Rio Ave vs Santa Clara: result 2-2 and analysis
Taça da LigaGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on September 22, 2021 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde
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What was the result of Rio Ave vs Santa Clara?
Rio Ave and Santa Clara drew 2-2 on September 22, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 15′Luiz PhellypeSanta Clara (pen.)
- 17′A. YakubuRio Ave
- 34′Jean PatrickSanta Clara
- 59′Zé ManuelRio Ave
Official lineup for Rio Ave vs Santa Clara
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Rio Ave
4-2-3-1- 77Fábio Ronaldo
- 81A. Yakubu
- 25Zé Manuel
- 17Ukra
- 6Guga
- 8Vitor Gomes
- 5Hugo Gomes
- 13A. Sylla
- 24Pedro Amaral
- 3Ângelo
- 22Léo Vieira
Santa Clara
4-2-3-1- 26Jean Patrick
- 77Rui Costa
- 29Luiz Phellype
- 98Ricardinho
- 25H. Morita
- 19Júlio Romão
- 17C. Tassano
- 2Rafael Ramos
- 5João Afonso
- 6Mansur
- 1Ricardo Fernandes
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rio Ave have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Santa Clara have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2021 | Feirense(home) | 0-4 | Segunda Liga |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Estrela(away) | 5-2 | Segunda Liga |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Leixoes(home) | 2-1 | Segunda Liga |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Varzim(away) | 3-0 | Segunda Liga |
| Aug 15, 2021 | Farense(away) | 1-1 | Segunda Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2021 | Portimonense(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Benfica(home) | 0-5 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 29, 2021 | GIL Vicente(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 26, 2021 | FK Partizan(away) | 0-2 | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Aug 23, 2021 | Boavista(away) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Rio Ave wins, 1 draw, 3 Santa Clara wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2021 | Santa Clara 1-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Rio Ave 1-2 Santa Clara | Primeira Liga |
| Jul 18, 2020 | Rio Ave 2-2 Santa Clara | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 10, 2020 | Santa Clara 0-1 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 15, 2019 | Rio Ave 1-2 Santa Clara | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Santa Clara 1-3 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
Last archived meeting: Santa Clara vs Rio Ave on May 11, 2021
How many goals should we expect?
Rio Ave score 1.3 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Santa Clara score 1.1 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Ave | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
| Santa Clara | 1.1 | 1.1 | 8 | 3/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy