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

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
#5 Position #15
9 Points 3
4 Played 5
3 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 4
7 Scored 2
3 Conceded 11
+4 GD -9
2.25 PPG 0.60
75% Win % 20%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
20% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

FC Arouca are 5th (9 pts). Rio Ave FC are 15th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Arouca
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Arouca
Barbero 3 G
Jose Fontan 1 G
Dylan Nandin 1 G
Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 1 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G

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
Jason 1
Cristo Gonzalez 1
Joca 1
Rafa Mujica 1
Clayton 1
Tiago Fonseca Morais 1
Jose Fontan 1
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu 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
2.86 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + FC Arouca to win 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Arouca64% Draw19% Rio Ave FC17%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
84%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
36%
FC Arouca or Rio Ave FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca55% Draw34% Rio Ave FC11%
Actual: FC Arouca win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
2 – 0
8.4%
3 – 1
7.9%
3 – 0
7.7%
1 – 1
6.8%
4 – 1
5.7%
1 – 0
5.6%
4 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
4.1%
5 – 1
3.3%
5 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 34% — 66%
-2 34% 20% 46%
-1.5 54% — 46%
-1 54% 20% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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