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CD Santa Clara v Rio Ave : Liga NOS match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 7th Dec, 18:00 BST, Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada

CD Santa Clara and Rio Ave go head to head at the Estádio de São Miguel on Saturday evening, with both António Jorge Rocha Simão and Luís Carlos Batalha Freire seeking a win in the Liga NOS. The predictions shown are based on complex statistical analysis of each side, across seventeen of the main betting markets. The data and the odds are unique to each market, and head to head (H2H) stats are included across them all.


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Best Tip: Santa Clara to win

We are predicting Santa Clara will claim victory after 90 mins on Saturday in the win / draw / win market. The recent form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) records below all that they're well placed to do just that and, as favourites with the bookmakers, the odds back that up too. It should be great moment for the home fans when the game draws to a close at Estádio de São Miguel.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Santa Clara are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 63% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.80.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Santa Clara
63%
3/44/5
2%
Draw
23%
13/55/2
3%
Rio Ave
14%
15/4
10%
18/5
2%
Santa Clara 1-0
15%
5/19/2
Santa Clara 2-0
13%
13/26/1
Draw 1-1
10%
6/111/2
Santa Clara 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Draw 0-0
9%
15/213/2
7%
Santa Clara 3-0
8%
12/111/1
Rio Ave 1-0
6%
9/18/1
Santa Clara 3-1
5%
16/112/1
Rio Ave 2-1
4%
14/112/1
Santa Clara 4-0
3%
28/122/1
Draw 2-2
3%
18/114/1
Santa Clara 4-1
2%
33/125/1
Rio Ave 2-0
2%
20/116/1
Santa Clara 3-2
2%
33/122/1
Santa Clara 5-0
1%
50/140/1
11%
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
6/523/20
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
13/208/13
Home 1st Goal
59%
1/2-
Away 1st Goal
35%
2/1-
No 1st Goal
6%
15/2-
BTTS - Yes
41%
21/2021/20
2%
BTTS - No
59%
7/107/10
BTTS - Home Win
21%
7/216/5
BTTS - Draw
14%
9/24/1
4%
BTTS - Away Win
5%
9/1
5%
15/2
Home/draw
86%
2/11
2%
1/5
Away/draw
37%
1/11/1
3%
Home/away
77%
2/72/7
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
4/112/5
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
2/19/5
2%
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
3/129/10
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
2/92/9
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
8/17/1
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/141/14
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
18/114/1
12%
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/501/100
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/141/14
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
8/1
6%
13/2
7%
Home DNB
79%
3/10
2%
3/10
Away DNB
30%
12/5
5%
11/5
Santa Clara win to nil
42%
13/8-
Rio Ave win to nil
9%
6/1-
Santa Clara / Santa Clara
28%
15/89/5
Santa Clara / Rio Ave
2%
40/128/1
Santa Clara / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Santa Clara
19%
10/3
4%
10/3
2%
Draw / Rio Ave
9%
17/2
6%
15/2
Draw / Draw
17%
4/118/5
2%
Rio Ave / Santa Clara
3%
25/120/1
Rio Ave / Rio Ave
11%
7/16/1
Rio Ave / Draw
5%
16/112/1
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Win / draw / win Liga NOS table

Santa Clara have played 12 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the Liga NOS league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 0 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Santa Clara have outscored their opponents by 15 goals to 13 goals.

Home League Performance

Santa Clara have played 6 games at home winning 5, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored 7 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 4 goals at home.

