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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 2 6
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2 4
3 CD Santa Clara 2 4
4 CS Marítimo 1 3
5 FC Arouca 1 3
6 Gil Vicente FC 1 3
7 CF Estrela da Amadora 2 2
8 Moreirense FC 1 1
9 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 1
10 Sporting Clube de Braga 1 1
11 Académico de Viseu FC 2 1
12 FC Famalicão 1 1
13 GD Estoril Praia 1 1
14 CD Nacional 1 1
15 FC Alverca 2 1
16 Casa Pia AC 1 0
17 Vitória SC 2 0
18 Rio Ave FC 2 0

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 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
#18 Position #3
0 Points 4
2 Played 2
0 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 0
0 Scored 3
3 Conceded 2
-3 GD +1
0.00 PPG 2.00
0% Win % 50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season

Rio Ave FC are 18th (0 pts). CD Santa Clara are 3rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube will turn into a battlefield for Rio Ave FC and CD Santa Clara.
  • 5' The 31-year-old Rafael Ramos has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' The travelling CD Santa Clara supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Daniel Ramos might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Rio Ave FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 24' A stunning finish from Carlos — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 26' GOAL! Ryotaro Meshino fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 31' A quiet spell here at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. CD Santa Clara seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Toni Borevkovic on 36.
  • 41' CD Santa Clara come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 50' The Rio Ave FC manager makes a substitution. Tarantini departs to be replaced by Filipe Augusto.
  • 55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rio Ave FC and CD Santa Clara are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 57' That is a Yellow card for Rio Ave FC. Filipe Augusto will be fuming at that decision.
  • 60' Gabrielzinho catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 60.
  • 63' Ryotaro Meshino makes way for Ronan Jeronimo at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
  • 68' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joao Lucas.
  • 73' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Ukra. He replaces Diogo Salomao on 74 minute.
  • 75' It is a substitution in CD Santa Clara team. Diogo Salomao is replaced by Ukra on 75 minute.
  • 77' The whistle greets Gabrielzinho as he departs to be replaced by Manuel Namora.
  • 79' The referee shows Rio Ave FC player a Yellow card on 79.
  • 80' Rio Ave FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 85' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rio Ave FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 87' The referee shows Rio Ave FC player a Yellow card on 87.
  • 89' Hidemasa Morita has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 89 minutes.
  • 90' It is a substitution in CD Santa Clara team. Costinha is replaced by Allano on 90 minute.
  • It finishes all square. Rio Ave FC and CD Santa Clara share the spoils 1-2.

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
Carlos Vinicius 2
Fabio Cardoso 2
Mehdi Taremi 2
Galeno 1
Hidemasa Morita 1
Joao Schmidt 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 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
2 / 4
0.74 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 CD Santa Clara xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC23% Draw29% CD Santa Clara48%
Actual: CD Santa Clara win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
52%
Draw or CD Santa Clara
77%
Rio Ave FC or CD Santa Clara
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC13% Draw50% CD Santa Clara37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
14.8%
1 – 1
12.5%
0 – 0
12.5%
0 – 2
11.6%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.5%
0 – 3
5.8%
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
3.3%
2 – 0
2.7%
0 – 4
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push CD Santa Clara covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 12% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 25% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 17% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
48% ✓

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