§ Liga Portugal · 2026-27 · Matchday 5

Santa Clara 4–0 Rio Ave

  • Brenner 3'
  • Ribeiro 47'
  • Lopes 52'
  • Fernando 90'

6 September 2026

The match in data

A 4–0 win for Santa Clara against Rio Ave on 6 September 2026, on matchday 5 of the 2026-27 Liga Portugal.

Player of the match: Pedro Pacheco (Santa Clara), rated 70, thanks above all to 4 interceptions and 6 recoveries. Pacheco produced 1.3 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Rio Ave, the highest-rated player was Sebastian Clemmensen, with 51.

70
Player of the match

Pedro Pacheco

Santa Clara · 90'

Produced 1.34× and cost 0.31× their position's average

Added
  • 4 interceptions 3.4×
  • 6 recoveries 1.8×
  • 77 passes 1.5×
Took away
  • 5 misplaced passes 0.7×
  • 2 duels lost 0.6×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Santa Clara
PlayerPositionMinRating
Pedro Pacheco ★ Defender 90 70
Guilherme Romão Defender 90 66
Djé Midfielder 85 64
Lucas Soares Defender 90 61
Pedro Ferreira Midfielder 90 59
Vinícius Lopes Forward 76 58
Dani Borges Midfielder 24 57
Lucas França Goalkeeper 90 56
Brenner Forward 66 54
Tiago Ribeiro Midfielder 66 46
Emanuel Moreira Defender 90 44
Gonçalo Paciência Forward 76 40
Sorriso Forward 24 24
Fernando Forward 14 no rating
Vasconcelos Midfielder 14 no rating
Fredy Forward 5 no rating
Rio Ave
PlayerPositionMinRating
Sebastian Clemmensen Forward 44 51
Francisco Petrasso Defender 90 48
Jalen Blesa Forward 90 45
Pedro Amaral Defender 44 45
Marios Vrousai Defender 46 44
Tamás Nikitscher Midfielder 90 41
Ennio Van Der Gouw Goalkeeper 90 39
Gustavo Mancha Defender 90 39
R. Galčík Forward 26 39
Georgios Liavas Midfielder 90 38
Malik Sellouki Midfielder 44 38
Diogo Bezerra Forward 46 32
Tamble Monteiro Forward 64 30
Andreas Ntoi Defender 77 29
Dario Spikic Forward 46 27
João Tomé Defender 13 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Santa Clara player made the most tackles?

Pedro Ferreira, with 8 tackles. Next: Brenner 4, Lucas Soares 2.

Santa Clara's decisive 4–0 win was anchored by relentless off-the-ball pressure. Pedro Ferreira stood out with 8 tackles, doubling Brenner's 4 and besting Lucas Soares's 2.

Which Rio Ave player made the most interceptions?

Tamás Nikitscher, with 3 interceptions. Next: Andreas Ntoi 1, Marios Vrousai 1.

Despite the 4–0 defeat, Rio Ave tried to disrupt opposing attacks. Tamás Nikitscher led the side with 3 interceptions, ahead of Andreas Ntoi and Marios Vrousai with 1 each.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Santa Clara 4–0 Rio Ave, Liga Portugal 2026-27. Player of the match: Pedro Pacheco, 70
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.