Sunday , 16 August 2026

CD Santa Clara vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2024-25
CD Santa Clara
1 – 0
Full Time
Rio Ave FC
Sat 7 Dec 2024 · 18:00 UTC Estadio de Sao Miguel 1,564 HT 45' · FT 45'
Vinicius 36' 1–0
Y 20' Demir Tiknaz
Serginho 55' Y
Y 57' Patrick William
Matheus Nunes 71' Y
Y 86' Amine Oudrhiri
Y 90' Clayton

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
  • Assistant 1 Bruno Jesus (Portugal)
  • Assistant 2 Luciano Maia
12 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 2 6
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2 4
3 CD Santa Clara 2 4
4 CS Marítimo 1 3
5 FC Arouca 1 3
6 Gil Vicente FC 1 3
7 CF Estrela da Amadora 2 2
8 Moreirense FC 1 1
9 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 1
10 Sporting Clube de Braga 1 1
11 Académico de Viseu FC 2 1
12 FC Famalicão 1 1
13 GD Estoril Praia 1 1
14 CD Nacional 1 1
15 FC Alverca 2 1
16 Casa Pia AC 1 0
17 Vitória SC 2 0
18 Rio Ave FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

4
3
5
CD Santa Clara 12 games · Avg 2.2 goals Rio Ave FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-07 CD Santa Clara 1–0 Rio Ave FC 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

Recent Form

CD Santa Clara
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec Rio Ave FC H 1–0 W
30 Nov Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–0 W
10 Nov Vitória SC H 1–0 W
04 Nov CD Nacional A 0–2 L
25 Oct Gil Vicente FC H 2–1 W
05 Oct Moreirense FC A 0–1 L
Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec CD Santa Clara A 0–1 L
30 Nov Moreirense FC H 3–2 W
09 Nov Boavista FC A 2–0 W
02 Nov Casa Pia AC H 2–2 D
27 Oct Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–5 L
04 Oct FC Famalicão H 1–1 D

Season Stats

CD Santa Clara Rio Ave FC
#3 Position #18
4 Points 0
2 Played 2
1 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 2
3 Scored 0
2 Conceded 3
+1 GD -3
2.00 PPG 0.00
50% Win % 0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season
0% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

CD Santa Clara are 3rd (4 pts). Rio Ave FC are 18th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Estadio de Sao Miguel. Ninety minutes of football awaits between CD Santa Clara and Rio Ave FC.
  • 5' CD Santa Clara have won 256 goals from 312 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Albania international Marious Vrousai has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Adriano Firmino has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' Rio Ave FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Diogo Calila suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His CD Santa Clara side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 36' The deadlock is broken! Vinicius gets on the scoresheet on 36 minutes.
  • 41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 42' Rio Ave FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Valentim Sousa is hanging Tiago Fonseca Morais on the field on 42 minute.
  • 47' Martim Neto is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rio Ave FC so far.
  • 52' Omar Richards is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rio Ave FC tonight.
  • 55' Serginho picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 57' That is a card for Rio Ave FC. Patrick William will be fuming at that decision.
  • 62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 66' Kiko Bondoso makes way for Fabio Ronaldo at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
  • 69' The CD Santa Clara manager makes a substitution. Klismahn departs to be replaced by Pedro Ferreira.
  • 71' The referee calls foul for Matheus Nunes. He receives a card.
  • 76' It is a substitution in CD Santa Clara team. Diogo Calila is replaced by Lucas Soares on 76 minute.
  • 78' Another substitution for Rio Ave FC to replace Martim Neto by Ahmed Hassan Koka on 78 minute.
  • 83' The home supporters are growing impatient. CD Santa Clara must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 86' Amine Oudrhiri was booked on 86.
  • 88' It is a substitution in CD Santa Clara team. Vinicius is replaced by Daniel on 88 minute.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Clayton.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — CD Santa Clara 1-0 Rio Ave FC.

Lineups

CD Santa Clara Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vasco Matos

Rio Ave FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Petit

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos 4
Carlos Vinicius 2
Fabio Cardoso 2
Mehdi Taremi 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Joao Schmidt 1
Ryotaro Meshino 1
Galeno 1

Head to Head

2024-12-07 CD Santa Clara 1–0 Rio Ave FC 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

CD Santa Clara Form

2024-12-07 CD Santa Clara 1–0 Rio Ave FC W 2024-11-30 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–1 CD Santa Clara W 2024-11-10 CD Santa Clara 1–0 Vitória SC W 2024-11-04 CD Nacional 2–0 CD Santa Clara L 2024-10-25 CD Santa Clara 2–1 Gil Vicente FC W 2024-10-05 Moreirense FC 1–0 CD Santa Clara L

Rio Ave FC Form

2024-12-07 CD Santa Clara 1–0 Rio Ave FC L 2024-11-30 Rio Ave FC 3–2 Moreirense FC W 2024-11-09 Boavista FC 0–2 Rio Ave FC W 2024-11-02 Rio Ave FC 2–2 Casa Pia AC D 2024-10-27 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–0 Rio Ave FC L 2024-10-04 Rio Ave FC 1–1 FC Famalicão D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.58 CD Santa Clara xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 78% + Under 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CD Santa Clara65% Draw25% Rio Ave FC10%
Actual: CD Santa Clara win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 1.88
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

CD Santa Clara or Draw
90%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
35%
CD Santa Clara or Rio Ave FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
CD Santa Clara44% Draw51% Rio Ave FC5%
Actual: CD Santa Clara win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
18.3%
0 – 0
17.2%
3 – 0
9.5%
1 – 1
7.6%
2 – 1
5.8%
4 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3.6%
3 – 1
3.3%
4 – 1
1.4%
5 – 0
1.3%
1 – 2
1%

Asian Handicap — CD Santa Clara

Handicap CD Santa Clara covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 22% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 30% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 5% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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