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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 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
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 Pacos de Ferreira A 0–2 L
28 Dec CS Maritimo 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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Rio Ave FC welcome CD Santa Clara for this crunch clash at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.
  • 5' Ukra is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for CD Santa Clara so far.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' It looks surprising Rio Ave FC does not make any changes. Chico Geraldes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Rio Ave FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 24' Carlos puts CD Santa Clara on the lead.
  • 26' A goal from the Japan international Ryotaro Meshino! He fires home on 26 to make it 1-1!
  • 31' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Rio Ave FC and CD Santa Clara are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 36' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Toni Borevkovic.
  • 41' 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.
  • 46' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 50' Another change for Rio Ave FC made on 50 minute. Tarantini leaves to be changed by Filipe Augusto.
  • 55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rio Ave FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 57' Rio Ave FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
  • 60' It’s a booking for Rio Ave FC player. Gabrielzinho gets a Yellow card.
  • 63' The whistle greets Ryotaro Meshino as he departs to be replaced by Ronan Jeronimo.
  • 68' Joao Lucas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 68.
  • 73' The 38-year-old Fabio Coentrao has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Ukra. He replaces Diogo Salomao on 74 minute.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Ukra. He replaces Diogo Salomao on 75 minute.
  • 77' Manuel Namora gets the nod from Rio Ave FC. He replaces Gabrielzinho and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' Ronan Jeronimo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 79.
  • 80' The referee shows Rio Ave FC player a Yellow card on 80.
  • 85' It looks like no one’s ball. Rio Ave FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 87' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ivo Pinto on 87 minutes.
  • 89' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Hidemasa Morita makes it 1-2.
  • 90' Another substitution for CD Santa Clara to replace Costinha by Allano on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from CD Santa Clara to claim maximum points.

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
Mehdi Taremi 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Joao Schmidt 1
Ryotaro Meshino 1
Galeno 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 Pacos de Ferreira 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2020-12-28 Rio Ave FC 1–3 CS Maritimo 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
2 / 4
1.28 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 CD Santa Clara xG
I would bet for: Rio Ave FC or CD Santa Clara 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC36% Draw29% CD Santa Clara35%
Actual: CD Santa Clara win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
65%
Draw or CD Santa Clara
64%
Rio Ave FC or CD Santa Clara
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC26% Draw48% CD Santa Clara26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
9.7%
0 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
8.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push CD Santa Clara covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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