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Rio Ave FC vs CD Santa Clara, Primeira Liga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2019-20
Rio Ave FC
2 – 2
Full Time
CD Santa Clara
Sat 18 Jul 2020 · 18:00 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube HT 45+2' · FT 45+9'
Y 36' Fabio Cardoso
Diogo Figueiras 58' Y
Y 74' Pierre Sagna
Aderllan Santos 84' Y
Matheus Reis 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Fabio Costa
  • Referee Rui Oliveira
  • Referee Fabio Oliveira Melo
  • Referee Tiago Mota Cordeiro
  • Referee Carlos Campos
3 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

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
2020-07-18 Rio Ave FC 2–2 CD Santa Clara 2020-01-10 CD Santa Clara 0–1 Rio Ave FC 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
18 Jul CD Santa Clara H 2–2 D
13 Jul CS Marítimo A 0–0 D
09 Jul Portimonense SC H 2–1 W
05 Jul Gil Vicente FC A 0–1 L
30 Jun Sporting Clube de Braga H 4–3 W
23 Jun Vitoria FC A 2–1 W
CD Santa Clara
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jul Rio Ave FC A 2–2 D
14 Jul CD Aves H 3–0 W
10 Jul Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–1 L
03 Jul CS Marítimo H 0–1 L
28 Jun Boavista FC A 0–1 L
23 Jun Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 4–3 W

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' And we are off! Rio Ave FC vs CD Santa Clara — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rio Ave FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' It’s high time João Henriques made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 23' Brilliant from the ! Mehdi Taremi makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 23.
  • 28' CD Santa Clara fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 33' CD Santa Clara come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 36' Controversy at the stadium! Fabio Cardoso argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 41' Rio Ave FC have won 277 goals from 334 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' What a moment for Ze Manuel! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 46' Pierre Sagna gets the nod from CD Santa Clara. He replaces Rafael Ramos and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' Carlos Mane gets the nod from Rio Ave FC. He replaces Nuno Santos and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 58' Diogo Figueiras has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 58.
  • 63' The travelling CD Santa Clara supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Nene. He replaces Ze Manuel on 65 minute.
  • 69' Brilliant from the ! Fabio Cardoso makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 69.
  • 71' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Pedro Amaral on, Diogo Figueiras off on 71 minutes.
  • 72' Pedro Amaral gets the nod from Rio Ave FC. He replaces Almoatasembellah Ali and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' Another substitution for CD Santa Clara to replace Costinha by Mamadu Cande on 73 minute.
  • 74' The referee has no hesitation. Pierre Sagna is booked for CD Santa Clara — Yellow card on 74.
  • 78' Another substitution for CD Santa Clara to replace Thiago Santana by Crysan on 78 minute.
  • 81' GOAL! Mehdi Taremi scores on 81.
  • 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aderllan Santos on 84.
  • 85' Matheus Reis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 85.
  • 90' Over 90 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

CD Santa Clara Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach João Henriques

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos 4
Carlos Vinicius 2
Fabio Cardoso 2
Vinicius 2
Mehdi Taremi 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Galeno 1
Emmanuel Boateng 1

Head to Head

2020-07-18 Rio Ave FC 2–2 CD Santa Clara 2020-01-10 CD Santa Clara 0–1 Rio Ave FC 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

2020-07-18 Rio Ave FC 2–2 CD Santa Clara D 2020-07-13 CS Marítimo 0–0 Rio Ave FC D 2020-07-09 Rio Ave FC 2–1 Portimonense SC W 2020-07-05 Gil Vicente FC 1–0 Rio Ave FC L 2020-06-30 Rio Ave FC 4–3 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2020-06-23 Vitoria FC 1–2 Rio Ave FC W

CD Santa Clara Form

2020-07-18 Rio Ave FC 2–2 CD Santa Clara D 2020-07-14 CD Santa Clara 3–0 CD Aves W 2020-07-10 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 CD Santa Clara L 2020-07-03 CD Santa Clara 0–1 CS Marítimo L 2020-06-28 Boavista FC 1–0 CD Santa Clara L 2020-06-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–4 CD Santa Clara W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.28 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.94 CD Santa Clara xG
I would bet for: Rio Ave FC or CD Santa Clara 76% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC33% Draw24% CD Santa Clara43%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
57%
Draw or CD Santa Clara
67%
Rio Ave FC or CD Santa Clara
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC20% Draw42% CD Santa Clara38%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
7.5%
0 – 1
7.1%
2 – 1
6.1%
1 – 3
6%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
5.6%
0 – 3
4.7%
1 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
3.9%
2 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push CD Santa Clara covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 14% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 21% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 16% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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