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Santa Clara vs Rio Ave: result 1-3 and analysis

Primeira LigaRegular Season - 5Kick-off on September 22, 2018 at 03:30 PM (UTC)Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada, Ilha de São Miguel, Açores

Santa Clara
1-3
Rio Ave

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What was the result of Santa Clara vs Rio Ave?

Rio Ave won 1-3 on September 22, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 70′Carlos ViníciusRio Ave
  • 74′GalenoRio Ave
  • 78′Carlos ViníciusSanta Clara (o.g.)
  • 90′João SchmidtRio Ave (pen.)

Official lineup for Santa Clara vs Rio Ave

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Santa Clara

4-4-2
  1. 93Fernando Andrade
  2. 18A. Stephens
  1. 70Zé Manuel
  2. 20Bruno Lamas
  3. 6Osama Rashid
  4. 27Anderson Carvalho
  1. 15João Lucas
  2. 3Fábio Cardoso
  3. 91Patrick
  4. 4Danildo Jose Sao Pedro Accioly Filho
  1. 99Marco Pereira

Rio Ave

4-2-3-1
  1. 57Gelson Dala
  1. 26Gabrielzinho
  2. 95Carlos Vinícius
  3. 23N. Jambor
  1. 10Diego Lopes
  2. 15João Schmidt
  1. 6T. Borevković
  2. 2Matheus Reis
  3. 12Júnio
  4. 5Jonathan Buatu
  1. 20Léo Jardim
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Santa Clara have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Rio Ave have 6, 4 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Santa Clara
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 1, 2018Boavista(home)4-2Primeira Liga
Aug 25, 2018Portimonense(away)2-2Primeira Liga
Aug 19, 2018SC Braga(home)3-3Primeira Liga
Aug 12, 2018Maritimo(away)0-1Primeira Liga
May 12, 2018Academico Viseu(away)1-2Segunda Liga
Rio Ave
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 2, 2018Portimonense(home)2-1Primeira Liga
Aug 26, 2018Tondela(away)1-1Primeira Liga
Aug 19, 2018Maritimo(home)3-1Primeira Liga
Aug 12, 2018Feirense(away)0-2Primeira Liga
Aug 2, 2018Jagiellonia(home)4-4UEFA Europa League

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Santa Clara wins, 1 draw, 0 Rio Ave wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 16, 2016Santa Clara 2-2 Rio AveTaça de Portugal

Last archived meeting: Santa Clara vs Rio Ave on Oct 16, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Santa Clara score 1.9 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Rio Ave score 1.3 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Santa Clara1.91.357/1510/15
Rio Ave1.31.338/157/15

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).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Santa Clara853012418
14Rio Ave82158177

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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

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