Kick-off on 14.01.24 20:00 (GMT+2).

In the seventeenth round of the Portuguese Primeira at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, there will be a match between Benfica and Rio Ave. The hosts are chasing the league leader (thirty-nine points), while the guests are second from the bottom (twelve points). The rivals have played thirteen Championship matches in the capital over the past thirteen years. In each meeting, the Eagles have won, and in eight cases, they scored at least three goals. The team from Vila do Conde last earned points away in the 2005/06 season, 2-2. The Eagles will be without Alexander Bah, Bernat, Tengstedt, and Neres due to injuries, while the Porto team will miss André Pereira.

You can watch the Benfica vs Rio Ave match online on the Megogo platform.

The hosts have the best defensive record in the league, conceding only ten times. Schmidt's side have earned seventeen points in seven home rounds. The Portuguese giant boosted its budget by nine million euros after selling defender Veríssimo to Qatar's Al-Duhail. Three years ago, the Eagles paid Santos six and a half million for Lucas, but the Brazilian played only twenty-six matches in the league. Another six million came from the transfer of João Victor to Vasco da Gama. In the summer of 2022, the Reds signed him from Corinthians for nine and a half million, but he appeared in only two Primeira matches.

Rio Ave has not won away since March last year. The Great River has earned only three points in seven away matches. Midfielder João Teixeira from Qatar's Al-Markhiya will temporarily play for the Porto team. Until the summer of 2023, he represented Chaves. Interestingly, the player started his career in the opponent's reserve team but was featured in the first team only once in the 2014/15 Champions League.

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