Santa Clara 0–2 Rio Ave. This Portuguese Primera Liga match was played on 11 April 2026. Rio Ave won.
Santa Clara vs Rio Ave Football Match – Live Updates and Stats – 2026/04/11
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Rio Ave
T
Tamas Nikitscher 0-1
M
assist Marios Vrushai
G
Gonçalo Paciência
L
Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira
- 92' 🔄 Substitution — Georgios Liavas Rio Ave
- 92' 🔄 Substitution — João Tomé Baptista Rio Ave
- 87' Yellow card — Henrique Silva Santa Clara
- 86' 🔄 Substitution — Francisco Petrasso Rio Ave
- 86' 🔄 Substitution — Antonis Papakanellos Rio Ave
- 81' 🔄 Substitution — José Tavares Santa Clara
- 76' 🔄 Substitution — Ryan Guilherme da Silva Rio Ave
- 75' Yellow card — Gabriel Silva Vieira Santa Clara
- 70' Yellow card — Tamas Nikitscher Rio Ave
- 69' 🔄 Substitution — Diogo Calila Santa Clara
- 63' Yellow card — Gustavo Mancha Rio Ave
- 61' ⚽ Own goal — Sidney Lima Rio Ave
- 57' 🔄 Substitution — Gonçalo Paciência Santa Clara
- 57' 🔄 Substitution — Brenner Lucas Goncalves Santos Santa Clara
- 50' ⚽ Goal — Tamas Nikitscher (Marios Vrushai) Rio Ave
- 45' 🔄 Substitution — Vinicius lopes Santa Clara
- 39' Yellow card — Jakub Brabec Rio Ave
| 1st half | 2nd half | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | ||
| Yellow cards | ||
| Red cards | ||
| Penalties awarded |
Santa Clara
Rio Ave
8
Santa Clara wins
8
Rio Ave wins
-
06 Sep 2026
Santa Clara
4 - 0
Rio Ave
W
-
30 Nov 2025
Rio Ave
1 - 1
Santa Clara
D
-
18 Apr 2025
Rio Ave
1 - 1
Santa Clara
D
-
07 Dec 2024
Santa Clara
1 - 0
Rio Ave
W
-
27 Jul 2024
Rio Ave
1 - 2
Santa Clara
W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FC Porto
|
10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | +21 | 30 | W W W W W |
| 2 |
Benfica
|
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | +19 | 25 | W L W W W |
| 3 |
Sporting CP
|
11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | +13 | 24 | D W L W W |
| 4 |
Santa Clara
|
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | +8 | 21 | D W L W L |
| 5 |
FC Arouca
|
11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +5 | 20 | D W W W L |
| 6 |
Viseu
|
11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 20 | W W W W L |
| 7 |
Gil Vicente
|
11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 18 | W W L D W |
| 8 |
Sporting Braga
|
10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 14 | D L L L W |
| 9 |
Moreirense
|
11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 14 | D L W W L |
| 10 |
FC Famalicao
|
11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 13 | W L W L W |
| 11 |
Alverca
|
11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 12 | W W L L D |
| 12 |
CF Estrela Amadora SAD
|
10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 10 | D L L L L |
| 13 |
Nacional da Madeira
|
11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 10 | L L W L W |
| 14 |
Vitoria Guimaraes
|
10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | L D L W D |
| 15 |
Maritimo
|
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -12 | 8 | L D L L L |
| 16 |
Casa Pia AC
|
11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -14 | 8 | W L W L D |
| 17 |
Rio Ave
|
10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -14 | 7 | D L W L L |
| 18 |
Estoril
|
10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -14 | 2 | L L L L L |
Starting XI
- 1 G Gabriel Batista C
- 26 F Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira
- 23 D Sidney Lima
- 35 M Sergio Miguel Lobo Araujo
- 77 F Gustavo Klismahn
- 5 D Guilherme Romão
- 8 M Pedro Ferreira
- 42 D Lucas Soares
- 94 D Henrique Silva
- 49 M Welinton
- 10 M Gabriel Silva Vieira
Substitutes
- 39 F Gonçalo Paciência ↑
- 70 F Vinicius lopes ↑
- 11 F Brenner Lucas Goncalves Santos ↑
- 2 D Diogo Calila ↑
- 65 M José Tavares ↑
- 12 G Hélio Miguel
- 21 D Frederico Venancio
- 37 M Darlan Pereira Mendes
- 64 D Paulo Victor
Starting XI
- 44 M Tamas Nikitscher
- 99 G Ennio Van Der Gouw
- 39 D Gustavo Mancha
- 17 D Marios Vrushai C
- 32 D Jakub Brabec
- 6 D Nelson Abbey
- 5 M Andreas Ntoi
- 7 M Diogo Bezerra de Oliveira
- 18 M Dario Špikić
- 9 F Tamble Ulisses Folgado Monteiro
- 80 M Ole Pohlmann
Substitutes
- 20 D João Tomé Baptista ↑
- 8 M Ryan Guilherme da Silva ↑
- 23 D Francisco Petrasso ↑
- 19 M Antonis Papakanellos ↑
- 54 M Georgios Liavas ↑
- 1 G Cezary Miszta
- 11 F Jalen Aleix Miller Blesa
- 63 D Julien Lomboto
- 77 D Omar Richards
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Santa Clara faced Rio Ave in the Portuguese Primera Liga on Saturday, 11 April 2026 and the match finished 0–2. This page holds the final scoreline, goals, lineups and full match stats.
Current league position
Santa Clara sit 4th in the Portuguese Primera Liga table with 21 points from 11 matches (6W · 3D · 2L). Rio Ave are 17th with 7 points from 10 matches (2W · 1D · 7L).
The full standings table — including form, goal difference and points gap — is available in the Standings tab above, and the complete season archive lives on the Portuguese Primera Liga hub.
Head-to-head history
These two clubs have met 22 times on record. Santa Clara have won 8, Rio Ave have won 8 and 6 matches ended level. A full timeline of previous meetings — scores, dates and competitions — is in the H2H tab above.
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When was Santa Clara vs Rio Ave played?
Kick-off was in the Portuguese Primera Liga.
Where was Santa Clara vs Rio Ave played?
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What was the final score of Santa Clara vs Rio Ave?
Santa Clara 0 – 2 Rio Ave. Rio Ave won.
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