Santa Clara vs Rio Ave football prediction
Santa Clara Santa Clara
VS
Rio Ave Rio Ave
Final score Santa Clara 4 - 0 Rio Ave Match Finished

Santa Clara vs Rio Ave Predictions | Portugal Primeira Liga | September 6, 2026

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🕒 UTC Sun, Sep 6, 2026 14:30 UTC
🏆 Competition Portugal Primeira Liga
🏟️ Venue Estádio de São Miguel — Ponta Delgada
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Santa Clara vs Rio Ave match preview

Santa Clara vs Rio Ave has finished in Portugal Primeira Liga. The final score was Santa Clara 4 - 0 Rio Ave, and this page keeps the result, teams, competition and venue information available for reference.

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Final score

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Santa Clara 4 - 0 Rio Ave

Match result details

Goal scorers

Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos Santa Clara · Goal
Goal
Vinícius Lopes Santa Clara · Goal
Goal
Tiago Ribeiro Santa Clara · Goal
Goal
Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira Santa Clara · Goal
Goal

Cards

T. Nikitscher Rio Ave
1
Daniel Borges Santa Clara
1

Team stats from imported player data

Rio Ave
Goals0
Assists0
Shots / on target5 / 3
Passes / key passes356 / 3
Tackles / interceptions9 / 8
Duels won31
Fouls committed / drawn9 / 11
Cards1Y / 0R
Avg rating4.15
Santa Clara
Goals4
Assists2
Shots / on target16 / 6
Passes / key passes502 / 12
Tackles / interceptions21 / 10
Duels won39
Fouls committed / drawn12 / 8
Cards1Y / 0R
Avg rating5.14

Top player performances

Vinícius Lopes
Vinícius Lopes Santa Clara Rating 9 · 1G · 1A · 2 shots
Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos
Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos Santa Clara Rating 8.2 · 1G · 0A · 4 shots
Tiago Ribeiro
Tiago Ribeiro Santa Clara Rating 7.95 · 1G · 0A · 1 shots
Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira Santa Clara Rating 7.77 · 1G · 0A · 2 shots
Pedro Pacheco
Pedro Pacheco Santa Clara Rating 7.7 · 0G · 0A · 0 shots
Guilherme Romão
Guilherme Romão Santa Clara Rating 7.56 · 0G · 0A · 0 shots

Head-to-head history: Santa Clara vs Rio Ave

Recent direct meetings imported from API-Football. The summary below is normalized to this fixture perspective: Santa Clara as home side and Rio Ave as away side.

16Matches
6Santa Clara wins
5Draws
5Rio Ave wins
Santa Clara38%
Draw31%
Rio Ave31%

H2H goals: Santa Clara 19 - 20 Rio Ave across 16 completed direct meetings.

2026-04-11
Santa Clara vs Rio AvePortugal Primeira Liga
0 - 2
2025-11-30
Rio Ave vs Santa ClaraPortugal Primeira Liga
1 - 1
2025-04-18
Rio Ave vs Santa ClaraPortugal Primeira Liga
1 - 1
2024-12-07
Santa Clara vs Rio AvePortugal Primeira Liga
1 - 0
2024-07-27
Rio Ave vs Santa ClaraWorld Friendlies Clubs
1 - 2
2023-03-17
Santa Clara vs Rio AvePortugal Primeira Liga
0 - 2

Lineups

Rio Ave

M. Patricio
Samuel
A. Wenck
M. Sellouki
Rodrigo Ramos Real
T. Medina
Caike
S. Clemmensen
Pedro Amaral
R. Galčík
João Tomé

Santa Clara

Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos
Lucas França
Vinícius Lopes
José Luís Rocha Tavares
Tiago Ribeiro
Gonçalo Paciência
Pedro Pacheco
Lucas Soares
Guilherme Romão
Pedro Ferreira
Emanuel Fernandes

Portugal Primeira Liga classification

# Team Pld W D L GD Pts Form
1
FC Porto FC Porto
5 5 0 0 10 15 WWWWW
2
Benfica Benfica
5 4 1 0 15 13 WWWWD
3
Sporting CP Sporting CP
5 4 1 0 9 13 WWWWD
4
Santa Clara Santa Clara
5 3 2 0 6 11 WDWWD
5
Arouca Arouca
5 3 1 1 4 10 DWLWW
6
GIL Vicente GIL Vicente
4 2 1 1 2 7 LDWW
7
SC Braga SC Braga
3 2 1 0 2 7 WWD
8
Maritimo Maritimo
5 2 1 2 -2 7 LLDWW
9
Estrela Estrela
4 1 3 0 1 6 DWDD
10
Academico Viseu Academico Viseu
5 1 2 2 -3 5 WLDLD
11
Vitória SC Vitória SC
5 1 1 3 -2 4 DLWLL
12
Nacional Nacional
5 1 1 3 -2 4 LLLWD
13
Moreirense Moreirense
5 1 1 3 -8 4 LLWLD
14
Famalicao Famalicao
5 0 3 2 -2 3 DDLLD
15
Rio Ave Rio Ave
5 1 0 4 -9 3 LLWLL
16
Estoril Estoril
5 0 2 3 -5 2 DLLLD
17
Alverca Alverca
5 0 2 3 -5 2 LDLDL
18
Casa Pia Casa Pia
5 0 1 4 -11 1 DLLLL

Key details for Santa Clara vs Rio Ave

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Questions about Santa Clara vs Rio Ave

What is the status of Santa Clara vs Rio Ave?

The match has finished. The final result is Santa Clara 4 - 0 Rio Ave.

Are probabilities available for this game?

Yes. The current probability split is Santa Clara 47%, draw 29% and Rio Ave 24%.

Is head-to-head history available?

Yes. The H2H sample contains 16 completed direct meetings: Santa Clara 6 wins, 5 draws and Rio Ave 5 wins.

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