Wednesday , 30 September 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 7 21
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 16
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 15
4 CD Santa Clara 7 15
5 FC Arouca 7 11
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 6 11
7 Académico de Viseu FC 7 11
8 CF Estrela da Amadora 7 10
9 Moreirense FC 7 8
10 Gil Vicente FC 6 8
11 CS Marítimo 7 8
12 FC Alverca 7 8
13 FC Famalicão 7 7
14 Vitória SC 7 5
15 CD Nacional 7 4
16 Rio Ave FC 7 4
17 Casa Pia AC 7 4
18 GD Estoril Praia 7 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 #16
11 Points 4
7 Played 7
3 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 5
10 Scored 5
7 Conceded 15
+3 GD -10
1.57 PPG 0.57
43% Win % 14%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
14% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

FC Arouca are 5th (11 pts). Rio Ave FC are 16th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Arouca
Barbero 4 G
Jose Fontan 2 G
Dylan Nandin 2 G
Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 2 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Municipal de Arouca. FC Arouca are looking to make home advantage count against Rio Ave FC.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luis Freire might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Arouca and Rio Ave FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' The travelling Rio Ave FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Rio Ave FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rio Ave FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Ismaila Soro. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 48' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tiago Esgaio.
  • 53' Brazil international Paulo Vitor has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 57' The referee shows FC Arouca player a Yellow card on 57.
  • 59' GOAL! Abdul-Aziz Yakubu scores on 59.
  • 63' Jerome Opoku is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
  • 67' The whistle greets Ismaila Soro as he departs to be replaced by Oriol Busquets.
  • 68' Rafa Mujica is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andre Bukia at the 68 minute mark.
  • 72' Vitor Gomes was booked on 72.
  • 72' Rio Ave FC ring the changes. Miguel Baeza has done his job and it is now time for Ukra to step up.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Ukra. He replaces Miguel Baeza on 73 minute.
  • 77' It’s a booking for Rio Ave FC player. Guga Rodrigues gets a Yellow card.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Rio Ave FC team. Guga Rodrigues is replaced by Leonardo Ruiz on 78 minute.
  • 81' Another substitution for FC Arouca to replace Oday Dabbagh by Bruninho on 81 minute.
  • 86' A quiet spell here at Municipal de Arouca. Rio Ave FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 87' Joao Ferreira has so much to prove this time. He replaces Paulo Vitor on 87 minute.
  • 89' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Leonardo Ruiz.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Rio Ave FC player. Jhonatan gets a Yellow card.
  • 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
1.7 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 58% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Arouca53% Draw27% Rio Ave FC20%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
80%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
47%
FC Arouca or Rio Ave FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca41% Draw47% Rio Ave FC12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.5%
2 – 0
12.7%
1 – 1
11.6%
0 – 0
11.1%
2 – 1
8.9%
3 – 0
7%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
3.6%
2 – 2
3.2%
4 – 0
3%
4 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 19% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 26% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✗

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