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

Full Time

2026/2027

Santa ClaraRank 4

6 SEPT

4:0

Rio AveRank 16

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal3'

Brenner (assist: Vinícius Lopes) · Right foot shot 1-0

GOAL

AST

Goal47'

Tiago Ribeiro (assist: Gonçalo Paciência) · Right foot shot 2-0

GOAL

Goal52'

Vinícius Lopes · Right foot shot 3-0

GOAL

Goal90'

Fernando · Right foot shot 4-0

Man of the match

Vinícius LopesSanta Clara8.4

Expected goals (xG)

Santa ClaraxGRio Ave

2.130.68

Trends

season

Win %

57%14%

Over 1.5 %

57%71%

Over 2.5 %

43%43%

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TV stations

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Venue

Estádio de São MiguelPonta Delgada · 13,277 seats

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Conditions

Weatherscattered clouds
RefereeAnzhony Francisco Gonçalves Rodrigues
1st AssistantHugo Alexandre França Luís Coimbra
2nd AssistantRúben João Rodrigues da Silva
4th OfficialDiogo Torres Coelho

Pressure index

Santa ClaraRio Ave

1′45′90′

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Match flow

GOAL

AST

Goal3'

Brenner (assist: Vinícius Lopes) · Right foot shot 1-0

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Pedro Amaral · Out: Marios Vrousai

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Sebastian Clemmensen · Out: Dario Spikic

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Malik Sellouki · Out: Diogo Bezerra

GOAL

AST

Goal47'

Tiago Ribeiro (assist: Gonçalo Paciência) · Right foot shot 2-0

GOAL

Goal52'

Vinícius Lopes · Right foot shot 3-0

OUT

Substitution64'

In: R. Galčík · Out: Tamble Monteiro

OUT

Substitution66'

In: Dani Borges · Out: Tiago Ribeiro

OUT

Substitution66'

In: Sorriso · Out: Brenner

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Fernando · Out: Gonçalo Paciência

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Vasconcelos · Out: Vinícius Lopes

OUT

Substitution77'

In: João Tomé · Out: Andreas Ntoi

PLAYER

Yellow card83'

Tamás Nikitscher · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card84'

Dani Borges · Simulation

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Fredy · Out: Djé

GOAL

Goal90'

