Rio Ave vs Santa Clara 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 19': Serginho (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Paulo Victor (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Goal! Rio Ave 1, Santa Clara 0. Clayton (Rio Ave) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olé Pohlmann with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 38': Goal! Rio Ave 1, Santa Clara 1. Serginho (Santa Clara) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Rio Ave 1, Santa Clara 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Rio Ave 1, Santa Clara 1.
- 69': Andreas Ntoi (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Rio Ave. Dario Spikic replaces Olé Pohlmann.
- 72': Brenner (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Substitution, Santa Clara. MT replaces Paulo Victor.
- 80': Substitution, Santa Clara. Luquinhas replaces Brenner because of an injury.
- 80': Substitution, Rio Ave. Antonis Papakanellos replaces Nikolaos Athanasiou.
- 80': Substitution, Rio Ave. Georgios Liavas replaces Andreas Ntoi.
- 89': Substitution, Rio Ave. Marc Gual replaces André Luiz.
- 89': Substitution, Santa Clara. Diogo Calila replaces Serginho.
- 89': Substitution, Santa Clara. José Tavares replaces Adriano Firmino.
- 89': Substitution, Santa Clara. João Costa replaces Wendel.
- 90'+3': Francisco Petrasso (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Rio Ave 1, Santa Clara 1.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +21 | FC Porto | 11 | 31 | 0 |
| +25 | Sporting CP | 12 | 31 | 1 |
| +18 | Benfica | 12 | 28 | 0 |
| +10 | Gil Vicente | 12 | 23 | 3 |
Statistics
 CDSC |
RAFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 42.5 | Possession | 57.5 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 251 | Accurate Passes | 377 |
| 314 | Passes | 448 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 21 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 10 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 19 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 9 | Clearances | 26 |
Rio Ave (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cezary Miszta (GK) |
| 4 | Jonathan Panzo |
| 6 | Nelson Abbey |
| 23 | Francisco Petrasso  |
| 10 | Brandon Aguilera |
| 5 | Andreas Ntoi |
| 3 | Nicolaos Athanasiou |
| 17 | Marios Vrousai |
| 9 | Clayton |
| 80 | Ole Pohlmann |
| 11 | André Luiz |
Santa Clara (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Batista (GK) |
| 13 | Luís Rocha |
| 21 | Frederico Venâncio |
| 23 | Sidney |
| 35 | Serginho |
| 6 | Adriano |
| 64 | Paulo Victor |
| 42 | Lucas Soares |
| 29 | Wendel |
| 11 | Brenner |
| 8 | Pedro Ferreira |
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