Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Rio Ave FC vs CD Santa Clara, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2018-19
Rio Ave FC
1 – 2
Full Time
CD Santa Clara
Fri 15 Feb 2019 · 20:30 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 6' Ukra
Y 9' Patrick Vieira
Nelson Monte 26' Y
Filipe Augusto 42' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Rio Ave FC vs CD Santa Clara — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.

Match Details

  • Referee Vitor Ferreira Fernandes
  • Referee Claudio Ruivo Pereira
  • Referee Luciano Maia
  • Referee Pedro Fernandes
  • Referee Albano Correia

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 7 21
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 16
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 15
4 CD Santa Clara 7 15
5 FC Arouca 7 11
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 6 11
7 Académico de Viseu FC 7 11
8 CF Estrela da Amadora 7 10
9 Moreirense FC 7 8
10 Gil Vicente FC 6 8
11 CS Marítimo 7 8
12 FC Alverca 7 8
13 FC Famalicão 7 7
14 Vitória SC 7 5
15 CD Nacional 7 4
16 Rio Ave FC 7 4
17 Casa Pia AC 7 4
18 GD Estoril Praia 7 2

Head-to-Head

5
3
5
Rio Ave FC 13 games · Avg 2.3 goals CD Santa Clara
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-15 Rio Ave FC 1–2 CD Santa Clara 2018-09-22 CD Santa Clara 1–3 Rio Ave FC

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Feb CD Santa Clara H 1–2 L
09 Feb Portimonense SC A 1–0 W
01 Feb CD Tondela H 2–2 D
28 Jan CS Marítimo A 2–0 W
20 Jan CD Feirense H 0–0 D
13 Jan Vitoria FC H 1–1 D
CD Santa Clara
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Feb Rio Ave FC A 2–1 W
10 Feb Boavista FC A 0–1 L
03 Feb Portimonense SC H 2–1 W
29 Jan Sporting Clube de Braga A 0–1 L
19 Jan CS Marítimo H 0–1 L
11 Jan Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC CD Santa Clara
#16 Position #4
4 Points 15
7 Played 7
1 / 1 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 0
5 Scored 11
15 Conceded 4
-10 GD +7
0.57 PPG 2.14
14% Win % 57%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
57% Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season

Rio Ave FC are 16th (4 pts). CD Santa Clara are 4th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CD Santa Clara
0-15
2/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 2 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G
CD Santa Clara
Goncalo Paciencia 5 G 1 A
Brenner 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Rio Ave FC and CD Santa Clara is underway.
  • 5' CD Santa Clara is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 6' The referee calls foul for Ukra. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 9' Patrick Vieira catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 9.
  • 14' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Martin Chrien made 317 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 19' The 30-year-old Guilherme Schettine has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 24' 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.
  • 26' That is a Yellow card for Rio Ave FC. Nelson Monte will be fuming at that decision.
  • 27' The Portugal Fabio Cardoso breaks the deadlock on 27 minutes. 0-1!
  • 32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matheus Reis, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 37' It is a cagey affair so far. Rio Ave FC in their trying to find a way past CD Santa Clara's compact .
  • 42' Filipe Augusto picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 45' Ruben Semedo makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Rio Ave FC are in front.
  • 46' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ruben Semedo makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 46' The Rio Ave FC bench stirs into life. Tarantini is withdrawn and Fabio Coentrao gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' Denis Pineda is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rio Ave FC tonight.
  • 61' Murilo, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Bruno Lamas as he leaves the pitch. Martin Chrien steps in for CD Santa Clara.
  • 64' Assisted by Denis Pineda with the perfectly-timed delivery and Guilherme Schettine makes no mistake. 2-2!
  • 68' A change in the Rio Ave FC ranks — Matheus Reis exits the field as Said Ahmed Said enters on 68.
  • 73' Nadjack needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 74' Pablo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ukra on 74 minute.
  • 77' CD Santa Clara make a change. Guilherme Schettine trudges off to be replaced by Malick Evouna on 77 minutes.
  • 82' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 87' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. CD Santa Clara take all three points.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Ramos

CD Santa Clara Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach João Henriques

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos 4
Mehdi Taremi 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Fabio Cardoso 2
Vinicius 2
Tamas Nikitscher 1
Lucas Piazon 1

Head to Head

2019-02-15 Rio Ave FC 1–2 CD Santa Clara 2018-09-22 CD Santa Clara 1–3 Rio Ave FC

Rio Ave FC Form

2019-02-15 Rio Ave FC 1–2 CD Santa Clara L 2019-02-09 Portimonense SC 0–1 Rio Ave FC W 2019-02-01 Rio Ave FC 2–2 CD Tondela D 2019-01-28 CS Marítimo 0–2 Rio Ave FC W 2019-01-20 Rio Ave FC 0–0 CD Feirense D 2019-01-13 Rio Ave FC 1–1 Vitoria FC D

CD Santa Clara Form

2019-02-15 Rio Ave FC 1–2 CD Santa Clara W 2019-02-10 Boavista FC 1–0 CD Santa Clara L 2019-02-03 CD Santa Clara 2–1 Portimonense SC W 2019-01-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 CD Santa Clara L 2019-01-19 CD Santa Clara 0–1 CS Marítimo L 2019-01-11 CD Santa Clara 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.9 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.84 CD Santa Clara xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC25% Draw26% CD Santa Clara49%
Actual: CD Santa Clara win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
51%
Draw or CD Santa Clara
75%
Rio Ave FC or CD Santa Clara
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC15% Draw45% CD Santa Clara40%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
0 – 1
11.1%
0 – 2
10.7%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
8.3%
0 – 3
6.4%
1 – 3
5.8%
1 – 0
5%
2 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 4
3%
1 – 4
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push CD Santa Clara covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 11% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 24% 34%
+1.5 66% — 34%
+2 66% 18% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
41% ✓

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