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Rio Ave FC vs CD Santa Clara, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2020-21
Rio Ave FC
1 – 2
Full Time
CD Santa Clara
Mon 25 Jan 2021 · 16:30 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'
Toni Borevkovic 36' Y
Filipe Augusto 57' Y
Gabrielzinho 60' Y
Y 68' Joao Lucas
Ronan Jeronimo 79' Y
Leandro Silva 80' Y
Ivo Pinto 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Duarte Bras
  • Referee Iancu Vasilica
  • Referee Bruno Rebocho
  • Referee Miguel Nogueira
  • Referee Jose Goncalves Luzia

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
2021-01-25 Rio Ave FC 1–2 CD Santa Clara 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
25 Jan CD Santa Clara H 1–2 L
15 Jan Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–1 D
08 Jan Portimonense SC H 3–0 W
03 Jan FC Paços de Ferreira A 0–2 L
28 Dec CS Marítimo H 1–3 L
22 Dec Sporting Clube de Braga A 0–3 L
CD Santa Clara
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jan Rio Ave FC A 2–1 W
17 Jan FC Famalicão H 1–2 L
09 Jan Boavista FC A 1–1 D
04 Jan Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 1–1 D
29 Dec Moreirense FC A 0–1 L
21 Dec Vitória SC H 0–4 L

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' Welcome to Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube that hosts another battle between Rio Ave FC and CD Santa Clara.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Joao Lucas is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rio Ave FC tonight.
  • 15' Mikel Villanueva, a Venezuela , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 24' The deadlock is broken! Carlos gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
  • 26' The deadlock is broken! Ryotaro Meshino gets on the scoresheet on 26 minutes.
  • 31' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 36' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Toni Borevkovic on 36 minutes.
  • 41' Fabio Coentrao has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 328 appearances.
  • 46' It is a cagey affair so far. Rio Ave FC in their trying to find a way past CD Santa Clara's compact .
  • 50' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Filipe Augusto on, Tarantini off on 50 minutes.
  • 55' 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.
  • 57' The referee calls foul for Filipe Augusto. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Gabrielzinho.
  • 63' Rio Ave FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ronan Jeronimo is hanging Ryotaro Meshino on the field on 63 minute.
  • 68' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joao Lucas.
  • 73' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 74' A tactical swap from CD Santa Clara — Ukra on, Diogo Salomao off on 74 minutes.
  • 75' A tactical swap from CD Santa Clara — Ukra on, Diogo Salomao off on 75 minutes.
  • 77' The whistle greets Gabrielzinho as he departs to be replaced by Manuel Namora.
  • 79' Rio Ave FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 79.
  • 80' Leandro Silva was booked on 80.
  • 85' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 87' Poor challenge from Ivo Pinto. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 89' Hidemasa Morita adds to his 0 season tally! CD Santa Clara lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 90' Costinha makes way for Allano at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from CD Santa Clara.
  • 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

CD Santa Clara Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Ramos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos 4
Carlos Vinicius 2
Fabio Cardoso 2
Vinicius 2
Mehdi Taremi 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Hidemasa Morita 1
Brenner 1

Head to Head

2021-01-25 Rio Ave FC 1–2 CD Santa Clara 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

2021-01-25 Rio Ave FC 1–2 CD Santa Clara L 2021-01-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2021-01-08 Rio Ave FC 3–0 Portimonense SC W 2021-01-03 FC Paços de Ferreira 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2020-12-28 Rio Ave FC 1–3 CS Marítimo L 2020-12-22 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Rio Ave FC L

CD Santa Clara Form

2021-01-25 Rio Ave FC 1–2 CD Santa Clara W 2021-01-17 CD Santa Clara 1–2 FC Famalicão L 2021-01-09 Boavista FC 1–1 CD Santa Clara D 2021-01-04 CD Santa Clara 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2020-12-29 Moreirense FC 1–0 CD Santa Clara L 2020-12-21 CD Santa Clara 0–4 Vitória SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.92 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 CD Santa Clara xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC23% Draw26% CD Santa Clara51%
Actual: CD Santa Clara win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
49%
Draw or CD Santa Clara
77%
Rio Ave FC or CD Santa Clara
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC14% Draw44% CD Santa Clara42%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
0 – 1
10.7%
0 – 2
10.6%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
7.7%
0 – 3
6.6%
1 – 3
6.1%
1 – 0
4.6%
2 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 4
3.2%
1 – 4
3%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push CD Santa Clara covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 11% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 24% 36%
+1.5 64% — 36%
+2 64% 18% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
41% ✓

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