Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Arouca vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2022-23
FC Arouca
0 – 1
Full Time
Rio Ave FC
Sat 12 Nov 2022 · 18:00 UTC Municipal de Arouca HT 45' · FT 45'
Ismaila Soro 45' Y
Tiago Esgaio 48' Y
Quaresma 57' Y
David Simao 57' Y
Jerome Opoku 63' Y
Y 72' Vitor Gomes
Y 77' Guga Rodrigues
Y 89' Leonardo Ruiz
Y 90' Jhonatan

Overview

Match Preview

FC Arouca vs Rio Ave FC — Primeira Liga at Municipal de Arouca.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 11 33
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 28
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 24
4 CD Santa Clara 11 21
5 FC Arouca 11 20
6 Académico de Viseu FC 11 20
7 Gil Vicente FC 11 18
8 Sporting Clube de Braga 11 17
9 Moreirense FC 11 14
10 FC Famalicão 11 13
11 FC Alverca 11 12
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 11 10
13 CD Nacional 11 10
14 Vitória SC 11 9
15 CS Marítimo 10 8
16 Casa Pia AC 11 8
17 Rio Ave FC 11 7
18 GD Estoril Praia 10 2

Head-to-Head

1
4
3
FC Arouca 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals Rio Ave FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-12 FC Arouca 0–1 Rio Ave FC

Recent Form

FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Nov Rio Ave FC H 0–1 L
05 Nov FC Vizela A 1–0 W
29 Oct Sporting Clube de Portugal H 1–0 W
23 Oct CS Marítimo A 1–1 D
10 Oct FC Famalicão H 4–1 W
02 Oct FC Paços de Ferreira A 1–1 D
Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Nov FC Arouca A 1–0 W
06 Nov Boavista FC H 1–0 W
30 Oct Casa Pia AC A 0–1 L
24 Oct Portimonense SC H 1–0 W
08 Oct Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 2–4 L
02 Oct CD Santa Clara H 1–0 W

Season Stats

FC Arouca Rio Ave FC
#5 Position #17
20 Points 7
11 Played 11
6 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 8
13 Scored 9
8 Conceded 24
+5 GD -15
1.82 PPG 0.64
55% Win % 18%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
55% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
9% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

FC Arouca are 5th (20 pts). Rio Ave FC are 17th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Arouca
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
2/3
76+
1/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Arouca
Barbero 5 G
Jose Fontan 2 G
Dylan Nandin 2 G
Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 3 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!
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Arouca and Rio Ave FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 20' Leonardo Ruiz is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Arouca tonight.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' Ukra needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 35' FC Arouca are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Rio Ave FC's shape.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' The referee shows FC Arouca player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 48' Tiago Esgaio is having his name booked by the referee on 48.
  • 53' With 1 assists to his name this season, Antony is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Rio Ave FC.
  • 57' The referee has no hesitation. Quaresma is booked for FC Arouca — Yellow card on 57.
  • 59' The deadlock is broken! Abdul-Aziz Yakubu gets on the scoresheet on 59 minutes.
  • 63' Poor challenge from Jerome Opoku. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 67' Another change for FC Arouca made on 67 minute. Ismaila Soro leaves to be changed by Oriol Busquets.
  • 68' It is a substitution in FC Arouca team. Andre Bukia is replaced by Rafa Mujica on 68 minute.
  • 72' Poor challenge from Vitor Gomes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 72' Ukra gets the nod from Rio Ave FC. He replaces Miguel Baeza and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' Rio Ave FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ukra is hanging Miguel Baeza on the field on 73 minute.
  • 77' The referee shows Rio Ave FC player a Yellow card on 77.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Leonardo Ruiz. He replaces Guga Rodrigues on 78 minute.
  • 81' The whistle greets Oday Dabbagh as he departs to be replaced by Bruninho.
  • 86' Ignacio De Arruabarrena has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Paulo Vitor as he leaves the pitch. Joao Ferreira steps in for Rio Ave FC.
  • 89' Rio Ave FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jhonatan.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Arouca.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Armando Evangelista

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Freire

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.54 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Arouca51% Draw29% Rio Ave FC20%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
80%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
49%
FC Arouca or Rio Ave FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca38% Draw50% Rio Ave FC12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.9%
0 – 0
13.1%
2 – 0
12.5%
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.5%
3 – 0
6.3%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
3.6%
2 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.5%
0 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 18% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 26% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 11% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
51% ✗
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✗

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