Santa Clara v Rio Ave result

Full-time · Santa Clara 0–2 Rio Ave

Primeira Liga · Fri, 17 Mar 2023 20:15 GMT · Estádio de São Miguel

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:54 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Santa Clara · Rio Ave · Head-to-head

Santa Clara 0–2 Rio Ave — Rio Ave won this Primeira Liga match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Rio Ave won 2–0 at Estádio de São Miguel in the Primeira Liga on Friday 17 March. Santa Clara are winless in their last 12 matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Santa Clara: an own goal by Ítalo (50’); Rio Ave: Leonardo Ruiz (73’, assisted by João Graça).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Santa Clara 0.00, Rio Ave 0.00, from 9 shots to 16 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Santa Clara: Diogo Calila (44’), W. González (44’), Bruno Almeida (69’) and Bruno Jordão (75’); Rio Ave: Aderllan Santos (45+3’) and Leonardo Ruiz (84’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Gabriel Batista (Santa Clara) 7.5, João Graça (Rio Ave) 5.0 and Bruno Jordão (Santa Clara) 4.0 led the match.

Next up

Santa Clara next host Benfica on 26 October 2026.

Rio Ave next host Famalicao on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Santa Clara: Santa Clara v Benfica, Monday 26 October — the preview. Next for Rio Ave: Rio Ave v Famalicao, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Santa Clara 0–2 Rio Ave · Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio de São Miguel · Ponta Delgada
Referee: Gustavo Correia
Head-to-head (last 6): Santa Clara 3 · draws 1 · Rio Ave 2 · 2.17 goals/game
Recent form: Santa Clara 0W 0D 5L · Rio Ave 3W 0D 2L

Santa Clara 0–2 Rio Ave (Primeira Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 0.75

Goals

against 2.25 / 1 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.33 / 2.75

Corners

against 8 / 9.25 · 2 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

4 / 4

Shots on target

against 6 / 6 · 2 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

3 / 3.25

Cards

against 2 / 2 · 2 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 March 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 March 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Santa Clara for / against	Line	Rio Ave for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.75 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.33 for · 8 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	2.75 for · 9.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	12 for · 17.33 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	11.25 for · 17 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 6 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 6 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	16.67 for · 10.33 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	15 for · 14 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	3 for · 2 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	3.25 for · 2 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: Gustavo Correia.

Santa Clara

Santa Clara — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Paulo Henrique n 8	61.5	2.9 6/5	1.6 3/3	—
Diogo Calila n 8	61.6	2.7 7/3	1.5 5/3	—
Victor Bobsin n 8	59.3	2.5 7/4	0.2 1/0	—
Kyosuke Tagawa n 8	41.5	2.4 3/1	1.1 3/1	—
Matheus Araújo n 7	33.1	2.3 5/1	2.7 4/2	—

Santa Clara — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Matheus Babi n 8	45.9	2.7 6/4	0.5 2/0
Bruno Almeida n 8	62.6	2.5 7/5	0.7 3/1
Rildo n 8	34.9	2.3 4/2	1.3 3/1
Matheus Araújo n 7	33.1	1.9 3/2	0 0/0
Gabriel Silva n 8	84	1.2 4/3	0.4 3/0

Santa Clara — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Xavi Quintillà n 8	81.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Kyosuke Tagawa n 8	41.5	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Costinha n 8	37.4	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
Rildo n 8	34.9	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Bruno Almeida n 8	62.6	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Santa Clara — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Misao n 8	86.8	3.2 8/7
Rildo n 8	34.9	2.3 5/2
Victor Bobsin n 8	59.3	2.1 4/3
Costinha n 8	37.4	2.1 5/2
Gabriel Silva n 8	84	2 6/4

Santa Clara — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Gabriel Batista n 8	90	3.2 6/4

Rio Ave

Rio Ave — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Leonardo Ruiz n 7	39.9	3.2 5/3	1.6 4/1	—
Paulo Vitor n 6	24.8	2.4 4/0	2.4 4/0	—
A. Oudrhiri n 8	52.8	2.1 5/3	0.9 3/1	—
Costinha n 8	83.9	2 8/4	2.3 8/6	—
João Graça n 5	71.8	2 4/2	1.5 2/2	—

