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Santa Clara vs Rio Ave: result 1-0 and analysis

Primeira LigaRegular Season - 32Kick-off on May 11, 2021 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada, Ilha de São Miguel, Açores

Santa Clara
1-0
Rio Ave

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What was the result of Santa Clara vs Rio Ave?

Santa Clara won 1-0 on May 11, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 52′Carlos JúniorSanta Clara

Official lineup for Santa Clara vs Rio Ave

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Santa Clara

4-2-3-1
  1. 77Rui Costa
  1. 7Allano
  2. 13Carlos Júnior
  3. 25H. Morita
  1. 10Lincoln
  2. 27Anderson Carvalho
  1. 2Rafael Ramos
  2. 3M. Villanueva
  3. 4Fábio Cardoso
  4. 6Mansur
  1. 1André Ferreira

Rio Ave

4-3-3
  1. 64Rafael Camacho
  2. 7Gelson Dala
  3. 21Carlos Mané
  1. 16Guga
  2. 11Francisco Geraldes
  3. 5Filipe Augusto
  1. 6T. Borevković
  2. 33Aderllan Santos
  3. 25Ivo Pinto
  4. 17Fábio Coentrão
  1. 1P. Kieszek
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Santa Clara have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Rio Ave have 3, 7 and 5.

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

Santa Clara
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 7, 2021Famalicao(away)0-1Primeira Liga
May 1, 2021Boavista(home)3-3Primeira Liga
Apr 26, 2021Benfica(away)1-2Primeira Liga
Apr 21, 2021Moreirense(home)0-0Primeira Liga
Apr 17, 2021Guimaraes(away)0-1Primeira Liga
Rio Ave
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 5, 2021Sporting CP(home)0-2Primeira Liga
May 1, 2021Portimonense(away)0-0Primeira Liga
Apr 25, 2021Pacos Ferreira(home)1-1Primeira Liga
Apr 21, 2021Maritimo(away)0-1Primeira Liga
Apr 17, 2021SC Braga(home)0-0Primeira Liga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Santa Clara wins, 2 draws, 2 Rio Ave wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 25, 2021Rio Ave 1-2 Santa ClaraPrimeira Liga
Jul 18, 2020Rio Ave 2-2 Santa ClaraPrimeira Liga
Jan 10, 2020Santa Clara 0-1 Rio AvePrimeira Liga
Feb 15, 2019Rio Ave 1-2 Santa ClaraPrimeira Liga
Sep 22, 2018Santa Clara 1-3 Rio AvePrimeira Liga
Oct 16, 2016Santa Clara 2-2 Rio AveTaça de Portugal

Last archived meeting: Rio Ave vs Santa Clara on Jan 25, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Santa Clara score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Rio Ave score 0.8 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Santa Clara1.31.138/157/15
Rio Ave0.81.055/153/15

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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