Fernando · Right foot shot 4-0

Ball positions

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Commentary

The match ends with Santa Clara winning 4-0 against Rio Ave.
The second half ends with Santa Clara winning 4-0 against Rio Ave.
90+2′Fernando from Santa Clara commits a foul.
90+2′Francisco Petrasso from Rio Ave wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90+1′The fourth official has indicated there will be 4 minutes of added time.
90′Goal! Santa Clara leads Rio Ave 4-0. Fernando scores for Santa Clara with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner.
89′Attempt missed. Fernando from Santa Clara takes a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it goes close and misses to the right. He was assisted by Pedro Ferreira.
88′Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
86′The match is delayed due to an injury to Jalen Blesa from Rio Ave.
85′Substitution for Santa Clara: Fredy comes on for Djé Tavares.
85′Jalen Blesa from Rio Ave wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85′Pedro Pacheco from Santa Clara commits a foul.
84′Daniel Borges from Santa Clara receives a yellow card.
84′Daniel Borges from Santa Clara has gone down, but the referee considers it a simulation.
83′Tamás Nikitscher of Rio Ave receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
83′Foul committed by Tamás Nikitscher of Rio Ave.
83′Daniel Borges from Santa Clara is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
81′Daniel Borges from Santa Clara misses a header from the center of the box, sending it to the left. He was assisted by Guilherme Romão's cross.
78′Corner awarded to Santa Clara after a concession by Sebastian Clemmensen.
77′Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
77′Substitution for Rio Ave: João Tomé comes on for Andreas Ntoi.
76′The match is currently delayed for a drinks break.
76′Substitution for Santa Clara: João Vasconcelos comes on for Vinícius Lopes.
76′Substitution for Santa Clara: Fernando comes on for Gonçalo Paciência.
75′Foul committed by Roland Galcík of Rio Ave.
75′Pedro Ferreira from Santa Clara is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
74′Attempt saved. Malik Sellouki from Rio Ave has a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it's saved in the bottom right corner by Lucas França of Santa Clara.
69′Sorriso's right-footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Gonçalo Paciência provided the assist for Santa Clara.
68′Tamás Nikitscher from Rio Ave wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68′Foul committed by Daniel Borges of Santa Clara.
67′Attempt saved. Gonçalo Paciência from Santa Clara has his right-footed shot from outside the box saved in the bottom left corner by Ennio van der Gouw of Rio Ave. The effort was assisted by Djé Tavares.
67′Roland Galcík from Rio Ave wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67′Foul committed by Pedro Ferreira of Santa Clara.
66′Substitution for Santa Clara: Sorriso comes on for Brenner.
66′Substitution for Santa Clara: Daniel Borges comes on for Tiago Ribeiro.
64′Santa Clara wins a corner after Tamás Nikitscher concedes.
64′Substitution for Rio Ave: Roland Galcík comes on for Tamble Monteiro.
57′Malik Sellouki from Rio Ave misses a left-footed shot from the center of the box to the left. He was assisted by Jalen Blesa after a fast break.
54′Foul committed by Lucas Soares of Santa Clara.
52′Goal! Vinícius Lopes scores for Santa Clara with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner. The score is now Santa Clara 3, Rio Ave 0.
52′Tamble Monteiro from Rio Ave wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52′Foul committed by Tiago Ribeiro of Santa Clara.
50′Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
50′The match is delayed due to an injury to Tamble Monteiro from Rio Ave.
49′Malik Sellouki from Rio Ave has a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Jalen Blesa with a headed pass.
47′Goal! Santa Clara leads 2-0 against Rio Ave. Tiago Ribeiro scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by Gonçalo Paciência after a quick break.
46′Attempt blocked. Djé Tavares from Santa Clara has a left-footed shot from outside the box that is blocked. Vinícius Lopes provided the assist.
46′Substitution for Rio Ave: Sebastian Clemmensen comes on for Dario Spikic.
46′Substitution for Rio Ave: Pedro Amaral comes on for Marios Vrousai.
46′The second half begins with Santa Clara leading Rio Ave 1-0.
46′Substitution for Rio Ave: Malik Sellouki comes on for Diogo Bezerra.
45+2′Attempt missed. Vinícius Lopes from Santa Clara took a right-footed shot from a tough angle on the right but missed to the left. He was assisted by Emanuel Moreira.
45+2′Andreas Ntoi from Rio Ave commits a foul.
First half ends with Santa Clara leading 1-0 against Rio Ave.
45+2′Djé Tavares from Santa Clara wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45+1′The fourth official has indicated there will be 2 minutes of added time.
44′Diogo Bezerra from Rio Ave commits a foul.
44′Brenner from Santa Clara is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
43′Diogo Bezerra from Rio Ave wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43′Foul committed by Djé Tavares of Santa Clara.
42′Corner awarded to Santa Clara after Marios Vrousai concedes.
41′Tamás Nikitscher from Rio Ave commits a foul.
41′Tiago Ribeiro from Santa Clara is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
39′Brenner from Santa Clara hits the left post with a right-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box.
39′Attempt saved. Gonçalo Paciência from Santa Clara has his right-footed shot from close range saved in the bottom right corner by Ennio van der Gouw of Rio Ave. The shot was assisted by Vinícius Lopes.
39′Attempt missed. Gonçalo Paciência from Santa Clara takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes to the right. He was assisted by Pedro Ferreira.
38′Tamble Monteiro from Rio Ave wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38′Pedro Pacheco from Santa Clara commits a foul.
35′Corner awarded to Santa Clara after Jalen Blesa concedes.
34′Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
32′Santa Clara wins a corner after Tamás Nikitscher concedes.
32′The match is currently delayed for a drinks break.
31′Corner awarded to Santa Clara after a concession by Andreas Ntoi.
29′Vinícius Lopes from Santa Clara wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29′Andreas Ntoi from Rio Ave commits a foul.
28′Corner awarded to Rio Ave after Lucas Soares concedes.
27′Tamás Nikitscher from Rio Ave wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27′Foul committed by Tiago Ribeiro of Santa Clara.
25′Attempt saved. Diogo Bezerra from Rio Ave has a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it's saved in the bottom left corner by Lucas França from Santa Clara.
24′Tamble Monteiro from Rio Ave wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24′Pedro Ferreira from Santa Clara commits a foul.
18′Foul committed by Georgios Liavas of Rio Ave.
18′Brenner from Santa Clara wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16′Brenner from Santa Clara misses an attempt, shooting high and wide to the left from the center of the box. He was assisted by Pedro Pacheco's cross.
16′Tamás Nikitscher from Rio Ave wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16′Foul committed by Gonçalo Paciência of Santa Clara.
14′Brenner from Santa Clara misses an attempt with a right-footed shot from the center of the box, sending it close but to the left. Djé Tavares assisted following a fast break.
13′Corner awarded to Rio Ave after a foul by Lucas Soares.
8′Corner awarded to Santa Clara after a concession by Jalen Blesa.
8′Attempt blocked. Djé Tavares from Santa Clara has a right-footed shot from the center of the box that is blocked.
5′Andreas Ntoi from Rio Ave commits a foul.
5′Brenner from Santa Clara is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
4′Goal! Santa Clara leads 1-0 against Rio Ave. Brenner scores with a right-footed shot from the left side of the box into the top right corner, assisted by Vinícius Lopes.
3′Attempt saved. Jalen Blesa from Rio Ave has a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, but Lucas França from Santa Clara saves it in the top center of the goal. The shot was assisted by Georgios Liavas with a through ball.
2′Santa Clara is awarded a corner after Tamás Nikitscher concedes it.
1′Dario Spikic from Rio Ave commits a handball.
1′First half begins.

