Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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 Pacos de Ferreira A 0–1 L
05 Mar Vitória SC H 1–3 L
25 Feb CS Maritimo 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
#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 wait is over. Rio Ave FC get us underway at Estadio do Sao Miguel.
  • 5' Joao Graca is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rio Ave FC so far.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CD Santa Clara needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' It looks surprising CD Santa Clara does not make any changes. Jhonatan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. CD Santa Clara must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Rio Ave FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' Ygor Nogueira has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' Rio Ave FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' Controversy at the stadium! Diogo Cabral argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 44' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Diogo Cabral.
  • 45' Walter Gonzalez is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both CD Santa Clara and Rio Ave FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 51' The deadlock is broken! Italo gets on the scoresheet on 51 minutes.
  • 56' CD Santa Clara are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Rio Ave FC's shape.
  • 57' Another substitution for CD Santa Clara to replace Allano by Bruno Almeida on 57 minute.
  • 58' Kento Misao has so much to prove this time. He replaces Costinha on 58 minute.
  • 63' Aderllan Santos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 68' Rio Ave FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 69' Bruno Almeida was booked on 69.
  • 72' Another substitution for Rio Ave FC to replace Vitor Gomes by Leonardo Ruiz on 72 minute.
  • 73' Fresh legs for CD Santa Clara! Gabriel Silva comes on to replace Rildo.
  • 73' The deadlock is broken! Leonardo Ruiz gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
  • 75' Another substitution for CD Santa Clara to replace Nunes Matheus by Nanu on 75 minute.
  • 75' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Bruno Jordao.
  • 78' Ukra has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fabio Ronaldo on 78 minute.
  • 83' The 28-year-old Guga Rodrigues has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 84' CD Santa Clara manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matheus is hanging Bruno Jordao on the field on 84 minute.
  • 84' The referee shows Rio Ave FC player a Yellow card on 84.
  • 89' CD Santa Clara 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.
  • Rio Ave FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Fabio Cardoso 2
Mehdi Taremi 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Italo 1
Guilherme Schettine 1
Vinicius 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 Pacos de Ferreira 1–0 CD Santa Clara L 2023-03-05 CD Santa Clara 1–3 Vitória SC L 2023-02-25 CS Maritimo 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
4 / 4
1.11 CD Santa Clara xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: CD Santa Clara or Rio Ave FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CD Santa Clara31% Draw30% Rio Ave FC39%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

CD Santa Clara or Draw
61%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
69%
CD Santa Clara or Rio Ave FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
CD Santa Clara23% Draw51% Rio Ave FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
11.8%
0 – 1
10.7%
1 – 0
9.5%
1 – 2
7.8%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
3.3%
0 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — CD Santa Clara

Handicap CD Santa Clara covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 21% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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