Rio Ave FC vs CD Santa Clara, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2024-25

Rio Ave FC

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CD Santa Clara

Fri 18 Apr 2025 · 14:30 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave F.C. 921 HT 45' · FT 45'

Andre Luiz 25' 1–0

1–1 85' Sidney Lima

Konstantinos Kostoulas 5' Y

Y 8' Guilherme Ramos

Andreas Ndoj 70' Y

Y 89' Matheusinho

Overview

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Rio Ave FC vs CD Santa Clara — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Rio Ave F.C..

Rio Ave FC 11 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
CD Santa Clara 11 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

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

Rio Ave FC 13 games · Avg 2.3 goals CD Santa Clara

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-18 Rio Ave FC 1–1 CD Santa Clara 2024-12-07 CD Santa Clara 1–0 Rio Ave FC 2023-03-17 CD Santa Clara 0–2 Rio Ave FC 2022-10-02 Rio Ave FC 1–0 CD Santa Clara 2021-05-11 CD Santa Clara 1–0 Rio Ave FC

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	CD Santa Clara	H	1–1	D
13 Apr	Moreirense FC	A	2–0	W
07 Apr	Boavista FC	H	0–2	L
29 Mar	Casa Pia AC	A	1–2	L
16 Mar	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	2–3	L
10 Mar	FC Famalicão	A	0–1	L

CD Santa Clara

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Rio Ave FC	A	1–1	D
12 Apr	Sporting Clube de Portugal	H	0–1	L
05 Apr	Vitória SC	A	0–2	L
30 Mar	CD Nacional	H	1–0	W
15 Mar	Gil Vicente FC	A	1–0	W
09 Mar	Moreirense FC	H	1–1	D

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' The wait is over. Rio Ave FC get us underway at Estadio do Rio Ave F.C..
5' That is a card for Rio Ave FC. Konstantinos Kostoulas will be fuming at that decision.
8' That is a card for CD Santa Clara. Guilherme Ramos will be fuming at that decision.
13' It is a cagey affair so far. Rio Ave FC in their 4-1-4-1 trying to find a way past CD Santa Clara's compact 3-4-3.
18' The 28-year-old Gabriel Batista has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
23' Rio Ave FC are deployed in a 4-1-4-1 today, looking to exploit space against CD Santa Clara's 3-4-3 shape.
25' Andre Luiz does the damage! The net is bulging and Rio Ave FC surge ahead!
30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andreas Ndoj, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio do Rio Ave F.C. with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
35' Clayton has been relatively quiet despite scoring 28 goals in his last 148 appearances.
40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
45' CD Santa Clara is showing some good football. However, CD Santa Clara are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
46' A change in the CD Santa Clara ranks — Vinicius exits the field as Ricardinho enters on 46.
51' Rio Ave FC have won 277 goals from 334 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
60' Diogo Calila gets the nod from CD Santa Clara. He replaces Lucas Soares and will look to change the dynamic.
65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rio Ave FC that had 334 games and scored 277 goals.
70' The referee has no hesitation. Andreas Ndoj is booked for Rio Ave FC — card on 70.
73' Marious Vrousai gets the nod from Rio Ave FC. He replaces Joao Novais and will look to change the dynamic.
76' CD Santa Clara manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matheusinho is hanging Guilherme Ramos on the field on 76 minute.
81' Another substitution for Rio Ave FC to replace Brandon Aguilera by Martim Neto on 81 minute.
85' A stunning finish from Sidney Lima — that came from absolutely nowhere!
89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matheusinho on 89.
90' Another change for Rio Ave FC made on 90 minute. Andre Luiz leaves to be changed by Karem Zoabi.
It finishes all square. Rio Ave FC and CD Santa Clara share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Petit

CD Santa Clara Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

29
Wendel ↑ 60'
35
Serginho ↑ 60'
21
Frederico Venancio
10
Ricardinho ↑ 46'
7
Matheusinho ↑ 76'
2
Diogo Calila ↑ 60'
22
Edney
12
Neneca
41
Daniel

Coach Vasco Matos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Carlos	4
Mehdi Taremi	2
Carlos Vinicius	2
Carlos Vinicius	2
Fabio Cardoso	2
Vinicius	2
Ze Manuel	1
Andre Luiz	1

Head to Head

Rio Ave FC Form

2025-04-18 Rio Ave FC 1–1 CD Santa Clara D 2025-04-13 Moreirense FC 0–2 Rio Ave FC W 2025-04-07 Rio Ave FC 0–2 Boavista FC L 2025-03-29 Casa Pia AC 2–1 Rio Ave FC L 2025-03-16 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2025-03-10 FC Famalicão 1–0 Rio Ave FC L

CD Santa Clara Form

2025-04-18 Rio Ave FC 1–1 CD Santa Clara D 2025-04-12 CD Santa Clara 0–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2025-04-05 Vitória SC 2–0 CD Santa Clara L 2025-03-30 CD Santa Clara 1–0 CD Nacional W 2025-03-15 Gil Vicente FC 0–1 CD Santa Clara W 2025-03-09 CD Santa Clara 1–1 Moreirense FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.74 Rio Ave FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.67 CD Santa Clara xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Rio Ave FC23% Draw27% CD Santa Clara50%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.41

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw

50%

Draw or CD Santa Clara

77%

Rio Ave FC or CD Santa Clara

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rio Ave FC12% Draw48% CD Santa Clara40%

Actual: Rio Ave FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

14.1%

0 – 2

12.2%

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

11%

1 – 2

0 – 3

6.7%

1 – 0

5.6%

1 – 3

5.1%

2 – 1

3.9%

2 – 2

3.4%

0 – 4

2.8%

2 – 0

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap	Rio Ave FC covers	Push	CD Santa Clara covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	11%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	42%	—	58%
+1	42%	25%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	18%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet

48% ✓

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