Match statistics

CDSCRAFC

Possession and passing

59%Possession41%

89%Pass accuracy85%

504Passes357

451Successful Passes303

79Ball Safe78

12Key Passes3

5 more

39Long Passes52

59%Long-pass accuracy48%

5Substitutions5

23Successful Long Passes25

11Throw-ins20

Attack

4Goals0

16Shots Total5

6Shots On Target3

5Big Chances Created0

8Corners2

51Dangerous Attacks23

13 more

8Accurate Crosses1

87Attacks57

3Big Chances Missed0

12Dribble Attempts7

41Duels Won34

11Goal Attempts4

3Shots Blocked1

13Shots inside the box3

7Shots Off Target1

3Shots outside the box2

50%Successful dribbles57%

6Successful Dribbles4

22Total Crosses10

Defence and discipline

3Saves2

21Tackles12

10Interceptions7

12Fouls9

1Yellow cards1

9Free Kicks12

2 more

4Goal Kicks6

14Tackles Won7

Other

1Hit Woodwork0

6Successful Headers8

2Assists0

0Injuries2

1Counter Attacks2

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

The referee

A. Gonçalves RodriguesPer-match averages this season · 2 matches · career: 23

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	2.00	1.00	1.00	4.09
Red cards	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.09
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.04
Penalties	0.50	0.50	0.00	0.48

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

Expected goals (xG)

Santa ClaraxGRio Ave

2.130.68

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

3.320.52

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

2.130.68

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

2.080.65

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.050.03

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.050.00

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.000.03

Expected Points (xPTS)