Rio Ave are in 9th position in the Liga NOS on 15 points having played 12 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 15 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 3 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Rio Ave have conceded 17 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Santa Clara
Rio Ave
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
S. Lisbon1211013333 
Apr 13
w
 
0-1F
Jan 18
l
 
3-1A
2
Porto1210022230 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 26
Feb 2
l
 
2-0A
3
Benfica119112328 
Feb 16
l
 
4-1F
Mar 16
l
 
5-0A
4
Santa Clara 12804324 
-
-
Apr 19
Dec 7
5
Braga12723923 
Dec 22
May 4
Mar 2
l
 
4-0A
6
V. Guimaraes12633521 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
Dec 16
Apr 27
7
Famalicao12453217 
May 11
Dec 30
d
 
1-1A
Mar 9
8
Moreirense12525017 
Mar 9
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-2F
Apr 13
9
Rio Ave 12435-915 
Dec 7
Apr 19
-
-
10
Casa Pia12345-613 
Feb 2
w
 
0-2F
d
 
2-2A
Mar 30
11
Estoril12345-713 
Jan 18
w
 
1-4A
d
 
2-2F
Feb 23
12
Boavista12246-810 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 2
Apr 6
w
 
0-2F
13
Gil Vicente12246-910 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 16
May 17
Jan 6
14
AVS12246-1110 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 9
Feb 16
l
 
1-0A
15
Nacional11236-99 
Mar 30
l
 
2-0A
Dec 29
May 11
16
Estrela Amadora12237-119 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 23
May 4
Dec 22
17
Sporting Farense12228-128 
Jan 5
May 17
w
 
1-0F
Jan 25
18
Arouca12228-158 
Apr 27
Dec 15
w
 
1-0F
Feb 9
Win / draw / win form
5
Santa Clara have won 5 consecutive home league games
5
Santa Clara have not lost in 5 consecutive home league games
Santa Clara 4TH
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Santa Clara1 - 0V. Guimaraes
Santa Clara2 - 1Gil Vicente
Santa Clara1 - 0Boavista
Santa Clara1 - 0Estrela Amadora
Santa Clara2 - 1AVS
Santa Clara0 - 2Porto
Santa Clara1 - 0Portimonense
Santa Clara3 - 2Gil Vicente
Santa Clara1 - 1Chaves
Santa Clara0 - 1Vizela
Santa Clara0 - 2Rio Ave
Santa Clara1 - 3V. Guimaraes
Santa Clara1 - 3Famalicao
Santa Clara2 - 2Boavista
Santa Clara0 - 3Benfica
Santa Clara0 - 4Braga
Santa Clara3 - 1Estoril
Santa Clara1 - 1Porto
Santa Clara1 - 2S. Lisbon
Santa Clara1 - 1P. Ferreira
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
D
1
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASanta Clara1 - 0S. Lisbon
HSanta Clara1 - 0V. Guimaraes
ASanta Clara0 - 2Nacional
HSanta Clara2 - 1Gil Vicente
ASanta Clara0 - 1Moreirense
HSanta Clara1 - 0Boavista
HSanta Clara1 - 0Estrela Amadora
ASanta Clara1 - 4Benfica
HSanta Clara2 - 1AVS
ASanta Clara2 - 0Casa Pia
HSanta Clara0 - 2Porto
ASanta Clara4 - 1Estoril
ASanta Clara0 - 3Benfica
HSanta Clara1 - 0Portimonense
ASanta Clara3 - 5Braga
HSanta Clara3 - 2Gil Vicente
ASanta Clara0 - 3Estoril
HSanta Clara1 - 1Chaves
ASanta Clara1 - 2Porto
HSanta Clara0 - 1Vizela
Rio Ave 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
1
Draw
10
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Boavista0 - 2Rio Ave
Benfica5 - 0Rio Ave
Braga4 - 0Rio Ave
AVS1 - 0Rio Ave
Porto2 - 0Rio Ave
S. Lisbon3 - 1Rio Ave
Portimonense2 - 2Rio Ave
Vizela1 - 1Rio Ave
Estrela Amadora2 - 2Rio Ave
Boavista0 - 0Rio Ave
Sporting Farense1 - 1Rio Ave
Moreirense0 - 0Rio Ave
Famalicao2 - 1Rio Ave
Porto0 - 0Rio Ave
Chaves0 - 0Rio Ave
Benfica4 - 1Rio Ave
V. Guimaraes1 - 0Rio Ave
Arouca2 - 2Rio Ave
Gil Vicente1 - 1Rio Ave
Braga2 - 1Rio Ave
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HRio Ave3 - 2Moreirense
ARio Ave2 - 0Boavista
HRio Ave2 - 2Casa Pia
ARio Ave0 - 5Benfica
HRio Ave1 - 1Famalicao
ARio Ave0 - 4Braga
HRio Ave2 - 2Estoril
ARio Ave0 - 1AVS
HRio Ave1 - 0Arouca
ARio Ave0 - 2Porto
HRio Ave1 - 0Sporting Farense
ARio Ave1 - 3S. Lisbon
HRio Ave1 - 1Benfica
ARio Ave2 - 2Portimonense
HRio Ave2 - 1V. Guimaraes
ARio Ave1 - 1Vizela
HRio Ave1 - 1Arouca
ARio Ave2 - 2Estrela Amadora
HRio Ave3 - 0Gil Vicente
ARio Ave0 - 0Boavista
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Santa Clara since 2018
Santa Clara
Rio Ave
Goals: Scored
2
6
Games: Scored
2 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
2 / 4
SCL
1
RIO
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Santa Clara
0 - 2Rio Ave
Santa Clara1 - 0
0 - 1Rio Ave
1 - 3Rio Ave
League games at Rio Ave since 2019
Rio Ave
Santa Clara
Goals: Scored
5
6
Games: Scored
4 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
0 / 4
SCL
2
D
1
RIO
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Rio Ave
Rio Ave1 - 0
1 - 2Santa Clara
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Santa Clara
Goal Statistics
Santa Clara 4th Rio Ave 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
There is a 83% probability that Santa Clara will score 1 or more goals
0
51%
1
34%
2
12%
3
4+
There is a 51% probability that Rio Ave will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-17
Santa Clara have scored 17% fewer goals at home than predicted
-24
Rio Ave have scored 24% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Liga NOS - 2024/2025 season
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Santa Clara
PG (predicted goals)
Rio Ave
1.8
0.7
Attack rating
14%
better
SCL
RIO
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Games scored9
8
Failed to score3
4
Scored first8
5
Goals scored15
13
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.1
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
14
Avg. XG for1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
30%
better
SCL
RIO
view stats
Games conceded7
9
Clean sheets5
3
Conceded first4
7
Goals conceded12
22
Avg. goals conceded1
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded8
13
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against13%
14%
Avg. XG against0.9
1.6
KickOff rating
+30%

