Santa Clara – Rio Ave 0–2

	1H	2H	T
SAN	0	0	0
RIO	1	1	2

Match report

Rio Ave beat Santa Clara 2–0 at Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada in Primeira Liga. João Graça opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Santa Clara have 3 wins in their last 5, while Rio Ave have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

11'

⚽João Graça

2H

Z. Franco

65'

⇄Neneca↓ Darlan

70'

⇄E. van der Gouw↓ João Graça

72'

⚽T. Nikitscherassist T. Nikitscher

82'

N. Abbey

⇄Gabriel Batista↓ Pedro Ferreira

89'

⇄C. Miszta↓ T. Nikitscher

Momentum

SAN

⚽⚽

RIO

Match info

TournamentPrimeira Liga · Portugal

Kick-offApr 11, 2026 · 17:00

VenueEstádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada

Attendance34,198 / 43,844 (78%)

RefereeM. Nogueira

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

41Ball possession %59

0.5Expected goals (xG)2.1

13Total shots10

5Shots on target4

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

6Corner kicks5

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

495Passes513

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Diogo Calila

7.8

Lineups

SAN 4-3-36.90Formation7.104-3-3 RIO

Santa Clara

Coach: M. Bauer · 4-3-3

Rio Ave

Coach: S. Conte · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	FC Porto	34	28	4	2	66:18	+48	88	WWWWW
2	Sporting CP	34	25	7	2	89:24	+65	82	WWWWD
3	Benfica	34	23	11	0	74:25	+49	80	WWWDW
4	SC Braga	34	16	11	7	64:36	+28	59	LWWDL
5	Famalicao	34	15	11	8	42:29	+13	56	WWDLW
6	GIL Vicente	34	13	11	10	47:38	+9	50	LWWDL
7	Moreirense	34	12	7	15	37:49	-12	43	WDLLL
8	Arouca	34	12	6	16	47:64	-17	42	LLWWD
9	Guimaraes	34	12	6	16	39:51	-12	42	LWDLL
10	Estoril	34	10	9	15	54:57	-3	39	LWWDL
11	Alverca	34	10	9	15	35:52	-17	39	LLWWD
12	Rio Ave	34	8	12	14	35:57	-22	36	LWDDL
13	Santa Clara	34	9	9	16	32:41	-9	36	WDDLL
14	Nacional	34	9	7	18	37:45	-8	34	LWDLL
15	Estrela	34	6	12	16	38:56	-18	30	WDDLL
16	Casa Pia	34	6	12	16	31:57	-26	30	LLDDL
17	Tondela	34	6	10	18	27:55	-28	28	LLWDL
18	AVS	34	3	12	19	27:67	-40	21	LWDLL