Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
#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' KICK OFF: Rio Ave FC gets underway.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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
3 / 4
2.48 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Arouca58% Draw22% Rio Ave FC20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
80%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
42%
FC Arouca or Rio Ave FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca48% Draw37% Rio Ave FC15%
Actual: FC Arouca win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
9%
1 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
7.4%
3 – 0
6.4%
1 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.3%
4 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
4.4%
1 – 2
4.4%
4 – 0
3.9%
0 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 19% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 21% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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