Clinical Edge
Santa Clara
Santa Clara finished well above what their chances were worth — 4 goals from 1.80 xG.
- Goals
- 4
- Expected goals
- 1.80
- Overperformance
- +2.20
Primeira Liga · Matchday 5Santa Clara
Brenner 3'
T. Ribeiro 47'
Vinicius Lopes 52'
Fernando 90'
4 – 0
FT
HT 1–0
Rio Ave
Primeira Liga
Matchday 5Santa Clara4–0Rio Ave
1.80
Expected goals
0.32
3′47′52′90′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: SC 1.80, RA 0.32.
Match report
Santa Clara 4-0 Rio Ave
Santa Clara took apart Rio Ave 4-0 at Estadio de São Miguel in Primeira Liga. Brenner opened the scoring for Santa Clara on 3', Ribeiro made it 2-0 to Santa Clara on 47', Lopes made it 3-0 to Santa Clara on 52' and Fernando made it 4-0 to Santa Clara on 90'.
Expected goals finished Santa Clara 1.80, Rio Ave 0.32. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Santa Clara held 59.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Santa Clara graded out for clinical edge — 4 goals and 1.80 expected goals. Santa Clara graded out for box occupation — 14 of 16 shots in the box and 0.11 xg per shot.
Vinícius Lopes came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.5 for Santa Clara from 1 goal, 1 assist and 3 key passes.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
59%Possession41%
16Shots5
1.80xG0.32
What the numbers say
3 readsBox Occupation
Santa Clara
Santa Clara kept getting bodies into the area — 88% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 14 of 16
- Share
- 88%
- xG per shot
- 0.11
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Santa Clara scored on 90′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 90′
Timeline
Brenner — assist: Vinicius Lopes
⚽3'
Half-time
🔄46'
P. Amaral ↑ M. Vrousai ↓
🔄46'
M. Sellouki ↑ Diogo Bezerra ↓
🔄46'
S. Clemmensen ↑ D. Spikic ↓
T. Ribeiro — assist: G. Paciencia
⚽47'
Vinicius Lopes
⚽52'
🔄64'
R. Galcik ↑ Tamble ↓
Daniel Borges ↑ T. Ribeiro ↓
🔄66'
Sorriso ↑ Brenner ↓
🔄66'
Vasconcelos ↑ Vinicius Lopes ↓
🔄76'
Fernando ↑ G. Paciencia ↓
🔄76'
🔄77'
J. Tome ↑ A. Ntoi ↓
🟨83'
Tamás Nikitscher
Foul
Daniel Borges
Simulation
🟨84'
F. Medeiros ↑ J. Tavares ↓
🔄85'
Fernando
⚽90'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueEstadio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada
RefereeAnzhony Rodrigues, Portugal
CompetitionPrimeira Liga
Season2026
RoundMatchday 5
StatusMatch Finished