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Primeira Liga · Sunday, 06 Sep 2026
Santa Clara
Home
4-0
Full time
Venue TBC
Rio Ave
Away
Recommended tip
Home Win @ 1.71
Predicted score
2 - 1
Goal expectancy (xG)
2.02 - 0.94
Win probability
Home
55%
Draw
26%
Away
20%
Predictions by market
Match Result (1X2)
1
55%
1.71
Double Chance
Home/Draw
81%
1.16
Over / Under 2.5
No tip for this market.
Both Teams To Score
No tip for this market.
Over 1.5 Goals
No tip for this market.
Goals & trends
50%
Over 2.5
50%
BTTS
78%
Over 1.5
2.96
Avg goals
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Recent form: last 5 games
Head-to-head
0
Santa Clara wins
0
Draws
0
Rio Ave wins
No previous meetings between these teams on record.
Why this prediction
73%
Recent form
40%
53%
Attack
33%
80%
Defence
46%
50%
Head-to-head
50%
55%
Win probability
20%
Home and away record
Santa Clara
last 7 at home
5W
2D
0L
2.43
points a game
2.14
scored a game
0.57
conceded a game
Rio Ave
last 3 away from home
2W
0D
1L
2.00
points a game
1.67
scored a game
0.33
conceded a game
Goals and both teams to score
How often each side's games have finished this way, over their last
9 matches.
| Santa Clara | Rio Ave | |
|---|---|---|
| 78% 7/9 | Over 1.5 goals | 7/8 88% |
| 44% 4/9 | Over 2.5 goals | 5/8 63% |
| 22% 2/9 | Over 3.5 goals | 3/8 38% |
| 44% 4/9 | Both teams scored | 3/8 38% |
| 56% 5/9 | Kept a clean sheet | 2/8 25% |
| 0% 0/9 | Failed to score | 3/8 38% |
At half time
Santa Clara
from 7 games where we hold the half-time score
Led at the break
43%
Level
57%
Behind
0%
Rio Ave
from 6 games where we hold the half-time score
Led at the break
17%
Level
17%
Behind
67%
Match Preview & Analysis
Santa Clara face Rio Ave in Primeira Liga. Santa Clara have won 3, drawn 2 and lost 0 of their last 5 games, scoring 8 and conceding 3 (2.2 points per game). Rio Ave have won 2, drawn 0 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 5 and conceding 8 (1.2 points per game).
There are no previous meetings between these sides in our records. Our model puts Over 2.5 Goals at 50% and Both Teams to Score at 50%.
With a 55% probability backing Santa Clara, home advantage and superior chance creation make Santa Clara to Win (1) the primary recommendation. Our algorithm forecasts a most likely final scoreline of 2-1, offering disciplined value for match winner and goals accumulator slips.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Our data-driven prediction model calculates a 55% win probability for Santa Clara, a 26% chance of a draw, and a 20% probability for Rio Ave. Our top recommended betting pick is Santa Clara Win (1).
The most statistically probable scoreline prediction is 2 - 1, with an expected total goal expectancy (xG) of 2.96 goals across both sides.
BTTS Yes is evaluated at 50%, indicating a higher probability of at least one team keeping a clean sheet.
The match takes place on Sunday, 06 Sep 2026 at 14:30 (East Africa Time) at home stadium as part of the Primeira Liga.
