Rio Ave vs Santa Clara result and stats
Win probability: home 38%, draw 30%, away 33%
Match report
GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbersRio Ave and Santa Clara drew 1–1 in the Primeira Liga on Sunday 30 November 2025. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave Rio Ave 38%, the draw 30% and Santa Clara 33%, so a draw had a 30% chance. It would have been an upset.
GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC
Match stats
RASC
9Shots9
4On target3
1Corners5
10Fouls15
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
1Half-time goals1
Recent form
Rio Ave
D @ Alverca1–1 · 8 Nov
L v Estoril0–4 · 1 Nov
W @ Estrela2–1 · 25 Oct
W v Tondela3–0 · 5 Oct
D @ Famalicão0–0 · 28 Sep
Santa Clara
L v Sporting CP1–2 · 8 Nov
L @ Gil Vicente0–1 · 3 Nov
W v AVS2–0 · 25 Oct
L @ Vitória SC1–2 · 4 Oct
L v Tondela1–2 · 27 Sep
Head to head
In 4 league meetings since 2022, Rio Ave won 2, Santa Clara won 1 and 1 was drawn; the most recent, on 18 Apr 2025, was a 1–1 draw.
Rio Ave 1–1 Santa Clara18 Apr 2025
Santa Clara 1–0 Rio Ave7 Dec 2024
Santa Clara 0–2 Rio Ave17 Mar 2023
Rio Ave 1–0 Santa Clara2 Oct 2022