Thursday , 2 July 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
20 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 5.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
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
#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 ball is rolling at Estadio de Sao Miguel. CD Santa Clara are looking to make home advantage count against Rio Ave FC.
  • 5' Patrick William has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' Demir Tiknaz picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Estadio de Sao Miguel. Rio Ave FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 36' A goal from the Brazil international Vinicius! He fires home on 36 to make it 1-0!
  • 41' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Rio Ave FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 42' Rio Ave FC ring the changes. Tiago Fonseca Morais has done his job and it is now time for Valentim Sousa to step up.
  • 47' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both CD Santa Clara and Rio Ave FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 52' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gabriel Silva is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Rio Ave FC.
  • 55' The referee shows CD Santa Clara player a card on 55.
  • 57' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Patrick William on 57 minutes.
  • 62' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 66' The whistle greets Kiko Bondoso as he departs to be replaced by Fabio Ronaldo.
  • 69' Another change for CD Santa Clara made on 69 minute. Klismahn leaves to be changed by Pedro Ferreira.
  • 71' It’s gonna be a card for Matheus Nunes.
  • 76' Lucas Soares gets the nod from CD Santa Clara. He replaces Diogo Calila and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Rio Ave FC. Martim Neto is replaced by Ahmed Hassan Koka.
  • 83' Martim Neto has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 86' The referee has no hesitation. Amine Oudrhiri is booked for Rio Ave FC — card on 86.
  • 88' CD Santa Clara ring the changes. Vinicius has done his job and it is now time for Daniel to step up.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Clayton. He receives a card.
  • 1-0 the final result. Rio Ave FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Mehdi Taremi 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Fabio Cardoso 2
Lucas Piazon 1
Sidney Lima 1
Ze Manuel 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
1.3 CD Santa Clara xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

CD Santa Clara or Draw
80%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
50%
CD Santa Clara or Rio Ave FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
CD Santa Clara32% Draw53% Rio Ave FC15%
Actual: CD Santa Clara win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
15.3%
1 – 1
13.4%
2 – 0
10.5%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 2
3.4%
2 – 2
3.1%
4 – 0
1.5%

Asian Handicap — CD Santa Clara

Handicap CD Santa Clara covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 15% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 25% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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