Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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 Paços de Ferreira H 1–1 D
09 Sep Vitória SC A 0–1 L
04 Sep CS Marítimo 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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Rio Ave FC and CD Santa Clara get this one started.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 8' Patrick is having his name booked by the referee on 8.
  • 13' Aderllan Santos, a Brazil , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Emmanuel Boateng puts Rio Ave FC on the lead.
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 25' Amine Oudrhiri Idrissi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for CD Santa Clara tonight.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Rio Ave FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' CD Santa Clara fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 41' It’s a booking for Rio Ave FC player. Joao Pedro Loureiro Costa gets a Yellow card.
  • 46' Rio Ave FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Miguel Nobrega is hanging Patrick on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' The crowd applauds Emmanuel Boateng as he leaves the pitch. Fabio Ronaldo steps in for Rio Ave FC.
  • 61' Joao Pedro Loureiro Costa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 6 Yellow cards this season.
  • 62' Andreas Samaris makes way for Vitor Gomes at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
  • 65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Cristian Gonzalez.
  • 65' Fresh legs for CD Santa Clara! Kyosuke Tagawa comes on to replace Nunes Matheus.
  • 66' CD Santa Clara player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 67' Ricardinho catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 67.
  • 72' Pedro Bicalho makes way for Adriano at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from CD Santa Clara.
  • 77' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Rio Ave FC and CD Santa Clara are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 82' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rio Ave FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 84' Ukra has so much to prove this time. He replaces Miguel Baeza on 84 minute.
  • 85' Ukra has so much to prove this time. He replaces Miguel Baeza on 85 minute.
  • 88' Another substitution for CD Santa Clara to replace Ricardinho by Matheus on 88 minute.
  • 89' Controversy at the stadium! Matheus argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • CD Santa Clara will have plenty to reflect on. Rio Ave FC were simply the better side today.

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
Vinicius 2
Mehdi Taremi 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Galeno 1
Emmanuel Boateng 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 Paços de Ferreira D 2022-09-09 Vitória SC 1–0 CD Santa Clara L 2022-09-04 CD Santa Clara 2–1 CS Marítimo 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
2 / 4
0.82 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 CD Santa Clara xG
I would bet for: Rio Ave FC or CD Santa Clara 74% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC30% Draw26% CD Santa Clara44%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.39
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC15% Draw49% CD Santa Clara36%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
13.4%
1 – 1
12.6%
0 – 0
11.2%
0 – 2
11%
1 – 2
9%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 3
5.6%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
3.7%
2 – 0
2.9%
0 – 4
2.2%

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% 12% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+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
22% ✗
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
45% ✓

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