Rio Ave FC vs Santa Clara prediction | 14 Feb 2027 | xGtoday


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
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 vs Santa Clara: 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.

Over their last 10 matches Santa Clara have moved +2.6 rating points, against -1.2 for Rio Ave FC.

Last time these teams played, on 11 Apr 2026, Rio Ave FC gained 0.1 rating points.

The highest Rio Ave FC have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #111, first reached on 20 Sep 2020.

Santa Clara first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 68.8 on 18 Apr 2025.