Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Primeira Liga · 2024-25
Rio Ave FC
1 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' In just a few seconds Estadio do Rio Ave F.C. will turn into a battlefield for Rio Ave FC and CD Santa Clara.
  • 5' Konstantinos Kostoulas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 5.
  • 8' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Guilherme Ramos.
  • 13' CD Santa Clara come into this ranked 6 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 18' 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.
  • 23' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joao Costa suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' The deadlock is broken! Andre Luiz gets on the scoresheet on 25 minutes.
  • 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' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rio Ave FC and CD Santa Clara are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Rio Ave FC and CD Santa Clara are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' Guilherme Ramos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 46' Another substitution for CD Santa Clara to replace Vinicius by Ricardinho on 46 minute.
  • 51' CD Santa Clara are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Petit might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 60' Fresh legs for CD Santa Clara! Diogo Calila comes on to replace Lucas Soares.
  • 65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rio Ave FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 70' Andreas Ndoj was booked on 70.
  • 73' The whistle greets Joao Novais as he departs to be replaced by Marious Vrousai.
  • 76' Matheusinho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Guilherme Ramos on 76 minute.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Rio Ave FC! Martim Neto comes on to replace Brandon Aguilera.
  • 85' What composure from Sidney Lima! The Brazil international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 89' Matheusinho was booked on 89.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Rio Ave FC. Andre Luiz is replaced by Karem Zoabi.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Petit

CD Santa Clara Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vasco Matos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos 4
Carlos Vinicius 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Fabio Cardoso 2
Vinicius 2
Mehdi Taremi 2
Luis Fernando 1
Hidemasa Morita 1

Head to Head

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

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
0.65 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 CD Santa Clara xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 60% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC22% Draw26% CD Santa Clara52%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
48%
Draw or CD Santa Clara
78%
Rio Ave FC or CD Santa Clara
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC11% Draw48% CD Santa Clara41%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
15.4%
0 – 2
13.3%
0 – 0
11.6%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 3
7.4%
1 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 1
3.3%
0 – 4
3.2%
2 – 2
2.9%
1 – 4
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push CD Santa Clara covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 9% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 39% — 61%
+1 39% 26% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 19% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
52% ✗

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