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Santa Clara v Rio Ave

Liga Portugal
Santa Clara
4:0
Full time
Rio Ave

Santa Clara v Rio Ave in Liga Portugal ended 4:0. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Santa Clara v Rio Ave

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Santa Clara at 48.0% - the match finished 4:0, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · Santa Clara X 2 · Rio Ave Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 52.1% 25.3% 22.7% Home win · Santa Clara ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 48.0% 25.3% 26.7% Home win · Santa Clara ✔ Correct
Data Providers 45.0% 45.0% 10.0% Home win · Santa Clara ✔ Correct
Final score 4:0 Home win · Santa Clara
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 1.94 on a Santa Clara win, 3.18 on the draw and 4.29 on a Rio Ave win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Santa Clara win 1.94 1.98 Pinnacle 51.5% 48%
Draw 3.18 3.30 1xBet 31.4% 25.3%
Rio Ave win 4.29 4.59 Pinnacle 23.3% 26.7%
Over 2.5 goals 2.32 2.41 Pinnacle 43.1% 53.4%
Under 2.5 goals 1.60 1.64 1xBet 62.5% 46.6%
Both teams to score - Yes 2.00 2.02 Marathonbet 50% 53.2%
Both teams to score - No 1.72 1.75 William Hill 58.1% 46.8%
Updated: 06.09.2026 13:20 · Average odds across 6 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Santa Clara v Rio Ave

  1. 3′Brenner Lucas Goncalves Santos · Goal (assist: Vinicius lopes)
  2. 45′Diogo Bezerra · Substitution (off: Malik Sellouki)
  3. 45′Marios Vrushai · Substitution (off: Pedro Amaral)
  4. 45′Dario Špikić · Substitution (off: Sebastian Clemensen)
  5. 47′Tiago Ribeiro · Goal (assist: Gonçalo Paciência)
  6. 52′Vinicius lopes · Goal
  7. 64′Tamble Ulisses Folgado Monteiro · Substitution (off: Roland Galcik)
  8. 66′Tiago Ribeiro · Substitution (off: Dani Borges)
  9. 66′Brenner Lucas Goncalves Santos · Substitution (off: Luiz Fernando Salles De Castro)
  10. 76′Vinicius lopes · Substitution (off: Joao Vasconcelos)
  11. 76′Gonçalo Paciência · Substitution (off: Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira)
  12. 77′Andreas Ntoi · Substitution (off: João Tomé Baptista)
  13. 83′Tamas Nikitscher · Yellow card
  14. 84′Dani Borges · Yellow card
  15. 85′José Tavares · Substitution (off: Frederico Medeiros Silva)
  16. 90′Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira · Goal

Match statistics: Santa Clara v Rio Ave

Statistic Santa Clara Rio Ave
Possession 58% 42%
Shots on target 6 3
Total shots 16 5
Shots off target 7 1
Blocked shots 3 1
Corners 8 2
Fouls 12 9
Yellow cards 1 1
Red cards 0 0
Saves 3 2
Passes 502 356

Line-ups: Santa Clara v Rio Ave

Santa Clara 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Lucas França 7.0
  2. 4 Pedro Pacheco 7.7
  3. 5 Guilherme Romão 7.6
  4. 6 Pedro Ferreira 7.2
  5. 8 José Luís Rocha Tavares 7.0
  6. 9 Gonçalo Paciência 7.5
  7. 10 Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos 8.2
  8. 20 Tiago Ribeiro 8.0
  9. 21 Emanuel Fernandes 7.4
  10. 42 Lucas Soares 7.6
  11. 70 Vinícius Lopes 9.0
Substitutes (10)
  1. 3 Henrique Silva
  2. 11 Welinton Torrão
  3. 12 Neneca
  4. 17 João Vasconcelos 6.8
  5. 18 A. Duarte
  6. 22 Vitinho
  7. 25 F. Medeiros 6.5
  8. 41 Daniel Borges 6.8
  9. 73 Léo Jacó
  10. 99 Sorriso 6.5

Rio Ave 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 5 A. Ntoi 5.5
  2. 7 Diogo Bezerra 5.9
  3. 9 Tamble Monteiro 6.6
  4. 11 J. Blesa 6.2
  5. 17 M. Vrousai 5.8
  6. 23 F. Petrasso 6.1
  7. 39 Gustavo Mancha 6.0
  8. 44 T. Nikitscher 6.2
  9. 54 G. Liavas 5.5
  10. 77 D. Špikić 5.7
  11. 99 E. van der Gouw 5.9
Substitutes (11)
  1. 19 M. Sellouki 6.0
  2. 20 João Tomé 5.7
  3. 22 K. Chamorro
  4. 24 Pedro Amaral 5.8
  5. 27 T. Medina
  6. 30 R. Galčík 6.3
  7. 60 Caike
  8. 67 Samuel
  9. 70 A. Wenck
  10. 79 M. Patricio
  11. 80 S. Clemmensen 6.4

Form and head-to-head: Santa Clara v Rio Ave

Santa Clara

WDWWD

Rio Ave

LWLLD

Liga Portugal standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Porto 6 6 0 0 +13 18 WWWWW
2 Benfica 5 4 1 0 +15 13 WWWWD
3 Sporting CP 5 4 1 0 +9 13 WWWWD
4 Santa Clara 5 3 2 0 +6 11 WDWWD
5 Arouca 5 3 1 1 +4 10 DWLWW
6 Estrela Amadora 5 2 3 0 +2 9 WDWDD
7 Academico Viseu 6 2 2 2 -2 8 WWLDL
8 Gil Vicente 4 2 1 1 +2 7 LDWW
9 Sporting Braga 4 2 1 1 +1 7 LWWD
10 Marítimo 5 2 1 2 -2 7 LLDWW
11 Alverca 6 1 2 3 -3 5 WLDLD
12 Vitória Guimarães 6 1 1 4 -3 4 LDLWL
13 Nacional 6 1 1 4 -4 4 LLLLW
14 Moreirense 5 1 1 3 -8 4 LLWLD
15 Famalicão 5 0 3 2 -2 3 DDLLD
16 Rio Ave 5 1 0 4 -9 3 LLWLL
17 Estoril 5 0 2 3 -5 2 DLLLD
18 Casa Pia 6 0 1 5 -14 1 LDLLL

Managers: Santa Clara v Rio Ave

S. Silaidopoulos
Rio AveManagerS. Silaidopoulos

Match information: Santa Clara v Rio Ave

Kick-off
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Competition
Liga Portugal
Round
Regular Season – 5
City
Ponta Delgada
Surface
grass
Capacity
13,277