Santa Clara host Rio Ave in Liga Portugal on 6 September. Both clubs have won eight of their 22 head-to-head meetings, with six draws.
Santa Clara enter the match with two wins and a draw from their last three games, beating Famalicao 1-0 at home and Academico Viseu 1-0 away, and drawing 1-1 away at Alverca. Rio Ave have one win and two losses in their last three, with a 2-0 away win at Estoril, and home losses of 0-4 to Sporting Lisbon and 0-2 to Porto. Santa Clara are managed by Petit, while Rio Ave are managed by Sotiris Sylaidopoulos. Santa Clara have a squad market value of EUR 30.7 million, while Rio Ave's squad is valued at EUR 37.03 million. Santa Clara have two Segunda Liga honours, while Rio Ave have three. Santa Clara are without MT due to a knee injury, and J. Costa is doubtful. Rio Ave are missing B. Aguilera Zamora, C. Miszta, and Ryan Guilherme, while N. Abbey and D. Nascimento are doubtful.
| Metric | Santa Clara | Rio Ave |
|---|---|---|
| Recent form | 2W 1D 0L | 1W 0D 2L |
| Squad market value | EUR 30.7m | EUR 37.03m |
| Previous meetings (22, 6 draws) | 8 wins | 8 wins |
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