Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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 Vitória SC A 0–3 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)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
18% Clean Sheets
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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between FC Arouca and Rio Ave FC.
  • The final score is 3-3.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rafa Mujica 1
Clayton 1
Tiago Fonseca Morais 1
Jose Fontan 1
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu 1
Paulo Vitor 1
Emmanuel Boateng 1
Aderlan 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 Vitória SC 3–0 Rio Ave FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.19 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Arouca48% Draw23% Rio Ave FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
71%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
52%
FC Arouca or Rio Ave FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Arouca38% Draw38% Rio Ave FC24%
Actual: FC Arouca win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
6%
2 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.3%
3 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.6%
0 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 19% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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