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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
11 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 34 88
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 34 82
3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 80
4 Sporting Clube de Braga 34 59
5 FC Famalicão 34 56
6 Gil Vicente FC 34 50
7 Moreirense FC 34 43
8 FC Arouca 34 42
9 Vitória SC 34 42
10 GD Estoril Praia 34 39
11 FC Alverca 34 39
12 Rio Ave FC 34 36
13 CD Santa Clara 34 36
14 CD Nacional 34 34
15 CF Estrela da Amadora 34 30
16 Casa Pia AC 34 30
17 CD Tondela 34 28
18 AVS 34 21

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 Maritimo 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 Maritimo 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
#12 Position #13
36 Points 36
34 Played 34
8 / 12 / 14 W / D / L 9 / 9 / 16
35 Scored 32
57 Conceded 41
-22 GD -9
1.06 PPG 1.06
24% Win % 26%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season

Rio Ave FC are 12th (36 pts). CD Santa Clara are 13th (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Rio Ave FC vs CD Santa Clara — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rio Ave FC and CD Santa Clara are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Andre Ferreira is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rio Ave FC tonight.
  • 20' Rio Ave FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Tamas Nikitscher scoring 1 goals.
  • 23' What a strike from Mehdi Taremi! The score is 1-0.
  • 28' It looks surprising CD Santa Clara does not make any changes. Nene has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 33' Joao Afonso has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fabio Cardoso on 36.
  • 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' Against the run of play, Ze Manuel has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 46' A tactical swap from CD Santa Clara — Pierre Sagna on, Rafael Ramos off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' Carlos Mane is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nuno Santos at the 56 minute mark.
  • 58' Rio Ave FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 63' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 65' The whistle greets Ze Manuel as he departs to be replaced by Nene.
  • 69' Fabio Cardoso doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 71' Pedro Amaral is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diogo Figueiras at the 71 minute mark.
  • 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' Mamadu Cande is replacing Costinha for the CD Santa Clara side.
  • 74' It’s a booking for CD Santa Clara player. Pierre Sagna gets a Yellow card.
  • 78' CD Santa Clara manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Crysan is hanging Thiago Santana on the field on 78 minute.
  • 81' Goal! Mehdi Taremi scores his 114 goal in 10 matches.
  • 84' Aderllan Santos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 84.
  • 85' Matheus Reis was booked on 85.
  • 90' 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 Costinha suffering a number of foals already.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Mehdi Taremi 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Joao Schmidt 1
Ryotaro Meshino 1
Galeno 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 Maritimo 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 Maritimo 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
1.55 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 CD Santa Clara xG
I would bet for: Rio Ave FC or CD Santa Clara 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC44% Draw26% CD Santa Clara30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
70%
Draw or CD Santa Clara
56%
Rio Ave FC or CD Santa Clara
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC30% Draw45% CD Santa Clara25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
7.5%
0 – 0
7.3%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push CD Santa Clara covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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