Thursday , 2 July 2026

CD Santa Clara vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2020-21
CD Santa Clara
1 – 0
Full Time
Rio Ave FC
Tue 11 May 2021 · 15:00 UTC Estadio do Sao Miguel HT 45' · FT 45'
Mansur 38' Y
Mikel Villanueva 45' Y
Y 46' Guga Rodrigues
Y 47' Guga Rodrigues
Allano 69' Y
Y 73' Fabio Coentrao
Y 79' Ryotaro Meshino
Y 83' Filipe Augusto
Y 84' Filipe Augusto
Crysan 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

CD Santa Clara vs Rio Ave FC — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Sao Miguel.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 34 88
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 34 82
3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 80
4 Sporting Clube de Braga 34 59
5 FC Famalicão 34 56
6 Gil Vicente FC 34 50
7 Moreirense FC 34 43
8 FC Arouca 34 42
9 Vitória SC 34 42
10 GD Estoril Praia 34 39
11 FC Alverca 34 39
12 Rio Ave FC 34 36
13 CD Santa Clara 34 36
14 CD Nacional 34 34
15 CF Estrela da Amadora 34 30
16 Casa Pia AC 34 30
17 CD Tondela 34 28
18 AVS 34 21

Head-to-Head

4
3
5
CD Santa Clara 12 games · Avg 2.2 goals Rio Ave FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-11 CD Santa Clara 1–0 Rio Ave FC 2021-01-25 Rio Ave FC 1–2 CD Santa Clara 2020-07-18 Rio Ave FC 2–2 CD Santa Clara 2020-01-10 CD Santa Clara 0–1 Rio Ave FC 2019-02-15 Rio Ave FC 1–2 CD Santa Clara

Recent Form

CD Santa Clara
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Rio Ave FC H 1–0 W
07 May FC Famalicão A 0–1 L
01 May Boavista FC H 3–3 D
26 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–2 L
21 Apr Moreirense FC H 0–0 D
17 Apr Vitória SC A 0–1 L
Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May CD Santa Clara A 0–1 L
05 May Sporting Clube de Portugal H 0–2 L
01 May Portimonense SC A 0–0 D
25 Apr FC Pacos de Ferreira H 1–1 D
21 Apr CS Maritimo A 0–1 L
17 Apr Sporting Clube de Braga H 0–0 D

Season Stats

CD Santa Clara Rio Ave FC
#13 Position #12
36 Points 36
34 Played 34
9 / 9 / 16 W / D / L 8 / 12 / 14
32 Scored 35
41 Conceded 57
-9 GD -22
1.06 PPG 1.06
26% Win % 24%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season
18% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

CD Santa Clara are 13th (36 pts). Rio Ave FC are 12th (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CD Santa Clara
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/3
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. CD Santa Clara is hosting Rio Ave FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rio Ave FC that had 324 games and scored 268 goals.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' CD Santa Clara currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Miguel Cardoso will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at Estadio do Sao Miguel. CD Santa Clara seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' CD Santa Clara have won 256 goals from 312 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 38' The referee shows CD Santa Clara player a Yellow card on 38.
  • 43' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both CD Santa Clara and Rio Ave FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' Mikel Villanueva is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' The referee calls foul for Guga Rodrigues. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 47' That is a Yellow card for Rio Ave FC. Guga Rodrigues will be fuming at that decision.
  • 52' Brilliant from the ! Carlos makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 52.
  • 53' GOAL! Carlos fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 54' The deadlock is broken! Carlos gets on the scoresheet on 54 minutes.
  • 59' Rio Ave FC make a change. Chico Geraldes trudges off to be replaced by Pele on 59 minutes.
  • 63' Rui Costa makes way for Crysan at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from CD Santa Clara.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Junior Brandao. He replaces Guga Rodrigues on 64 minute.
  • 69' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Allano.
  • 73' Rio Ave FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
  • 76' The whistle greets Allano as he departs to be replaced by Ukra.
  • 77' Pedro Amaral is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ivo Pinto at the 77 minute mark.
  • 79' Rio Ave FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Filipe Augusto.
  • 84' Filipe Augusto has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 84.
  • 86' Another substitution for CD Santa Clara to replace Lincoln by Joao Afonso on 86 minute.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Crysan argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

CD Santa Clara Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Ramos

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miguel Cardoso

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos 4
Fabio Cardoso 2
Mehdi Taremi 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Italo 1
Guilherme Schettine 1
Vinicius 1

Head to Head

2021-05-11 CD Santa Clara 1–0 Rio Ave FC 2021-01-25 Rio Ave FC 1–2 CD Santa Clara 2020-07-18 Rio Ave FC 2–2 CD Santa Clara 2020-01-10 CD Santa Clara 0–1 Rio Ave FC 2019-02-15 Rio Ave FC 1–2 CD Santa Clara

CD Santa Clara Form

2021-05-11 CD Santa Clara 1–0 Rio Ave FC W 2021-05-07 FC Famalicão 1–0 CD Santa Clara L 2021-05-01 CD Santa Clara 3–3 Boavista FC D 2021-04-26 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 CD Santa Clara L 2021-04-21 CD Santa Clara 0–0 Moreirense FC D 2021-04-17 Vitória SC 1–0 CD Santa Clara L

Rio Ave FC Form

2021-05-11 CD Santa Clara 1–0 Rio Ave FC L 2021-05-05 Rio Ave FC 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2021-05-01 Portimonense SC 0–0 Rio Ave FC D 2021-04-25 Rio Ave FC 1–1 FC Pacos de Ferreira D 2021-04-21 CS Maritimo 1–0 Rio Ave FC L 2021-04-17 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.29 CD Santa Clara xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CD Santa Clara50% Draw29% Rio Ave FC21%
Actual: CD Santa Clara win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

CD Santa Clara or Draw
79%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
50%
CD Santa Clara or Rio Ave FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
CD Santa Clara31% Draw53% Rio Ave FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
14.7%
1 – 1
13.6%
2 – 0
9.9%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 1
3.5%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
1.5%

Asian Handicap — CD Santa Clara

Handicap CD Santa Clara covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 24% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.