Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Rio Ave FC vs FC Arouca, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2025-26
Rio Ave FC
0 – 3
Full Time
FC Arouca
Sat 31 Jan 2026 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Rio Ave FC vs FC Arouca — Primeira Liga .

Match Details

  • Referee Sergio Guelho
3 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game

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

3
4
1
Rio Ave FC 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals FC Arouca
Last 5 meetings
2026-01-31 Rio Ave FC 0–3 FC Arouca 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

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jan FC Arouca H 0–3 L
25 Jan CD Nacional A 0–4 L
17 Jan Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–2 L
04 Jan Casa Pia AC H 3–1 W
28 Dec Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–4 L
20 Dec Gil Vicente FC A 2–2 D
FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jan Rio Ave FC A 3–0 W
24 Jan Sporting Clube de Portugal H 1–2 L
17 Jan AVS A 1–0 W
03 Jan CD Tondela A 1–3 L
28 Dec Gil Vicente FC H 2–2 D
21 Dec CD Santa Clara A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC FC Arouca
#16 Position #5
4 Points 11
7 Played 7
1 / 1 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 2
5 Scored 10
15 Conceded 7
-10 GD +3
0.57 PPG 1.57
14% Win % 43%

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Rio Ave FC kicks off things out of here…
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Arouca players.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

FC Arouca 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

2026-01-31 Rio Ave FC 0–3 FC Arouca 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

Rio Ave FC Form

2026-01-31 Rio Ave FC 0–3 FC Arouca L 2026-01-25 CD Nacional 4–0 Rio Ave FC L 2026-01-17 Rio Ave FC 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2026-01-04 Rio Ave FC 3–1 Casa Pia AC W 2025-12-28 Sporting Clube de Portugal 4–0 Rio Ave FC L 2025-12-20 Gil Vicente FC 2–2 Rio Ave FC D

FC Arouca Form

2026-01-31 Rio Ave FC 0–3 FC Arouca W 2026-01-24 FC Arouca 1–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2026-01-17 AVS 0–1 FC Arouca W 2026-01-03 CD Tondela 3–1 FC Arouca L 2025-12-28 FC Arouca 2–2 Gil Vicente FC D 2025-12-21 CD Santa Clara 0–0 FC Arouca D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.78 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.98 FC Arouca xG
I would bet for: FC Arouca to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC19% Draw25% FC Arouca56%
Actual: FC Arouca win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
44%
Draw or FC Arouca
81%
Rio Ave FC or FC Arouca
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC12% Draw43% FC Arouca45%
Actual: FC Arouca win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
12.2%
0 – 1
12%
1 – 1
10.5%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 0
8.1%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
6.2%
1 – 0
4.1%
0 – 4
3.9%
2 – 2
3.6%
2 – 1
3.6%
1 – 4
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push FC Arouca covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 9% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 36% — 64%
+1 36% 24% 40%
+1.5 60% — 40%
+2 60% 20% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
46% ✗

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