Santa Clara vs Rio Ave: result 0-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 29Kick-off on April 11, 2026 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada, Ilha de São Miguel, Açores
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What was the result of Santa Clara vs Rio Ave?
Rio Ave won 0-2 on April 11, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 50′T. NikitscherRio Ave
- 61′Sidney LimaRio Ave (o.g.)
Official lineup for Santa Clara vs Rio Ave
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Santa Clara
4-4-2- 26Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira
- 77Klismahn
- 49Welinton Torrão
- 35Serginho
- 8Pedro Ferreira
- 10Gabriel Silva
- 5Guilherme Romão
- 94H. Silva
- 23Sidney Lima
- 42Lucas Soares
- 1Gabriel Batista
Rio Ave
4-2-3-1- 9Tamble Monteiro
- 18D. Špikić
- 80Ole Pohlmann
- 7Diogo Bezerra
- 5A. Ntoi
- 44T. Nikitscher
- 6N. Abbey
- 39Gustavo Mancha
- 32J. Brabec
- 17M. Vrousai
- 99E. van der Gouw
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Santa Clara have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; Rio Ave have 4, 2 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2026 | Sporting CP(away) | 2-4 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 21, 2026 | GIL Vicente(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 15, 2026 | AVS(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 8, 2026 | Guimaraes(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 1, 2026 | Tondela(away) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | Alverca(home) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 22, 2026 | Estoril(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 15, 2026 | Estrela(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Tondela(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 1, 2026 | Famalicao(home) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Santa Clara wins, 2 draws, 2 Rio Ave wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2025 | Rio Ave 1-1 Santa Clara | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 18, 2025 | Rio Ave 1-1 Santa Clara | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Santa Clara 1-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Rio Ave 1-2 Santa Clara | Friendlies Clubs |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Santa Clara 0-2 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 2, 2022 | Rio Ave 1-0 Santa Clara | Primeira Liga |
Last archived meeting: Rio Ave vs Santa Clara on Nov 30, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Santa Clara score 1.1 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Rio Ave score 0.8 and concede 1.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara | 1.1 | 1.5 | 4 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Rio Ave | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2 | 6/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Santa Clara sit 4th in Primeira Liga (18 points from 8 matches) and Rio Ave sit 14th (7 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Santa Clara | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 18 |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 7 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
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