Santa Clara vs Rio Ave FC prediction | 6 Sep 2026 | xGtoday


Santa Clara
Ranking: #166 overall, #8 in Portugal

65.6 → 68.2 (+2.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-0 16 May Porto (A) 67.1 +0.2
2-2 10 Aug Nacional (H) 67.1 0.0
0-1 15 Aug Académico (A) 67.3 +0.2
1-0 23 Aug Famalicão (H) 67.5 +0.2
1-1 29 Aug Alverca (A) 68.2 +0.7
Rio Ave FC
Ranking: #348 overall, #16 in Portugal

62.4 → 61.2 (-1.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 16 May Casa Pia (A) 62.1 -1.1
1-0 09 Aug Gil Vicente (A) 61.6 -0.5
0-2 15 Aug Porto (H) 61.4 -0.2
0-2 22 Aug Estoril (A) 61.4 0.0
0-4 28 Aug Sporting CP (H) 61.2 -0.2

Santa Clara vs Rio Ave FC: by the numbers

There are 182 places between these two in our European rankings, with Santa Clara the higher, and 8 places between them in Portugal.

The recent trend shows Santa Clara on the rise, +2.6 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Rio Ave FC has gone the other way at -1.2.

Rio Ave FC gained 0.1 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 11 Apr 2026.

Santa Clara first climbed to joint #144 in our European rankings on 10 May 2025.

The best xGtoday rating Rio Ave FC have ever held is 71.0, first set on 20 Sep 2020.