Santa Clara vs Rio Ave

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🕒 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio de São Miguel 🧑‍⚖️ Miguel Nogueira 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Santa Clara 12 · Rio Ave 13

Referee Stats

Miguel Nogueira

15 matches · 4.07 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.07
Reds avg	0.33
Penalties avg	0.53
Over 4.5 cards	47%
Home wins	20%
Draws	20%
Away wins	60%

How the match was won

Santa Clara outshot their opponent (13-4).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Santa Clara (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-8

Goals For / Against

17 / 17

Avg: 1.00 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Rio Ave (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-6

Goals For / Against

18 / 28

Avg: 1.06 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 1.24

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.35

PPG

1.24

1.00

1.06

1.00

1.65

35%

O2.5

53%

35%

BTTS

53%

35%

Score 1st

24%

League-position context

Santa Clara rank12th

Rio Ave rank13th

Santa Clara points36

Rio Ave points36

Santa Clara: #12 · 36 pts · GD -9

46 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Rio Ave: #13 · 36 pts · GD -22

46 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Santa Clara last 5 home

W W L W W

Points12/15

Weighted index80

Goals7-3

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Rio Ave last 5 away

D L W W W

Points10/15

Weighted index51

Goals6-4

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Santa Clara trend breakdown

Over 2.535%

BTTS35%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 59% · Over 3.5 6% · 1H BTTS 6%

Rio Ave trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Santa Clara score at home65%

Santa Clara clean sheet at home41%

Rio Ave score away65%

Rio Ave clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Santa Clara score first35%

Santa Clara win after scoring first67%

Rio Ave score first24%

Rio Ave win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Santa Clara 0% · Rio Ave 58%

Avg first goal minute: Santa Clara 46.2' · Rio Ave 46.3'

Vs league average

Santa Clara score at home1.00 vs 1.50

Santa Clara concede at home1.00 vs 1.19

Rio Ave score away1.06 vs 1.19

Rio Ave concede away1.65 vs 1.50

Santa Clara score 33% below league average, while Rio Ave score 11% below league average.

Defensive side: Santa Clara are 16% below league average at home, and Rio Ave are 10% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 1.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Santa Clara goal timing (home)

1H scored: 23% 2H scored: 77% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

0-15 3

46-60 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 1

16-30 1

Rio Ave goal timing (away)

1H scored: 17% 2H scored: 83% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

46-60 5

76-90+ 4

31-45 2

16-30 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

401

339

Passes Accurate

306

256

Passes %

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

39'

39' J. Brabec

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Welinton Torrão

1st substitution · For: Vinícius Lopes

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

T. Nikitscher

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Vrousai

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ Klismahn

2nd substitution · For: Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira

3rd substitution · For: Gonçalo Paciência

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ Klismahn

4th substitution · For: Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira

5th substitution · For: Gonçalo Paciência

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

Sidney Lima

Own Goal

63'

63' Gustavo Mancha

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ Lucas Soares

6th substitution · For: Diogo Calila

70'

70' T. Nikitscher

75'

75' Gabriel Silva

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Ole Pohlmann

1st substitution · For: Ryan Guilherme

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Pedro Ferreira

7th substitution · For: José Luís Rocha Tavares

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ D. Špikić

2nd substitution · For: F. Petrasso

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Tamble Monteiro

3rd substitution · For: A. Papakanellos

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ D. Špikić

4th substitution · For: F. Petrasso

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Tamble Monteiro

5th substitution · For: A. Papakanellos

87'

87' H. Silva

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ M. Vrousai

6th substitution · For: João Tomé

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ Diogo Bezerra

7th substitution · For: G. Liavas

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ Diogo Bezerra

8th substitution · For: G. Liavas

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ M. Vrousai

9th substitution · For: João Tomé

Santa Clara vs Rio Ave 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Rio Ave beat Santa Clara 2-0 on Saturday, 11 April 2026 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Miguel Nogueira. It was played at Estádio de São Miguel.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. J. Brabec received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 39'.

Second half: Santa Clara made their 1st substitution at 46', with Welinton Torrão replacing Vinícius Lopes. Rio Ave took the lead at 50' when T. Nikitscher scored, with the assist credited to M. Vrousai, making the score 0-1. Santa Clara made their 2nd substitution at 57', with Klismahn replacing Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos. Santa Clara made their 3rd substitution at 57', with Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira replacing Gonçalo Paciência. Santa Clara made their 4th substitution at 57', with Klismahn replacing Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos. Santa Clara made their 5th substitution at 57', with Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira replacing Gonçalo Paciência. Rio Ave extended the lead at 61' when Sidney Lima scored (Own Goal), making the score 0-2. Gustavo Mancha received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 63'. Santa Clara made their 6th substitution at 69', with Lucas Soares replacing Diogo Calila. T. Nikitscher received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 70'. Gabriel Silva received a yellow card for Santa Clara at 75'. Rio Ave made their 1st substitution at 76', with Ole Pohlmann replacing Ryan Guilherme. Santa Clara made their 7th substitution at 81', with Pedro Ferreira replacing José Luís Rocha Tavares. Rio Ave made their 2nd substitution at 86', with D. Špikić replacing F. Petrasso. Rio Ave made their 3rd substitution at 86', with Tamble Monteiro replacing A. Papakanellos. Rio Ave made their 4th substitution at 86', with D. Špikić replacing F. Petrasso. Rio Ave made their 5th substitution at 86', with Tamble Monteiro replacing A. Papakanellos. H. Silva received a yellow card for Santa Clara at 87'. Rio Ave made their 6th substitution at 90+2', with M. Vrousai replacing João Tomé. Rio Ave made their 7th substitution at 90+2', with Diogo Bezerra replacing G. Liavas. Rio Ave made their 8th substitution at 90+2', with Diogo Bezerra replacing G. Liavas. Rio Ave made their 9th substitution at 90+2', with M. Vrousai replacing João Tomé.

Santa Clara used 7 substitutions while Rio Ave used 9 substitutions. Santa Clara got 2 yellow cards, while Rio Ave got 3 yellow cards.