SL Benfica vs Rio Ave FC prediction | 2 May 2027 | xGtoday


SL Benfica
Ranking: #14 overall, #1 in Portugal

85.4 → 84.9 (-0.5 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-0 11 Oct 26 Vitória (H) 85.1 +0.2
4-1 15 Oct 26 Celtic (H) 85.3 +0.2
1-4 22 Oct 26 Omonoia (A) 85.5 +0.2
1-2 26 Oct 26 Santa Clara (A) 84.9 -0.6
1-0 02 Nov 26 Alverca (H) 84.9 0.0
Rio Ave FC
Ranking: #417 overall, #22 in Portugal

61.6 → 59.2 (-2.4 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-3 14 Sep 26 Estrela (H) 60.2 -0.5
1-0 19 Sep 26 Alverca (A) 59.4 -0.8
3-2 11 Oct 26 Nacional (H) 59.5 +0.1
0-4 25 Oct 26 Famalicão (H) 59.0 -0.5
2-1 01 Nov 26 Académico (A) 59.2 +0.2

SL Benfica vs Rio Ave FC: by the numbers

Rio Ave FC trail SL Benfica by 403 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 21 in Portugal.

Over their last 10 matches SL Benfica have moved -0.5 rating points, against -2.4 for Rio Ave FC.

Last time these teams played, on 17 January 2026, SL Benfica gained 0.1 rating points.

The highest SL Benfica have ever stood in our European rankings is #7, first reached on 2 May 2025.

The best xGtoday rating Rio Ave FC have ever held is 71.0, first set on 20 September 2020.