Santa Clara vs Rio Ave

6 September 2026 · Liga Portugal · 2026/27 · Referee Anzhony Rodrigues

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Brenner 4’
  • Tiago Ribeiro 47’
  • Vinícius Lopes 52’
  • Luis Fernando 90’

Match summary

Santa Clara won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Rio Ave. Santa Clara led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Brenner put Santa Clara ahead in the 4th minute. In the second half, Tiago Ribeiro made it 2-0 in the 47th minute, Vinícius Lopes made it 3-0 in the 52nd minute, and Luis Fernando made it 4-0 in the 90th minute.

The chances backed that up: Santa Clara created 1.90 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Rio Ave's 0.32 from 5.

Match stats

59% Possession 41%
16 Shots 5
6 Shots on target 3
8 Corners 2
96 Attacks 76
55 Dangerous attacks 26
502 Passes 356
89.0% Pass accuracy 84.6%
21 Tackles 9
12 Fouls 9
1 Yellow cards 1

Key events

Santa Clara Rio Ave
Kick-off
Corner
2’
Brenner1-0 (Santa Clara)
3’
3’
Jalen BlesaShot on target
Corner
8’
13’
Corner
25’
Diogo BezerraShot on target
28’
Corner
Corner
31’
Corner
32’
Corner
35’
Gonçalo PaciênciaShot on target
39’
Corner
42’
Half-time1-0
Tiago RibeiroRight foot shot2-0 (Santa Clara)
47’
Second half underway
Vinícius LopesRight foot shot3-0 (Santa Clara)
52’
Corner
64’
66’
Gonçalo PaciênciaShot on target
67’
74’
Malik SelloukiShot on target
Corner
78’
83’
Daniel BorgesSimulation
84’
Luis FernandoRight foot shot4-0 (Santa Clara)
90’
Full-time4-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.90 0.32 4’ Brenner (Santa Clara), 1-0 4’ 47’ Tiago Ribeiro (Santa Clara), 2-0 47’ 52’ Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara), 3-0 52’ 90’ Luis Fernando (Santa Clara), 4-0 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.90 0.32 4’ Brenner (Santa Clara), 1-0 Brenner 4’ 47’ Tiago Ribeiro (Santa Clara), 2-0 Ribeiro 47’ 52’ Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara), 3-0 Lopes 52’ 90’ Luis Fernando (Santa Clara), 4-0 Fernando 90’
Santa Clara 1.90 xGRio Ave 0.32 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rio Ave attacking Santa Clara attacking 
39’ Brenner (Santa Clara), open play, 0.32 xG, hit the woodwork 39’ Gonçalo Paciência (Santa Clara), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 90’ Luis Fernando (Santa Clara), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 47’ Tiago Ribeiro (Santa Clara), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 57’ Malik Sellouki (Rio Ave), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 52’ Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 16’ Brenner (Santa Clara), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 81’ Daniel Borges (Santa Clara), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 89’ Luis Fernando (Santa Clara), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Brenner (Santa Clara), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Gonçalo Paciência (Santa Clara), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ Malik Sellouki (Rio Ave), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 4’ Brenner (Santa Clara), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 39’ Gonçalo Paciência (Santa Clara), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 8’ José Tavares (Santa Clara), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Sorriso (Santa Clara), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Diogo Bezerra (Rio Ave), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 3’ Jalen Blesa (Rio Ave), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ José Tavares (Santa Clara), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Malik Sellouki (Rio Ave), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 39’ Brenner (Santa Clara), open play, 0.32 xG, hit the woodwork 39’ Gonçalo Paciência (Santa Clara), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 90’ Luis Fernando (Santa Clara), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 47’ Tiago Ribeiro (Santa Clara), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 57’ Malik Sellouki (Rio Ave), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 52’ Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 16’ Brenner (Santa Clara), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 81’ Daniel Borges (Santa Clara), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 89’ Luis Fernando (Santa Clara), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Brenner (Santa Clara), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Gonçalo Paciência (Santa Clara), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ Malik Sellouki (Rio Ave), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 4’ Brenner (Santa Clara), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 39’ Gonçalo Paciência (Santa Clara), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 8’ José Tavares (Santa Clara), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Sorriso (Santa Clara), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Jalen Blesa (Rio Ave), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 25’ Diogo Bezerra (Rio Ave), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ José Tavares (Santa Clara), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Malik Sellouki (Rio Ave), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Santa Clara 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
França
Romão
Pacheco
Fernandes
Soares
Ferreira
Tavares 85’
Ribeiro 66’
Lopes 76’
Brenner 66’
Paciência 76’
Rio Ave 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Gouw
Petrasso
Mancha
Ndoj 77’
Vrousai 46’
Nikitscher
Liavas
Blesa
Bezerra 46’
Špikić 46’
Monteiro 64’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 3 0 18 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
90′ 1 4 1 3 1 76 2 – – –
90′ – – – – – 58 – – – –
90′ 1 1 – 1 – 42 – – – –
Midfielders9 players
90′ – – 58 – – 2 – 2 1 – –
90′ – – 47 2 – 8 2 12 2 1 –
José Tavares Taken off
85′ – – 54 2 – – – 4 1 1 –
Vinícius Lopes Taken off
76′ 1 1 30 3 – 2 – 5 – 1 –
Tiago Ribeiro Taken off
66′ 1 – 37 – – – – 1 2 1 –
Brenner Taken off
66′ 1 – 22 – – 4 1 7 – 3 –
Daniel Borges Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 14 – – 1 – 3 2 1
João Vasconcelos Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 10 – – – – – – – –
Frederico Silva Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 2 – – – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
Gonçalo Paciência Taken off
76′ – 1 3 2 0.43 – 2 1 – 19 –
Sorriso Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 1 – 0.03 – – – – 12 –
Luis Fernando Came on as a substitute
14′ 1 – 2 1 0.31 – – 1 – 3 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Santa Clara win 48% Avg odds 1.94
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.15
Rio Ave win 23% Avg odds 4.11

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.