Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Santa Clara
Match Time & Date:
11/05/2021
08:00 AM
Prediction: 1-1
Rio Ave
Estadio de Sao Miguel will host Tuesday’s football game between Santa Clara and Rio Ave, the two teams with entirely different ambitions in the season finale. Santa Clara are five points behind the Conference League berth, meaning that this has to go down as a must-win game for the hosts. Keep in mind, though, that both Sagna and de Cunha Correia are banned for the match.
Rio Ave, on the other hand, suffered a 2-0 loss to league leaders Sporting CP in their last Primeira Liga clash. Considering that the visitors are likely to go for a win in the midweek clash as well, we believe that punters from all four corners of the world can find value in betting on both teams to score. Tarantini is suspended for the visiting team, while both Junio and Andre Pereira are sidelined through injuries.
Highlighted Player (Fabio Cardoso):
Fabio Cardoso is a Portuguese defender who was born in Agueda (Portugal) on April 19, 1994. Cardoso started his youth career at his hometown club Agueda, but in 2008 he continued his development at Benfica. After scoring three goals in 55 appearances for Benfica B, he spent the 2015/2016 season on loan at Pacos Ferreira.
In the summer of 2017, he signed a four-year deal with Vitoria Setubal, but he spent only one season at Estadio do Bonfim. Cardoso joined Scottish club Glasgow Rangers in June 2017, signing a three-year contract with the club for a fee of around £1.3 million.
The Portuguese defender, though, made no more than 12 appearances for the Gers, joining Santa Clara in the summer of 2018. Fabio Cardoso has four caps with the Portugal U20 team, but he has yet to earn a call-up for the senior team. His primary position is a centre-back, but he is often used as a left-back. His preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Rio Ave):
Nicknamed Rio Grande, Rio Ave are a Portuguese club that compete in Primeira Liga. Rio Ave were founded back in 1939 and they welcome their rivals at Estadio dos Arcos, the stadium which can hold up to 12,815 people.
The team’s home shirt is green with white stripes, whilst the colour of their shorts is green. Rio Ave wear white shirts and white shorts when playing on the travels. The club’s biggest success came in the 2014/2015 season when they represented Portugal in the Europa League group stages. Rio Ave finished the process in the last position in Group J, but they did well to record their first ever win in the competition, with the team beating Danish club Aalborg 2-0 at their Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.
Former Real Madrid full-back Fabio Coentrao is considered one of the club’s most notable footballers. Manchester City first-choice goalkeeper Ederson played for Rio Ave in the past as well.
