Wednesday , 30 September 2026

CD Santa Clara vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2022-23
CD Santa Clara
0 – 2
Full Time
Rio Ave FC
Fri 17 Mar 2023 · 20:15 UTC Estadio do Sao Miguel HT 45' · FT 45'
Diogo Cabral 41' Y
Diogo Cabral 44' Y
Walter Gonzalez 45' Y
Y 45' Aderllan Santos
Bruno Almeida 69' Y
Bruno Jordao 75' Y
Y 84' Leonardo Ruiz

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

5
3
5
CD Santa Clara 13 games · Avg 2.3 goals Rio Ave FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-17 CD Santa Clara 0–2 Rio Ave FC 2022-10-02 Rio Ave FC 1–0 CD Santa Clara 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

Recent Form

CD Santa Clara
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar Rio Ave FC H 0–2 L
11 Mar FC Paços de Ferreira A 0–1 L
05 Mar Vitória SC H 1–3 L
25 Feb CS Marítimo A 1–3 L
19 Feb FC Famalicão H 1–3 L
11 Feb FC Arouca A 0–1 L
Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar CD Santa Clara A 2–0 W
12 Mar Gil Vicente FC H 2–1 W
05 Mar Sporting Clube de Braga A 0–2 L
26 Feb GD Chaves H 1–0 W
18 Feb FC Porto A 0–1 L
13 Feb GD Estoril Praia H 2–0 W

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)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
57% Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season
14% Clean Sheets
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' And we are off! CD Santa Clara vs Rio Ave FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CD Santa Clara that had 317 games and scored 265 goals.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' CD Santa Clara are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Rio Ave FC backline.
  • 25' Brazil international Patrick has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Savio needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 41' CD Santa Clara receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
  • 44' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Diogo Cabral.
  • 45' CD Santa Clara player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with CD Santa Clara winning 100% of all matches.
  • 51' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Italo makes it 0-1.
  • 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 57' Bruno Almeida is replacing Allano for the CD Santa Clara side.
  • 58' A tactical swap from CD Santa Clara — Kento Misao on, Costinha off on 58 minutes.
  • 63' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 68' Andre Pereira is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for CD Santa Clara so far.
  • 69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Bruno Almeida.
  • 72' The Rio Ave FC manager makes a substitution. Vitor Gomes departs to be replaced by Leonardo Ruiz.
  • 73' Fresh legs for CD Santa Clara! Gabriel Silva comes on to replace Rildo.
  • 73' Leonardo Ruiz does the damage! The net is bulging and Rio Ave FC surge ahead!
  • 75' Nanu gets the nod from CD Santa Clara. He replaces Nunes Matheus and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Bruno Jordao is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
  • 78' Fabio Ronaldo makes way for Ukra at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
  • 83' Over 83 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 84' A change in the CD Santa Clara ranks — Bruno Jordao exits the field as Matheus enters on 84.
  • 84' That is a Yellow card for Rio Ave FC. Leonardo Ruiz will be fuming at that decision.
  • 89' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both CD Santa Clara and Rio Ave FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Rio Ave FC players.

Lineups

CD Santa Clara Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Morgado

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Freire

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos 4
Carlos Vinicius 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Fabio Cardoso 2
Vinicius 2
Mehdi Taremi 2
Luis Fernando 1
Hidemasa Morita 1

Head to Head

2023-03-17 CD Santa Clara 0–2 Rio Ave FC 2022-10-02 Rio Ave FC 1–0 CD Santa Clara 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

CD Santa Clara Form

2023-03-17 CD Santa Clara 0–2 Rio Ave FC L 2023-03-11 FC Paços de Ferreira 1–0 CD Santa Clara L 2023-03-05 CD Santa Clara 1–3 Vitória SC L 2023-02-25 CS Marítimo 3–1 CD Santa Clara L 2023-02-19 CD Santa Clara 1–3 FC Famalicão L 2023-02-11 FC Arouca 1–0 CD Santa Clara L

Rio Ave FC Form

2023-03-17 CD Santa Clara 0–2 Rio Ave FC W 2023-03-12 Rio Ave FC 2–1 Gil Vicente FC W 2023-03-05 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2023-02-26 Rio Ave FC 1–0 GD Chaves W 2023-02-18 FC Porto 1–0 Rio Ave FC L 2023-02-13 Rio Ave FC 2–0 GD Estoril Praia W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.85 CD Santa Clara xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
CD Santa Clara50% Draw26% Rio Ave FC24%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

CD Santa Clara or Draw
75%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
50%
CD Santa Clara or Rio Ave FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
CD Santa Clara41% Draw44% Rio Ave FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–2 not predicted
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 0
10.7%
2 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
8%
3 – 0
6.3%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
4.9%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.5%
4 – 0
2.9%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — CD Santa Clara

Handicap CD Santa Clara covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 18% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 24% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✗

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