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Arouca
Benfica
Boavista
Braga
Casa Pia
Estoril
Estrela Amadora
Famalicao logo
Gil Vicente logo
Moreirense
Nacional
Porto
Rio Ave
Farense logo
Santa Clara
Sporting Lisbon
Vitoria de Guimaraes
Rio Ave
Primeira Liga | Gameweek 30
Apr 18, 2025 at 3.30pm UK
Estadio da Capital do Movel
Santa Clara

Rio Ave
1 - 1
Santa Clara

Luiz (25')
Kostoulas (5'), Ntoi (70')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Lima (85')
Ramos (8'), Matheusinho (89')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Moreirense 0-2 Rio Ave
Sunday, April 13 at 8.30pm in Primeira Liga
Last Game: Santa Clara 0-1 Sporting Lisbon
Saturday, April 12 at 6pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Rio Ave 0-1 Santa Clara

Having gone unbeaten on home soil until the new year, Rio Ave have now lost 50% of their six matches in front of their fans since the start of 2025. Although Santa Clara have secured two victories in six in 2025, the hosts' possible focus on next week's domestic cup semi-final second leg, combined with the away side's ambition to leapfrog Vitoria Guimaraes, could see Matos's side clinch a narrow victory in Vila do Conde. 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 Santa Clara win with a probability of 43.31%. A win for Rio Ave had a probability of 29.46% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Santa Clara win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.67%) and 0-2 (8.16%). The likeliest Rio Ave win was 1-0 (9.52%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.85%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.9% likelihood.

Result
Rio AveDrawSanta Clara
29.46% (-1.608 -1.61) 27.22% (-0.197 -0.2) 43.31% (1.799 1.8)
Both teams to score 48.48% (-0.14100000000001 -0.14)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
43.36% (0.161 0.16)56.64% (-0.164 -0.16)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.39% (0.129 0.13)77.6% (-0.13300000000001 -0.13)
Rio Ave Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.45% (-1.108 -1.11)34.55% (1.105 1.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.73% (-1.194 -1.19)71.27% (1.19 1.19)
Santa Clara Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.07% (1.019 1.02)25.92% (-1.023 -1.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.08% (1.358 1.36)60.92% (-1.363 -1.36)
Score Analysis
    Rio Ave 29.46%
    Santa Clara 43.31%
    Draw 27.22%
Rio AveDrawSanta Clara
1-0 @ 9.52% (-0.352 -0.35)
2-1 @ 6.83% (-0.26 -0.26)
2-0 @ 5.06% (-0.348 -0.35)
3-1 @ 2.42% (-0.169 -0.17)
3-0 @ 1.79% (-0.182 -0.18)
3-2 @ 1.63% (-0.064 -0.06)
Other @ 2.21%
Total : 29.46%
1-1 @ 12.85% (-0.09 -0.09)
0-0 @ 8.96% (-0.056000000000001 -0.06)
2-2 @ 4.61% (-0.037999999999999 -0.04)
Other @ 0.81%
Total : 27.22%
0-1 @ 12.09% (0.28 0.28)
1-2 @ 8.67% (0.187 0.19)
0-2 @ 8.16% (0.413 0.41)
1-3 @ 3.9% (0.194 0.19)
0-3 @ 3.67% (0.286 0.29)
2-3 @ 2.07% (0.043 0.04)
1-4 @ 1.32% (0.101 0.1)
0-4 @ 1.24% (0.13 0.13)
Other @ 2.18%
Total : 43.31%

How you voted: Rio Ave vs Santa Clara

Rio Ave
0.0%
Draw
25.0%
Santa Clara
75.0%
8
Head to Head
Dec 7, 2024 6pm
Gameweek 13
Santa Clara
1-0
Rio Ave
Lopes (36')
Serginho (55'), Nunes Oliveira (71')

Tiknaz (20'), Petit (39'), Patrick (57'), Oudrhiri (86'), Clayton (90+5')
Jul 27, 2024 11am
Club Friendlies 3
Rio Ave
1-2
Santa Clara
Mar 17, 2023 8.15pm
Gameweek 25
Santa Clara
0-2
Rio Ave
Italo (50' og.), Acevedo (73')
Oct 2, 2022 3.30pm
Sep 22, 2021 7pm
Group Stage
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')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon33247286275979
2Benfica33254483275679
3Porto33215762303268
4Braga33198654292565
5Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes331412747351254
6Santa ClaraSanta Clara33166113431354
7Casa Pia33129123842-445
8FamalicaoFamalicao331111114238444
9Estoril PraiaEstoril331110124453-943
10MoreirenseMoreirense33910143950-1137
11Rio AveRio Ave33910143854-1637
12AroucaArouca33811143148-1735
13Nacional3397173247-1534
14Gil Vicente3389163346-1333
15Estrela Amadora3378182446-2229
16SC FarenseFarense3369182444-2027
17AVS33512162557-3227
18BoavistaBoavista3366212355-3224


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