Thursday , 2 July 2026

Rio Ave FC vs CD Santa Clara, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2022-23
Rio Ave FC
1 – 0
Full Time
CD Santa Clara
Sun 2 Oct 2022 · 14:30 UTC Estadio dos Arcos HT 45' · FT 45'
Patrick 8' Y
Joao Pedro Loureiro Costa 41' Y
Y 65' Cristian Gonzalez
R 66' Kennedy Boateng
Y 67' Ricardinho
Y 89' Matheus

Overview

Match Preview

Rio Ave FC vs CD Santa Clara — Primeira Liga at Estadio dos Arcos.

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
2022-10-02 Rio Ave FC 1–0 CD Santa Clara 2021-05-11 CD Santa Clara 1–0 Rio Ave FC 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

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct CD Santa Clara H 1–0 W
17 Sep Gil Vicente FC A 2–2 D
11 Sep Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–3 L
05 Sep GD Chaves A 1–1 D
28 Aug FC Porto H 3–1 W
19 Aug GD Estoril Praia A 2–2 D
CD Santa Clara
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct Rio Ave FC A 0–1 L
17 Sep FC Pacos de Ferreira H 1–1 D
09 Sep Vitória SC A 0–1 L
04 Sep CS Maritimo H 2–1 W
28 Aug FC Famalicão A 0–1 L
20 Aug FC Arouca H 1–2 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Rio Ave FC to score. At the same time, CD Santa Clara does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Rildo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 8' Patrick picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 13' 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.
  • 15' Rio Ave FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Emmanuel Boateng on 15.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' Rio Ave FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' It looks surprising Rio Ave FC does not make any changes. Amine Oudrhiri Idrissi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 41' Rio Ave FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Miguel Nobrega on, Patrick off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Joao Pedro Loureiro Costa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rio Ave FC so far.
  • 56' Another substitution for Rio Ave FC to replace Emmanuel Boateng by Fabio Ronaldo on 56 minute.
  • 61' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 62' Andreas Samaris makes way for Vitor Gomes at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
  • 65' That is a Yellow card for CD Santa Clara. Cristian Gonzalez will be fuming at that decision.
  • 65' A change in the CD Santa Clara ranks — Nunes Matheus exits the field as Kyosuke Tagawa enters on 65.
  • 66' CD Santa Clara receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 66.
  • 67' Controversy at the stadium! Ricardinho argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 72' Fresh legs for CD Santa Clara! Adriano comes on to replace Pedro Bicalho.
  • 77' Rio Ave FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against CD Santa Clara's shape.
  • 82' Rio Ave FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Rio Ave FC! Ukra comes on to replace Miguel Baeza.
  • 85' The whistle greets Miguel Baeza as he departs to be replaced by Ukra.
  • 88' A change in the CD Santa Clara ranks — Ricardinho exits the field as Matheus enters on 88.
  • 89' That is a Yellow card for CD Santa Clara. Matheus will be fuming at that decision.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Freire

CD Santa Clara Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2022-10-02 Rio Ave FC 1–0 CD Santa Clara 2021-05-11 CD Santa Clara 1–0 Rio Ave FC 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

Rio Ave FC Form

2022-10-02 Rio Ave FC 1–0 CD Santa Clara W 2022-09-17 Gil Vicente FC 2–2 Rio Ave FC D 2022-09-11 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2022-09-05 GD Chaves 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2022-08-28 Rio Ave FC 3–1 FC Porto W 2022-08-19 GD Estoril Praia 2–2 Rio Ave FC D

CD Santa Clara Form

2022-10-02 Rio Ave FC 1–0 CD Santa Clara L 2022-09-17 CD Santa Clara 1–1 FC Pacos de Ferreira D 2022-09-09 Vitória SC 1–0 CD Santa Clara L 2022-09-04 CD Santa Clara 2–1 CS Maritimo W 2022-08-28 FC Famalicão 1–0 CD Santa Clara L 2022-08-20 CD Santa Clara 1–2 FC Arouca L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.18 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 CD Santa Clara xG
I would bet for: Rio Ave FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC44% Draw30% CD Santa Clara26%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.14
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
74%
Draw or CD Santa Clara
56%
Rio Ave FC or CD Santa Clara
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC27% Draw53% CD Santa Clara20%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
14.1%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10%
2 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3.1%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push CD Santa Clara covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 22% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 18% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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