Santa Clara vs Rio Ave

Primeira Liga 11 Apr 2026, 17:00
Santa Clara
Santa Clara
0–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
🏟 Estádio de São Miguel 👤 Miguel Nogueira, Portugal Round 29

Match report

Rio Ave beat Santa Clara 2-0 in the Primeira Liga on 11 April 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Santa Clara dominated possession with 88% of the ball and had 13 shots to Rio Ave's 4.

The match was played at Estádio de São Miguel, with Miguel Nogueira, Portugal in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 88% - 12% Shots 13 - 4 On target 4 - 3 Corners 3 - 3 Fouls 18 - 12 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Tamás Nikitscher
Rio Ave · 1 goal
8 Ennio Van Der Gouw 4 saves
8 Marios Vrousai 1 assist
8 Gustavo Mancha captained the side
8 Andreas Ndoj captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–2 6–2
Shots On Goal 2–1 2–2
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 2–1 1–2
Attacks 47–47 55–45
Match statistics
3 Corners 3
5 Substitution 5
102 Attacks 92
62 Dangerous Attacks 30
4 On Target 4
8 Off Target 3
88% Ball Possession 12%
13 Shots Total 4
4 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 1
3 Shots Blocked 1
5 Shots Inside Box 4
8 Shots Outside Box 1
18 Fouls 12
3 Corners 3
2 Offsides 0
54% Ball Possession 46%
2 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 4
401 Passes Total 339
306 Passes Accurate 256
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Santa Clara · 4-4-2
1 G. Batista
42 L. Soares 23 S. Lima 94 H. Silva 5 G. Romão
10 G. Silva 8 P. Ferreira 35 Serginho 49 Welinton
77 G. Klismahn 26 L. Fernando
Rio Ave · 4-2-3-1
99 E. Gouw
17 M. Vrousai 32 J. Brabec 39 G. Mancha 6 N. Abbey
44 T. Nikitscher 5 A. Ndoj
7 D. Bezerra 80 O. Pohlmann 18 D. Špikić
9 T. Monteiro
Santa Clara
Coach
Vasco Matos
Substitutes
  • 70 Vinícius Lopes
  • 39 Gonçalo Paciência
  • 11 Brenner
  • 2 Diogo Calila
  • 65 José Tavares
  • 64 Paulo Victor
  • 12 Neneca
  • 21 Frederico Venâncio
  • 37 Darlan
Rio Ave
Coach
Sotiris Sylaidopoulos
Substitutes
  • 8 Ryan Guilherme
  • 19 Antonis Papakanellos
  • 23 Francisco Petrasso
  • 54 Georgios Liavas
  • 1 Cezary Miszta
  • 20 João Tomé
  • 77 Omar Richards
  • 11 Jalen Blesa
  • 63 Julien Lomboto
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Vinicius Lopes ↓ Welinton Torrao Santa Clara
  • 57' ↑ G. Paciencia ↓ Fernando Santa Clara
  • 57' ↑ Brenner ↓ Gustavo Klismahn Santa Clara
  • 69' ↑ Diogo Calila ↓ Lucas Soares Santa Clara
  • 76' ↑ Ryan Guilherme ↓ O. Pohlmann Rio Ave
  • 81' ↑ J. Tavares ↓ P. Ferreira Santa Clara
  • 86' ↑ F. Petrasso ↓ D. Spikic Rio Ave
  • 86' ↑ A. Papakanellos ↓ T. Monteiro Rio Ave
  • 90+2' ↑ G. Liavas ↓ Diogo Bezerra Rio Ave
  • 90+2' ↑ J. Tome ↓ M. Vrousai Rio Ave
Cards
  • 39' J. Brabec Rio Ave
  • 63' Gustavo Mancha Rio Ave
  • 70' T. Nikitscher Rio Ave
  • 75' Gabriel Silva Santa Clara
  • 87' H. Silva Santa Clara
Head-to-head
Santa Clara 5 4 draws 2 Rio Ave
2026-04-11 Santa Clara vs Rio Ave 0 - 2
2025-11-30 Rio Ave vs Santa Clara 1 - 1
2025-04-18 Rio Ave vs Santa Clara 1 - 1
2024-12-07 Santa Clara vs Rio Ave 1 - 0
2024-07-27 Rio Ave vs Santa Clara 1 - 2
2022-07-23 Rio Ave vs Santa Clara 0 - 2
Recent form
Santa Clara D D L W W
Rio Ave D D W W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Santa Clara vs Rio Ave?
Santa Clara lost 0-2 against Rio Ave on 11 April 2026.
Who won Santa Clara vs Rio Ave?
Rio Ave won the match 2-0.
Where was Santa Clara vs Rio Ave played?
The match was played at Estádio de São Miguel.
Who had more possession in Santa Clara vs Rio Ave?
Santa Clara had 88% of possession, compared to 12% for the other side.