Ave climb 2 places in the table. Benfica stay in place 3.
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Equaliser at 90+1′, Luiz rescued a point.
- Dramaweight 50% Equaliser at 90+1′.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 9.0 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Luiz rescued a point, keeper Miszta: 6 saves.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 8.1 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 5.6 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% An average number of chances. Quality of play: 6.3 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 8.8more watchable than 88% of Liga Portugal matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
2 goals6 cards1 VAR
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 10' Franjo Ivanovićyellow card
- Half-time · 0:0
- 55' Jakub Brabecyellow card
- 57' Samuel Dahlyellow card
- 58' 2 substitutionsClayton for GualLuiz for Spikic
- 60' Claytonyellow card
- 63' Goal Disallowed
- 65' 2 substitutionsLukébakio for IvanovićSchjelderup for Dahl
- 68' SubstitutionAthanasiou for Pohlmann
- 73' 2 substitutionsLiavas for RichardsNikitscher for Vrousai
- 86' Goal: Georgiy Sudakovassist: Lukébakio1:0
- 89' SubstitutionBarreiro for Sudakov
- 90' Rio Aveyellow card
- 90+1' Goal: André Luizassist: Nikitscher1:1
- 90+2' SubstitutionAraújo for Ríos
- 90+6' Benficayellow card
- Full-time · 1:1
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Benfica
Rio Ave
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Benfica
- 24 Samuel Soares GK —
- 3 Rafa Obrador DEF —
- 44 Tomás Araújo DEF —
- 18 Leandro Barreiro MID on
- 68 João Veloso MID —
- 11 Dodi Lukébakio ATT on
- 21 Andreas Schjelderup ATT on
- 25 Gianluca Prestianni ATT —
- 39 Henrique Araújo ATT on
Rio Ave
- 22 Kevin Chamorro GK —
- 3 Nikolaos Athanasiou DEF on
- 6 Nelson Abbey DEF —
- 21 João Graça MID —
- 44 Tamás Nikitscher MID on
- 54 Georgios Liavas MID on
- 2 Eric da Silva Moreira ATT —
- 9 Clayton ATT on
- 11 André Luiz ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisboa
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Benfica Georgiy Sudakov
- 2. place · Benfica Nicolás Otamendi
- 3. place · Benfica António Silva
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