2.320.50

Form

Santa ClaraDWWDL

29 AUGaway

Alverca

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 4

23 AUGhome

Santa Clara

Famalicão

Liga PortugalRound 3

15 AUGaway

Academico Viseu

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 2

10 AUGhome

Santa Clara

Nacional

Liga PortugalRound 1

16 MAYaway

Porto

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 34

11 MAYhome

Santa Clara

Nacional

Liga PortugalRound 33

2 MAYaway

Arouca

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 32

26 APRhome

Santa Clara

Sporting Braga

Liga PortugalRound 31

18 APRaway

Casa Pia

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 30

11 APRhome

Santa Clara

Rio Ave

Liga PortugalRound 29

3 APRaway

Sporting CP

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 28

21 MARhome

Santa Clara

Gil Vicente

Liga PortugalRound 27

15 MARaway

AVS

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 26

Rio AveLWLLD

28 AUGhome

Rio Ave

Sporting CP

Liga PortugalRound 4

22 AUGaway

Estoril

Rio Ave

Liga PortugalRound 3

15 AUGhome

Rio Ave

Porto

Liga PortugalRound 2

9 AUGaway

Gil Vicente

Rio Ave

Liga PortugalRound 1

16 MAYaway

Casa Pia

Rio Ave

Liga PortugalRound 34

11 MAYhome

Rio Ave

Sporting CP

Liga PortugalRound 33

3 MAYhome

Rio Ave

Gil Vicente

Liga PortugalRound 32

25 APRaway

Vitória Guimarães

Rio Ave

Liga PortugalRound 31

17 APRhome

Rio Ave

AVS

Liga PortugalRound 30

11 APRaway

Santa Clara

Rio Ave

Liga PortugalRound 29

4 APRhome

Rio Ave

Alverca

Liga PortugalRound 28

22 MARaway

Estoril

Rio Ave

Liga PortugalRound 27

15 MARhome

Rio Ave

Estrela Amadora

Liga PortugalRound 26

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 %

57%14%

Over 1.5 %

57%71%

Over 2.5 %

43%43%

Over 3.5 %

29%43%

BTTS %

43%14%

Failed to score %

14%71%

Clean sheets %

57%14%

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

1.570.71

Conceded / match

0.572.14

Possession %

45.2943

Corners / match

3.713.14

Yellow cards / match

2.431.43

Team rating

6.866.59

Starting XI

Rio AveFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €12M7/11

Sotiris Silaidopoulos

Santa ClaraFormation: 4-3-3 · €2.4M2/11

Petit

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

Transfer fees

Santa Clara€2.4Mstarting XI · 2/11€2.4Mwith bench · 3/23

Rio Ave€12Mstarting XI · 7/11€14Mwith bench · 9/23

Rio Ave's starting XI cost €9.2M more.

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

Player statistics

Santa Clara starters then subs, by rating

Vinícius Lopes#70 · Attacker · 76′8.4

In this match

Attack

Goals: 1
Assists: 1
Shots: 2
Shots on target: 1
Big chances created: 1
Chances created: 3
Expected goals (xG): 0.17
xGoT: 0.89

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 28/30
Pass accuracy: 93%
Key passes: 3
Passes in final third: 4
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/1
Long balls (won/total): 3/3

Possession & duels

Touches: 49
Duels (won/total): 5/14
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 1/3
Dispossessed: 2
Possession lost: 10
Ball recoveries: 1

Defence

Tackles: 2
Clearances: 1
Dribbled past: 2

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 1

Player	Reason	Back
Brandon Aguilera🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	unknown
Cezary Miszta🩹 injury · Back Problems	injury · Back Problems	unknown

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Santa Clara	1.9551.28%	1.8155.25%
Draw	3.2031.25%	3.4528.99%
Rio Ave	4.1024.39%	4.5022.22%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Santa Clara or Draw	1.2281.83%	1.1686.21%
Santa Clara or Rio Ave	–	1.2679.37%
Draw or Rio Ave	–	1.9052.63%
Draw or Rio Ave	1.8055.56%	–
Santa Clara or Rio Ave	1.3375.02%	–

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.3275.76%
0–1 goals	–	3.0532.79%
3+ goals	2.3043.48%	2.0548.78%
0–2 goals	1.6062.5%	1.6660.24%
4+ goals	–	3.8026.32%
0–3 goals	–	1.2281.97%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Santa Clara	2.6238.1%	2.2843.86%
Draw	2.0548.78%	2.1047.62%
Rio Ave	4.7521.05%	4.6021.74%

Outcome	bet365
CDSC → CDSC	3.1032.26%
CDSC → X	15.006.67%
X → CDSC	4.7521.05%
X → X	4.7521.05%
Draw - Rio Ave	8.5011.76%
Santa Clara - Rio Ave	41.002.44%
Rio Ave - Draw	15.006.67%
Rio Ave - Santa Clara	26.003.85%
Rio Ave - Rio Ave	7.0014.29%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.7521.05%
6 - 8	2.8734.78%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	8.0012.5%
Over 14	13.007.69%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Porto	7	21
2	Benfica	7	16
3	Sporting CP	7	15
4	Santa Clara	7	15
5	Arouca	7	11
6	Sporting Braga	6	11
7	Academico Viseu	7	11
8	Estrela Amadora	7	10
9	Gil Vicente	6	8
10	Alverca	7	8
11	Marítimo	7	8
12	Moreirense	7	8
13	Famalicão	7	7
14	Vitória Guimarães	7	5
15	Nacional	7	4
16	Rio Ave	7	4
17	Casa Pia	7	4
18	Estoril	7	2

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	2.0050%	1.9252.08%
No	1.7557.14%	1.7557.14%

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Rio Ave — bench

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