Primeira Liga · Matchday 5

Santa Clara v Rio Ave

Santa Clara
FULL TIME4 – 0
Rio Ave
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 14:30:00 UTCEstádio de São MiguelMatchday 5

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Santa Clara 55%Draw 27%Rio Ave 19%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match events

  • 3′Brenner Gonçalves Santos (assist Vinícius Lopes)
  • 45′Marios Vrousai ← Pedro Amaral
  • 45′Dario Špikić ← Sebastian Senna Clemmensen
  • 47′Tiago Miguel Hora Ribeiro (assist Gonçalo Paciência)
  • 52′Vinícius Lopes
  • 64′Tamble Folgado Monteiro ← Roland Galčík
  • 66′Tiago Miguel Hora Ribeiro → Daniel Borges da Silva
  • 66′Brenner Gonçalves Santos → Sorriso
  • 76′Vinícius Lopes → João Vasconcelos Faria Gonçalves
  • 76′Gonçalo Paciência
  • 77′Andreas Ntoi ← João Tomé
  • 83′Tamás Nikitscher
  • 84′Daniel Borges da Silva
  • 85′José Rocha Tavares
  • 90′José Rocha Tavares

Santa Clara · Rio Ave

Santa ClaraTale of the tapeRio Ave
18 ptsTable7 pts
+8Goal difference-9
DWWDLFormLWLLD
0Head-to-head wins1
55%Win chance19%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Santa Clara 0W1D1W Rio Ave

Goals 1–3

  • 2026-04-11Santa Clara0–2Rio Ave
  • 2025-11-30Rio Ave1–1Santa Clara

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Santa Clara

DWWDL
  • @Alverca1-1
  • vsFamalicao1-0
  • @Académico de Viseu1-0
  • vsNacional de Madeira2-2
  • @FC Porto0-1

Rio Ave

LWLLD
  • vsSporting CP0-4
  • @Estoril Praia2-0
  • vsPorto0-2
  • @Gil Vicente0-1
  • @Casa Pia1-1

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 18-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Santa Clara8530+818
Rio Ave8215-97

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