Thursday , 22 October 2026

CD Santa Clara vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2026-27
CD Santa Clara
4 – 0
Full Time
Rio Ave FC
Sun 6 Sep 2026 · 14:30 UTC Estadio de Sao Miguel HT 45' · FT 45'
Brenner 3' 1–0
Tiago Ribeiro 47' 2–0
Vinicius 52' 3–0
Luis Fernando 90' 4–0
Y 83' Tamas Nikitscher
Daniel 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Anzhony Rodrigues
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Ruben Silva (Portugal)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 8 24
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 19
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 18
4 CD Santa Clara 8 18
5 Académico de Viseu FC 8 14
6 FC Arouca 8 14
7 Gil Vicente FC 8 14
8 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 11
9 FC Alverca 8 11
10 CF Estrela da Amadora 8 10
11 Moreirense FC 8 8
12 CS Marítimo 8 8
13 FC Famalicão 8 7
14 Rio Ave FC 8 7
15 Vitoria SC 8 5
16 CD Nacional 8 4
17 Casa Pia AC 8 4
18 GD Estoril Praia 8 2

Head-to-Head

5
3
5
CD Santa Clara 13 games · Avg 2.3 goals Rio Ave FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-06 CD Santa Clara 4–0 Rio Ave FC 2026-04-11 CD Santa Clara 0–2 Rio Ave FC 2025-11-30 Rio Ave FC 1–1 CD Santa Clara 2025-04-18 Rio Ave FC 1–1 CD Santa Clara 2024-12-07 CD Santa Clara 1–0 Rio Ave FC

Recent Form

CD Santa Clara
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Sep Rio Ave FC H 4–0 W
29 Aug FC Alverca A 1–1 D
23 Aug FC Famalicão H 1–0 W
15 Aug Académico de Viseu FC A 1–0 W
10 Aug CD Nacional H 2–2 D
16 May FC Porto A 0–1 L
Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Sep CD Santa Clara A 0–4 L
28 Aug Sporting Clube de Portugal H 0–4 L
22 Aug GD Estoril Praia A 2–0 W
15 Aug FC Porto H 0–2 L
09 Aug Gil Vicente FC A 0–1 L
16 May Casa Pia AC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

CD Santa Clara Rio Ave FC
#4 Position #14
18 Points 7
8 Played 8
5 / 3 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 5
12 Scored 8
4 Conceded 17
+8 GD -9
2.25 PPG 0.88
63% Win % 25%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
63% Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season
13% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

CD Santa Clara are 4th (18 pts). Rio Ave FC are 14th (7 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+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/1
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 3 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Rio Ave FC gets underway.
  • 3' Goal! Brenner scores his 2 goal in 109 matches.
  • 8' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both CD Santa Clara and Rio Ave FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 13' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 18' The travelling Rio Ave FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 23' CD Santa Clara looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Vinicius scoring 1 goals.
  • 28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 33' CD Santa Clara currently sit 5 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 38' CD Santa Clara are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Rio Ave FC backline.
  • 43' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' A change in the Rio Ave FC ranks — Diogo Oliveira exits the field as Malik Sellouki enters on 46.
  • 47' What a moment for Tiago Ribeiro! That strike on 47 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 52' GOAL! Vinicius scores on 52.
  • 57' Francisco Petrasso has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 331 appearances.
  • 62' 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 Joao Tome suffering a number of foals already.
  • 64' Time for substitution for Rio Ave FC. Tamble Monteiro is replaced by Roland Galcik.
  • 66' The CD Santa Clara bench stirs into life. Tiago Ribeiro is withdrawn and Daniel gets his opportunity.
  • 71' It looks like no one’s ball. Rio Ave FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 76' Another substitution for CD Santa Clara to replace Vinicius by Vasconcelos on 76 minute.
  • 77' Andreas Ndoj makes way for Joao Tome at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
  • 82' 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.
  • 83' That looks like a foul for a card for Tamas Nikitscher.
  • 84' The referee shows CD Santa Clara player a card on 84.
  • 85' Fredy is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jose Tavares at the 85 minute mark.
  • 90' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Luis Fernando makes no mistake. 4-0!
  • The points are shared — CD Santa Clara 4-0 Rio Ave FC. Honours even.

Lineups

CD Santa Clara Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Petit

Rio Ave FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sotiris Sylaidopoulos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos 4
Mehdi Taremi 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Fabio Cardoso 2
Vinicius 2
Ze Manuel 1
Andre Luiz 1

Head to Head

2026-09-06 CD Santa Clara 4–0 Rio Ave FC 2026-04-11 CD Santa Clara 0–2 Rio Ave FC 2025-11-30 Rio Ave FC 1–1 CD Santa Clara 2025-04-18 Rio Ave FC 1–1 CD Santa Clara 2024-12-07 CD Santa Clara 1–0 Rio Ave FC

CD Santa Clara Form

2026-09-06 CD Santa Clara 4–0 Rio Ave FC W 2026-08-29 FC Alverca 1–1 CD Santa Clara D 2026-08-23 CD Santa Clara 1–0 FC Famalicão W 2026-08-15 Académico de Viseu FC 0–1 CD Santa Clara W 2026-08-10 CD Santa Clara 2–2 CD Nacional D 2026-05-16 FC Porto 1–0 CD Santa Clara L

Rio Ave FC Form

2026-09-06 CD Santa Clara 4–0 Rio Ave FC L 2026-08-28 Rio Ave FC 0–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2026-08-22 GD Estoril Praia 0–2 Rio Ave FC W 2026-08-15 Rio Ave FC 0–2 FC Porto L 2026-08-09 Gil Vicente FC 1–0 Rio Ave FC L 2026-05-16 Casa Pia AC 1–1 Rio Ave FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.31 CD Santa Clara xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.52 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: CD Santa Clara to win 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CD Santa Clara71% Draw19% Rio Ave FC10%
Actual: CD Santa Clara win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

CD Santa Clara or Draw
90%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
29%
CD Santa Clara or Rio Ave FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
CD Santa Clara55% Draw39% Rio Ave FC6%
Actual: CD Santa Clara win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
15.5%
1 – 0
13.4%
3 – 0
11.6%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 1
7.6%
0 – 0
7.4%
4 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.2%
4 – 1
3.7%
5 – 0
3.2%
0 – 1
2.5%
2 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — CD Santa Clara

Handicap CD Santa Clara covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 31% — 69%
-2 31% 23% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 23% 23%
-0.5 77% — 23%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 5% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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