Sunday , 23 August 2026

FC Arouca vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2025-26
FC Arouca
3 – 3
Full Time
Rio Ave FC
Sat 23 Aug 2025 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Arouca vs Rio Ave FC — Primeira Liga .

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3 7
2 CS Maritimo 3 7
3 FC Arouca 2 6
4 FC Porto 2 6
5 CD Nacional 3 4
6 CD Santa Clara 2 4
7 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2 4
8 Gil Vicente FC 1 3
9 Vitoria SC 3 3
10 Rio Ave FC 3 3
11 CF Estrela da Amadora 2 2
12 Academico de Viseu FC 3 2
13 Sporting Clube de Braga 1 1
14 Moreirense FC 2 1
15 FC Famalicao 2 1
16 GD Estoril Praia 3 1
17 FC Alverca 3 1
18 Casa Pia AC 2 0

Head-to-Head

1
4
3
FC Arouca 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals Rio Ave FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-23 FC Arouca 3–3 Rio Ave FC 2025-02-10 FC Arouca 1–1 Rio Ave FC 2024-09-01 Rio Ave FC 1–0 FC Arouca 2024-04-19 Rio Ave FC 1–1 FC Arouca 2023-12-10 FC Arouca 2–2 Rio Ave FC

Recent Form

FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug Rio Ave FC H 3–3 D
17 Aug Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–6 L
09 Aug AVS H 3–1 W
17 May Boavista FC H 4–1 W
10 May Gil Vicente FC A 1–1 D
04 May Casa Pia AC H 0–0 D
Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug FC Arouca A 3–3 D
17 Aug CD Nacional H 1–1 D
16 May Gil Vicente FC H 1–1 D
10 May CD Nacional A 3–3 D
05 May CF Estrela da Amadora H 2–0 W
27 Apr Vitoria SC A 0–3 L

Season Stats

FC Arouca Rio Ave FC
#3 Position #10
6 Points 3
2 Played 3
2 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 2
5 Scored 2
0 Conceded 3
+5 GD -1
3.00 PPG 1.00
100% Win % 33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
33% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

FC Arouca are 3rd (6 pts). Rio Ave FC are 10th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Arouca
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Arouca and Rio Ave FC has kicked off!
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-3.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rafa Mujica 1
Clayton 1
Tiago Fonseca Morais 1
Jose Fontan 1
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu 1
Paulo Vitor 1
Emmanuel Boateng 1
Aderlan 1

Head to Head

2025-08-23 FC Arouca 3–3 Rio Ave FC 2025-02-10 FC Arouca 1–1 Rio Ave FC 2024-09-01 Rio Ave FC 1–0 FC Arouca 2024-04-19 Rio Ave FC 1–1 FC Arouca 2023-12-10 FC Arouca 2–2 Rio Ave FC

FC Arouca Form

2025-08-23 FC Arouca 3–3 Rio Ave FC D 2025-08-17 Sporting Clube de Portugal 6–0 FC Arouca L 2025-08-09 FC Arouca 3–1 AVS W 2025-05-17 FC Arouca 4–1 Boavista FC W 2025-05-10 Gil Vicente FC 1–1 FC Arouca D 2025-05-04 FC Arouca 0–0 Casa Pia AC D

Rio Ave FC Form

2025-08-23 FC Arouca 3–3 Rio Ave FC D 2025-08-17 Rio Ave FC 1–1 CD Nacional D 2025-05-16 Rio Ave FC 1–1 Gil Vicente FC D 2025-05-10 CD Nacional 3–3 Rio Ave FC D 2025-05-05 Rio Ave FC 2–0 CF Estrela da Amadora W 2025-04-27 Vitoria SC 3–0 Rio Ave FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.17 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + FC Arouca to win 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Arouca58% Draw23% Rio Ave FC19%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
81%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
42%
FC Arouca or Rio Ave FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca46% Draw41% Rio Ave FC13%
Actual: FC Arouca win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
10.4%
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
9.2%
3 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
6.9%
0 – 0
6%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 2
4.1%
4 – 0
4%
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 19% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 23% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.