Sunday , 16 August 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 2 6
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2 4
3 CD Santa Clara 2 4
4 CS Marítimo 1 3
5 FC Arouca 1 3
6 Gil Vicente FC 1 3
7 CF Estrela da Amadora 2 2
8 Moreirense FC 1 1
9 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 1
10 Sporting Clube de Braga 1 1
11 Académico de Viseu FC 2 1
12 FC Famalicão 1 1
13 GD Estoril Praia 1 1
14 CD Nacional 1 1
15 FC Alverca 2 1
16 Casa Pia AC 1 0
17 Vitória SC 2 0
18 Rio Ave FC 2 0

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 Pacos 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 #18
3 Points 0
1 Played 2
1 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 2
1 Scored 0
0 Conceded 3
+1 GD -3
3.00 PPG 0.00
100% Win % 0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
0% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

FC Arouca are 5th (3 pts). Rio Ave FC are 18th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Municipal de Arouca. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Portugal international Joao Ferreira has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Andre Bukia has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luis Freire will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Arouca in their trying to find a way past Rio Ave FC's compact .
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' It’s high time Luis Freire made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Rio Ave FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' FC Arouca is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' FC Arouca receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 48' The referee calls foul for Tiago Esgaio. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 53' The 25-year-old Fabio Ronaldo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 57' The referee shows FC Arouca player a Yellow card on 57.
  • 59' Abdul-Aziz Yakubu adds to his 0 season tally! Rio Ave FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 63' It’s a booking for FC Arouca player. Jerome Opoku gets a Yellow card.
  • 67' FC Arouca ring the changes. Ismaila Soro has done his job and it is now time for Oriol Busquets to step up.
  • 68' The FC Arouca bench stirs into life. Andre Bukia is withdrawn and Rafa Mujica gets his opportunity.
  • 72' Rio Ave FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 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 Rio Ave FC bench stirs into life. Miguel Baeza is withdrawn and Ukra gets his opportunity.
  • 77' Guga Rodrigues catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 77.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Guga Rodrigues as he leaves the pitch. Leonardo Ruiz steps in for Rio Ave FC.
  • 81' FC Arouca manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bruninho is hanging Oday Dabbagh on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 87' The Rio Ave FC manager makes a substitution. Paulo Vitor departs to be replaced by Joao Ferreira.
  • 89' Leonardo Ruiz was booked on 89.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Jhonatan on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Rio Ave FC will be frustrated.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
1.05 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.45 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + Under — clean sheet likely 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Arouca45% Draw35% Rio Ave FC20%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes25% 0% No75%
Avg goals/match: 1.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 45%
55%
± 2.5 20%
80%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
80%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
55%
FC Arouca or Rio Ave FC
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca29% Draw61% Rio Ave FC10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
24.7%
1 – 0
22%
2 – 0
11.6%
1 – 1
11.4%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
5.7%
3 – 0
4%
1 – 2
2.4%
3 – 1
2.1%
0 – 2
2%
2 – 2
1.4%
4 – 0
1.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 14% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 28% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 11% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
64% ✗
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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