FC Arouca vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FC Arouca vs Rio Ave FC — Primeira Liga at Municipal de Arouca.
- FC Arouca 34 games · 42 pts (2025/26)
- Rio Ave FC 34 games · 36 pts (2025/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 34 | 88 |
| 2 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 34 | 82 |
| 3 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 34 | 80 |
| 4 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 34 | 59 |
| 5 | FC Famalicão | 34 | 56 |
| 6 | Gil Vicente FC | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Moreirense FC | 34 | 43 |
| 8 | FC Arouca | 34 | 42 |
| 9 | Vitória SC | 34 | 42 |
| 10 | GD Estoril Praia | 34 | 39 |
| 11 | FC Alverca | 34 | 39 |
| 12 | Rio Ave FC | 34 | 36 |
| 13 | CD Santa Clara | 34 | 36 |
| 14 | CD Nacional | 34 | 34 |
| 15 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 34 | 30 |
| 16 | Casa Pia AC | 34 | 30 |
| 17 | CD Tondela | 34 | 28 |
| 18 | AVS | 34 | 21 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec | Rio Ave FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 03 Dec | Boavista FC | A | 4–0 | W |
| 12 Nov | Sporting Clube de Braga | H | 0–1 | L |
| 06 Nov | SC Farense | A | 0–2 | L |
| 27 Oct | Moreirense FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 08 Oct | Sporting Clube de Portugal | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec | FC Arouca | A | 2–2 | D |
| 02 Dec | CF Estrela da Amadora | H | 1–1 | D |
| 12 Nov | Gil Vicente FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 05 Nov | Boavista FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 29 Oct | SC Farense | H | 3–4 | L |
| 07 Oct | Sporting Clube de Braga | A | 1–2 | L |
Season Stats
| FC Arouca | Rio Ave FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #8 | Position | #12 |
| 42 | Points | 36 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 12 / 6 / 16 | W / D / L | 8 / 12 / 14 |
| 47 | Scored | 35 |
| 64 | Conceded | 57 |
| -17 | GD | -22 |
| 1.24 | PPG | 1.06 |
| 35% | Win % | 24% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
H2H (8 games)
38%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
21%
Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
FC Arouca this season
18%
Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
Rio Ave FC this season
FC Arouca are 8th (42 pts). Rio Ave FC are 12th (36 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Arouca
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
2/4
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/3
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Arouca and Rio Ave FC get this one started.
- 1' It’s a booking for FC Arouca player. Morlaye Sylla gets a Yellow card.
- 5' Aderlan doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 10' David Simao has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 15' Rio Ave FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 20' It looks surprising Rio Ave FC does not make any changes. Miguel Nobrega has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' Eboue Kouassi, a Ivory Coast , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 26' Amine Oudrhiri catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 26.
- 29' Against the run of play, Emmanuel Boateng has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 34' FC Arouca has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
- 39' It’s high time Daniel Sousa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 44' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FC Arouca winning 50% of all matches.
- 49' Cristo Gonzalez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 545 appearances.
- 50' Cristo Gonzalez adds to his 0 season tally! FC Arouca lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
- 55' FC Arouca started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
- 59' It’s a booking for Rio Ave FC player. Jhonatan gets a Yellow card.
- 62' What a strike from Jason! The score is 2-2.
- 64' The whistle greets Andre Pereira as he departs to be replaced by Bruno Ventura.
- 68' FC Arouca ring the changes. Morlaye Sylla has done his job and it is now time for Andre Bukia to step up.
- 69' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Aderlan.
- 74' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Arouca and Rio Ave FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 79' Vitinho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jason on 79 minute.
- 82' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Vitor Gomes on, Amine Oudrhiri off on 82 minutes.
- 83' Joao Graca is replacing Guga Rodrigues for the Rio Ave FC side.
- 85' The referee calls foul for Joao Graca. He receives a Yellow card.
- 88' Rio Ave FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 88.
- 89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Fabio Ronaldo.
- 90' Fabio Ronaldo makes way for Nuno Namora at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
- The final score is 2-2.
Lineups
FC Arouca Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 4
- 10
-
5
David Simao ↓ Pedro Santos 83'
- 19
- 44
-
23
Cristo Gonzalez ↓ Pedro Santos 83'
- 28
-
26
Weverson ↓ Alfonso Trezza 83'
- 8
- 12
-
2
Morlaye Sylla ↓ Andre Bukia 68'
Bench
- 16
- 17
-
30
Andre Bukia ↑ 68'
- 18
-
43
Vitinho ↑ 79'
-
89
Pedro Santos ↑ 83'
-
9
Alfonso Trezza ↑ 83'
- 11
- 13
Coach
Daniel Sousa
Rio Ave FC Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 22
- 18
- 14
-
95
Andre Pereira ↓ Bruno Ventura 64'
- 23
-
6
Guga Rodrigues ↓ Joao Graca 83'
-
10
Amine Oudrhiri ↓ Vitor Gomes 82'
- 20
- 3
-
77
Fabio Ronaldo ↓ Nuno Namora 90'
- 33
Bench
-
7
Hernani ↑ 64'
- 70
-
8
Vitor Gomes ↑ 82'
- 9
- 82
- 42
-
11
Bruno Ventura ↑ 64'
-
21
Joao Graca ↑ 83'
-
75
Nuno Namora ↑ 90'
Coach
Luis Freire
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jose Fontan | 1 |
| Abdul-Aziz Yakubu | 1 |
| Paulo Vitor | 1 |
| Emmanuel Boateng | 1 |
| Aderlan | 1 |
| Jason | 1 |
| Cristo Gonzalez | 1 |
| Joca | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Arouca Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.53
FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42
Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for:
FC Arouca or Rio Ave FC 72% + Both teams to score 60%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 56% |
|
44% |
| ± 3.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
FC Arouca or Draw
66%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
61%
FC Arouca or Rio Ave FC
72%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Rio Ave FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.8%
1 – 0
7.1%
0 – 0
7%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 2
3.1%
Asian Handicap — FC Arouca
| Handicap | FC Arouca covers | Push | Rio Ave FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 12% | 80% |
| -1.5 | 20% | — | 80% |
| -1 | 20% | 19% | 61% |
| -0.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| +0.5 | 66% | — | 34% |
| +1 | 66% | 18% | 16% |
| +1.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +2 | 84% | 10% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
25%
✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.