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

Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada

Rio Ave pay Liga NOS counterparts CD Santa Clara a visit on Saturday evening, as Luís Carlos Batalha Freire leads his side into an away clash with António Jorge Rocha Simão & co. at the Estádio de São Miguel. Recent form, head-to-head statistics, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers are all shown below. We're here to give you everything you need to place an intelligent bet. Here we've gone for Santa Clara to win, but why not take a look and see if there's another bet you prefer?

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CD Santa Clara's next match is v Arouca at 15:30 on Sunday 15th December
Rio Ave's next match is v V. Guimaraes at 20:45 on Monday 16th December
The last Portuguese Liga NOS meeting between Santa Clara and Rio Ave was on Saturday 7th December 2024
Portuguese Liga NOS
December 7th 2024
Santa Clara 1
0 Rio Ave
 
V. Lopes da Silva 36'
 
SCL
RIO
Shots On
4
2
Shots Off
3
2
Corners
6
2
Possession
43%
57%
Fouls
18
17
Yellow/red cards
2/0
4/0
 
Santa ClaraRio Ave
 
G. Batista de Souza
D. Dos Santos Cabral (L. Soares de Almeida 76')
M. Nunes Fagundes de Araújo
S. Pena De Lima
M. Pereira de Souza (F. Ferrão Venâncio 69')
L. Rocha Rodrigues
A. dos Santos da Silva
S. Lobo Araújo (B. Pereira Soares Almeida 76')
G. Dimaraes Miranda (P. Ferreira 69')
G. Silva Vieira
V. Lopes da Silvafootball icon (D. Borges da Silva 87')
C. Miszta
A. de Jesus Santos
P. Sá de Oliveira
O. Richards
(B. Aguilera Zamora 42') D. Tıknaz
(A. Mahgoub 78') J. Barradas Novais
(A. Oudrhiri Idrissi 78') M. Carvalho Neto
M. Vrousai
(V. Ferreira de Sousa 42') T. Fontoura Fonseca Morais
(F. Costa Conceição 66') F. Ribeiro Tomé Tavares Bondoso
Clayton

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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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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
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 64% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.80.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Santa Clara
64%
4/6
5%
8/11
5%
Draw
22%
5/2
3%
13/5
6%
Rio Ave
14%
9/2
27%
4/1
11%
Santa Clara 1-0
15%
5/119/4
5%
Santa Clara 2-0
14%
6/1
7%
6/1
Draw 1-1
10%
6/111/2
Santa Clara 2-1
9%
15/2
6%
7/1
Draw 0-0
9%
15/213/2
7%
Santa Clara 3-0
8%
11/1
8%
10/1
8%
Rio Ave 1-0
6%
11/1
20%
9/1
11%
Santa Clara 3-1
5%
14/1
12%
12/1
Santa Clara 4-0
4%
25/1
10%
20/1
9%
Rio Ave 2-1
3%
16/1
13%
12/1
Draw 2-2
3%
18/114/1
Santa Clara 4-1
2%
28/1
15%
22/1
12%
Rio Ave 2-0
2%
25/1
24%
18/1
12%
Santa Clara 3-2
2%
28/1
15%
22/1
Santa Clara 5-0
1%
50/140/1
11%
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
11/10
5%
11/10
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
7/10
3%
7/10
5%
Home 1st Goal
59%
4/9
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
35%
9/4
8%
-
No 1st Goal
6%
15/2-
BTTS - Yes
41%
1/1
2%
21/20
2%
BTTS - No
59%
3/4
3%
7/10
BTTS - Home Win
22%
3/1
11%
29/10
7%
BTTS - Draw
14%
4/1
9%
4/1
4%
BTTS - Away Win
5%
10/1
16%
17/2
12%
Home/draw
86%
1/7
5%
1/6
3%
Away/draw
36%
23/20
8%
11/10
8%
Home/away
78%
2/72/7
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
1/3
2%
4/11
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
9/4
8%
19/10
5%
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
11/4
6%
13/5
10%
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
1/4
2%
1/4
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
7/1
11%
6/1
13%
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/12
1%
1/12
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
18/114/1
12%
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/501/66
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/16
1%
1/14
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
9/1
18%
13/2
7%
Home DNB
80%
1/4
6%
1/4
4%
Away DNB
29%
11/4
15%
13/5
13%
Santa Clara win to nil
42%
13/8-
Rio Ave win to nil
8%
8/1
29%
-
Santa Clara / Santa Clara
30%
13/8
9%
13/8
6%
Santa Clara / Rio Ave
2%
40/133/1
17%
Santa Clara / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Santa Clara
19%
10/3
4%
16/5
5%
Draw / Rio Ave
8%
9/1
11%
17/2
12%
Draw / Draw
17%
4/119/5
7%
Rio Ave / Santa Clara
4%
22/1
12%
18/1
10%
Rio Ave / Rio Ave
10%
8/1
13%
7/1
14%
Rio Ave / Draw
5%
16/114/1
15%
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Win / draw / win Liga NOS table