Santa Clara v Rio Ave Liga NOS lLine ups will show here when available.

Santa Clara Liga NOS squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12645
G BatistaV LopesM PereiraS. Pena De Lima
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Batista GLK12
1
-
MT DEF121
1
-
P Ferreira MID121
4
-
V Lopes FWD1261
3
-
S. Pena De Lima DEF1111
5
-
Calila DEF111
4
-
L Soares DEF111
3
-
A Firmino MID111
3
1
A Safira FWD1122
5
-
G Silva FWD1112
1
-
L Rocha DEF10
4
-
M Pereira DEF104
3
-
F Venâncio DEF10
1
-
Klismahn MID9
1
-
S. Lobo Araújo MID8
1
-
J. Augusto Mourão Costa FWD71
-
B Almeida FWD4
-
A. Oliveira Silva DEF2
-
Rio Ave Liga NOS squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12624
A SantosClaytonClaytonP William
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Santos DEF12
2
-
Clayton FWD1262
3
-
J Novais MID11
-
T Morais FWD111
-
M Vrousai  FWD1111
2
-
K Bondoso FWD1111
-
Amine MID10
1
-
B Aguilera MID101
-
O Richards DEF91
2
-
O Pohlmann MID91
-
F Ronaldo FWD9
-
Jhonatan GLK8
1
-
P William DEF81
3
1
R Pantalon DEF8
1
-
J Panzo DEF7
2
-
J Tomé DEF6
-
A Hassan FWD61
3
-
C Miszta GLK4
-
J Graça MID4
-
V Gomes MID41
-
T. Medina FWD2
-
M Nóbrega DEF1
-