Rio Ave vs Santa Clara — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2025/2026

Rio AveRank 12

30 NOV

1:1

Santa ClaraRank 13

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal24'

Clayton (assist: Ole Pohlmann) · Header 1-0

GOAL

Penalty38'

Serginho · Right foot shot 1-1

Man of the match

Gabriel BatistaSanta Clara7.5

Expected goals (xG)

Rio AvexGSanta Clara

1.681.12

Trends

season

Win %

24%26%

Over 1.5 %

82%56%

Over 2.5 %

59%35%

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TV stations

International

Bet365

Sport TV1

Sport TV Multiscreen

Megogo

fuboTV

Channels in 4 countries

Portugal

Sport TV1

Sport TV Multiscreen

International

Bet365

Ukraine

Megogo

United States

fuboTV

Venue

Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol ClubeVila do Conde · 5,300 seats

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Conditions

Weatherscattered clouds
RefereeMárcio André Dias Torres
1st AssistantInácio Pereira
2nd AssistantAndré Ferreira
4th OfficialFábio Oliveira Melo

Pressure index

Rio AveSanta Clara

1′45′90′

Which side was pressing, minute by minute. The markers are the events: tap one to read the minute and the player — and, with ball positions loaded, the replay jumps there.

Match flow

PLAYER

Missed penalty15'

Clayton

PLAYER

Yellow card19'

Serginho

PLAYER

Yellow card23'

Paulo Victor

GOAL

AST

Goal24'

Clayton (assist: Ole Pohlmann) · Header 1-0

PLAYER

VAR35'

Pedro Ferreira · Penalty confirmed

GOAL

Penalty38'

Serginho · Right foot shot 1-1

PLAYER

Yellow card69'

Andreas Ntoi

OUT

Substitution71'

In: Dario Spikic · Out: Ole Pohlmann

PLAYER

Yellow card72'

Brenner

OUT

Substitution76'

In: MT · Out: Paulo Victor

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Georgios Liavas · Out: Andreas Ntoi

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Luquinhas · Out: Brenner

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Antonis Papakanellos · Out: Nikolaos Athanasiou

OUT

Substitution89'

In: Diogo Calila · Out: Serginho

OUT

Substitution89'

In: João Costa · Out: Wendel

OUT

Substitution89'

In: Marc Gual · Out: André Luiz

OUT

Substitution89'

