Santa Clara 0-2 Rio Ave — Primeira Liga, 11 Apr 2026
Rio Ave beat Santa Clara 2-0 in the Primeira Liga on 11 April 2026 at Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada. Tamás Nikitscher scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Santa Clara have won 1 and Rio Ave 2, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Estádio de São Miguel · Ponta Delgada·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 39'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 46'
- 0-150'assist: Marios Vrousai
- 57'out: G. Paciencia
- 57'
- 1-161'Own Goal
- 63'Foul
- 69'
- 70'Foul
- 75'Foul
- 76'
- 81'
- 86'
- 86'
- 87'Foul
- 90+2'
- 90+2'
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Santa Clara
- 7.3SerginhoM
- 7.0Gabriel BatistaG
- 7.0José TavaresM
- 6.9Diogo CalilaD
- 6.7WelintonM
- 6.7Luis FernandoF
- 6.7Pedro FerreiraM
- 6.6Gonçalo PaciênciaF
- 6.3Vinícius LopesF
- 6.3Gabriel SilvaM
- 6.3Guilherme RomãoD
- 6.3BrennerF
- 6.3Gustavo KlismahnF
- 6.0Henrique SilvaD
- 5.9Lucas SoaresD
- 5.2Sidney LimaD
Rio Ave
- 8.0Ennio van der GouwG
- 7.9Tamás NikitscherM
- 7.7Marios VrousaiD
- 7.3Gustavo ManchaD
- 7.3Andreas-Richardos NtoiM
- 7.2Jakub BrabecD
- 7.0Tamblé MonteiroF
- 6.9Nelson AbbeyD
- 6.9Ole PohlmannM
- 6.7Diogo BezerraM
- 6.6Francisco PetrassoD
- 6.5Antonis PapakanellosM
- 6.3Dario ŠpikićM
- 6.3Ryan GuilhermeM
Line-ups
Rio Ave4-2-3-1
Santa Clara4-4-2
Substitutes
Santa ClaraVasco Matos
Substitutes
- 39G. Paciencia57'F6.6
- 70Vinicius Lopes46'F6.3
- 37DarlanM
- 21F. VenancioD
- 2Diogo Calila69'D6.9
- 64Paulo VictorD
- 11Brenner57'F6.3
- 12NenecaG
- 65J. Tavares81'M7.0
Rio AveSotiris Sylaidopoulos
Substitutes
- 77O. RichardsD
- 54Georgios Liavas90+2'M
- 1C. MisztaG
- 63Julien LombotoD
- 8Ryan Guilherme76'M6.3
- 20J. Tome90+2'D
- 11Jalen BlesaF
- 23Francisco Petrasso86'D6.6
- 19A. Papakanellos86'M6.5
Team statistics
54%Possession46%
0.51Expected goals (xG)0.26
13Total shots4
4Shots on target3
6Shots off target1
3Blocked shots1
3Corners3
2Offsides0
18Fouls12
2Yellow cards3
2Goalkeeper saves4
0.09Goals prevented0.09
399Total passes339
304Accurate passes256
76%Pass accuracy76%
Santa Clara
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serginho | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 7.3 |
| Gabriel Batista | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| José Tavares | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Diogo Calila | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Welinton | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Luis Fernando | 57 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Pedro Ferreira | 81 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Gonçalo Paciência | 33 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Vinícius Lopes | 45 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Gabriel Silva | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Guilherme Romão | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Brenner | 33 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Gustavo Klismahn | 57 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Henrique Silva | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Lucas Soares | 69 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 5.9 |
| Sidney Lima | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 5.2 |
Rio Ave
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ennio van der Gouw | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.0 |
| Tamás Nikitscher | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.9 |
| Marios Vrousai | 89 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.7 |
| Gustavo Mancha | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Andreas-Richardos Ntoi | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Jakub Brabec | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Tamblé Monteiro | 86 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Nelson Abbey | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ole Pohlmann | 76 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Diogo Bezerra | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Francisco Petrasso | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Antonis Papakanellos | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Dario Špikić | 86 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Ryan Guilherme | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
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