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Benfica welcome Rio Ave at Estadio da Luz, Lisboa on Sunday, May 2 at 6:00 PM in a Primeira Liga fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.
Benfica come into this fixture in mixed form (1W 1D 0L). Rio Ave travel out of form (1W 2L recently), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.
History strongly favours Benfica here — they've won 8 of 10 previous meetings against Rio Ave, with 2 draws. Their last encounter ended in Rio Ave won 0–2. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.2 per game in recent meetings.
Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Benfica a slight edge, but Rio Ave are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.