In: Djé · Out: Adriano Firmino

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Francisco Petrasso

Ball positions

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Commentary

102

That's it! The match has concluded with a final score of Rio Ave 1, Santa Clara 1.
90+6′The second half has concluded with the score tied at 1-1 between Rio Ave and Santa Clara.
90+5′Offside call against Rio Ave. Clayton has been caught offside.
90+3′Francisco Petrasso of Rio Ave has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
90+2′João Costa from Santa Clara has been awarded a free kick in the attacking zone.
90+2′Francisco Petrasso from Rio Ave committed a foul.
90+1′The fourth official has indicated that there will be 5 minutes of stoppage time.
89′The fourth official has indicated that there will be five minutes of stoppage time.
89′Substitution for Santa Clara: João Costa comes on to replace Wendel.
89′Substitution for Santa Clara: José Tavares replaces Adriano Firmino.
80′Substitution for Santa Clara: Diogo Calila comes on to replace Serginho.
80′Another offensive push! Pedro Ferreira from Santa Clara takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it's expertly saved in the left corner. Lucas Soares provided the assist.Penalty
80′Substitution for Rio Ave: Georgios Liavas comes on to replace Andreas Ntoi.
77′Substitution for Rio Ave: Antonis Papakanellos replaces Nikolaos Athanasiou.
77′Substitution for Santa Clara: Luquinhas comes on to replace Brenner due to an injury.
76′Andreas Ntoi from Rio Ave commits a handball.
76′Missed opportunity! Frederico Venâncio from Santa Clara takes a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it sails high and wide to the right following a corner kick.
75′Substitution for Santa Clara: MT replaces Paulo Victor.
72′Corner awarded to Santa Clara, following a foul by Nelson Abbey.
71′Brenner from Santa Clara has been shown a yellow card.
70′Brenner from Santa Clara has fallen to the ground, but the referee believes he is exaggerating and has called it a dive.
69′Substitution for Rio Ave: Dario Spikic comes on to replace Olé Pohlmann.
69′Offside call against Santa Clara. Brenner has been caught in an offside position.
69′Andreas Ntoi of Rio Ave has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
68′Serginho from Santa Clara has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
68′Andreas Ntoi from Rio Ave committed a foul.
68′Offside call against Santa Clara. Wendel is caught in an offside position.
66′Marios Vrousai from Rio Ave committed a foul.
66′Brenner - Santa Clara has been awarded a free kick on the left flank.
64′Fouled by Luís Rocha of Santa Clara.
64′Clayton - Rio Ave has been awarded a free kick in an offensive position.
64′Marios Vrousai from Rio Ave has earned a free kick in the defensive area.
62′Wendel from Santa Clara committed a foul.
59′Corner awarded to Santa Clara after a foul by Nelson Abbey.
58′Opportunity wasted. Serginho from Santa Clara took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area that went just wide to the left after a quick counterattack.Penalty
56′Opportunity wasted. Adriano Firmino from Santa Clara attempted a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it flew over the crossbar.Penalty
56′The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
55′Match is currently on hold due to an injury to Marios Vrousai from Rio Ave.
54′Missed opportunity! Clayton from Rio Ave took a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it sailed over the bar. The assist came from André Luiz.Penalty
53′A fresh offensive effort unfolds as Brenner from Santa Clara takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area. The attempt is successfully stopped by goalkeeper Cezary Pawet Miszta, who is positioned centrally in the goal. The assist for this play comes from Paulo Victor.Penalty
53′A fresh offensive play unfolds as Marios Vrousai from Rio Ave takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area. The attempt is expertly stopped in the right corner by Gabriel Batista of Santa Clara, with the assist coming from André Luiz.Penalty
53′Francisco Petrasso of Rio Ave was awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
53′Brenner from Santa Clara committed a foul.
51′Paulo Victor from Santa Clara committed a foul.
51′Andreas Ntoi from Rio Ave has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
49′Marios Vrousai from Rio Ave committed a foul.
49′Brenner - Santa Clara has been awarded a free kick on the left side of the field.
45′The second half is underway with the score tied at 1-1 between Rio Ave and Santa Clara.
45+5′The first half has concluded with the score tied at 1-1 between Rio Ave and Santa Clara.
45+5′Opportunity wasted. Jonathan Panzo of Rio Ave attempted a header from the center of the box but directed it to the left of the goal. The assist came from Olé Pohlmann, who delivered a cross following a corner kick.