Rio Ave — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
André Pereira n 8	50.3	2.9 6/4	0.9 3/1
Hernâni n 8	42.5	2.4 4/3	0.8 3/0
Leonardo Ruiz n 7	39.9	1.9 4/2	1.3 3/1
Miguel Baeza n 8	49.3	1.6 5/2	0.9 4/0
E. Boateng n 8	77.3	1.3 6/2	0.4 3/0

Rio Ave — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
André Pereira n 8	50.3	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
Fábio Ronaldo n 7	65.7	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Ukra n 8	30.5	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
Aderllan Santos n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
E. Boateng n 8	77.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Rio Ave — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Costinha n 8	83.9	4.8 8/8
João Graça n 5	71.8	2.5 5/3
Guga n 8	83	2.4 6/5
Aderllan Santos n 8	90	2.1 7/5
A. Samaris n 8	64.5	2.1 7/3

Rio Ave — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Jhonatan n 8	87.9	2.8 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Santa Clara		Rio Ave
40%	Possession	60%
9	Shots	16
1	Shots on target	7
7	Shots off target	5
1	Blocked shots	4
7	Shots inside the box	12
2	Corners	7
4	Offsides	4
12	Fouls	21
4	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
6	Saves	1
349	Passes	546
79%	Pass accuracy	86%

Santa Clara player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Gabriel Batista	90	0	0	0	0	0	8.5
Ygor Nogueira	90	1	0	0	1	0	7
Adriano Firmino	90	0	0	0	2	0	7
Ítalo	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
Diogo Calila	90	0	0	0	1	Y	6.2
W. González	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
Bruno Jordão	84	0	0	1	2	Y	6.9
Matheus Araújo	72	1	0	1	0	0	6.3
Rildo	72	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
K. Misao	57	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
Allano	57	2	0	0	1	0	6.6
Costinha sub	33	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
Bruno Almeida sub	33	1	1	0	2	Y	6.6
Nanu sub	18	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
Gabriel Silva sub	18	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
Matheus Babi sub	12	1	0	0	0	0	6.2

Rio Ave player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Jhonatan	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
R. Pantalon	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
Aderllan Santos	90	0	0	1	1	0	3	Y	7.7
Patrick William	90	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	7.2
Costinha	90	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	7
Guga	90	0	0	2	0	4	1	0	7.9
João Graça	85	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	6.9
Fábio Ronaldo	78	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	6.9
E. Boateng	78	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
Vitor Gomes	72	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	7.7
André Pereira	72	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	6.3
Miguel Baeza sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Leonardo Ruiz sub	18	1	0	1	1	0	0	Y	7.3
Savio sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Ukra sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Lomboto sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Santa Clara v Rio Ave — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Santa ClaraLLLLL

Last 5: 0W 0D 5L · 0.6 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Rio AveWLWLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Santa Clara 3 · 1 draw · Rio Ave 2 · 2.17 goals/game

2022-10-02 Rio Ave 1–0 Santa Clara
2021-05-11 Santa Clara 1–0 Rio Ave
2021-01-25 Rio Ave 1–2 Santa Clara
2020-07-18 Rio Ave 2–2 Santa Clara
2020-01-10 Santa Clara 0–1 Rio Ave
2019-02-15 Rio Ave 1–2 Santa Clara

League standing · 2022/23

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Santa Clara#18 pos22 pts34 pl-32 GD

Rio Ave#12 pos40 pts34 pl-7 GD

Goals per game

Santa Clara scored0.76

Rio Ave scored1.06

Santa Clara conceded1.71

Rio Ave conceded1.26

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Santa Clara and Rio Ave?: In their last 6 meetings, Santa Clara won 3, Rio Ave won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Santa Clara and Rio Ave?: Recent form — Santa Clara 0W 0D 5L; Rio Ave 3W 0D 2L.

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