Match

Santa Clara vs Rio Ave: result 4-0 and analysis

Primeira LigaRegular Season - 5Kick-off on September 6, 2026 at 02:30 PM (UTC)Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada, Ilha de São Miguel, Açores

Santa Clara
4-0
Rio Ave

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What was the result of Santa Clara vs Rio Ave?

Santa Clara won 4-0 on September 6, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 3′Brenner Lucas Gonçalves SantosSanta Clara
  • 47′Tiago RibeiroSanta Clara
  • 52′Vinícius LopesSanta Clara
  • 90′?Santa Clara

What had the model predicted before the match?

Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Santa Clara win at 53%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 1-0. Actual score: 4-0.

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Official lineup for Santa Clara vs Rio Ave

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Santa Clara

4-2-3-1
  1. 9Gonçalo Paciência
  1. 10Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos
  2. 20Tiago Ribeiro
  3. 70Vinícius Lopes
  1. 8José Luís Rocha Tavares
  2. 6Pedro Ferreira
  1. 5Guilherme Romão
  2. 21Emanuel Fernandes
  3. 4Pedro Pacheco
  4. 42Lucas Soares
  1. 1Lucas França

Rio Ave

4-2-3-1
  1. 9Tamble Monteiro
  1. 77D. Špikić
  2. 11J. Blesa
  3. 7Diogo Bezerra
  1. 5A. Ntoi
  2. 44T. Nikitscher
  1. 17M. Vrousai
  2. 39Gustavo Mancha
  3. 23F. Petrasso
  4. 54G. Liavas
  1. 99E. van der Gouw
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Santa Clara have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Rio Ave have 5, 4 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Santa Clara
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 29, 2026Alverca(away)1-1Primeira Liga
Aug 23, 2026Famalicao(home)1-0Primeira Liga
Aug 15, 2026Academico Viseu(away)1-0Primeira Liga
Aug 10, 2026Nacional(home)2-2Primeira Liga
Jul 25, 2026Arouca(home)3-0Friendlies Clubs
Rio Ave
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 28, 2026Sporting CP(home)0-4Primeira Liga
Aug 22, 2026Estoril(away)2-0Primeira Liga
Aug 15, 2026FC Porto(home)0-2Primeira Liga
Aug 9, 2026GIL Vicente(away)0-1Primeira Liga
Aug 1, 2026Tondela(home)3-1Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Santa Clara wins, 2 draws, 2 Rio Ave wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 11, 2026Santa Clara 0-2 Rio AvePrimeira Liga
Nov 30, 2025Rio Ave 1-1 Santa ClaraPrimeira Liga
Apr 18, 2025Rio Ave 1-1 Santa ClaraPrimeira Liga
Dec 7, 2024Santa Clara 1-0 Rio AvePrimeira Liga
Jul 27, 2024Rio Ave 1-2 Santa ClaraFriendlies Clubs
Mar 17, 2023Santa Clara 0-2 Rio AvePrimeira Liga

Last archived meeting: Santa Clara vs Rio Ave on Apr 11, 2026

How many goals should we expect?

Santa Clara score 1.5 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Rio Ave score 1.3 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Santa Clara1.50.776/156/15
Rio Ave1.31.547/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Santa Clara sit 4th in Primeira Liga (18 points from 8 matches) and Rio Ave sit 14th (7 points from 8 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Santa Clara853012418
14Rio Ave82158177

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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