CD Santa Clara vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
CD Santa Clara vs Rio Ave FC — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Sao Miguel.
- CD Santa Clara 7 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
- Rio Ave FC 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | CD Santa Clara | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | FC Arouca | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | Académico de Viseu FC | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Moreirense FC | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente FC | 6 | 8 |
| 11 | CS Marítimo | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | FC Alverca | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | FC Famalicão | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | Vitória SC | 7 | 5 |
| 15 | CD Nacional | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | Rio Ave FC | 7 | 4 |
| 17 | Casa Pia AC | 7 | 4 |
| 18 | GD Estoril Praia | 7 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Paços de Ferreira | H | 1–1 | D |
| 21 Apr | CS Marítimo | A | 0–1 | L |
| 17 Apr | Sporting Clube de Braga | H | 0–0 | D |
Season Stats
| CD Santa Clara | Rio Ave FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | Position | #16 |
| 15 | Points | 4 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 4 / 3 / 0 | W / D / L | 1 / 1 / 5 |
| 11 | Scored | 5 |
| 4 | Conceded | 15 |
| +7 | GD | -10 |
| 2.14 | PPG | 0.57 |
| 57% | Win % | 14% |
Key Stats
46%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
H2H (13 games)
38%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
57%
Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season
CD Santa Clara this season
14%
Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
Rio Ave FC this season
CD Santa Clara are 4th (15 pts). Rio Ave FC are 16th (4 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
CD Santa Clara
0-15
2/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
CD Santa Clara
| Goncalo Paciencia | 5 G | 1 A |
| Brenner | 2 G |
Rio Ave FC
| Jalen Blesa | 2 G | 1 A |
| Tamble Monteiro | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Estadio do Sao Miguel that hosts another battle between CD Santa Clara and Rio Ave FC.
- 5' A quiet spell here at Estadio do Sao Miguel. Rio Ave FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. CD Santa Clara is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' CD Santa Clara are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 20' Pedro Amaral is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rio Ave FC tonight.
- 25' Rio Ave FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 35' Gelson Dala is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for CD Santa Clara so far.
- 38' Mansur has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 38.
- 43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His CD Santa Clara side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 45' The referee shows CD Santa Clara player a Yellow card on 45.
- 46' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Guga Rodrigues.
- 47' Guga Rodrigues picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 52' GOAL! Carlos fires home to make it 1-0!
- 53' GOAL! Carlos scores on 53.
- 54' What composure from Carlos! The Brazil international strokes it home. 3-0.
- 59' The crowd applauds Chico Geraldes as he leaves the pitch. Pele steps in for Rio Ave FC.
- 63' CD Santa Clara ring the changes. Rui Costa has done his job and it is now time for Crysan to step up.
- 64' Junior Brandao is ready to make an impact after coming on for Guga Rodrigues at the 64 minute mark.
- 69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Allano on 69.
- 73' That is a Yellow card for Rio Ave FC. Fabio Coentrao will be fuming at that decision.
- 76' CD Santa Clara make a change. Allano trudges off to be replaced by Ukra on 76 minutes.
- 77' Another change for Rio Ave FC made on 77 minute. Ivo Pinto leaves to be changed by Pedro Amaral.
- 79' It’s a booking for Rio Ave FC player. Ryotaro Meshino gets a Yellow card.
- 83' Rio Ave FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 84' Filipe Augusto was booked on 84.
- 86' It is a substitution in CD Santa Clara team. Lincoln is replaced by Joao Afonso on 86 minute.
- 90' CD Santa Clara receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
- Full Time. CD Santa Clara beats Rio Ave FC
Lineups
CD Santa Clara Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
-
10
Lincoln ↓ Joao Afonso 86'
- 6
- 13
- 2
- 3
- 25
- 4
- 27
- 1
- 77
Bench
- 31
-
17
Ukra ↑ 76'
- 97
-
5
Joao Afonso ↑ 86'
-
20
Costinha ↑ 86'
- 18
- 33
-
23
Crysan ↑ 63'
- 26
Coach
Daniel Ramos
Rio Ave FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 33
-
25
Ivo Pinto ↓ Pedro Amaral 76'
-
11
Chico Geraldes ↓ Pele 59'
- 1
- 21
- 17
- 6
- 7
- 64
- 5
-
16
Guga Rodrigues ↓ Junior Brandao 63'
Bench
-
18
Pele ↑ 59'
- 4
- 70
-
40
Ryotaro Meshino ↑ 77'
-
9
Junior Brandao ↑ 63'
- 22
-
24
Pedro Amaral ↑ 76'
- 45
- 20
Coach
Miguel Cardoso
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Carlos | 4 |
| Fabio Cardoso | 2 |
| Vinicius | 2 |
| Mehdi Taremi | 2 |
| Carlos Vinicius | 2 |
| Carlos Vinicius | 2 |
| Italo | 1 |
| Guilherme Schettine | 1 |
Head to Head
CD Santa Clara Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.03
CD Santa Clara xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.5
Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for:
CD Santa Clara to win 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: CD Santa Clara win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 2.5 | 46% |
|
54% |
| ± 3.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
CD Santa Clara or Draw
89%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
32%
CD Santa Clara or Rio Ave FC
79%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
16.1%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
10.6%
0 – 0
9.8%
1 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
7.9%
3 – 1
5.5%
4 – 0
5.4%
0 – 1
3.2%
4 – 1
2.9%
5 – 0
2.3%
2 – 2
2%
Asian Handicap — CD Santa Clara
| Handicap | CD Santa Clara covers | Push | Rio Ave FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| -2 | 25% | 22% | 53% |
| -1.5 | 47% | — | 53% |
| -1 | 47% | 25% | 28% |
| -0.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +0.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +1 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| +1.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
| +2 | 98% | 1% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
61%
✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

