Rio Ave vs Santa Clara

1 - 1
🕒 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 15:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube 🧑‍⚖️ Marcio Torres 🔁 Regular Season - 12 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 12
Regular Season Table
Rio Ave 13 · Santa Clara 12
Referee Stats
9 matches · 3.56 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.56
Reds avg 0.22
Penalties avg 0.67
Over 4.5 cards 44%
Home wins 33%
Draws 44%
Away wins 22%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Rio Ave (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 3-6-8

Goals For / Against

17 / 29
Avg: 1.00 / 1.71

Points

15
Avg: 0.88

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

7
Santa Clara (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 2-7-8

Goals For / Against

15 / 24
Avg: 0.88 / 1.41

Points

13
Avg: 0.76

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.88
PPG
0.76
1.00
GF
0.88
1.71
GA
1.41
65%
O2.5
35%
53%
BTTS
47%
29%
Score 1st
29%

League-position context

Rio Ave rank13th
Santa Clara rank12th
Rio Ave points36
Santa Clara points36
Rio Ave: #13 · 36 pts · GD -22
46 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Santa Clara: #12 · 36 pts · GD -9
46 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Rio Ave last 5 home

L D D L W
Points5/15
Weighted index22
Goals6-9
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Santa Clara last 5 away

L D D L W
Points5/15
Weighted index22
Goals5-7
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Rio Ave trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 24%

Santa Clara trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.529%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Rio Ave score at home59%
Rio Ave clean sheet at home18%
Santa Clara score away59%
Santa Clara clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Rio Ave score first29%
Rio Ave win after scoring first40%
Santa Clara score first29%
Santa Clara win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Rio Ave 0% · Santa Clara 44%
Avg first goal minute: Rio Ave 26.0' · Santa Clara 39.8'

Vs league average

Rio Ave score at home1.00 vs 1.50
Rio Ave concede at home1.71 vs 1.19
Santa Clara score away0.88 vs 1.19
Santa Clara concede away1.41 vs 1.50
Rio Ave score 33% below league average, while Santa Clara score 26% below league average.
Defensive side: Rio Ave are 44% above league average at home, and Santa Clara are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.20
BTTS40%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Rio Ave goal timing (home)

1H scored: 62% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
0-15 2
31-45 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
31-45 5
0-15 3
76-90+ 3
46-60 2
61-75 2

Santa Clara goal timing (away)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
61-75 3
31-45 2
46-60 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 4
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
19'
19' Serginho
23'
23' Paulo Victor
24'
24' Goal · 1-0
Clayton
Normal Goal · Assist: Ole Pohlmann
35'
35' VAR
Pedro Ferreira
Penalty confirmed
38'
38' Goal · 1-1
Serginho
Penalty
69'
69' A. Ntoi
71'
71' Ole Pohlmann
1st substitution · For: D. Špikić
72'
72' Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos
76'
76' Paulo Victor
1st substitution · For: Matheus Nunes
80'
80' A. Ntoi
2nd substitution · For: A. Papakanellos
80'
80' N. Athanasiou
3rd substitution · For: G. Liavas
80'
80' Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos
2nd substitution · For: Luquinhas
89'
89' André Luiz
4th substitution · For: Marc Gual
89'
89' Serginho
3rd substitution · For: Diogo Calila
89'
89' Wendel
4th substitution · For: João Costa
89'
89' Adriano
5th substitution · For: José Luís Rocha Tavares
90+3'
90+3' F. Petrasso

Rio Ave vs Santa Clara 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Rio Ave drew 1-1 with Santa Clara on Sunday, 30 November 2025 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Marcio Torres. It was played at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.

First half: Serginho received a yellow card for Santa Clara at 19'. Paulo Victor received a yellow card for Santa Clara at 23'. Rio Ave took the lead at 24' when Clayton scored, with the assist credited to Ole Pohlmann, making the score 1-0. VAR intervened at 35' for Santa Clara (Penalty confirmed). Santa Clara leveled the score at 38' when Serginho scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. A. Ntoi received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 69'. Rio Ave made their 1st substitution at 71', with Ole Pohlmann replacing D. Špikić. Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos received a yellow card for Santa Clara at 72'. Santa Clara made their 1st substitution at 76', with Paulo Victor replacing Matheus Nunes. Rio Ave made their 2nd substitution at 80', with A. Ntoi replacing A. Papakanellos. Rio Ave made their 3rd substitution at 80', with N. Athanasiou replacing G. Liavas. Santa Clara made their 2nd substitution at 80', with Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos replacing Luquinhas. Rio Ave made their 4th substitution at 89', with André Luiz replacing Marc Gual. Santa Clara made their 3rd substitution at 89', with Serginho replacing Diogo Calila. Santa Clara made their 4th substitution at 89', with Wendel replacing João Costa. Santa Clara made their 5th substitution at 89', with Adriano replacing José Luís Rocha Tavares. F. Petrasso received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 90+3'.

Rio Ave used 4 substitutions while Santa Clara used 5 substitutions. Rio Ave got 2 yellow cards, while Santa Clara got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games13
Home Wins5
Draws3
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals5 (38.5%)
BTTS6 (46.2%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins1
Draws3
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS5 (83.3%)

Rio Ave vs Santa Clara Head-to-Head History by Season