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Arouca
Benfica
Boavista
Braga
Casa Pia
Estoril
Estrela Amadora
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Moreirense
Nacional
Porto
Rio Ave
Farense logo
Santa Clara
Sporting Lisbon
Vitoria de Guimaraes
Rio Ave
Primeira Liga | Gameweek 8
Oct 2, 2022 at 3.30pm UK
Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube
Santa Clara

Rio Ave
1 - 0
Santa Clara

Boateng (15')
Patrick (8'), Costinha (41')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Gonzalez (65'), Antonio (67'), Babi (89')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Primeira Liga clash between Rio Ave and Santa Clara, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Gil Vicente 2-2 Rio Ave
Saturday, September 17 at 3.30pm in Primeira Liga
Last Game: Santa Clara 1-1 Pacos de Ferreira
Saturday, September 17 at 3.30pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Rio Ave 1-1 Santa Clara

Rio Ave and Santa Clara have endured slow starts to the league campaign and find themselves separated by just one point in the second half of the standings after seven rounds of matches. Both sides are evenly-matched on paper and we predict that the spoils will be shared in this one as they also head into the game in similar form. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Rio Ave win with a probability of 44.13%. A win for Santa Clara had a probability of 28.08% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rio Ave win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.62%) and 2-1 (8.56%). The likeliest Santa Clara win was 0-1 (9.82%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.97%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 13.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Rio Ave in this match.

Result
Rio AveDrawSanta Clara
44.13% (-0.671 -0.67) 27.79% (0.127 0.13) 28.08% (0.546 0.55)
Both teams to score 46.14% (-0.017000000000003 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
40.75% (-0.184 -0.18)59.25% (0.186 0.19)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
20.33% (-0.141 -0.14)79.66% (0.14400000000001 0.14)
Rio Ave Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.29% (-0.431 -0.43)26.7% (0.431 0.43)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.04% (-0.572 -0.57)61.96% (0.573 0.57)
Santa Clara Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.95% (0.34800000000001 0.35)37.05% (-0.346 -0.35)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.16% (0.342 0.34)73.84% (-0.34 -0.34)
Score Analysis
    Rio Ave 44.13%
    Santa Clara 28.08%
    Draw 27.79%
Rio AveDrawSanta Clara
1-0 @ 13.06% (-0.07 -0.07)
2-0 @ 8.62% (-0.152 -0.15)
2-1 @ 8.56% (-0.069999999999999 -0.07)
3-0 @ 3.8% (-0.115 -0.12)
3-1 @ 3.77% (-0.077 -0.08)
3-2 @ 1.87% (-0.021 -0.02)
4-0 @ 1.25% (-0.054 -0.05)
4-1 @ 1.24% (-0.041 -0.04)
Other @ 1.95%
Total : 44.13%
1-1 @ 12.97% (0.06 0.06)
0-0 @ 9.89% (0.068000000000001 0.07)
2-2 @ 4.25% (0.0049999999999999 0)
Other @ 0.67%
Total : 27.79%
0-1 @ 9.82% (0.16 0.16)
1-2 @ 6.44% (0.087000000000001 0.09)
0-2 @ 4.88% (0.124 0.12)
1-3 @ 2.13% (0.048 0.05)
0-3 @ 1.61% (0.056 0.06)
2-3 @ 1.41% (0.015 0.02)
Other @ 1.78%
Total : 28.08%

How you voted: Rio Ave vs Santa Clara

Rio Ave
50.0%
Draw
50.0%
Santa Clara
0.0%
6
Head to Head
Sep 22, 2021 7pm
Rio Ave
2-2
Santa Clara
Yakubu (17'), Manuel (59')
Yakubu (14'), Gomes (74')
Phellype (15' pen.), Patric (34')
Ramos (50'), Bouldini (80'), Nene (88')
Ramos (67')
May 11, 2021 4pm
Santa Clara
1-0
Rio Ave
Carlos (53')
Mansur (38'), Villanueva (45+1'), Allano (69'), Crysan (90+3')

Rodrigues (46'), Coentrao (73'), Meshino (79'), Augusto (83')
Jan 25, 2021 4.30pm
Rio Ave
1-2
Santa Clara
Meshino (26')
Borevkovic (36'), Augusto (57'), Gabrielzinho (60'), Jeronimo (79'), Silva (80'), Pinto (87')
Carlos (24'), Morita (89')
Lucas (68')
Jul 18, 2020 7pm
Rio Ave
2-2
Santa Clara
Taremi (23', 81' pen.)
Figueiras (58'), Aderlan (84'), Reis (85')
Manuel (45'), Cardoso (69')
Cardoso (35'), Sagna (73')
Jan 10, 2020 7pm
Santa Clara
0-1
Rio Ave

Lincoln (68'), Cande (88')
Piazon (61')
Monte (69'), Tarantini (72'), Augusto (93')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon1311024083233
2Benfica1210113172431
3Porto1310123192231
4Santa ClaraSanta Clara139041612427
5Braga137332213924
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes136341612421
7MoreirenseMoreirense136251918120
8FamalicaoFamalicao134631412218
9Rio AveRio Ave134361323-1015
10Casa Pia133551117-614
11Estoril PraiaEstoril133551219-714
12Gil Vicente133461624-813
13Estrela Amadora133371222-1012
14BoavistaBoavista13256816-811
15AVS132561021-1111
16Nacional12237717-109
17SC FarenseFarense13238719-129
18AroucaArouca13229723-168


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