Rio Ave 0-1 Benfica: result and report

Rio Ave 0-1 Benfica

Liga Portugal · Saturday 9 January 2010, 21:15 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Rio Ave lost to Benfica 0-1 in Liga Portugal on Saturday 9 January 2010. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Javier Saviola of Benfica in the 47th minute.

Discipline: Rio Ave received 3 yellow cards; Benfica received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Rio Ave were 9th on 19 points from 14 and Benfica 2nd on 33 points from 14. Rio Ave went on to finish that season 12th with 31 points, and Benfica 1st with 76.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Rio Ave wins, 1 draw and 1 for Benfica.

Going into the match Rio Ave's last five read L-W-D-L-D and Benfica's W-D-W-D-W.