Saturday , 14 November 2026

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 11 33
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 28
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 24
4 CD Santa Clara 11 21
5 FC Arouca 11 20
6 Académico de Viseu FC 11 20
7 Gil Vicente FC 11 18
8 Sporting Clube de Braga 11 17
9 Moreirense FC 11 14
10 FC Famalicão 11 13
11 FC Alverca 11 12
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 11 10
13 CD Nacional 11 10
14 Vitória SC 11 9
15 CS Marítimo 10 8
16 Casa Pia AC 11 8
17 Rio Ave FC 11 7
18 GD Estoril Praia 10 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
#17 Position #4
7 Points 21
11 Played 11
2 / 1 / 8 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 2
9 Scored 16
24 Conceded 8
-15 GD +8
0.64 PPG 1.91
18% Win % 55%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
55% Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season

Rio Ave FC are 17th (7 pts). CD Santa Clara are 4th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
2/3
76+
1/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
CD Santa Clara
0-15
2/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/2
61-75
–/3
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 3 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G
CD Santa Clara
Goncalo Paciencia 5 G 1 A
Vinicius 2 G 1 A
Tiago Ribeiro 2 G
Luis Fernando 2 G
Brenner 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube!
  • 5' CD Santa Clara seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' CD Santa Clara has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rio Ave FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 24' GOAL! Carlos scores on 24. Assisted by Crysan
  • 26' What composure from Ryotaro Meshino! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 31' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 36' Toni Borevkovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 36.
  • 41' Rio Ave FC is showing some good football. However, Rio Ave FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 50' Rio Ave FC make a change. Tarantini trudges off to be replaced by Filipe Augusto on 50 minutes.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 57' A moment of madness from Filipe Augusto on 57 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Rio Ave FC will be frustrated.
  • 60' A moment of madness from Gabrielzinho on 60 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Rio Ave FC will be frustrated.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Rio Ave FC. Ryotaro Meshino is replaced by Ronan Jeronimo.
  • 68' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joao Lucas on 68 minutes.
  • 73' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Daniel Ramos will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 74' A tactical swap from CD Santa Clara — Ukra on, Diogo Salomao off on 74 minutes.
  • 75' CD Santa Clara make a change. Diogo Salomao trudges off to be replaced by Ukra on 75 minutes.
  • 77' The whistle greets Gabrielzinho as he departs to be replaced by Manuel Namora.
  • 79' Controversy at the stadium! Ronan Jeronimo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 80' The referee shows Rio Ave FC player a Yellow card on 80.
  • 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
  • 87' Ivo Pinto picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' Hidemasa Morita puts CD Santa Clara on the lead.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Costinha as he leaves the pitch. Allano steps in for 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
Galeno 1
Emmanuel Boateng 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
1 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.88 CD Santa Clara xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC24% Draw26% CD Santa Clara50%
Actual: CD Santa Clara win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
50%
Draw or CD Santa Clara
76%
Rio Ave FC or CD Santa Clara
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC16% Draw44% CD Santa Clara40%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
0 – 1
9.8%
0 – 2
9.7%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
7.3%
1 – 3
6%
0 – 3
6%
2 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 0
4.8%
2 – 3
3.1%
1 – 4
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push CD Santa Clara covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 12% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 43% — 57%
+1 43% 23% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 18% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

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