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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 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
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
#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' The game is set. Rio Ave FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Carlos Carvalhal might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Rio Ave FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CD Santa Clara needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 23' GOAL! Mehdi Taremi fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 28' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carlos Carvalhal will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 33' Diego Lopes, a Brazil , has 10 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 36' It’s a booking for CD Santa Clara player. Fabio Cardoso gets a Yellow card.
  • 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' Ze Manuel is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Pierre Sagna. He replaces Rafael Ramos on 46 minute.
  • 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rio Ave FC and CD Santa Clara are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 56' Carlos Mane is replacing Nuno Santos for the Rio Ave FC side.
  • 58' That is a Yellow card for Rio Ave FC. Diogo Figueiras will be fuming at that decision.
  • 63' A quiet spell here at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. CD Santa Clara seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 65' CD Santa Clara ring the changes. Ze Manuel has done his job and it is now time for Nene to step up.
  • 69' Fabio Cardoso doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 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' The CD Santa Clara bench stirs into life. Costinha is withdrawn and Mamadu Cande gets his opportunity.
  • 74' The referee calls foul for Pierre Sagna. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 78' CD Santa Clara ring the changes. Thiago Santana has done his job and it is now time for Crysan to step up.
  • 81' What an equalizer from Mehdi Taremi!
  • 84' Rio Ave FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 85' Poor challenge from Matheus Reis. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' Rio Ave FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined CD Santa Clara backline.
  • 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
Mehdi Taremi 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Fabio Cardoso 2
Vinicius 2
Tamas Nikitscher 1
Lucas Piazon 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
1.19 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.96 CD Santa Clara xG
I would bet for: Rio Ave FC or CD Santa Clara 76% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC31% Draw24% CD Santa Clara45%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
55%
Draw or CD Santa Clara
69%
Rio Ave FC or CD Santa Clara
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC19% Draw42% CD Santa Clara39%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 2
8.2%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 3
6.1%
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 3
5.2%
1 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
3.7%
1 – 4
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push CD Santa Clara covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 13% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 22% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 17% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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