§ Liga Portugal · 2024-25 · Matchday 26

Rio Ave 2–3 Benfica

  • Aguilera 64'
  • Clayton 75'
  • Clayton 90+4'
  • Kökçü 30'
  • Pavlidis 53' (pen.)
  • Aktürkoğlu 80'

16 March 2025

The match in data

A 3–2 win for Benfica against Rio Ave on 16 March 2025, on matchday 26 of the 2024-25 Liga Portugal.

Player of the match: Orkun Kökçü (Benfica), rated 71, thanks above all to 19 final-third passes and 5 key passes. Kökçü produced 2.0 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.

It is their 4th time as player of the match this season.

For Rio Ave, the highest-rated player was Brandon Aguilera, with 57.

Clayton was sent off at 90+4'.

71
Player of the match

Orkun Kökçü

Benfica · 74'

Produced 2.04× and cost 0.60× their position's average

Added
  • 19 final-third passes 4.0×
  • 5 key passes 4.0×
  • 63 passes 1.8×
Took away
  • 9 misplaced passes 1.6×
  • 1 time dribbled past 1.3×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Rio Ave
PlayerPositionMinRating
Brandon Aguilera Midfielder 90 57
Marios Vrousai Defender 88 54
Clayton Forward 90 51
Demir Ege Tıknaz Midfielder 73 45
Cezary Miszta Goalkeeper 90 44
Omar Richards Defender 90 43
Francisco Miguel Ribeiro Tomé Tavares Bondoso Forward 88 43
Tiago Morais Forward 32 43
Andreas Ntoi Defender 90 41
Ole Pohlmann Midfielder 73 34
Jonathan Panzo Defender 90 27
André Luiz Forward 58 26
João Graça Midfielder 17 no rating
Theofanis Bakoulas Midfielder 17 no rating
João Tomé Defender 2 no rating
Karem Zoabi Forward 2 no rating
Benfica
PlayerPositionMinRating
Orkun Kökçü ★ Midfielder 74 71
Leandro Barreiro Midfielder 44 66
Nicolás Otamendi Defender 90 64
Zeki Amdouni Forward 74 63
António Silva Defender 90 60
Fredrik Aursnes Midfielder 90 60
Álvaro Carreras Defender 90 56
Bruma Forward 88 54
Florentino Midfielder 90 47
Vangelis Pavlidis Forward 74 47
Tomás Araújo Defender 46 42
Anatoliy Trubin Goalkeeper 90 29
Andrea Belotti Forward 16 no rating
Kerem Aktürkoğlu Forward 16 no rating
Renato Sanches Midfielder 16 no rating
Samuel Dahl Defender 2 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Benfica player recovered the most balls?

Bruma, with 9 recoveries. Next: Tomás Araújo 5, Álvaro Carreras 4.

In a 2–3 win for Benfica over Rio Ave, Bruma stood out with 9 ball recoveries. That total significantly surpassed Tomás Araújo's 5 and Álvaro Carreras's 4.

Which Rio Ave player won the most duels?

Clayton, with 9 duels won. Next: Francisco Miguel Ribeiro Tomé Tavares Bondoso 5, Brandon Aguilera 4.

Clayton led Rio Ave's physical contests with 9 duels won against Benfica. Francisco Bondoso recorded 5, while Brandon Aguilera followed with 4.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Rio Ave 2–3 Benfica, Liga Portugal 2024-25. Player of the match: Orkun Kökçü, 71
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.