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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 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

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
#17 Position #4
7 Points 21
11 Played 11
2 / 1 / 8 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 2
9 Scored 16
24 Conceded 8
-15 GD +8
0.64 PPG 1.91
18% Win % 55%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
55% Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season

Rio Ave FC are 17th (7 pts). CD Santa Clara are 4th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 3 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. Rio Ave FC are looking to make home advantage count against CD Santa Clara.
  • 5' 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.
  • 6' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ukra on 6 minutes.
  • 9' The referee has no hesitation. Patrick Vieira is booked for CD Santa Clara — Yellow card on 9.
  • 14' CD Santa Clara started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 14.
  • 19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
  • 24' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 26' Nelson Monte was booked on 26.
  • 27' Goal! Fabio Cardoso scores his 16 goal in 323 matches.
  • 32' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 37' Rio Ave FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined CD Santa Clara backline.
  • 42' Rio Ave FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 45' What an equalizer from Ruben Semedo!
  • 46' Ruben Semedo does the damage! The net is bulging and Rio Ave FC surge ahead!
  • 46' Fresh legs for Rio Ave FC! Fabio Coentrao comes on to replace Tarantini.
  • 51' CD Santa Clara is showing some good football. However, CD Santa Clara are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ukra is clearly more than just a goal scorer for CD Santa Clara.
  • 61' 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 Denis Pineda suffering a number of foals already.
  • 63' Martin Chrien has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bruno Lamas on 63 minute.
  • 64' The deadlock is broken! Guilherme Schettine gets on the scoresheet on 64 minutes.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Matheus Reis as he leaves the pitch. Said Ahmed Said steps in for Rio Ave FC.
  • 73' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Rio Ave FC and CD Santa Clara are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 74' Another substitution for CD Santa Clara to replace Ukra by Pablo on 74 minute.
  • 77' A change in the CD Santa Clara ranks — Guilherme Schettine exits the field as Malick Evouna enters on 77.
  • 82' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rio Ave FC and CD Santa Clara are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rio Ave FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • CD Santa Clara celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Ze Manuel 1
Andre Luiz 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
0.99 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.81 CD Santa Clara xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC27% Draw26% CD Santa Clara47%
Actual: CD Santa Clara win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
53%
Draw or CD Santa Clara
73%
Rio Ave FC or CD Santa Clara
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC16% Draw45% CD Santa Clara39%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
0 – 1
10.2%
0 – 2
9.8%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
7.9%
0 – 3
5.8%
1 – 3
5.8%
2 – 1
5.2%
1 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
4.7%
2 – 3
2.9%
2 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push CD Santa Clara covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 12% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 23% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 17% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

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