Rio Ave vs Santa Clara
Ref: Marcio Torres, PortugalEstádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde · 12,815 cap
Match recap
Rio Ave and Santa Clara drew 1–1 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Clayton scored for Rio Ave; Serginho replied for Santa Clara. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.76 for Rio Ave versus 1.05 for Santa Clara. Rio Ave sit 12th in the Primeira Liga table while Santa Clara are 13th.
First Half
19'
Serginho
Yellow Card
23'
Paulo Victor
Yellow Card
⚽
Clayton
Assist: Pohlmann
35'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
38'
⚽
Serginho
Penalty
Second Half
Ntoi
Yellow Card
⇄
Pohlmann
72'
Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos
Yellow Card
76'
⇄
Paulo Victor
80'
⇄
Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos
⇄
Ntoi
⇄
Athanasiou
89'
⇄
Adriano
89'
⇄
Wendel
89'
⇄
Serginho
⇄
André Luiz
Petrasso
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Porto | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | +48 | 88 |
| 11 |  Alverca | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -17 | 39 |
| 12 |  Rio Ave | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | -22 | 36 |
| 13 |  Santa Clara | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 36 |
| 14 |  Nacional | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | -8 | 34 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Rio AveSanta Clara
10Won
Statistical edge
10–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.76VS1.05
Attack3 · 2 won
9
Shots
9
4
Shots on target
3
9
Shots in the box
4
0
Shots outside box
5
5
Shots off goal
4
1
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
58%
Possession
42%
448
Total passes
314
377
Accurate passes
251
84%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline3 · 0 won
10
Fouls
15
2
Yellow cards
3
1
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
0
Blocked shots
2
0.19
Goals prevented
0.19
Rio Ave
3-4-3
Santa Clara
3-4-3
Rio Ave
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1C. MisztaG
- 3N. AthanasiouM
- 4J. PanzoD
- 5A. NtoiM
- 6N. AbbeyD
- 9ClaytonF
- 10B. AguileraM
- 11André LuizF
- 17M. VrousaiM
- 23F. PetrassoD
- 80Ole PohlmannF
Substitutes
- 18D. ŠpikićF
- 19A. PapakanellosM
- 20João ToméD
- 22K. ChamorroG
- 28Marc GualF
- 32J. BrabecD
- 44T. NikitscherM
- 54G. LiavasM
- 63J. LombotoD
Santa Clara
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1Gabriel BatistaG
- 6AdrianoM
- 8Pedro FerreiraF
- 11Brenner Lucas Gonçalves SantosF
- 13Luís RochaD
- 21Frederico VenâncioD
- 23Sidney LimaD
- 29WendelF
- 35SerginhoM
- 42Lucas SoaresM
- 64Paulo VictorM
Substitutes
- 2Diogo CalilaD
- 9A. CarterF
- 12NenecaG
- 17João CostaF
- 20AdrielF
- 28LuquinhasF
- 32Matheus Nunes
- 65José Luís Rocha TavaresM
- 94H. SilvaD
Rio Ave
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Petrasso | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ole Pohlmann | F | 71 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Clayton | F | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 0/3 |
| André Luiz | F | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Marios Vrousai(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2/4 |
| Jonathan Panzo | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Brandon Aguilera | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Ndoj | M | 80 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Cezary Miszta | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolaos Athanasiou | M | 80 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Nelson Abbey | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jakub Brabec | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Chamorro | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tamás Nikitscher | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Gual | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julien Lomboto | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Tomé | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgios Liavas | M | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dario Špikić | F | 19 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antonis Papakanellos | M | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
Santa Clara
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Batista(C) | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Soares | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/5 |
| Luís Rocha | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Serginho | M | 89 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Brenner | F | 80 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3/5 |
| Pedro Ferreira | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Adriano Firmino | M | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Paulo Victor | M | 76 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Sidney Lima | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wendel Silva | F | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Frederico Venâncio | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Diogo Calila | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Carter | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Costa | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neneca | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| José Tavares | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adriel Guilherme de Moraes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henrique Silva | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matheus Araújo | D | 14 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Luquinhas | F | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |