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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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 2 6
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2 4
3 CD Santa Clara 2 4
4 CS Marítimo 1 3
5 FC Arouca 1 3
6 Gil Vicente FC 1 3
7 CF Estrela da Amadora 2 2
8 Moreirense FC 1 1
9 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 1
10 Sporting Clube de Braga 1 1
11 Académico de Viseu FC 2 1
12 FC Famalicão 1 1
13 GD Estoril Praia 1 1
14 CD Nacional 1 1
15 FC Alverca 2 1
16 Casa Pia AC 1 0
17 Vitória SC 2 0
18 Rio Ave FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

5
3
4
Rio Ave FC 12 games · Avg 2.2 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
#18 Position #3
0 Points 4
2 Played 2
0 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 0
0 Scored 3
3 Conceded 2
-3 GD +1
0.00 PPG 2.00
0% Win % 50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season

Rio Ave FC are 18th (0 pts). CD Santa Clara are 3rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Rio Ave FC vs CD Santa Clara — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Rio Ave FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. João Henriques will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 23' A goal from the Iran international Mehdi Taremi! He fires home on 23 to make it 1-0!
  • 28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rio Ave FC that had 324 games and scored 268 goals.
  • 33' Matheus Reis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 36' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Fabio Cardoso.
  • 41' CD Santa Clara come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' The deadlock is broken! Ze Manuel gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 46' The whistle greets Rafael Ramos as he departs to be replaced by Pierre Sagna.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' Rio Ave FC make a change. Nuno Santos trudges off to be replaced by Carlos Mane on 56 minutes.
  • 58' Diogo Figueiras is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
  • 63' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rio Ave FC and CD Santa Clara are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 65' A tactical swap from CD Santa Clara — Nene on, Ze Manuel off on 65 minutes.
  • 69' A stunning finish from Fabio Cardoso — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Pedro Amaral. He replaces Diogo Figueiras on 71 minute.
  • 72' Rio Ave FC ring the changes. Almoatasembellah Ali has done his job and it is now time for Pedro Amaral to step up.
  • 73' A change in the CD Santa Clara ranks — Costinha exits the field as Mamadu Cande enters on 73.
  • 74' Pierre Sagna catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 74.
  • 78' Another change for CD Santa Clara made on 78 minute. Thiago Santana leaves to be changed by Crysan.
  • 81' Mehdi Taremi adds to his 0 season tally! Rio Ave FC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aderllan Santos on 84.
  • 85' The referee has no hesitation. Matheus Reis is booked for Rio Ave FC — Yellow card on 85.
  • 90' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Rio Ave FC 2-2 CD Santa Clara.

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
Mehdi Taremi 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Fabio Cardoso 2
Tamas Nikitscher 1
Lucas Piazon 1
Sidney Lima 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
2 / 4
1.02 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 CD Santa Clara xG
I would bet for: Rio Ave FC or CD Santa Clara 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC32% Draw27% CD Santa Clara41%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
58%
Draw or CD Santa Clara
68%
Rio Ave FC or CD Santa Clara
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC18% Draw47% CD Santa Clara35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 1
10.8%
0 – 0
9.4%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 2
9.1%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 1
5.8%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push CD Santa Clara covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 14% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 23% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 15% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

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