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Matchday

Liga Portugal 26/27 · 6 Sep 2026

Santa Clara 4–0 Rio Ave

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.6 – 0.6
Actual xG
1.9 – 0.3
Goals
4 – 0

Footybot made Santa Clara favourites at 62%.

Santa Clara won and made the better chances: 1.9 xG to 0.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Vinícius Lopes, 62.3 in 76′.

Well above their usual level: Vinícius Lopes +16.2, Brenner +15.5.

Well below it: Ennio Van Der Gouw −20.9, Georgios Liavas −13.2, Gustavo Mancha −9.3.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Santa Clara

29 Aug 2026D 1–1at FC Alverca Liga Portugal
23 Aug 2026W 1–0v Famalicão Liga Portugal
15 Aug 2026W 1–0at Académico Viseu FC Liga Portugal
10 Aug 2026D 2–2v CD Nacional Liga Portugal
16 May 2026L 0–1at FC Porto Liga Portugal

Rio Ave

28 Aug 2026L 0–4v Sporting CP Liga Portugal
22 Aug 2026W 2–0at Estoril Praia Liga Portugal
15 Aug 2026L 0–2v FC Porto Liga Portugal
9 Aug 2026L 0–1at Gil Vicente Liga Portugal
16 May 2026D 1–1at Casa Pia Liga Portugal

Head to head

11 Apr 2026Santa Clara 0–2 Rio Ave Liga Portugal
30 Nov 2025Rio Ave 1–1 Santa Clara Liga Portugal

Santa Clara

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Luis Fernando Forward14100.3192.6–
Vinícius Lopes Forward76110.1862.3+16.2
Brenner Forward66100.5756.7+15.5
Pedro Pacheco Defender9000–52.3+7.7
Lucas França Goalkeeper9000–51.4+3.3
Pedro Ferreira Midfielder9000–50.0+7.5
Daniel Borges Midfielder24000.0946.9–
José Tavares Midfielder85000.0743.7+1.4
Gonçalo Paciência Forward76010.4343.6−3.1
Guilherme Romão Defender9000–41.6+7.9
Emanuel Fernandes Defender9000–38.6−1.6
Sorriso Forward24000.0338.5–
Lucas Soares Defender9000–38.0−2.5
Tiago Ribeiro Midfielder66100.2236.3–
Frederico Silva Midfielder1000–32.0–
João Vasconcelos Midfielder1400–30.4–

Rio Ave

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jalen Blesa Forward90000.0352.0+2.6
Malik Sellouki Midfielder45000.2747.5–
João Tomé Defender1300–46.3–
Pedro Amaral Defender4500–46.0+4.0
Tamás Nikitscher Midfielder9000–44.1−1.4
Andreas Ndoj Midfielder7700–41.6−1.0
Tamblé Monteiro Forward6400–40.8−4.2
Sebastian Clemmensen Midfielder4500–39.9–
Roland Galčík Forward2600–39.6–
Marios Vrousai Midfielder4500–39.3−4.2
Francisco Petrasso Defender9000–39.3−0.5
Diogo Bezerra Midfielder45000.0339.2−9.2
Dario Špikić Midfielder4500–37.9−4.6
Ennio Van Der Gouw Goalkeeper9000–34.3−20.9
Gustavo Mancha Defender9000–33.7−9.3
Georgios Liavas Midfielder9000–31.8−13.2