Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Rio Ave vs Santa Clara stats tab covers Primeira Liga (Portugal), Regular Season - 30 on 18 Apr 2025. It compares 7 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Rio Ave 3, Santa Clara 5; Shots off target: Rio Ave 4, Santa Clara 10; Possession: Rio Ave 49%, Santa Clara 51%; Corner kicks: Rio Ave 6, Santa Clara 4; Fouls: Rio Ave 15, Santa Clara 14; Yellow cards: Rio Ave 2, Santa Clara 2. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Santa Clara led shots on target, 5 to 3 over Rio Ave, Santa Clara had more possession, 51% to 49% over Rio Ave, and Rio Ave led corner kicks, 6 to 4 over Santa Clara. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
Rio Ave committed more fouls, 15 to 14 over Santa Clara. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.
