CD Santa Clara vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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CD Santa Clara vs Rio Ave FC — Primeira Liga at Estadio de Sao Miguel.
- CD Santa Clara 11 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
- Rio Ave FC 11 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Miguel Nogueira
- Assistant 1 Paulo Bras (Portugal)
- Assistant 2 Nuno Pires (Portugal)
7 games this season
🟨 4.6/game
⚽ 11.4 goals/game
🟥 2 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 11 | 33 |
| 2 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | CD Santa Clara | 11 | 21 |
| 5 | FC Arouca | 11 | 20 |
| 6 | Académico de Viseu FC | 11 | 20 |
| 7 | Gil Vicente FC | 11 | 18 |
| 8 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 11 | 17 |
| 9 | Moreirense FC | 11 | 14 |
| 10 | FC Famalicão | 11 | 13 |
| 11 | FC Alverca | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 11 | 10 |
| 13 | CD Nacional | 11 | 10 |
| 14 | Vitória SC | 11 | 9 |
| 15 | CS Marítimo | 10 | 8 |
| 16 | Casa Pia AC | 11 | 8 |
| 17 | Rio Ave FC | 11 | 7 |
| 18 | GD Estoril Praia | 10 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr | Rio Ave FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 03 Apr | Sporting Clube de Portugal | A | 2–4 | L |
| 21 Mar | Gil Vicente FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 15 Mar | AVS | A | 1–0 | W |
| 08 Mar | Vitória SC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 01 Mar | CD Tondela | A | 2–2 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr | CD Santa Clara | A | 2–0 | W |
| 04 Apr | FC Alverca | H | 1–2 | L |
| 22 Mar | GD Estoril Praia | A | 2–1 | W |
| 15 Mar | CF Estrela da Amadora | H | 2–1 | W |
| 09 Mar | CD Tondela | A | 1–0 | W |
| 01 Mar | FC Famalicão | H | 0–0 | D |
Season Stats
| CD Santa Clara | Rio Ave FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | Position | #17 |
| 21 | Points | 7 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 6 / 3 / 2 | W / D / L | 2 / 1 / 8 |
| 16 | Scored | 9 |
| 8 | Conceded | 24 |
| +8 | GD | -15 |
| 1.91 | PPG | 0.64 |
| 55% | Win % | 18% |
Key Stats
46%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
H2H (13 games)
38%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
55%
Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season
CD Santa Clara this season
9%
Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
Rio Ave FC this season
CD Santa Clara are 4th (21 pts). Rio Ave FC are 17th (7 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
CD Santa Clara
0-15
2/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/2
61-75
–/3
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
2/3
76+
1/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
CD Santa Clara
| Goncalo Paciencia | 5 G | 1 A |
| Vinicius | 2 G | 1 A |
| Tiago Ribeiro | 2 G | |
| Luis Fernando | 2 G | |
| Brenner | 2 G |
Rio Ave FC
| Jalen Blesa | 3 G | 1 A |
| Tamble Monteiro | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against CD Santa Clara and Rio Ave FC has kicked off!
- 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dario Spikic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Rio Ave FC.
- 10' Rio Ave FC is showing some good football. However, Rio Ave FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' CD Santa Clara are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Rio Ave FC backline.
- 20' Pedro Ferreira is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for CD Santa Clara tonight.
- 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 30' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 35' Antonis Papakanellos, a Greece midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 39' Jakub Brabec picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 44' Lucas Soares needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 46' The crowd applauds Welinton as he leaves the pitch. Vinicius steps in for CD Santa Clara.
- 50' Brilliant from the ! Tamas Nikitscher makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 50.
- 55' Marious Vrousai has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 98 appearances.
- 57' CD Santa Clara make a change. Luis Fernando trudges off to be replaced by Goncalo Paciencia on 57 minutes.
- 61' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sidney Lima makes no mistake. 1-1!
- 63' That looks like a foul for a card for Gustavo.
- 68' The home supporters are growing impatient. CD Santa Clara must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 69' Time for substitution for CD Santa Clara. Lucas Soares is replaced by Diogo Calila.
- 70' Rio Ave FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 75' Gabriel Silva was booked on 75.
- 76' Fresh legs for Rio Ave FC! Ryan Guilherme comes on to replace Ole Pohlmann.
- 81' CD Santa Clara manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jose Tavares is hanging Pedro Ferreira on the field on 81 minute.
- 86' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Francisco Petrasso on, Dario Spikic off on 86 minutes.
- 87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Henrique Silva on 87.
- 90' Georgios Liavas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Diogo Oliveira on 90 minute.
- Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
CD Santa Clara Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1
- 35
-
42
Lucas Soares ↓ Diogo Calila 69'
- 49
- 10
- 77
- 26
- 5
- 23
-
8
Pedro Ferreira ↓ Jose Tavares 81'
- 94
Bench
-
39
Goncalo Paciencia ↑ 57'
- 21
- 37
-
70
Vinicius ↑ 46'
- 64
-
2
Diogo Calila ↑ 69'
-
11
Brenner ↑ 57'
- 12
-
65
Jose Tavares ↑ 81'
Coach
Petit
Rio Ave FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
-
17
Marious Vrousai ↓ Joao Tome 90'
- 32
- 18
- 44
- 99
- 6
-
80
Ole Pohlmann ↓ Ryan Guilherme 76'
- 5
- 9
- 7
- 39
Bench
- 77
- 1
- 63
-
20
Joao Tome ↑ 90'
- 11
-
19
Antonis Papakanellos ↑ 86'
-
23
Francisco Petrasso ↑ 86'
-
8
Ryan Guilherme ↑ 76'
-
54
Georgios Liavas ↑ 90'
Coach
Sotiris Sylaidopoulos
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Carlos | 4 |
| Mehdi Taremi | 2 |
| Carlos Vinicius | 2 |
| Carlos Vinicius | 2 |
| Fabio Cardoso | 2 |
| Vinicius | 2 |
| Andre Luiz | 1 |
| Joao Schmidt | 1 |
Head to Head
CD Santa Clara Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.69
CD Santa Clara xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88
Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Rio Ave FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 2.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
| ± 3.5 | 26% |
|
74% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
CD Santa Clara or Draw
77%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
51%
CD Santa Clara or Rio Ave FC
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 0
12.1%
2 – 0
10.7%
0 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
5.9%
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
5.3%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
Actual
4 – 0
2.5%
Asian Handicap — CD Santa Clara
| Handicap | CD Santa Clara covers | Push | Rio Ave FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -2 | 14% | 17% | 69% |
| -1.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| -1 | 31% | 24% | 45% |
| -0.5 | 55% | — | 45% |
| +0.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +1 | 82% | 12% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
42%
✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
19%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.