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Santa Clara vs Rio Ave — Primeira Liga

4-0

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Estadio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada

Going into the match, Santa Clara had won 4, drawn 4, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.1 goals a game; Rio Ave had won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 in 10, scoring 0.8. The sides have met 4 times in our records: Santa Clara 1 win, Rio Ave 1 win, 2 drawn. Santa Clara are 4th in the Primeira Liga on 18 points; Rio Ave are 14th on 7.

Match report

Home form going in: Santa Clara

Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 4, lost 2 (D W W D L). 1.1 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.

Away form going in: Rio Ave

Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 (L W L L D). 0.8 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.

Head-to-head: Santa Clara vs Rio Ave

How it unfolded

  • 3' Normal Goal — Brenner (Santa Clara)
  • 47' Normal Goal — T. Ribeiro (Santa Clara)
  • 52' Normal Goal — Vinicius Lopes (Santa Clara)
  • 90' Normal Goal — Fernando (Santa Clara)

Match statistics

Santa ClaraMetricRio Ave
4Goals0
59Ball possession41
1.8Expected goals (xG)0.32
16Total shots5
6Shots on target3
7Shots off target1
3Blocked shots1
14Attempts inside box3
2Attempts outside box2
8Corner kicks2
502Total passes356
447Accurate passes301
89Pass accuracy85
12Key passes3
71Duels73
40Duels won32

Primeira Liga table — 2026

#TeamPGDPts
1FC Porto81624
2Benfica81719
3Sporting CP81118
4Santa Clara8818
5Arouca8414
6GIL Vicente8214
7Academico Viseu8114
8Alverca8111
9SC Braga8-111
10Estrela8-110
11Maritimo8-58
12Moreirense8-78
13Famalicao8-17
14Rio Ave8-97
15Vitória SC8-55
16Nacional8-94
17Casa Pia8-144
18Estoril8-82

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