45+4′Corner awarded to Rio Ave after a deflection off Gabriel Batista.
45+4′Corner awarded to Rio Ave, following a concession by Gabriel Batista.
45+3′Lucas Soares from Santa Clara earned a free kick in the defensive area.
45+3′Brandon Aguilera from Rio Ave committed a foul.
45+3′Corner kick awarded to Santa Clara after a deflection off Cezary Pawet Miszta.
45+2′Corner kick awarded to Santa Clara after Jonathan Panzo allowed the ball to go out of play.
45+1′Nikolaos Athanasiou from Rio Ave has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
45+1′Pedro Ferreira from Santa Clara committed a foul.
45+1′A fresh offensive effort unfolds as Serginho from Santa Clara takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area. The attempt is expertly saved in the bottom right corner by Cezary Pawet Miszta of Rio Ave, with an assist credited to Brenner.Penalty
45′The fourth official has indicated that there will be 5 minutes of stoppage time.
44′Lucas Soares from Santa Clara has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
44′Clayton committed a foul against Rio Ave.
38′Goal! It's now 1-1 between Rio Ave and Santa Clara. Serginho from Santa Clara scores by successfully converting the penalty with a right-footed shot straight down the middle of the goal.
35′VAR Review: Penalty awarded to Santa Clara.
33′Nelson Abbey of Rio Ave has given away a penalty due to a handball inside the box.Penalty
33′Pedro Ferreira from Santa Clara was awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
33′Nikolaos Athanasiou from Rio Ave committed a foul.
32′Pedro Ferreira from Santa Clara committed a foul.
32′Brandon Aguilera from Rio Ave has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
31′Marios Vrousai from Rio Ave has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
31′Paulo Victor from Santa Clara committed a foul.
30′Adriano Firmino from Santa Clara committed a foul.
30′André Luiz from Rio Ave has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
29′Missed opportunity! Clayton from Rio Ave took a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it went just wide. The assist came from André Luiz.Penalty
26′Missed opportunity! Brenner from Santa Clara takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area that narrowly misses the target. The assist came from Serginho.Penalty
24′Goal! Rio Ave takes the lead with a score of 1-0 against Santa Clara. Clayton scores with a header from the middle of the penalty area.
23′Paulo Victor from Santa Clara has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
23′Paulo Victor from Santa Clara has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
23′André Luiz from Rio Ave earned a free kick on the right side of the field.
20′Missed opportunity! Clayton from Rio Ave attempts a header from close range but sends it over the bar. The assist came from Francisco Petrasso, who also used his head to set it up.
19′Serginho from Santa Clara has been issued a yellow card for committing a foul.
19′Adriano Firmino from Santa Clara committed a foul.
19′Brandon Aguilera from Rio Ave was awarded a free kick on the left side of the field.
17′Olé Pohlmann from Rio Ave was awarded a free kick on the left side of the field.
17′Olé Pohlmann from Rio Ave has been awarded a free kick on the left side of the pitch.
16′Nelson Abbey of Rio Ave has been awarded a free kick in their defensive half.
16′Foul committed by Lucas Soares of Santa Clara.
15′Missed opportunity. André Luiz from Rio Ave took a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it sailed over the goal.
15′Penalty denied! Clayton from Rio Ave took a right-footed shot, but Gabriel Batista from Santa Clara made a fantastic save, diving to his right to keep the ball out of the net.Penalty
14′Frederico Venâncio from Santa Clara has given away a penalty due to a foul committed inside the penalty box.Penalty
14′Penalty awarded to Rio Ave! Clayton is fouled inside the box.Penalty
13′Offside call against Santa Clara. Brenner has been caught in an offside position.
8′Corner kick awarded to Santa Clara after Nelson Abbey allowed the ball to go out.
8′Corner awarded to Santa Clara, following a foul by Nelson Abbey.
7′The attempt is thwarted. Pedro Ferreira from Santa Clara takes a right-footed shot from the center of the penalty area, but it's blocked.Penalty
7′Serginho from Santa Clara earned a free kick on the left side of the field.
6′Andreas Ntoi from Rio Ave committed a foul.
6′Olé Pohlmann from Rio Ave has been awarded a free kick on the left side of the pitch.
6′The attempt is thwarted. Brenner from Santa Clara takes a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Adriano Firmino.Penalty
5′The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
4′Match interruption due to an injury to Serginho from Santa Clara.
The opening half is underway...

Match statistics

RAFCCDSC

Possession and passing

58%Possession42%

84%Pass accuracy80%

453Passes312

380Successful Passes249

74Ball Safe63

6Key Passes4

5 more

35Long Passes50

31%Long-pass accuracy54%

4Substitutions5

11Successful Long Passes27

17Throw-ins16

Attack

1Goals1

9Shots Total9

4Shots On Target3

5Big Chances Created1

1Corners5

30Dangerous Attacks45

15 more

3Accurate Crosses0

87Attacks73

4Big Chances Missed0

19Dribble Attempts18

41Duels Won41

8Goal Attempts9

1Offsides4

1Penalties1

0Shots Blocked2

9Shots inside the box4

5Shots Off Target4

0Shots outside the box5

47%Successful dribbles50%

9Successful Dribbles9

7Total Crosses21

Defence and discipline

2Saves3

10Tackles19

10Interceptions15

10Fouls15

2Yellow cards3

14Free Kicks9

1 more

8Goal Kicks6

Other

1Hit Woodwork0

1Assists0

1Injuries3

1Counter Attacks0

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

M. Dias TorresPer-match averages this season · 9 matches · career: 9

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	3.67	2.00	1.67	3.67
Red cards	0.11	0.11	0.00	0.11
Second yellows	0.11	0.11	0.00	0.11
Penalties	0.44	0.33	0.11	0.44

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Rio AvexGSanta Clara

1.681.12

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

1.630.87

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

0.890.33

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.220.18

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

1.460.94

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.140.05

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.761.00

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

1.121.68

Form

Rio AveDLWWD

8 NOVaway

Alverca

Rio Ave

Liga PortugalRound 11

1 NOVhome

Rio Ave

Estoril

Liga PortugalRound 10

25 OCTaway

Estrela Amadora

Rio Ave

Liga PortugalRound 9

5 OCThome

Rio Ave

Tondela

Liga PortugalRound 8

28 SEPTaway

Famalicão

Rio Ave

Liga PortugalRound 7

23 SEPTaway

Benfica

Rio Ave

Liga PortugalRound 1

19 SEPThome

Rio Ave

Porto

Liga PortugalRound 6

13 SEPTaway

Moreirense

Rio Ave

Liga PortugalRound 5

31 AUGhome

Rio Ave

Sporting Braga

Liga PortugalRound 4

23 AUGaway

Arouca

Rio Ave

Liga PortugalRound 3

17 AUGhome

Rio Ave

Nacional

Liga PortugalRound 2

Santa ClaraLLWLL

8 NOVhome

Santa Clara

Sporting CP

Liga PortugalRound 11

3 NOVaway

Gil Vicente

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 10

25 OCThome

Santa Clara

AVS

Liga PortugalRound 9

4 OCTaway

Vitória Guimarães

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 8

27 SEPThome

Santa Clara

Tondela

Liga PortugalRound 7

20 SEPThome

Santa Clara

Alverca

Liga PortugalRound 6

12 SEPTaway

Benfica

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 5

6 SEPTaway

Estoril

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 3

31 AUGhome

Santa Clara

Estrela Amadora

Liga PortugalRound 4

28 AUGaway

Shamrock Rovers

Santa Clara

Europa Conference League

21 AUGhome

Santa Clara

Shamrock Rovers

Europa Conference League

17 AUGhome

Santa Clara

Moreirense

Liga PortugalRound 2

14 AUGhome

Santa Clara

Larne

Europa Conference League

10 AUGaway

Famalicão

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 1

7 AUGaway

Larne

Santa Clara

Europa Conference League

Head-to-head

5Wins

3Draws

5Wins

The two sides have met 13 times.

6 SEPT2026

Santa Clara

Rio Ave

Liga Portugal

11 APR2026

Santa Clara

Rio Ave

Liga Portugal

30 NOV2025

Rio Ave

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

18 APR2025

Rio Ave

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

7 DEC2024

Santa Clara

Rio Ave

Liga Portugal

17 MAR2023

Santa Clara

Rio Ave

Liga Portugal

2 OCT2022

Rio Ave

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

11 MAY2021

Santa Clara

Rio Ave

Liga Portugal

25 JAN2021

Rio Ave

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

18 JUL2020

Rio Ave

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

10 JAN2020

Santa Clara

Rio Ave

Liga Portugal

15 FEB2019

Rio Ave

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

22 SEPT2018

Santa Clara

Rio Ave

Liga Portugal

Trends

Win %

24%26%

Over 1.5 %

82%56%

Over 2.5 %

59%35%

Over 3.5 %

29%15%

BTTS %

53%41%

Failed to score %

38%38%

Clean sheets %

18%29%

Share of this season's matches where it happened — a win, over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals, both teams scoring, failing to score, a clean sheet.

Season comparison

Goals / match

1.030.94

Conceded / match

1.681.21

Possession %

47.0348.53

Corners / match

4.264.62

Yellow cards / match

2.683.44

Team rating

6.736.76

Starting XI

Santa ClaraFormation: 3-4-3 · €3.2M4/11

Vasco Matos

Rio AveFormation: 3-4-3 · €24M5/11

Sotiris Silaidopoulos

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Rio Ave€24Mstarting XI · 5/11€29Mwith bench · 10/20

Santa Clara€3.2Mstarting XI · 4/11€3.7Mwith bench · 9/20

Rio Ave's starting XI cost €21M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Rio Ave — bench

Dario SpikicAttacker · €600K (2025)6.4 19

Antonis PapakanellosMidfielder6.5 20

João ToméDefender22

Kevin ChamorroGoalkeeper28

Marc GualAttacker · €250K (2025)32

Jakub BrabecDefender · €2.5M (2016)44

Tamás NikitscherMidfielder · €500K (2025)54

Georgios LiavasMidfielder · €500K (2025)6.7 63

Julien LombotoDefender

Santa Clara — bench

Diogo CalilaDefender · €85K (2026)9

Anthony CarterAttacker · €200K (2018)12

NenecaGoalkeeper · €20K (2026)17

João CostaAttacker20

Adriel MoraesAttacker28

LuquinhasAttacker · €60K (2026)6.6 32

MTDefender · €100K (2021)6.6 65

DjéMidfielder94

Henrique SilvaDefender

Player statistics

Rio Ave starters then subs, by rating

Marios Vrousai#17 · Midfielder · 90′7.3

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 2
Shots on target: 2
Expected goals (xG): 0.11
xGoT: 0.17

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 35/43
Pass accuracy: 83%
Key passes: 0
Passes in final third: 6
Crosses (accurate/total): 1/2
Long balls (won/total): 1/2

Possession & duels

Touches: 76
Duels (won/total): 7/13
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 2/4
Possession lost: 14
Ball recoveries: 2

Defence

Tackles: 2
Interceptions: 4
Clearances: 1
Blocked shots: 1
Dribbled past: 2

Discipline

Fouls: 2
Fouls drawn: 2

Player	Reason	Back
Eric da Silva Moreira🩹 injury · Unknown Injury	injury · Unknown Injury	unknown
Theofanis Bakoulas🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	9 Mar 2026

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Rio Ave	2.8734.78%	2.9034.48%
Draw	3.0033.33%	3.1032.26%
Santa Clara	2.6238.1%	2.4540.82%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Rio Ave or Draw	–	1.4867.57%
Rio Ave or Santa Clara	–	1.3076.92%
Draw or Santa Clara	1.4071.43%	1.3574.07%
Rio Ave or Santa Clara	1.3673.37%	–
Rio Ave or Draw	1.5066.67%	–

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.3872.46%
0–1 goals	–	2.7536.36%
3+ goals	2.5040%	2.2544.44%
0–2 goals	1.5066.67%	1.5564.52%
4+ goals	–	4.1024.39%
0–3 goals	–	1.1884.75%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Rio Ave	3.6027.78%	3.5528.17%
Draw	1.9551.23%	2.0648.54%
Santa Clara	3.4029.41%	3.1531.75%

Outcome	bet365
X → X	4.3323.08%
X → CDSC	6.0016.67%
CDSC → X	15.006.67%
CDSC → CDSC	4.3323.08%
Santa Clara - Rio Ave	34.002.94%
Draw - Rio Ave	6.5015.38%
Rio Ave - Santa Clara	34.002.94%
Rio Ave - Draw	15.006.67%
Rio Ave - Rio Ave	4.7521.05%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	5.0020%
6 - 8	2.7536.36%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	8.0012.5%
Over 14	13.007.69%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	2.0548.78%	1.9551.28%
No	1.7058.82%	1.7457.47%

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Rio Ave — bench

Santa Clara — bench

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