Santa Clara vs Rio Ave predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by Vasco Matos will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Portugal League 29th round, where  Santa Clara will face Rio Ave at São Miguel stadium on 11 April at 17:00.

The home team, Santa Clara is currently in 13º position in the tournament with 28 points, while Rio Ave is currently in 10º position with 30.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Santa Clara vs Rio Ave.

Santa Clara

Santa Clara comes from playing against Sporting CP and finished the match with a result of 4-2, with loss for Santa Clara. After this loss they will try to get back to winning ways against Rio Ave. In that last match between Santa Clara and Sporting CP, Azoreans team achieved a 29% possession of the ball, with 4 shots on goal of which 2 were goals. The goals were scored by Gustavo Klismahn and Gonçalo Paciência.

In the last 6 matches, the team coached by Vasco Matos has achieved 3 wins, 2 draws y 1 defeat. Santa Clara average number of goals per game is 1.5 goals, while they concede an average of 1.2 goals per game. With this trend they have 1 match conceding at least one goal. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 9 goals while conceding 7 goals.

Latest statistics in Santa Clara matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 4/6
• Both teams to score: 3/6
• First to score: 4/6

Rio Ave

The team coached by Sotiris Sylaidopoulos heads into this match on the back of a recent 1-2 win over Estoril. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Rioavista team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Santa Clara.

In that match between Rio Ave and Estoril, the Rioavista team achieved 45% ball possession, getting 8 shots on goal, 2 of which were goals. The goals were scored by J. Brabec and J. Blesa.

Analysing the last 6 matches, Sotiris Sylaidopoulos's team has won 3, drawn 1 and lost 2, and is on a run of 3 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 3 matches. Rio Ave average 1.0 goals per game, while they concede an average of 0.8 goals per game. With this trend, they have 2 official matches without clean sheets. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 6 goals while conceding 5 goals.

Latest statistics in Rio Ave matches:

• Both teams to score: 3/6
• Winning streak: 3

Santa Clara vs Rio Ave: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

We always analyse previous H2H to spot trends that help us make a more accurate Santa Clara vs Rio Ave prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Portugal League competition, in an event that took place at the Do Rio Ave Futebol Clube stadium on 30-11-2025 with the result of 1-1, with a draw.

The last 5 meetings between Santa Clara and Rio Ave have resulted in 1 win for Santa Clara, 2 wins for Rio Ave, and 2 draws. In those matches, Santa Clara managed to score 3 goals, while Rio Ave scored 5 goals against Santa Clara.

• In 2/5 matches both teams scored
• En 5/5  games it was an Under 2.5 goals