Santa Clara 4-0 Rio Ave: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 5

Santa Clara

4 : 0

Rio Ave

Brenner3'
T. Ribeiro47'
Vinicius Lopes52'
Fernando90'

Estadio de São MiguelAnzhony RodriguesSun, 6 Sept 202616:30

Santa Clara4-3-3

Line ups

4-2-3-1Rio Ave Rio Ave crest

Assistant

Leandro Pires

Assistant

Augusto Gama

Assistant

Leandro Pires

Substitutions

66'
208.0
T. Ribeiro
416.8
Daniel Borges
66'
108.2
Brenner
996.5
Sorriso
76'
709.0A
Vinicius Lopes
176.8
Vasconcelos
76'
97.5A
G. Paciencia
77.8
Fernando
85'
87.0
J. Tavares
256.5
F. Medeiros

Unused

Assistant

Augusto Gama

Substitutions

46'
175.8
M. Vrousai
245.8
P. Amaral
46'
75.9
Diogo Bezerra
196.0
M. Sellouki
46'
775.7
D. Spikic
806.4
S. Clemmensen
64'
96.6
Tamble
306.3
R. Galcik
77'
55.5
A. Ntoi
205.7
J. Tome

Unused

Player of the match

Vinícius Lopes da Silva

Midfielder · Santa Clara

9.0

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists1

Shots2

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy50%

Dribbles won1

Build-up

Passes30

Key passes3

Pass accuracy93%

Defending

Tackles2

Blocks0

Interceptions0

Duels won5 · 36%

Fouls won/made1 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Vinícius Lopes

Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos

Player
Lucas FrançaG	3	0,49	+0,49	16/18	0/2
E. van der GouwG	2	2,38	-1,62	37/44	5/12

Live stats

Possession & Passing

59%Possession41%

502Total passes356

89%Pass accuracy85%

8Corners2

Attack

16Shots5

6On target3

7Off target1

3Blocked shots1

Box & Quality

14Shots in box3

2Shots out box2

1.9xG0.3

-1.6Goals prevented-1.6

Defense & Discipline

3Goalkeeper saves2

12Fouls9

1Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,89xG0,05

8Shots2

2On target2

2Big chances0

16Touches in box2

58%Possession42%

6Corners2

Second half

0,91xG0,27

8Shots3

4On target1

2Big chances0

19Touches in box4

60%Possession40%

2Corners0

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Santa Clara

1.9016959%

98% open play2% set piece

Rio Ave

0.325441%

91% open play9% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

21 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Santa Clara1,90 xG · 4 scored

Rio Ave0,32 xG · 0 scored

How those chances were made

Santa Clara28

Open play 20Set piece 2Dribble 1Rebound 2Defensive 3

Rio Ave10

Open play 8Foul won 1Defensive 1

Momentum

16 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Santa Clara87% pressure

Rio Ave13% pressure

Match replay

91'

4-0

100%Draw 0%0%

1.90xG0.32

16Shots5

9On target4

Momentum

90' Goal Luis Fernando 0.25 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

16 v 5

Santa Clara shoot right, Rio Ave left. Bigger dot = better chance.

SCSanta ClaraRARio Avegoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

13 on target · 4 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Santa ClaraRio Avegoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Santa ClaraDefensive line 42%

Rio AveDefensive line 26%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Santa ClaraUntil 66'

Most-connected pair: Pacheco and Moreira, 25 passes between them.

Rio AveUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Petrasso and Liavas, 18 passes between them.

Tactical battle

77control23

Vinícius Lopes

6 touches in box

In possession

73,1%Field tilt26,9%

13Passes into box3

37Progressive passes22

12Carries into final third1

10Chances created3

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

8,61Press intensity (PPDA)21,61

9High turnovers4

3Regains within 5s2

23,2sBall recovery time35,5s

15Interceptions14

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

146Carries69

1616mCarry distance722m

19Progressive carries7

1002mProgressive carry distance505m

6Carries into the box1

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

5Take-ons won4

11Take-ons attempted9

664mProgressive pass distance429m

0Through balls0

10Switches of play2

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,55Expected threat (xT)0,37

4,33Action value (VAEP)0,30

28Shot-creating actions10

6Goal-creating actions0

18Box entries4

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

4,8Passes per attack4,3

17,2sAttack duration15,6s

2,01 m/sAttack directness2,28 m/s

5Build-up attacks1

10Direct attacks6

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

35Touches in box6

52Final third entries43

4Big chances0

2,38xG on target0,49

2Big chances missed0

Passing

8/22 (36%)Crosses1/10 (10%)

25/41 (61%)Long balls25/52 (48%)

11Throw-ins20

9Free kicks12

4Goal kicks6

Duels

56Total44

34/57 (60%)Ground23/57 (40%)

6/14 (43%)Aerial8/14 (57%)

5/11 (45%)Dribbles4/8 (50%)

3Dispossessed17

Defending

56Recoveries43

10Interceptions8

21Tackles9

67%Tackles won78%

14Clearances22

2Big chances scored0

0Errors led to goal2

0Errors led to shot1

1Fouled in final third1

8,33Average rating5,79

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Santa ClaraThis season

Scores most 16-30 · concedes most 31-45

Rio AveThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 0-15

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

88%1+ goal38%

38%2+ goals38%

13%3+ goals25%

They concede

38%1+ goal88%

13%2+ goals63%

Heaviest results

best 4-0 (H)

best 2-0 (A)·worst 0-4 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Santa ClarashootallowRio Ave

4.7%Six-yard box7.0%

52.1%-4.7Penalty area56.8%

24.4%-2.5Edge of the box28.3%

18.7%+8.1Long range-2.87.8%

401 shots taken · 526 faced

Rio AveshootallowSanta Clara

3.9%-1.8Six-yard box-1.54.2%

59.4%+2.6Penalty area-1.954.7%

26.9%Edge of the box+3.130.2%

9.8%Long range10.9%

357 shots taken · 331 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Santa Clara beat Rio Ave 4-0 at Estadio de São Miguel in Primeira Liga. Santa Clara led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: Brenner (3'), T. Ribeiro (47'), Vinicius Lopes (52'), Fernando (90') for Santa Clara. In their last 17 meetings, Santa Clara have won 8, Rio Ave 5, with 4 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.