Santa Clara have played 12 matches so far this season and lay in 5th 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. Lisbon1311023233 
Apr 13
w
 
0-1F
Jan 18
l
 
3-1A
2
Benfica1210112431 
Feb 16
l
 
4-1F
Mar 16
l
 
5-0A
3
Porto1310122231 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 26
Feb 2
l
 
2-0A
4
Santa Clara H13904427 
-
-
Apr 19
l
 
1-0A
5
Braga13733924 
Dec 22
May 4
Mar 2
l
 
4-0A
6
V. Guimaraes13634421 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
Dec 16
Apr 27
7
Moreirense13625120 
Mar 9
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-2F
Apr 13
8
Famalicao13463218 
May 11
Dec 30
d
 
1-1A
Mar 9
9
Rio Ave Away13436-1015 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 19
-
-
10
Casa Pia13355-614 
Feb 2
w
 
0-2F
d
 
2-2A
Mar 30
11
Estoril13355-714 
Jan 18
w
 
1-4A
d
 
2-2F
Feb 23
12
Gil Vicente13346-813 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 16
May 17
Jan 6
13
Estrela Amadora13337-1012 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 23
May 4
Dec 23
14
Boavista13256-811 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 2
Apr 6
w
 
0-2F
15
AVS13256-1111 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 9
Feb 16
l
 
1-0A
16
Nacional12237-109 
Mar 30
l
 
2-0A
Dec 29
May 11
17
Sporting Farense13238-129 
Jan 5
May 17
w
 
1-0F
Jan 25
18
Arouca13229-168 
Apr 27
Dec 15
w
 
1-0F
Feb 9
Win / draw / win form
Santa Clara 4TH
20 league games
Home
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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
view stats
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
13745
G BatistaV LopesM PereiraS. Pena De Lima
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Batista GLK13
1
-
S. Pena De Lima DEF1211
5
-
L Rocha DEF11
4
-
MT DEF131
1
-
Calila MID1211
4
-
S. Lobo Araújo MID9
2
-
A Firmino MID121
3
1
Klismahn MID10
1
-
M Pereira MID114
3
-
V Lopes FWD1371
3
-
G Silva FWD1212
1
-
Subs
Neneca GLK
-
F Venâncio DEF11
1
-
G Ramos DEF2
1
-
H Habraão DEF
-
L Soares DEF121
3
-
P Ferreira MID131
4
-
B Almeida MID5
-
D. Borges da Silva MID2
-
J. Augusto Mourão Costa FWD71
-
Rio Ave Liga NOS squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13625
A SantosClaytonClaytonP William
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Miszta GLK5
-
M Vrousai  DEF1211
3
-
P William DEF91
4
1
A Santos DEF13
2
-
O Richards DEF101
2
-
J Novais MID12
-
D Tıknaz MID81
2
1
M Neto MID811
2
-
K Bondoso FWD1211
-
Clayton FWD1362
4
-
T Morais FWD121
-
Subs
Jhonatan GLK8
1
-
J Tomé DEF6
-
J. Nascimento Muniz DEF
-
T. Medina MID2
-
Amine MID11
2
-
B Aguilera MID101
-
A Hassan FWD71
3
-
F Ronaldo FWD10
-
V. Ferreira de Sousa FWD2
-