Rio Ave vs Santa Clara Live Stream, Predictions

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Rio Ave

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Rio Ave are hoping to win again following a 0-2 Primeira Liga success vs Moreirense.

In that match, Rio Ave had 52% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. For Rio Ave, the goals were scored by Ege Tıknaz (72') and João Graça (90'). On the other side, Moreirense got 7 shots at goal with 0 of them on target.

It has been all too rare in recent times where Rio Ave have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. In fact, Rio Ave have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 9 goals on the way. That kind of trend might not be sustained into this game, of course.

Going into this encounter, Rio Ave are without a win at home for the past 2 matches in the league.

Santa Clara

LDWWLL

Since tasting defeat last time out to Sporting Lisbon in Primeira Liga competition, Santa Clara and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that game, Santa Clara had 37% possession and 10 shots at goal with 1 on target. Sporting CP got 7 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Geny Catamo (50') scored for Sporting Lisbon.

It has become apparent that Santa Clara have made hard work of scoring goals over their previous six games, netting the disappointing return of only 3. In those matches, Os Açoreanos have also seen the overall goal tally of their opponents equal 5.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking on their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 18/07/2020 tells us that Rio Ave have won 2 of them and Santa Clara 3, with the tally of draws standing at 1.

In all, 12 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 6 from Rio Grande and 6 for Os Açoreanos. That is an average goals per game value of 2.

The previous league meeting between the two was Primeira Liga match day 13 on 07/12/2024 which ended up with the score at Santa Clara 1-0 Rio Ave.

On that occasion, Santa Clara managed 43% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The scorer was Vinícius Lopes (36').

On the other side, Rio Ave got 4 shots at goal with 2 on target.

The referee was João Pinheiro.

🗞️ Team News: Santa Clara

Santa Clara manager Vasco Matos has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Wendel Silva (Injury to the ankle) and Pedro Pacheco (Knee injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

✨ Prediction

We feel that over the course of the game, Rio Ave may not find it easy to hit the back of the net against this Santa Clara outfit who should end up scoring and staying ahead.

We’re therefore seeing a highly competitive game with a 0-1 winning margin for Santa Clara at the end of this one.

Should be interesting.

📖 ⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?

Looking at what the bookmakers’ view is of this game in the WDW market, a victory for Rio Ave is available for 2.88, a bet on the draw is 2.9 & selecting a win for Santa Clara is 2.7. They’re the most competitive prices offered at present.

Lucas Pereira, 19:03 16/04/2025