Santa Clara vs Rio Ave
Ref: M. NogueiraEstádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada, Ilha de São Miguel, Açores · 13,277 cap
Match recap
Rio Ave beat Santa Clara 2–0 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Nikitscher and Sidney Lima scored for Rio Ave. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.51 for Santa Clara versus 0.26 for Rio Ave. Santa Clara sit 13th in the Primeira Liga table while Rio Ave are 12th.
First Half
39'
Brabec
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Torrão
50'
⚽
Nikitscher
Assist: Vrousai
⇄
Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira
⇄
Klismahn
61'
⚽
Sidney Lima (OG)
63'
Mancha
Yellow Card
⇄
Soares
70'
Nikitscher
Yellow Card
Silva
Yellow Card
76'
⇄
Pohlmann
⇄
Pedro Ferreira
86'
⇄
Špikić
86'
⇄
Tamble Monteiro
Silva
Yellow Card
90+2'
⇄
Vrousai
90+2'
⇄
Unknown
| # | 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
Santa ClaraRio Ave
10Won
Statistical edge
10–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.51VS0.26
Attack5 · 0 won
13
Shots
4
4
Shots on target
3
5
Shots in the box
4
8
Shots outside box
1
6
Shots off goal
1
3
Corners
3
Possession & Passing3 · 0 won
54%
Possession
46%
399
Total passes
339
304
Accurate passes
256
76%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline1 · 2 won
18
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
3
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
4
3
Blocked shots
1
0.09
Goals prevented
0.09
Santa Clara
4-4-2
Rio Ave
4-2-3-1
Santa Clara
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Gabriel BatistaG
- 5Guilherme RomãoD
- 8Pedro FerreiraM
- 10Gabriel SilvaM
- 23Sidney LimaD
- 26Luis Fernando Santos OliveiraF
- 35SerginhoM
- 42Lucas SoaresD
- 49Welinton TorrãoM
- 77KlismahnF
- 94H. SilvaD
Substitutes
- 2Diogo CalilaD
- 11Brenner Lucas Gonçalves SantosF
- 12NenecaG
- 21Frederico VenâncioD
- 37DarlanM
- 39Gonçalo PaciênciaF
- 64Paulo VictorD
- 65José Luís Rocha TavaresM
- 70Vinícius LopesF
Rio Ave
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5Andreas-Richardos NtoiM
- 6Nelson Ighodaro AbbeyD
- 7Diogo Bezerra
- 9Tamble MonteiroF
- 17Marios VrousaiD
- 18Dario ŠpikićM
- 32Jakub BrabecD
- 39Gustavo ManchaD
- 44Tamás NikitscherM
- 80Ole PohlmannM
- 99Ennio van der GouwG
Substitutes
- 1Cezary MisztaG
- 8Ryan GuilhermeM
- 11Jalen Aleix Miller BlesaF
- 19Antonis PapakanellosM
- 20João ToméD
- 23Francisco PetrassoD
- 54Georgios LiavasM
- 63Julien Lomboto LompombiD
- 77Omar Tyrell Crawford RichardsD
Santa Clara
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serginho | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Batista(C) | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Fernando | F | 57 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Welinton | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Pedro Ferreira | M | 81 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Gabriel Silva | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Gustavo Klismahn | F | 57 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Guilherme Romão | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Henrique Silva | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Soares | D | 69 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Sidney Lima | D | 90 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Paulo Victor | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Darlan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frederico Venâncio | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neneca | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| José Tavares | M | 9 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diogo Calila | D | 21 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonçalo Paciência | F | 33 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Vinícius Lopes | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Brenner | F | 33 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
Rio Ave
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ennio Van Der Gouw | G | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tamás Nikitscher | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Marios Vrousai(C) | D | 89 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Andreas Ndoj | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Gustavo Mancha | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jakub Brabec | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tamblé Monteiro | F | 86 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Nelson Abbey | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ole Pohlmann | M | 76 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Diogo Bezerra | M | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Dario Špikić | M | 86 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Cezary Miszta | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julien Lomboto | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Richards | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Tomé | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgios Liavas | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jalen Blesa | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Petrasso | D | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Antonis Papakanellos | M | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Ryan Guilherme | M | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |