Santa Clara 0–2 Rio Ave
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.5 – 0.7
- Actual xG
- 0.5 – 0.3
- Goals
- 0 – 2
Footybot made Santa Clara favourites at 58%.
Rio Ave won a close one on the chances: 0.3 xG to 0.5.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ennio Van Der Gouw, 65.0 in 90′.
Well above their usual level: Andreas Ndoj +15.9, Ennio Van Der Gouw +14.7.
Well below it: Lucas Soares −20.2, Gustavo Klismahn −20.0, Serginho −12.6.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Santa Clara
| 3 Apr 2026 | L 2–4 | at Sporting CP |
| 21 Mar 2026 | W 1–0 | v Gil Vicente |
| 15 Mar 2026 | W 1–0 | at AVS - Futebol SAD |
| 8 Mar 2026 | W 2–0 | v Vitória SC |
| 1 Mar 2026 | D 2–2 | at Tondela |
Rio Ave
| 4 Apr 2026 | L 1–2 | v FC Alverca |
| 22 Mar 2026 | W 2–1 | at Estoril Praia |
| 15 Mar 2026 | W 2–1 | v CF Estrela Amadora |
| 9 Mar 2026 | W 1–0 | at Tondela |
| 1 Mar 2026 | D 0–0 | v Famalicão |
Head to head
| 30 Nov 2025 | Rio Ave 1–1 Santa Clara |
Santa Clara
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| José Tavares | 9 | 61.6 | – |
| Gabriel Batista | 90 | 50.6 | +3.4 |
| Gonçalo Paciência | 33 | 42.2 | – |
| Henrique Silva | 90 | 41.8 | −6.0 |
| Pedro Ferreira | 81 | 40.6 | −3.4 |
| Vinícius Lopes | 45 | 40.5 | −9.3 |
| Brenner | 33 | 39.6 | – |
| Luis Fernando | 57 | 36.2 | −6.5 |
| Serginho | 90 | 34.7 | −12.6 |
| Sidney Lima | 90 | 34.1 | −11.4 |
| Gabriel Silva | 90 | 33.1 | −11.4 |
| Guilherme Romão | 90 | 29.0 | −10.7 |
| Gustavo Klismahn | 57 | 27.5 | −20.0 |
| Welinton Torrao | 45 | 27.1 | −11.8 |
| Lucas Soares | 69 | 21.9 | −20.2 |
| Diogo Calila | 21 | 18.6 | – |
Rio Ave
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Petrasso | 9 | 86.4 | – |
| Ennio Van Der Gouw | 90 | 65.0 | +14.7 |
| Georgios Liavas | 1 | 56.3 | – |
| Andreas Ndoj | 90 | 55.1 | +15.9 |
| Tamás Nikitscher | 90 | 50.9 | +5.1 |
| Marios Vrousai | 89 | 50.2 | +2.0 |
| Jakub Brabec | 90 | 49.0 | +2.2 |
| Nelson Abbey | 90 | 46.7 | +5.4 |
| Ole Pohlmann | 76 | 46.5 | +5.3 |
| Dario Špikić | 86 | 46.4 | +5.5 |
| Tamblé Monteiro | 86 | 46.2 | +6.9 |
| Diogo Bezerra | 89 | 43.6 | +0.8 |
| Gustavo Mancha | 90 | 42.9 | +0.4 |
| Ryan Guilherme | 14 | 35.1 | – |
| Antonis Papakanellos | 9 | 33.0 | – |
| João Tomé | 1 | 0.0 | – |